Chef Joeys Vegan Holiday Squares Recipes

CHEF JOEY'S OATMEAL, FRUIT & NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375'F.
• Lightly spray a 8x8 inch square baking dish with oil.
• Cream the margarine and brown sugar together until well blended.
• Stir in the oats, flour and toasted chopped hazelnuts. Mix well. Remove one cup of this mixture and set aside.
• Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of your prepared pan. Try to get it as even as you can.
• Mix the raisins and preserves well. Spread this mixture on top of the oat mixture leaving a 1 inch border around the edges without any raisin mixture.
• Sprinkle the reserved oat mixture on top of the fruit and press down lightly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is golden.
• Cool these for about 10 minutes.
• Then, with a wet, sharp knife cut the squares into 16 pieces. Dip the knife in water every time you cut, this is sticky.
• Let the squares cool and cut again before removing.
• These are delicious warm or cold and would be great with a dollop of non-dairy whipping cream or some vanilla soy ice cream.
• Bon Appetit!

HOLIDAY CHERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly spray a 9" x 13" pan with cooking spray.
• Combine the cornflakes, margarine and sugar in the pan. Press down tightly with the back of a spoon.
• Sprinkle marshmallows, coconut and cherries evenly over the crust.
• Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.
• Sprinkle the nuts over the milk, pressing into the mixture.
• Bake @ 350* for 20-25 minutes. Refrigerate before cutting.

VEGAN DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• soak dates in 1 cup of water(optional) and then heat until water evaporates(here you can add lemon juice, rind, or extracts if it pleases you).
• combine dry ingredients.
• combine wet ingredients.
• mix both mixtures.
• spread half of mixture into 8" pan.
• spread date puree.
• add the other half of mixture.
• bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned-approx 25-30mins.

HOLIDAY SQUARES

Steps:

• Cream margarine with sugar until very creamy.
• Beat in 1 egg at a time until fluffy.
• Slowly beat in flour.
• Add almond flavouring.
• Spread batter into a jelly roll pan.
• Mark off 16 squares with a knife.
• Drop 1 Tbsp of pie filling into each square.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes until cake is golden brown.
• Sprinkle entire cake heavily with powdered sugar.

VEGAN DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Melt margarine in saucepan.
• Combine oats, flour and sugar.
• Add melted margarine to dry mixture.
• Cook the dates, water and salt in a saucepan until the water is evaporated. Stirring frequently.
• Press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of a 9x9 greased pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• Spread date mixture and then press the rest of the oat mixture on top.
• Bake 20 minutes.