The Best Vegan Marshmallows. Ever!

A neighbor invited us over for s'mores the other night. Can you believe I have never had a s'more before that night? I was looking forward to it, but all I was thinking about was how much sugar is in a marshmallow? Well imagined how excited I was when my neighbor offered us vegan marshmallows! Can I just tell you they taste just like regular marshmallows. Needless to say I really enjoyed my s'more. I will be getting some for my nice and nephew.

Really, I promise. You don't believe me? Try them for yourself.

Oatmeal, Walnut and Dried Plum Cookies

As you can tell, I'm really liking Alicia Silverstone's book The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet it has some wonderful and healthy recipes. I love making these cookies, they're so guilt free and again so easy to make.

Servings: Makes 10 to 12 cookies

Ingredients:Oatmeal, Walnut and Dried Plum Cookies

• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup maple sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup safflower oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. molasses
• 1/4 cup chopped dried plums or other dried fruit
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the syrup, oil, vanilla extract, and molasses. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir to combine. Fold in the dried plums and nuts.

Using your hands, roll tablespoon-size scoops of dough into balls. Place the balls onto the prepared baking sheet and press down slightly on the balls to flatten the tops. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a baking rack to cool completely.

For variety, replace the all-purpose flour with whole wheat pastry flour, barley flour, spelt flour, or a gluten-free baking mix (choose one that does not include baking soda and baking powder). You can also substitute chocolate chips for the dried fruit and any kind of nuts for the walnuts.