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When I found out yesterday that I received Reader’s Choice for Challenge #4 of Project Food Blog, I almost fell off my chair. Thank you all so much for taking the time to vote for me!!! I am really going to have to think of something damn good for Reader Appreciation day on Oct 31st! ;)
When I want to show someone that I appreciate them, I bake them up a delicious vegan dessert. Now, I’m not too sure how chocolate ganache ships, but I figure sharing the recipe with you is the next best thing.
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Making Vegan Peanut Butter Ganache is actually very easy and only take a few minutes to whip up!
Grab the following ingredients:
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That would be: Vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract, pure maple syrup, full-fat coconut milk, non-hydrogenated coconut oil, smooth peanut butter, sea salt (not shown), and good quality dark chocolate.
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Using a high quality dark chocolate will bring your Ganache from so-so to outstanding.
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Vegan Peanut Butter Ganache with Peanut Butter Soft Serve Sundae
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup high quality dark chocolate
- 1-1.5 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 6-7 tbsp coconut milk (not low fat!), or more to thin as desired
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
Directions: In a medium sized pot over low-medium heat, add chocolate and oil and stir well until melted. Be sure not to overheat and burn. Now add in all ingredients and stir well. Adjust ingredients to taste. Add more syrup or coconut milk to sweeten or to thin out as desired. You can customize it to how you prefer your ganache. If this is for cupcakes, you probably want it more thick, whereas if it is for chocolate sauce on ice cream you will probably want it thinner to pour it out. Heat on low for a couple minutes and stir well until consistency is achieved. Pour over Peanut Butter Soft Serve (below). Makes just over 1/2 cup.
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Peanut Butter Banana Soft Serve
Adapted from Banana Soft Serve.
Ingredients:
- 2 frozen bananas
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Directions: Process all ingredients until smooth scraping sides of the food processor as necessary.
The troops:
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Wheeeeeeee. (That is what the frozen banana and PB is screaming in there.)
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Mark my words, I will never miss ice cream again. Ever.
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Adding in the vanilla bean paste made this really pop.
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Now the fun part!
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Grab your desired amount of PB Soft Serve and add on some toasted pecans and a Power Me Up Pumpkin Sesame Cookie. We need to make this a FALL dessert after all, right? ;)
Now pour on your warm PB Ganache….
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Oh dear me.
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I’m really having fun at this point.
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I went a little crazy. It is not easy to pour ganache and snap pictures at the same time!
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That’ll do.
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And dip.
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These cookies were just brought to a whole new level. ;)
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It was pretty much mind blowing.
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Now go make yourself a bowl, kick-back, and relax. It is the weekend after all.
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So about Challenge #5, which is due tomorrow…
The bad news:
I went through about 10 pizza dough flops last night. I also have flour in nooks and crannies that I may never find.
The good news:
I finally nailed my pizza this afternoon. It was worth every second when I saw it come out of the oven and tasted it for lunch. I don’t think I have ever been so excited to share something on the blog! Stay tuned for my Challenge #5 post tomorrow afternoon. :)
Now go make yourself some Peanut Butter Ganache.
Delish! I love ganache . . . and banana soft serve . . . and pretty much everything you serve up on your blog <3
Congratulations on Reader Choice! You deserve it, and you had my vote! :) That dessert looks so good and definitely beats the carrots and hummus I am munching on right now.
I can’t wait to see what you post for round 5!
Wow, this is so drool-worthy! I definitely need to make this. Can’t wait to see the pizza!
Congratulations on the Reader’s Choice! That dessert looks amazing! :)
Peanut butter, vanilla, chocolate and bananas… You always take the simplest things to a whole new level! :D Can’t wait for the pizza recipe <3
Oh. My. God.
I need one.
I want one!
Congrats on readers choice!!! I loved your last entry and can’t wait to see your next…
This looks divine. I love anything peanut buttery and chocolaty..especially if it’s melty!
oh goodness – I cannot even begin to tell you how good this looks.
Oh my God, the dish all mixed together with the cookie dunked in is making me DROOL!
YAY :) I knew you’d be reader’s choice! Your post for challenge 4 was exceptional!
Can’t wait to see what kind on pizza you come up with! Surely it will be awesome
Congrats on your 2nd reader’s choice award!
Holy moly! Those pictures are just tormenting! the ganache looks simply divine. I’m so glad you won Reader’s choice you definitely deserved it with that last post. Rooting for you in the next round :)
oh, dear. oh, dear. oh, dear. (pardon me but your pictures and recipe is causing me to have a little moment over here.)
congrats on your challenge win!
I just love reading your blog post Angela :D You are so clever, talented and creative I always know I’ll have the joy of reading something amazing and delicious.
I’m so trying this out!!
Congrats on the amazing award!
That soft serve looks so delicious! I am going to try and make this next week. Thanks for the recipe!
Congrats, that looks amazing.
Wowwww… I wasn’t hungry at all until I saw this post and now all I want is a big sundae.
Congratulations on being the Reader’s Choice again! You deserved it. You’re definitely putting 110% into the preparation and presentation of the challenges. I don’t want to jinx you, but personally, I think you have this contest in the bag. Fingers crossed for you!
That is one “powerful” dessert!
Yum!
Looking forward to seeing your pizza, does it have beans on it :)