Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting: A Dairy-Free Mini Report
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting: A Dairy-Free Mini Report

They say, sometimes less is more.

With baking, not so much.

However, I wanted to experiment with small-batch baking. It’s tempting if you’re trying new flavors, cooking for fewer people, or limiting your treats.

I couldn’t help but wonder, could pumpkin cupcakes be made in a small batch? Can we make delicious dairy-free cream cheese frosting? Will it all be worth it?

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Zucchini Blender Muffins - A Replication Study
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Zucchini Blender Muffins - A Replication Study

Sometimes, a recipe seems too good to be true.

Are you telling me that a recipe can:

  • Yield delicious results

  • Be made in a blender

  • Can make a dent in my zucchini collection

  • Also uses two ingredients we love - peanut butter and maple syrup

  • AND - is naturally dairy free?

Seems like a pie in the sky, or at least muffins here on earth.

I hypothesized that this recipe from the ever-creative and reliable Half-Baked Harvest would indeed live up to the hype.

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Dairy-Free Pumpkin Spice Latte
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Dairy-Free Pumpkin Spice Latte

Hypothesis 1a: We can make a customizable pumpkin spice latte at home, devoid of common allergens.

Hypothesis 1b: The recipe will actually be easy to execute, so that we’ll want to make it again and again this season.

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Dairy Free Chicken Pot Pie
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Dairy Free Chicken Pot Pie

Using Martha Stewart and Budget Bytes' recipes, we are able to create a dairy free version of a comfort food classic, chicken pot pie. With the reduced amount of plant-based milk, the chicken pot pie filling held together better when sliced, though the texture may be a matter of preference. 

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Vegan Meringue Cookies
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Vegan Meringue Cookies

Everyone, meet the *unicorn* of allergen-friendly baking. Looking for something:

  • Dairy free?

  • Nut free?

  • Egg free?

  • Gluten free?

  • Eco friendly? 

  • Practically free? 

  • Very cute?

These cookies are puffy, crispy, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth, fulfill all your childhood dreams in one!

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Coffee Cake with Pecan Crumble
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Coffee Cake with Pecan Crumble

Now, I would never tell you how you should drink your coffee. But I will, as a scientist, therapist, and a friend, strongly recommend pairing it with a slice of this dairy free coffee cake. 

Ah, coffee cake. The cake that contains no coffee but often more than a hint of dairy in the forms of butter and sour cream. This tender cake with a crumb topping that also sneaks in the middle, this cake pairs beautifully with your morning or afternoon coffee. Dressed up with a pecan topping, it also holds its place at a holiday dessert table. 

I aim to demonstrate that this delicious and versatile coffee cake can be made free of any form of dairy and can still be dreamily tender and worthy of pride. 

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