Celebrate the weekend with these Vegan Chocolate Blintzes Stuffed with Vanilla Nut Cream. They’re made with teff flour and are gluten-free too. Plus they make an amazing brunch dish or a lovely Valentine’s Day dessert.
Please note that this post is sponsored by The Teff Company, the makers of Maskal Teff™ products
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Vegan Chocolate Blintzes Stuffed with Vanilla Nut Cream
These delicious little blintzes are perfect for a fancy brunch or a romantic dessert. You can use the sweetener of your choice, to taste, if you are avoiding sugar. Want to make these on a moment’s notice? Cook the nuts in separate pans covered with water for about 10 minutes to soften them up. That way you can use them without waiting!
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients:
- ½ cup raw cashews soaked overnight then drained
- ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup raw skinned slivered almonds soaked overnight then drained
Crepe Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed mixed with ¼ cup warm water
- 2 cups unsweetened nondairy milk
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons vegan sugar
- 1 tablespoon mild oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup Brown Maskal Teff™ flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- ¼ cup brown rice flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Spray oil to use in pan
Instructions
- Add the cashews, nondairy milk, sugar, vinegar, <g class="gr_ gr_86 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="86" data-gr-id="86">vanilla</g> and salt to your blender and blend well. You will need to stop and scrape down the container a few times.
- Once smooth, add the almonds and blend again until mostly smooth. You don’t want any large pieces, but it will be a little bumpy like ricotta. Set aside.
- Mix the flaxseed mixture, nondairy milk, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Mix the teff flour, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt <g class="gr_ gr_73 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="73" data-gr-id="73">into</g> a small bowl and stir well.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet and whisk until smooth.
- Spray some oil lightly on a medium saute pan and heat pan over medium heat.
- Once hot, measure out ¼ cup batter, remove skillet from heat, pour the batter in, swirling the <g class="gr_ gr_76 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Style only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="76" data-gr-id="76">the skillet</g> to coat the bottom evenly.
- Cook first side for about 3 minutes. The edges will begin to pull away from the pan.
- Carefully flip the crepe using your hands or a spatula and cook another minute.
- Place on a plate and repeat until all the crepe batter has been used.
- Fill each crepe with the vanilla nut cream filling and roll up. Serve topped with powdered sugar, berries, or chocolate sauce.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Nancy says
I’m allergic to almonds. How can I change this recipe so that there will be no almonds in it?
Kathy Hester says
You can certainly use all cashews instead. The main purpose of the almonds is to make the texture a little bumpy.
Melanie says
We are Oil Free following a WFPBNO way of eating. Can applesauce be used in place of the oil in this recipe please?
Kathy Hester says
I have not tried it, but I might try using some aquafaba or a flax seed egg to give it some extra holding power.
Let me know what you try and how it turns out!