Vegan vanilla fudge

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A can of vegan condensed milk (320g can) or Homemade Condensed coconut milk

75g/â…“ cup dairy free butter

75g/less than ½ cup caster sugar

1 tbsp golden syrup (maple syrup or corn syrup can alternatively be used but these will alter the flavour)

2 tsp vanilla essence

*** Method ***

  • Put the condensed milk, caster sugar, syrup and butter into a saucepan.
  • Stir constantly over a low heat until sugar melt. Stir constantly to prevent burning. this will take approximately 10/15 minutes.
  • The mixture will thicken as the sugar and syrup melts.
  • Continue stirring over medium heat until colour changes to a ‘caramel’. This will not take very long so watch carefully as it can easily burn.
  • Put in moulds to set or spread on line tray to set. Leave overnight before removing from moulds or cutting.
  • The fudge will keep for up to a week in a air tight container.

*** Alternatives ***

  • Add chopped nuts once you get the caramel colour.
  • Line moulds in chocolate prior to adding fudge
  • Role fudge into balls and cover in either icing sugar or cocoa powder

Chocolate covered fudge

Apple Squares

Apple dessert

*** Dairy free, soya free, egg free and gluten free ***

These freeze well and store in freezer for up to 3 months.

Ingredients
200g self raising gluten free flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g sugar
50ml flavourless oil (sunflower oil, vegetable oil, rapeseed oil)
160ml milk (any alternative milk)
15ml/1 tbsp/20g golden syrup
1 tsp cider vinegar

1 medium cooking apple

Method

  • Line a 200mm x 200mm baking tray with parchment/greaseproof paper.
  • Preheat oven to 180 Degrees Celsius

Sponge layer

  • Mix all dry ingredients
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Apple layer

  • Slice apples thinly and layer on tray.
  • Sprinkle sugar over the apples.
  • Pour sponge mix over the apple mix and put into oven as quickly as possible and bake for 22/25 minutes.

Rainbow vegan cake

Vegan gluten free Birthday

Free from 14 allergens

Ingredients

500g/2 cups self raising gluten free flour

2 tsp baking powder

200g/1 cup sugar

120ml/½ cup sunflower oil

400ml/1 and 2/3 cups milk (any alternative milk)

45ml/3 tbls golden syrup/maple syrup

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Food colouring- quantity will depend on brand

Method

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius

• Sieve flour and baking soda together. Add the sugar.

• In another bowl whisk the milk, oil, vanilla and syrup together. (this is really important)

• Add the liquid to dry ingredients and mix well but don’t over mix.

• Split into 4 portions. Add required colour to each. Put into lined baking tray (8inch circular)

• Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 25 minutes.

Put buttercream between layers. https://freefromyummies.ie/2018/11/14/dairy-free-butter-cream/

Self Raising Gluten free Flour

Many supermarkets will have their version so gluten free flours. They usually consist of a mix of different Gluten free flours mixed in different portions, depending on the property of each flour.

One variety is Dove Self Raising Flour.

Vegan gluten free fudge

*** Vegan gluten free fudge ***

Ingredients

  • 400g Vegan chocolate

Method

  1. Place condensed milk and chocolate in slow cooker at high until chocolate is melted.
  2. Once chocolate is melted, turn down to low.
  3. Leave on low for 90 minutes, stir regularly.
  4. At end of 90 minutes, add any extra ingredients/flavours
  5. Pour in lined tray or moulds and put into fridge overnight.

Flavours

  • White chocolate
  • Creme mint chocolate
  • Baileys
  • Lemon
  • Peanut/almond butter
  • Vanilla