AUTUMN DELIGHT for STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE - #43 "Autumn Feast Special" 🌺🎃🌺
Hello my Dearest Steemians,
I have a delicious autumn treat for you that I am sure you will fall in love with. This is also my SWEET entry for the Autumn Feast Special Culinary Challenge, hosted and also judged by our wonderful @woman-onthe-wing 🌸💖🌸
I also have to tell you a secret. LOL. My original plan was something totally different, however, during the process I discovered that it wasn't going to work. I ended up having quite a mess, which is not completely unusual when I am creating recipes. Although, this time it was an extra mess. LOL.
Thank God, working with raw crust is like molding playdough and if one thing doesn’t work you can always try another. Well, as long you did not go too far. In this case I was able to make it work and voila! We got a Festive Delight that is actually very easy to make if you are not messing around first, like I did.
AUTUMN DELIGHT
Pumpkin Spice Chia Pudding with Pecans
Vegan – Gluten Free - Refined Sugar Free - Cholesterol Free
Author – Lena’s Vegan Living
INGREDIENTS for 4
• Pumpkin flesh 2 cups
• Chia 1/4 cup
• Coconut milk 1 cup (canned)
• Maple Syrup ½ cup
• Pumpkin Spice 1tbs
• Cinnamon 2 tsp
PROCESS
• Steam the pumpkin flesh with the spices until mushy.
• Let it cool down for 15 min.
• Blend it in the blender with maple syrup and coconut milk, preferably with only the thicker top part from the can.
• Transfer the mixture into a dish and add the chia seeds.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Fill up your ready glasses or bowls.
FOR THE CRUST
• Dates 1 cup (presoaked for 15min and rinced)
• Pecans ½ cup
• Sunflower seeds 1 cup
• Almond flour 1 cup
• Cold pressed coconut oil (melted above the steam)
• Vanilla essence ¼ tsp
• Pinch of Himalayan pink salt
PROCESS
• Start crushing the pecans in the food processor by pressing pulse button, but make sure they stay chunky.
• Transfer them to a dish and set aside.
• Start blending the dates by pressing pulse button first and then full speed until smooth.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except the pecans and blend them by pressing the pulse button.
• Add the pecans and press the pulse button couple more times until all the ingredients are blended well together, but make sure some of the pecans remain chunky.
• Move the mixture into a bowl and mold it with your hands into a shape of Pillsbury cookie dough.
• Cut them into pieces, abut ¾ inch thick.
• Place each piece into bottom of your chosen glass and press down with your fingers until you get evenly flat surface.
• Pour carefully chia mixture on top by leaving ¼ inch of the glass empty.
• Garnish with pecans, sliced pears and cinnamon stick.
Special thanks to @gringalicious & @sirwinchester for their ongoing support and generosity. It’s been a wonderful experience for me so far and I really appreciate the opportunity to participate in this great challenge.
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You are my luxury culinary Lady. It looks so good that I cannot stop watching ;)) UPS maybe I should do it ;)) Up my dear ;)))
Thank u so much my dear, u are so sweet. I really appreciate it 💖😊💖
Oh my goodness, you are just amazing! Your plating and composition for photos are out of this world. I can see these pictures and recipe featured in Food and Wine magazine!
Oh wow! That is a big compliment Dear Icy, I really appreciate it 🌸💖🌸
I eat gluten free food because I have celiac disease, so I like finding new gluten free recipes and yours looks pretty good, also I did not know there is almond flour, I live in Mexico and I have never seen it in stores, but I will look around for it :D
Thank you so much Maria, I am very happy you like it and you find my information helpful. I have no problem with gluten, however 90% of my recipes are gluten free because I know lots of people have this problem and I want to make sure they can enjoy my recipes too.
Also, if you can't find the almond flour in the store, you can probably order it online. Let me know if you were able to find it.
All the best to you Dear 🌸💖🌸
You may also check my other recipes on my blog https://www.lenasveganliving.com/
Looks so yummy! :) Followed
Thank you so much Dear 🌸💖🌸
Not only does this look amazing, but it's absolutely loaded with nutrition. How do you do it?! Beautiful entry and gorgeous photos as usual :) Love it!
Thank you so much Dear @jaymorebeet you are very kind. By the way, would you mind to be our guest judge for #fruitsandveggiesmonday ? You did such a great job for the Culinary Challenge......... It would be greatly appreciated if you could do it for us too, next week or week after. Please let me know Dear, thank you so much and enjoy your day 🌸💖🌸
Mmmm! Everything you make always looks so delicious! You are such an artist, not to mention a creative cook.
Thank u so much Dear Melinda, I am glad u like it 💖😊💖