Over 100 Recipes Using
Nature’s Ultimate Sweetener
by Ania Catalano
Vegan Chocolate Oat ’n’ Maple Cream
Ganache Frosting Sandwich Cookies
makes about 2 cups makes 12 cookies
Gluten-Free vegan
My husband, Joe, asked me to
A few tweaks on Dark Chocolate
come up with a healthy version of
Ganache Frosting make an equally
a delicious cookie we once tasted
luscious vegan version. Double this
at a gourmet foods shop. I decided
recipe if you want to fi ll as well as
to go one better and make them
frost a cake (you’ll have some
vegan so everyone can love’em
left over).
as much as we do.
Cookies
8 ounces unsweetened chocolate,
½ cup nonhydrogenated
chopped
butter substitute
1 cup light agave nectar
1 cup light agave nectar
¾ cup nondairy creamer
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon nonhydrogenated
½ cup fi rm silken tofu, purèed
butter substitute
smooth in a food processor
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup sprouted spelt fl our
Combine the chocolate, agave
½ teaspoon baking soda Filling
nectar, and creamer in a saucepan.
½ teaspoon sea salt ½ cup nonhydrogenated
Heat over medium heat until the
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon butter substitute
chocolate melts, stirring constantly.
½ teaspoon ground cloves ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon
Remove from the heat and stir in
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg light agave nectar
the butter substitute and vanilla ex-
3 cups regular rolled oats ⅓ cup unsweetened soy
tract. To spread easily, the ganache
(not quick cooking) milk powder
should be slightly warm, and the
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
consistency of hot fudge.
1 cup raisins (optional) 1 teaspoon maple extract
Baking with Agave Nectar
by Ania Catalano
Over 100 Recipes Using Nature’s Ultimate Sweetener
If you haven’t discovered agave nectar, you’re in for a delectable surprise.
This natural, low-glycemic sweetener is a revelation for diabetics, parents
of young children, and anyone else who wants to cut down on refi ned
sugar but still enjoy deep, real, satisfying sweetness.

Baking with Agave Nectar is bursting with more than 100 recipes for
muffi ns, sweet breads, cookies, cakes, ice creams and sorbets, pies and
tarts, sauces and frostings, and other special desserts. With scrumptious
gluten-free, vegan, low-fat (or nonfat), and whole foods–based treats, as
well as healthier (but still decadent tasting) versions of old favorites, there
is truly something here for everyone. An ample glossary and resources
sectionwith ingredients used in whole foods, vegan, and gluten-free
baking will help you make all your desserts a little (or a lot) healthier.
Once you start baking with agave nectar, you’ll fi nd endless possibilities
Photography by Lara Hata © 2008
for adding utterly delicious sweet treats to a healthy diet.
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