Category Gluten free

Oil-free Basil Pesto (Low fat, vegan)

Basil pesto is no oil, but spreadable and creamy.

Many pesto recipes or store-bought products contain oil. If you are following a whole-food plant based diet (or the oil-free versions of plant-based like McDougall or Forks over Knives), sometimes called WFPBNO, you are healthfully and deliciously oil-free. So what…

Crunchy Chili Lime Sweet Corn side dish (Low fat, Vegan)

It’s corn-on-the-cob season, and I’ve heard a lot of questions lately throughout various plant-based diet and vegan groups on Facebook about how to flavor fresh corn without using butter or oil (which is basically what vegan butter is). The good…

Beantastic thick and creamy low-fat peanut butter (Low Fat, Vegan)

A almost fat-free peanut butter that is also thick and creamy.

I have been experimenting a lot with peanut flour, which is a defatted peanut product that is made of only peanuts. It does not contain any additives or sweeteners, so it is a minimally processed product. Because I cannot eat…

Chocolate covered creamy peanut butter balls (Low fat, no oil, vegan)

Vegan chocolate covered peanut butter candy

This delicious treat is perfect to take to a holiday party, family gathering, or whenever you want to impress your non-vegan or health-conscious friends with a surprisingly healthy dessert. Well, it’s not perfectly healthy but it’s pretty tame as far…

Oil-free Super Garlic Hummus (Low Fat, Vegan)

Oil free hummus with garlic and lemon

My favorite hummus from a store comes from the deli counter of a small local shop. The owner confidently states “If you come back for anything, it’ll be for the hummus.” He was right. The first thing you notice is…

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