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Vegan Snack Bites

August 19, 2013 by polishhousewife 2 Comments

We’re traveling this week with our daughter – a road trip for us, meeting her in Vienna and then off to a few spots in Germany.  The last time Lisa was in this part of the world, she was vegetarian, and I know that presented some challenges.  Now, she is vegan.  We’re visiting some large cities, so I’m hoping we can find some vegan restaurants because a girl needs more than salads and french fries.

To add some fun and variety, I’ve made some vegan treats for our trip.  As I googled vegan snack travel, I found Oh She Glows, a great food blog featuring vegan recipes.  The author is working on a cookbook which I can’t wait to buy for Lisa.

Adapted from Oh She Glows

Ingredients

1 cup almonds
1 cup dates, pitted
1/2 cup dried sweetened cherries or cranberries
50 g dark chocolate, chopped (no chocolate chips in Poland) just under 1/4 cup
1/4 cup pecans or walnuts
pinch salt
toasted sesame seeds, desiccated coconut, or additional finely chopped nuts

Directions

  • Finely chop the almonds in a food processor.  (I used the mini processor attachment for my immersion blender which meant as ingredients were added I had to divide the dough into four batches.  If I had a large, powerful food processor, I would be making these on a regualar basis!)
  • Set aside 1/3 cup of the chopped almonds
  • The only dates I could find were a little dry, so I covered them in boiling water for 5 minutes, drained, and then added to the processor.  Probably because my processor and motor are small, I had trouble getting this mixed, so I added a few teaspoons of the date water to help it blend
  • Add the cherries or cranberries and process
  • Add the chocolate, pecans or walnuts, and salt, process
  • Stir in the reserved
  • Roll into balls about an inch in diameter
  • Roll in sesame seeds, coconut, or nuts
  • Refrigerate or freeze until ready to use

Note: to toast the sesame seeds, put them in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Cook for a few minutes, until they begin to take on a little color

These are on their way to the freezer.  Otherwise, they would have been eaten long before our trip.
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  1. catherine

    January 14, 2020 at 11:01 am

    Hello! I love your recipes! I am a school teacher in Scotland and my school is having a Polish appreciation week this term. I would love to do some traditional Polish baking with the children in my class. Two of them are vegan and I want to be inclusive. Is there a certain traditional recipe that you could recommend I do that would also be vegan?
    It would be a massive help! Thanks! x

    Reply
    • polishhousewife

      January 15, 2020 at 10:06 am

      Hi Catherine,

      Thanks for your kind words. I have reworked a few traditional Polish recipes to be vegan, but no baked goods. Most of my vegan recipes are not Polish, but I think this link has some good ideas for you:
      https://culture.pl/en/article/8-vegan-recipes-straight-from-poland

      Good luck with your project. Thanks for all the work you put into creatinga great experience for your students!

      Reply

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