Meatless meatloaf - Perfect vegan comfort food!

Ingredients:

1 can of lentils (drained)

1 can of black beans (half drained)

1 can of garbanzo beans (drained)

1.5 cups of bread crumbs

1 cup of crushed walnuts

1 cup of chopped onions

2 cups of frozen veggies (I used peas and carrots)

Salt and pepper (to taste)

Chili powder (to taste)

Ketchup (to taste) (I used Heinz Balsamic Ketchup)

What to do:

Preheat oven to three fitty (350) degrees

Combine the beans, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, spices, and walnuts slowly in a food processor until it is well mixed and is like a dough.  Transfer into a bowl and add in the onions and frozen veggies.  Once everything is mixed in together, transfer mixture into a greased casserole dish.  Spread it out evenly and top with lots of ketchup.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.  Allow it to cool before cutting and serving.

Blender Low Sugar Ice Cream

Need an ice cream fix but you don't feel like running to a store that carries vegan ice cream? Or your local store may not carry low sugar vegan ice cream (it is hard being a diabetic vegan). This frozen treat is quick and easy and will satisfy your sweet tooth!

You will need:

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup sweetener (I use Swerve)

Vanilla extract (to taste)

4 cups of ice 

Directions:

Put everything into your blender and mix it up until thick and icy.  This will work best in a VitaMix. However, if you have a good blender, it will work...you just may have to stop it and make sure the ice is getting blended.

I like to add spices to mine too....like cinnamon and nutmeg.  Have fun with it....add some fruit or even some tabasco and make it spicy!