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High Protein Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake-- 3 Ways

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                                         Maybe you have seen the delicious dark chocolate vegan cheesecake whose major ingredients are chickpeas and firm tofu? I got to thinking that, hey, other vegan cheesecakes could have this same unusual foundation and be just as yummy (and high protein, for those who are looking for additional protein in their vegan diet). Here are recipes for three such cheesecakes:  1. Lemon Vanilla Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake,  2. Maple-Pecan Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake 3. Cherry or Strawberry Swirl Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake  Scroll down to the recipes-- excited to see what you think!   1. ** L emon-Vanilla Chickpea-Tofu Cheesecake ** Lemon-Vanilla Cheesecake. Image generated by Firefly. ** Crust: ** - 1 ½ cups (150 g) graham cracker crumbs (or gluten-free cookie crumbs) - ¼ cup (60 mL) melted coconut oil - 2 tbsp (30 mL) maple syrup ** Fill...

Delicious Filipino Kutchinto Rice Cake Dessert

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KUTSINTANG MALAGKIT (One of Famous Filipino Rice Cakes) This wonderful sweet and yummy dessert recipe comes from my friend Lynn Arieta in the Philippines. Lynn ("Auntie Manna") and her husband, Pastor John Arieta, live and minister the gospel in Bulacon, Philippines. INGREDIENTS: 2/3 cups glutinous rice powder 1/3 cups rice flour + ¼ cups rice flour + 1 tbsp rice flour 1 tsp Lye Water or Alkaline Water (see NOTE below) ¾ cups brown sugar 1 ½ drops of red food color (paste) & 1/8 tsp orange powdered food color (Filipinos used “anato powder”) 1 ¼ cups water 1 whole grated coconut for topping   MORE RECIPES!!! CLICK & SUBSCRIBE PROCEDURE: Just incorporate all the ingredients and sieve in a strainer two times. Pour batter into a baking or mold pan and steam for 50 minutes. NOTE: If unable to access lye water or alkaline water, here is a quick sub: Add 4 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of baking soda to a medium cooking pot. Bring it to a boil ov...