BarefootAndUpsideDown

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This is an incredibly simple recipe from my childhood that I’ve adapted. It provides a fabulous and nearly fail-proof opportunity to introduce children to the culinary arts. In other words, invite them to make a mess in the kitchen.

NoBakes are best reserved for special occasions since the sugar content is beyond speaking about. It’ll cure any sweet tooth or chocolate craving.

Very adaptable to variations, such as using peanut butter or pecans instead of the walnuts, dried craisins or cherries for the raisins, adding a dash of amaretto or kirsch or, (I never tried this, though it sounds scrumptious, orange liquor) for grown-up tastes.

INGREDIENTS

3 c. oats

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/2c. walnuts

1 c. shredded coconut

1 s. raisins

1 c. cocoa

2 c. sugar

1 stick soy margarine

½ c. rice milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix oats, vanilla, & nuts together in a large bowl

2. Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, & margarine in a saucepan and bring to rolling boil

3. Pour the hot mixture over the oat mixture & stir until mixed

4. Drop by teaspoon on waxed paper or fill tiny paper cups for a more finished look if you’d like to serve them to company.

Refrigerate for about an hour. ..or Freeze. (You won’t want to wait for these!)

I found more than a half dozen videos of No Bakes on YouTube. This one is a non-vegan version and a first video from elysium 29. Great job girls!

Tags: children cooking, cocoa, coconut, cookies, raisins, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, walnuts

This entry was posted by carolyn aka LaughingYogini on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 6:11 pm and is filed under Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.