by Fran Costigan 19 Comments
After leaving the food mecca that is New York City for rural New Jersey, Laura Theodore, the TASTE award-winning host of public television’s Jazzy Vegetarian created the concept of “vegan-ease.” Laura believes that anyone, no matter where they live, can easily – andeconomically– create delicious plant-based meals that will be embraced by any foodie, whether omnivore, vegetarian, or vegan.
In Laura Theodore’s Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet:A New Approach To Living Vegan, you will find nutritional analysis for each recipes as well as an Ease-Factorso you can choose recipes based on the time you have and what’s in your pantry. Vegan-Ease is cookbook as well as a guide to a cost-saving, healthier lifestyle. Each recipe is accompanied by a full color photograph and many of the recipes havefive ingredients or less!Laura has included twelvefull menu plans for any occasion, and basic shopping lists tohelp cut costs at the grocery store.
Four-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 16 to 18 Cookies / Ease Factor 1
Oh yeah! These delectable little cuties are so simple to make, you just may want to make a double batch. With only four ingredients, you can’t go wrong with this easy twist on a classic cookie.
Ingredients
- 2 large, ripe bananas
- 1¼ cups rolled oats
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup vegan dark chocolate chips
Preparation
- Preheat the oven 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.
- Put the bananas in a medium-sized bowl and mash with a potato masher or large fork until smooth. Add the oats, raisins and chocolate chips; stir to combine.
- Using a cookie scoop or large spoon, drop a heaping tablespoonful of the cookie batter onto the lined baking sheet, gently flattening it with a rubber spatula or clean fingertips. Continue in this manner with the remaining cookie dough.
- Bake for 13 to 17 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and cookies are almost set. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, cookies will keep for about 3 days.
Amount per serving, based on 1 cookie: 59 Calories; 2g Fat; 1g Saturated fat; 1g Protein; 1mg Sodium; 11g Total Carbohydrate; 4g Sugars; 2g Fiber
Recipe fromLaura Theodore’s Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet© Laura Theodore (Jazzy Vegetarian, LLC 2015), reprinted by permission. Photo by David Kaplan.
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Julie saysThis book looks wonderful!
I love easy vegan meals. My favorite vegan meal is vegan burritos — just lots of different veggies like cooked sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, salsa, avocados, etc. I put all the fixings on the table & everyone gets to customize their wrap the way they like it.
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- DJ says
I love making eggplant lasagna.
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- Chris MacDonald says
Four ingredient cookies. Brilliant!
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- Traveldog says
My favorite easy vegan meal is Pasta with mushroom tomato sauce!
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- Courtney says
I love a big kitchen sink salad–so easy to clean out the fridge and throw everything in a bowl!
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- Sarah W says
My favorite vegan meal is sweet and sour tofu cubes with stir fry vegetables on top of brown rice!
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- Terri Cole says
I’m crazy for Buddha bowls right now. They are super easy, especially if you have grains and beans already cooked. One of my faves is farro, baby kale (from a bag pre-washed), roasted sweet potatoes and a protein like beans, baked tofu or tempeh. Top with a quick tahini sauce and I’m in heaven!
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- sarah says
oats!!
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- Katie says
Baked sweet potato with beans and salsa
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- Rachel says
My favorite vegan meal is black bean sweet potato chilli.
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- Jacky says
Any of Isa Chandra’s bowls!
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- Sonja says
Quick,e z
and healthy is my favorite mealReply
- Lydia Claire says
Taco Salad!
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- Corrine says
Any kind of pasta dish. =)
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- Paula says
I just love Jazzy! I wish that PBS aired her show where I live. My favorite easy vegan meal is some variation of pasta.
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- tanya murphy says
it seems to change with the seasons…. summers are tlt’s, lately with the chill in the air it has been mushroom soup or potato broccoli cheesy soup. (i love soup!!)
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- Amy Katz says
My go-to easy vegan meal is pasta or tacos.
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- Sarah says
My favorite easy vegan meal is crockpot lasagna – just throwing gluten free pasta noodles in with a bunch of veggies and some vegan cheese – so easy and a crowd pleaser!
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- Susan says
Soup!
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