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What was the tipping point of you committing to a vegan lifestyle?
F: I don’t think there was a specific point that made me turn to veganism; it was more of a process. The more I read about how our food is made and processed, the less commercial food I wanted to eat. Now, I don’t like the texture of meat. I don’t like the taste of dairy. I don’t like the look of eggs. And of course, I don’t like the idea of eating any of them.
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- 2 tablespoons of flax seeds + 5 tablespoons of warm water
- ½ cup of medjool dates + 2 tablespoons of warm water
- 4 ripe bananas
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- 1.5 cups of flour
- 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
- ⅓ cup cane sugar + 2 teaspoons for the topping (optional)
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon (optional)
- In a small dish, pour the flax seeds into 5 tablespoons of warm water. Let them soak while you prepare the rest of the batter.
- In a blender, combine the dates with 2 tablespoons of warm water. Blend it until it forms a chunky paste.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas into a pulp. Finally, stir in the applesauce and date paste. Combine with the flour, baking powder, sugar, and soaked flax seeds.
- Scoop the batter into an oiled bread pan. If you would like to, sprinkle on 2 teaspoons each of sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake it at 325 ̊F for 45-60 minutes, making sure that the bottom doesn't burn.
- Once the bread is done cooking, remove it from the pan
The sugar and cinnamon topping are not essential, but they do add a nice flavor and sweetness to each slice. Plus, your whole house will smell amazing while the loaf is baking!
Check out my recipe for this easy Chocolate Hazelnut Torte (gluten free!) on Felicity’ site. Happy MoFoing!
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I really enjoyed reading your interview on Felicity’s blog, Jessica, and have just come over to read Felicity’s interview here…this was such a great collaboration, you both made awesome desserts and it was fun learning about both of you! I too only have online vegan friends (apart from my sister who recently jumped on the Vegan Train, haha) so I’m loving VeganMoFo and the opportunity to connect with likeminded people![:)](http://www.sproutsandchocolate.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png)
Thank you! I love Vegan MoFo as well. It is such a great community building event and I look forward to it all year. I am so glad you decided to participate!
Hi Jessica! You’re such a creative and thoughtful person to collaborate with me as you have. I have greatly enjoyed getting to know you and share your recipe, which everyone seems to adore!
I have admired your work for as long as I’ve known of its existence; you’re an inspiration to me in terms of your blog content, energy, and kindness. Good luck to Sprouts & Chocolate with everything that you do. <3
Felicity, the pleasure has been all mine. Your passion, your dedication, and your vision are all so admirable. You are a role model for young people! Wishing you all the best!
Great interview =) So glad to see this!
“I openly admit that I eat too many chocolate chips for my own good.”
Ummm… is that actually bad thing??? ha ;p
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Going to check out your Torte!
She and I agree on the chocolate chip front!
I’m really enjoying seeing how everyone approached today’s VeganMoFo challenge & this is such a great interview. I’m going to hop on over to Felicity’s blog now!
Such a great challenge! I really love all the prompts but I was a little nervous about this one. Felicity is such a delight!