Ginger cookies and salted peanut rocky road brownies.

For May we brought back two popular Gone Pie treats… one with a very tasty twist!  We re-worked our Rocky Road brownies to be tree nut free, replacing the toasted almonds with some super amazing roasted peanuts. They add a little hint of salt to the sweet gooey brownie blend. Truly divine. (I couldn’t stop eating the peanuts, which taste like Cracker Jack peanuts. Except they’re not stale.)

This is a first step towards the Peanut Butter Caramel-Salted Peanut-Coconut Bacon Brownies we are brewing up for the next Vegan Shop Up!

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SALTED PEANUT ROCKY ROAD BROWNIES (6 x 9 tin)

Ingredients: gluten-free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, tapioca flour, potato flour, gafarva four, sorghum flour, organic coconut flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic quinoa flour, organic amaranth flour), organic vegan sugar, organic apple sauce, organic coconut oil, Gone Pie vegan organic crystallized ginger, organic brown rice syrup, organic lemon, organic coconut milk, organic vanilla, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda, sea salt.

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Rocky road brownies and triple ginger cookies.

For May we brought back two popular Gone Pie treats!

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ROCKY ROAD BROWNIES (6 x 9 tin)

Ingredients: gluten-free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, tapioca flour, potato flour, gafarva four, sorghum flour, organic coconut flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic quinoa flour, organic amaranth flour), organic vegan sugar, organic apple sauce, organic coconut oil, Gone Pie vegan organic crystallized ginger, organic brown rice syrup, organic lemon, organic coconut milk, organic vanilla, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda, sea salt.

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PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL CUPS - CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE SANDWICHES - CARROT CAKE  WITH CARAMASHEW CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (by the piece) - PEACEFUL ALMOND JOY – BROWNIES BY THE PIECE (SIMPLY FUDGE, COCONUT AND CHAI NUT) - PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS – MUSTACHE LOLLIPOPS- GRAINFREE BROWNIE BITES - ROCKY ROAD BROWNIES

We’ll be at Pine Box Rock Shop Saturday May 11th, to bring some tasty goodies your way. The Shop Up runs from 12 noon until 6 pm. Pine Box Rock Shop is at 12 Grattan St. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Admission is FREE! As always.

Mini pies -- pumpkin pie in a chocolate chip cookie crust

Chocolate chip cookie sandwiches (chocolate cashew cream filling).

Almond joy, caramashew minis and peanut butter caramel cups will be available by the piece and boxed as a Mother's Day sampler.

A creamy milk chocolate (cashew milk based) mustache, dipped in dark chocolate! ~~

Grainfree triple nut brownie bites dipped in chocolate.

Rocky Road Brownies with marshmallows by Sweet and Sara!

Carrot cake with caramashew frosting.bites.

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

Orange glazed ginger cake, peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats and cashew milk chocolate lollipops!

The April treat was truly a month long endeavor. The orange spice cake made it’s debut at the Vegan Shop Up in April. It was a huge hit.

I felt it needed to be a bit darker in color,but did not want a heavy molasses taste. So… inspired by a recent divine carob ice cream experience at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary, I decided to use carob to darken the cake. Amazing idea if I do say so myself! Again, it was a huge hit!

I still was not 100% satisfied. With the addition of a bit more chopped candied orange, now even I’m happy!

The final and most delicious version!

We rounded out the package with some rice crispy treats and chocolate mustache lollipops.

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

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ORANGE GLAZED GINGERBREAD (6 inch round cake)

2 PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS

crispy brown rice cereal (organic brown rice, organic brown rice syrup, sea salt); brown rice syrup; peanut butter; organic vegan fairtrade sugar; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; vanilla; sea salt.

Dunked in organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)

organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter); organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar; organic cashews; organic brown rice syrup; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; sea salt.

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Cashew milk chocolate mustaches! Face it, these are fun; and, as a bonus, they're super tasty...

I made these lollipops for a recent performance by my dear friend Michael Harren. In addition to performing, he got funding from Veg Fund to promote veganism to those in the audience. This meant putting out some pamphlets on transitioning to veganism and providing vegan snacks.  Gone Pie made the sweets for the snack table. Wanting something delicious, portable and fun, naturally,  I chose chocolate lollipops….. more specifically, creamy milk chocolate (cashew milk based) mustaches, dipped in dark chocolate.

Here at Gone Pie, we encourage you to play with your food! Here are some of my friends and family, doing just that!

My Mom!

OD, VM, AB, 89; aka The Beans

This is Just David...

I felt it needed to be a bit darker in color,but did not want a heavy molasses taste. So… inspired by a recent divine carob ice cream experience at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary, I decided to use carob to darken the cake. Amazing idea if I do say so myself! Again, it was a huge hit!

I still was not 100% satisfied. With the addition of a bit more chopped candied orange, now even I’m happy!

The final and most delicious version!

We rounded out the package with some rice crispy treats!

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

Members received:

ORANGE GLAZED GINGERBREAD (6 inch round cake)

3 PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS

crispy brown rice cereal (organic brown rice, organic brown rice syrup, sea salt); brown rice syrup; peanut butter; organic vegan fairtrade sugar; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; vanilla; sea salt.

Dunked in organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)

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I don't know how people photograph their meals! I just wanted to eat. So these rushed offerings will have to do.

This tempeh pot roast was our dinner last night. It was amazing. We used a very fresh local tempeh this time, which made the dish even better than it usually is.  We served it beside kale and noodles in tahini sauce. Perfect pairing!

I know there must be a really great story behind this recipe. I should really ask my mom. I love the weird combination of ingredients she used adapting her traditional recipe to this amazing vegan version.

CARAWAY MARSALA TEMPEH POT ROAST

-olive oil
-1 or 2 packages tempeh (we used this soy-free variety)
-1 large onion (1/4 inch slices)
-3 portobello mushrooms (1/4 inch slices)
-dry minced onions
-dry minced garlic
-2 dozen or more peppercorns
-2 peppers, red and/or yellow (minced)
-caraway seeds
-2 bay leaves
-1 cup vegetable broth
-1/2 cup mirin
-3 Tablespoon OrganicVille Tangy BBQ Sauce
-1 cup or more vegan Marsala wine

• Layer the bottom of an oven-proof pan with the olive oil.
• Layer the sliced onions and mushrooms on the bottom of the pan.
• Thoroughly sprinkle both sides of tempeh with onion and garlic flakes, then place the tempeh on top of the onions/mushrooms.
• Combine remaining ingredients – EXCEPT MARSALA – and pour over the top of the tempeh.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Add marsala 1/2 hour before serving.

peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats, dipped in chocolate

OUR MENU (all offerings are vegan AND glutenfree):

PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL CUPS - PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE SANDWICHES - CARROT CAKE  WITH CARAMASHEW CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (by the piece) - PEACEFUL ALMOND JOY – BROWNIES BY THE PIECE (SIMPLY FUDGE, COCONUT AND CHAI NUT) - PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS – MUSTACHE LOLLIPOPS- GRAINFREE BROWNIE BITES - ORANGE SPICE MINI LOAVES

We’ll be at Pine Box Rock Shop Saturday April 13th, to bring some tasty goodies your way. The Shop Up runs from 12 noon until 5pm. Pine Box Rock Shop is at 12 Grattan St. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Admission is FREE! As always.

We’ll have quite a few new items on offer.

• moist and delicious carrot cake with our ultra rich cashew based cream cheese/caramshew frosting
• peanut butter cookie sandwiches filled with chocolate cashew frosting
• peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats dipped in chocolate
• peaceful almond joys — almond and coconut cream filled chocolate peace signs!
• orange glazed spice cake — mini loaves
• chocolate peanut butter lollipop mustaches — FUN!!!

As well as some of your favorite Gone Pie classics:

• brownies!!!!
• peanut butter caramel cups

Hope to see you there. It’s going to be quite a celebration of all things vegan and wonderful; hopefully with a touch of spring weather.

almond joys, Gone Pie stylee

In March we started a new tree nut free treat plan, for those that either prefer or need to avoid eating tree nuts. For this plan, coconut (which is a drupe) and peanuts (which are legumes) may be used. This plan will usually be gluten-free, but not always.

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4 Vanilla Macaroons

ingredients: organic coconut; organic coconut milk; organic agave nectar; organic coconut flour; organic brown rice flour; organic brown rice syrup; tapioca flour; organic coconut oil; organic fairtrade vanilla; sea salt.

A tin of pumpkin brownies with an extra side of frosting

ingredients: organic pumpkin, organic spelt flour, organic barley flour, organic non-dairy milk, organic sugar, organic brown sugar, organic cocoa, organic applesauce, non-dairy/semi-sweet chocolate, chocolate liquor, canola oil, vanilla, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda, sea salt.

Rich dark frosting: organic rice and/or coconut milk, non-dairy/semi-sweet gluten-free chocolate, organic maple syrup, organic rice syrup, non-dairy/unsweetened chocolate, organic non-dairy/unsweetened cocoa, arrowroot.

2 Simply Fudge Brownies

ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar, gluten-free flour blend (sorghum flour, organic rice flour, tapioca flour, garfava flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic amaranth flour, potato flour), dates, non GMO canola oil, organic brown rice syrup, gluten-free, organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter), gluten-free, organic, fairtrade unsweetened/non-dairy chocolate,organic, fairtrade unsweetened/non-dairy cocoa powder, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda.

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ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter); organic coconut; organic almonds; organic agave nectar; sea salt; organic fairtrade vanilla.

ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter);organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar; organic cashews; organic brown rice syrup; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; sea salt.

Our version of the almond joy.

ingredients: organic dates; organic blanched almonds; organic, vegan, fairtrade cocoa powder; organic walnuts; organic cashews; organic agave; sea salt; organic, fairtrade vanilla.

Grainfree triple nut brownie bites dipped in chocolate.

ingredients: organic coconut; organic agave nectar; organic coconut milk; organic, vegan, fairtrade cocoa powder; tapioca flour; almond flour; organic almond paste (organic almonds; organic sugar; organic agave nectar); spices; organic coconut oil; sea salt.

Grainfree macaroons dipped in chocolate.

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