Kiwibird
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Not sure if anyone tried the bird-safe carob "brownies", but here's 2 more enjoyable for people and safe to share desserts I made up this weekend! Applesauce cake with creamy frosting and vanilla spice ice cream. All vegan and all bird-safe healthy ingredients!
For the applesauce cake, I prefer to make my own applesauce, but you can use unsweetened store bought
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cups buckwheat flour
1tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
Mix ingredients and pour into a 8X8 pan. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
Frosting:
1 cup cashews, soaked overnight
1/4 cup non-dairy milk (nut milk is preferable, I used homemade hazelnut pecan milk:32
1/4cup agave or maple syrup
2tbsp olive oil
1tsp vanilla
2tsp lemon juice
1/2tsp salt
Drain and rinse the cashews before pouring into the food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients, then plus/scrape until mixture begins to smooth out. Let it run in the food processor for about 5 minutes to reach a creamy frosting-like consistency. Spread like any frosting on a cooled cake.
I've been making the "ice cream" since last summer and it is so ridiculously easy to add whatever 'flavors' you want (strawberries, carob, vanilla, peanut butter, mint ext....). I'll just give the instructions for the basic vanilla ice cream, and you can experiment further if you want:
6 ripe bananas
2tbsp non-dairy milk (I find nut milks work best)
1tbsp vanilla
-Basically, all you do is peel & chop the bananas, then freeze for 4 hours. Once frozen, put in the food processor. Add 2tbsp non-dairy milk and 1tbsp vanilla. Pulse, then scrape until the frozen bananas start to smooth out, then allow the processor to run of 3-4 minutes until the mixture reaches a soft-serve like consistency. You can eat it like that, but for a more ice-cream like texture, re-freeze and it will be very close to regular ice cream. Best thing? You can eat as much as you'd like and so can your bird(s) because it's just made of bananas!!!
For the applesauce cake, I prefer to make my own applesauce, but you can use unsweetened store bought
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cups buckwheat flour
1tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
Mix ingredients and pour into a 8X8 pan. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
Frosting:
1 cup cashews, soaked overnight
1/4 cup non-dairy milk (nut milk is preferable, I used homemade hazelnut pecan milk:32
1/4cup agave or maple syrup
2tbsp olive oil
1tsp vanilla
2tsp lemon juice
1/2tsp salt
Drain and rinse the cashews before pouring into the food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients, then plus/scrape until mixture begins to smooth out. Let it run in the food processor for about 5 minutes to reach a creamy frosting-like consistency. Spread like any frosting on a cooled cake.
I've been making the "ice cream" since last summer and it is so ridiculously easy to add whatever 'flavors' you want (strawberries, carob, vanilla, peanut butter, mint ext....). I'll just give the instructions for the basic vanilla ice cream, and you can experiment further if you want:
6 ripe bananas
2tbsp non-dairy milk (I find nut milks work best)
1tbsp vanilla
-Basically, all you do is peel & chop the bananas, then freeze for 4 hours. Once frozen, put in the food processor. Add 2tbsp non-dairy milk and 1tbsp vanilla. Pulse, then scrape until the frozen bananas start to smooth out, then allow the processor to run of 3-4 minutes until the mixture reaches a soft-serve like consistency. You can eat it like that, but for a more ice-cream like texture, re-freeze and it will be very close to regular ice cream. Best thing? You can eat as much as you'd like and so can your bird(s) because it's just made of bananas!!!
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