Quick 5-Minute Vegan Cheese Sauce! (oil-free)
This is the cheese sauce I turn to when I want cheese FAST. I have been making this for years, and have tinkered with the recipe to get it to just how I like it. It’s very versatile, too: great for grilled cheese, quesadillas, in casseroles, over pasta, nachos, you name it! Even though this […]
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Recipe: Vegan Black Bean & Corn Instant Pot Soup
This was the very 1st recipe I attempted in my Instant Pot many moons ago. We enjoyed it so much, it is now in my regular rotation. Once a week, I make a big batch of soup for the rest of the week. My husband will take some to work every day for lunch (he […]
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Recipe: Vegan Sausage Patties
This is my family’s favorite sausage patty recipe! The spices are what really make these special. I have tweaked the original recipe, testing out different ingredients over the years numerous times and settled on this one. The 1st time I tried the original recipe, I felt it was too bread-like. It called for more flour. […]
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Banana-Oat-Applesauce Cookies (sugar and oil free)
This is my version of the 2-ingredient Banana-Oat Cookie that has been floating around the internet for a while. I experimented with variations of those, and came up with these. This is quite possibly the easiest and healthiest cookie you will ever make! It has no added sugar or fat. It is super yummy, too! […]
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Recipe: Unprocessed Vegan Cheese Sauce
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one of my links, I may receive a small compensation at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Penny Pantry! This is the potato-carrot vegan cheese sauce I used in my nachos I posted recently. I had a request for the recipe, so […]
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Recipe: Vegan Wowbutter or Peanut Butter Pie
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one of my links, I may receive a small compensation at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Penny Pantry! Read My Disclosure Policy This is the pie I made for my daughter’s birthday. She prefers pie over cake, and I like that […]
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Vegan TVP Taco Meat – Oil Free!
I have experimented with making various vegan taco meats over the years, and this is the result of those experiments. My 1st few attempts were ok but kind of bland, until I started adding soy sauce. Surprisingly, this was the magical ingredient that sealed the deal! I think it is the color it imparts as […]
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Recipe: “Old Fashioned” Vegan Baking Powder Biscuits (no shortening or oil!)
I love biscuits, but I don’t love the shortening old fashioned biscuits call for. I had tried different recipes over the years, but they just didn’t resemble the type of biscuit I longed for. I wanted a tall biscuit that would generously split open and hold up to vegan sausage gravy, maple syrup or the […]
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Tofu “Egg” Salad Sandwich Recipe
Here is my version of a vegan “egg” salad that I have been making for years. It’s delicious in a sandwich, salad or even scooped up with crackers. You can even substitute the tofu with cooked garbanzos! I have served this to people who don’t normally eat tofu, and they were surprised how much they […]
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How Much Does a Hill of Beans Cost? + Recipes for Instant Pot Refried Beans & Whole Beans
Is it Worth it to Make Beans from Scratch? Those $1 cans of beans sure seem like a good deal – but is it much cheaper to make beans from scratch? Canned beans are convenient, and I feel have their place. If you choose to make your beans from scratch it’s nice to know how […]
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