This one's for you, Shelby!
Here are some recipes from my collection that are naturally dairy-free, or that I have tested with dairy substitutes and found to work well with them. (Snack or veggie recipes, for Shelby's adjusted diet.)
Egg & Dairy Free "Half-Wheat" Pancakes
(adapted from Just Dutch It! cookbook)
*My kids love these, and I prefer them over regular "white" pancakes, too. The whole-wheat version was a little heavy for us; we like the half white, half wheat blend.
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c rice or soy milk
2 Tbsp oil (light olive or canola)
Whisk dry ingredients together in medium bowl. Add milk and oil; blend well. Pour onto 350 degree griddle with 1/4 c measuring cup, cook until bubbles on surface break but remain open and surface is no longer shiny. Flip and cook 1-2 minutes more. (6-7 pancakes)
Banana Bran Muffins
(adapted from Sunny Select)
1 1/2 c bran flakes
1 c mashed ripe bananas (3 medium)
1/2 c milk (rice or soymilk)
1 egg (or 1 Tbsp flax meal + 3 Tbsp water)
3 T oil (veg, canola or light olive)
1 c all-purpose flour
1/4 c sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease or paper-line 12 muffin cups. Combine cereal, banana, milk, egg and oil in bowl; mix well. Let stand 5 minutes, stir to break up cereal.
Combine remaining dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add cereal mixture all at once, stirring just until moistened. Divide evenly among cups (1/4 c measure works well).
Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temp. (12 muffins)
(Note: this recipe is easy to adjust. Does well doubled. Use half white flour, half whole-wheat. Sub applesauce or pumpkin for bananas or use a combination, add chocolate chips, toasted walnuts, etc.)
Cinnamon Almonds
(onecharmingparty.com)
1 c sugar
1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
1/4 c water
3 c raw almonds
In a large skillet, combine sugar, cinnamon and water. Add almonds and stir constantly with a wooden spoon over medium heat, coating almonds with the sugar syrup. Continue stirring until sugar crystallizes. Remove pan from heat and scoop almonds onto wax or parchment paper. Let cool completely before serving. (If they're not crisp enough when they cool, place them in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.)
Green Smoothie
(from the Vitamix guy at Costco...)
1 handful baby kale (or regular kale, ribs removed and leaves chopped small)
1 handful spinach
1/2 c apple juice concentrate (melted okay)
2 handfuls ice
1/2 - 1 ripe banana (not brown)
1 small wedge fresh lime, peel included (approx 1/8 inch slice)
Blend greens with apple juice concentrate, add a little water if needed until smooth. Add ice, banana and lime and blend until ice is crushed finely. (All amounts are approximate.)
Roasted Green Beans
(adapted from Food.com)
1 lb green beans, trimmed, washed and dried
1/2 Tbsp olive oil (I like extra-virgin)
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp (4-5 twists) freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place beans in a gallon-size Ziploc bag and add salt, pepper and oil. Close bag and shake until beans are well coated.
Dump beans onto a jelly-roll pan in a single layer; bake 20-25 minutes (flip at 15 min) until browned and shriveled. Serve warm or at room temp. (6-8 servings)
(Note, this recipe is a good base for roasted carrots, too!)
Other recipes we like, straight from the source:
Jackson's Wacky Cake (from Mel's Kitchen Cafe) (way better if you add chocolate chips, just check the label for milk. Semi-sweet are usually safe, but check! Guittard are dairy free for sure.)
Olive Garden Salad Dressing (from thecountrycook.net)
Smoothies: I haven't tried this one yet...
Other dairy-free snacks Chase enjoys:
Air-popped popcorn (jiffypop white is the best! Follow the directions on the pkg for yummy stove-popped)
Applesauce (w/ or w/out cinnamon) and graham crackers
Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, strawberries, pears, cherries, blueberries)
Wheat thins, triscuits, teddy grahams, ritz crackers, pretzels
Fruit cups
Popsicles, slurpees, homemade smoothies instead of ice cream, frozen yogurt, etc. (sub rice or soy milk for smoothies calling for milk)
Pudding (lemon Jell-o pudding is the only pre-packaged I can find without milk. Otherwise, make it at home with soy, almond or rice milk, but use less milk than called for. They don't set up quite as well. Or follow original recipe and freeze in popsicle molds for pudding pops.)
Jell-o Jigglers
Chips and salsa or guacamole or bean dip
Hummus and pita chips, veggies or tortilla chips
Bananas & peanut butter (Chase doesn't do this but I do!)
Granola Bars (homemade... ask for my recipes if you're interested)
Carrot sticks or other veggies w/ dressing as dip (Chase likes Thousand Island, Afton likes Italian)
Whew! That's all I can think of at the moment. If you think of something you want a sub for, give me a call. I may already have a recipe for it.
