Today we will be making the Red Velvet (Doughnuts) Beets Recipe from Paula Deen’s Southern Cooking Bible vegan. My thoughts, ingredients, measurements, and directions are available below.

Day 32 Recipe 32 Southern Queen of Vegan Cuisine:

It is time for me to make the Red Velvet Doughnuts recipe from the cookbook and I do not want to make them. I do not want to make doughnuts. I do not want to fry them and I could not find one of those doughnut baking pans in time. So I was thinking, what is circular and red that I can get away with replacing in this recipe? I came up with nothing.

Beets! They are nowhere near the decadence of a red velvet doughnut but I do actually use them in my red velvet cakes. Then I discovered a beet recipe from Cooking Stoned here on YouTube that used chocolate. SCORE! (For me anyway, because now I don’t have to figure out how to cook unhealthy vegan fried red velvet doughnuts. Sucks for you.)

Vegan Red Velvet Beets Recipe

Attribution: CookingStoned Chocolate & Balsamic Roasted Red Beets Recipe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mwB_CMx8rg

Ingredients:

1 pound red beets
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Peel the red beets, and cut off the tops. Do not throw away the leafy greens.

Then thinly slice the beets.

Rinse the greens, remove the large stems and set aside to dry.

Place the beets in a small baking dish, pour on 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and mix til coated.

Cover the dish with foil and bake the beets for about 45 minutes, or until a fork tender.

In a small saucepan, combine balsamic vinegar, raw sugar, cocoa, vanilla extract, and salt.

Warm it over a medium heat until the mixture combines and thickens.

In a large skillet, add the chopped beet greens along with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook it over a medium-low heat just so that the greens wilt.

Toss the beets with the glaze and serve over greens.

Serve warm.

About The Southern Queen of Vegan Cuisine Project: Inspired by the Julie and Julia Project, the Southern Queen of Vegan Cuisine will take on the Paula Deen Southern Cooking Bible. Vegan-izing 328 butter-laden, pork-filled recipes in 328 days.

About The Sweetest Vegan: I’m just a little lady getting dirty in the kitchen; teaching you how to cook healthier meals without sacrificing taste, texture, culture, or cupcakes. Vegan Culinary & Pastry Artist. Southern Belle. Master of Public Health. YouTube Next Chef.

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