Merry Xmas + our video debut
Merry Xmas + our video debut
Ho ho ho! Hope you guys had a lovely Christmas break, full of laughter, great food and great conversation devoid of tension 😉 You know…family arguments are the fabric of life! At least whenever my family and I get together there is always some disagreements that occasionally blow up into a small thunderstorm. This year, I’m yet to see my folks as we’ve decided to postpone Xmas and visit Poland in January instead. Both myself and Duncan are mightily excited about this trip, we can hardly wait! I look forward to catching up with my parentos (as I like to call them), little (erm…6 foot tall actually) brother and friends. I look forward to snow (I’m really hoping for a white carpet at my arrival 😉 ), walks in the snow-covered forest (as there are no forests here) and lots of good food as Poland is now firmly on the vegan culinary map, apparently.
I don’t have a new recipe for you today as I’m pretty sure you are full of food to the point of bursting, but we did make a video of one of our favourite recipes – vegan brookies – as it’s simply too good to miss out on. We thought that brookies are perfect for the upcoming New Years Eve if you are planning on doing any entertaining. They’re easy and quick to make, gluten-free and simply delicious! They will win the hearts of your vegan and non-vegan friends alike – that’s a promise! I tested them on a few omnis and they grew weak at the knees 😉 . This is our first video so forgive us if you spot any awkward movements or some undesirable objects in view (luckily we did not record any sound as there was a lot of laughter and some swearing 😉 ). This stuff ain’t as easy as it seems, but hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? Anyway, hope you’ll enjoy it and we would love it if you shared it far and wide on Facebook.
If you do make this recipe, don’t forget to shoot us a picture of your brookies via Instagram – using #lazycatkitchen hashtag and tagging as (@lazycatkitchen)! We love seeing your takes on our recipes!
We are sugar free in my family so wondering which sugar sub would work best for brookies out of coconut sugar, maple syrup or agave and what quantities?
Thanks!
I'm sorry to say this but I'm not sure any of these would work as the meringue (which is the base for these cookies) will probably collapse and the batter will not be the right consistency. You are welcome to try - I hope I am wrong about this.
Ania
I'm so pleased to hear these brookies went down well with you and your family (ha ha about you living with two vultures. I know exactly what you mean, I live with one too ;) ) It's interesting that you had to bake them for that much longer. I always find that 12 minutes (I tend to make 9) is spot on, however, it may be that my oven burns hotter than yours or something. Yes, I think you are right that AF takes longer to whip than egg whites but the good news is that you cannot over-whip them so if you catch yourself day dreaming (which I tend to do...) you will still be able to make your brookies ;) Thank you for lovely feedback and Happy New Year!
Ania
PS: sorry about the star rating, it had a small bug - Duncan has fixed it now. I took the liberty to add 5 stars on your behalf :)
Loved the video!!!
Have a great New Years!