To be honest, I really want to say they “slap,” but I’m too old for that.

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Colcannon Potato Cakes

Take your leftover Colcannon (mashed potatoes and greens) and transform them into crispy patties. Garnish with herbs and dip in sour cream for an elite snack – or full meal!

Keyword colcannon cakes, colcannon patties, fried colcannon cakes, fried colcannon patties, leftover colcannon recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 91kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

For the Colcannon Cakes

• 2 cups leftover colcannon mashed potatoes cooled
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil, for frying

For serving

• sour cream
• fresh dill minced
• flaky sea salt

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix together the colcannon potatoes, eggs, flour, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
• Place a large frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add 2 tablespoons of the oil. When the oil is shimmering and hot, add the potatoes in 1/4 cup increments. Use a spoon to spread them out a bit.
• Fry on one side until golden brown on the bottom and slightly dry looking on top, about 2 minutes, then flip and cook on the other side until golden and cooked through.
• Serve with sour cream for dipping. Garnish with fresh dill and flaky sea salt.

Notes

Scaling the recipe: This recipe is easily halved or doubled depending on how much leftover potatoes you have and how many cakes you want to make. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2cakes | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

The Story Behind the Recipe

I recently created (and shared!) a recipe for Colcannon, Irish mashed potatoes with cabbage. I LOVE this side dish, especially for St. Patrick’s Day. But then I remembered that such thing as mashed potato cakes exist, and I couldn’t get the idea out of my head.

Enter: Colcannon Potato Cakes.

We’re talking leftover Colcannon – buttery, creamy mashed potatoes with onion, garlic, and sautéed cabbage – formed into patties and pan-fried until crisp.

What’s not to love?!

Why You’ll Love Colcannon Cakes

• Super fast – Just 15 minutes to make.
• Takes care of leftovers – It’s always nice when you can transform leftovers into another dish.
• Small list of ingredients – Just leftover Colcannon, eggs, flour, salt and pepper, and some oil to fry them.
• DELICIOUS – Fluffy inside, crispy outside, a little salty, buttery, yummmmmm. Especially with fresh herbs and sour cream.

Ingredient Details

• Leftover Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage) – You’ll want them cooled so that they don’t cook the eggs when you mix them in.
• Eggs – To help bind the potato cakes together (and I like the nice added hit of protein!)
• Flour – I use all-purpose flour for these Colcannon Patties. It helps to hold them together and helps to create a crisp outer layer. I suspect that a one-for-one gluten-free blend or maybe even potato starch would work, but I haven’t tested a GF version yet.
• Salt & pepper
• Olive oil or vegetable oil for frying these colcannon cakes – I’m partial to olive oil, but vegetable oil is a nice neutral choice that stands up to high heat and crisps up a bit better.
• Sour cream, fresh dill, and flaky sea salt – For serving.

How to Make Colcannon Patties (Step-by-Step with Pics)

1. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cold colcannon mashed potatoes, eggs, flour, and salt and pepper.
2. Heat a frying pan then add the oil. When the oil is shimmering, scoop the batter into the pan. I like to use approx. 2-tablespoons per patty, for around a 3-inch patty. Use a spoon to flatten it out gently.
3. Let the batter cook until golden on the bottom and looking slightly matte/dry on top. Flip and cook on the other side.
4. Serve with sour cream, dill, and flaky sea salt.

Tip for Success

• If the potato batter sticks to your spoon, quickly dip the spoon into the oil before scooping the potatoes, and they’ll slide right off.

More Mashed Potato Recipes

• Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage)
• The Best Mashed Potatoes (with Cream Cheese)
• Golden Mashed Potatoes (with Turmeric)
• Crock Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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Colcannon Recipe (Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage)

Fluffy, buttery mashed potatoes with tender sautéed cabbage. SO delicious! This Irish side dish is perfect for your St. Paddy's Day meal.

Keyword colcannon, colcannon potatoes, irish mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes with cabbage

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 372kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter divided [2 tablespoons for sauteing, 3 for the potatoes] + more for serving
• 1/3 cup chopped scallions white and light green parts sliced; reserve green parts for garnish
• 2 medium cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 small head cabbage chopped; about 1 pound of cabbage
• 2 pounds russet potatoes about 6 medium potatoes; peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste [I use more like 2 teaspoons]
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste

Instructions

Cook the potatoes:

• Fill a large pot halfway with water and place over high heat. Bring to a boil and carefully add potato chunks. Boil until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain in a colander and set aside.

Sauté the veggies:

• While the potatoes are cooking, saute the veggies. In a large saute pan on low heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the scallions and cook until bright green and beginning to become tender, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, then add the cabbage. Cook, stirring frequently, for 8-10 minutes, until vibrant green and tender. If the veggies begin to brown, reduce the heat – you want bright green and tender but not browned.

Combine and serve:

• Place the potatoes back into the pot they were boiled in. Add the milk, 3 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes together, adding another splash milk if needed.
• Stir in the sautéed cabbage, onions, and garlic. Taste and add more salt and pepper if you'd like (I usually add at least another teaspoon of salt – potatoes need a lot of salt!)
• Spoon into a large bowl. Top with a generous pat of butter and sprinkle with a few sliced scallion greens for garnish. Serve.

Notes

Vegan/Dairy-Free Option:

Swap the butter, and milk for plant-based options. Unsweetened oat milk is especially nice in mashed potatoes.

Make-Ahead

Make colcannon up to two days ahead of time. Keep it in an airtight container in the fridge, then warm it up either in a slow cooker on warm (stir every 30 minutes or so), over the stove top, or in the oven, covered so they don’t dry out. You can also heat them it in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.

Can I Freeze Colcannon?

You can freeze colcannon up to one month ahead of time. Place in an airtight container, then thaw overnight in the refrigerator and heat before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 344mg | Potassium: 904mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 775IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg

The Story Behind the Recipe

For years I’ve been hearing about Irish Colcannon, a mashed potato dish with greens. I’ve most often seen it with cabbage, but it can be made with kale, too. I was intrigued.

So this year, I decided to make it. Holy yum! I mean, mashed potatoes are always delicious, but the garlic, scallions, and sautéed cabbage really take it to another level. I love that they include some veggies along with the deliciousness of mashed potatoes, and it’s just a super pretty green-flecked dish, too.

I’ll be making this one year-round, not just as a Saint Patrick’s Day side.

Ingredient Details

• Potatoes – I prefer russet potatoes for my colcannon because they cook up nice and fluffy. You’ll want to peel them first. You can also use red potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes. Bonus: No peeling needed! They just need a good scrub and diced smaller so there aren’t huge hunks of peel.
• Scallions – You’ll use the white part for sautéing and the green for garnish.
• Garlic – Adds really nice flavor.
• Cabbage – You can use standard green cabbage as I do here or Napa cabbage.
• Milk – I like to use whole milk but you can use 2% or even an unsweetened plant-based milk.
• Butter – For sautéing, for the potatoes and more for serving.
• Salt & pepper

Adaptations/Variations

• For vegan/dairy-free colcannon, swap in plant-based unsweetened milk and vegan butter.
• Kale colcannon – swap in kale ribbons for the cabbage.

How to Make Colcannon – Step by Step with Pics

1. Saute your veggies and cabbage.
2. Boil the potatoes.
3. Mash the potatoes with milk and butter.
4. Stir in the sautéed cabbage.
5. Taste and add more salt and pepper if you like.
6. Serve topped with more scallions and a generous pat of butter.

I hope this St. Paddy’s Day side is a huge hit for you and your family! We are loving this one here, and I can’t wait to make it again for the big day.

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Quick, put down the green food coloring! With all the amazing naturally green foodstuffs out there, there’s no need for that stuff, nuh uh. If you’re looking for pasta in green sauce, this Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta is about as green as green can get.

About This Green Pasta Recipe

Have you heard of avocado pasta? Basically, you puree avocado with a few other tasty morsels and bam! The most luxuriously creamy pasta sauce. It’s brilliant and I wish I’d been the first to think of it, but I wasn’t … it’s been around for awhile.

This creamy avocado pesto pasta includes lots of kale and some pine nuts for a nutrient-dense, pesto-like situation.

The result is an utterly emerald pasta dish that I definitely do not reserve just for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s an all-the-time thing around here.

(Oh, and bonus: This recipe is totally a sneaky way to usher kale into kale-haters’ diets without them even knowing. If, you know, you are into that sort of thing!)

Avocado Pesto Pasta Ingredients

I love that all you need is a super simple list of ingredients to make this swoon-worthy pasta.

• Pasta – I love whole wheat pasta with this one, but use whichever you’d like (brown rice pasta is great, too, if you’re eating gluten-free)
• Pine nuts – I like to give these a quick toast in a skillet for more flavor.
• Avocado – you’ll know it’s ripe if, when you lightly press it, it feels like the skin on your palm just below your thumb. This is a tip I picked up from What’s Gaby Cooking somewhere along the way, and it’s my fave way to check them!
• Kale – I love to use kale in my pesto; it’s a great way to sneak in those dark leafy greens. Feel free to sub in fresh basil for a more traditional twist. Spinach is great for a milder option, and parsley is fab because it’s parsley and parsley is always fab!
• Garlic – two fresh cloves.
• Lemon juice – helps brighten and balance the flavors of the creamy pesto.
• Crushed red pepper flakes – I love a touch of heat in this green pasta.
• Salt – To taste.

How to Adapt This Green Pasta Recipe to Make it Your Own

Dietary Adaptations

Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta is vegetarian, dairy-free, and vegan as-is.

• To make it gluten-free, just swap in GF pasta.
• For the carnivores, you can add meat – such as grilled chicken – to the carnivores’ portions really easily.
• For a lower glycemic load, everyone’s different, but I’ve found using whole wheat pasta helps keep my blood sugar more balanced as compared to white pasta, due to the higher protein and fiber content in whole wheat pasta. More information here

Ingredient Adaptations

• Use your favorite pasta shape. Tubes and pastas with nooks and crannies are great for grabbing all the sauce, but I’m a huge fan of spaghetti for this one.
• Brown rice pasta, whole wheat pasta, pasta pasta – all great. Use whichever kind you like.
• For the pine nuts, feel free to swap in another seed or nut. Cashews, pecans, walnuts, and pepitas are all wonderful. Pepitas even have the added bonus of being green if you’re going full-on emerald with your green pasta!
• For the green pasta sauce, I recommend keeping the avocado no matter what because it’s key to the creamy sauce. But feel free to swap in different greens and/or herbs. Basil, parsley, arugula, spinach … all delicious.

Scaling this Recipe

• This pasta in green sauce recipe is easily doubled or halved; just double or half the ingredients. Use a large pot to cook the pasta if you’re doubling it; you’ll want lots of room!

How to Make It

This avocado pesto pasta recipe is SO VERY easy to make.

1. First, you cook your pasta, and reserve a cup of the pasta water. This is very important, because it is a key component of your green pasta sauce.
2. Then, give the pine nuts a quick toast in a skillet and set them aside.
3. Next, add some of the pine nuts and the remaining ingredients to the blender and puree until smooth, adding pasta water until it’s the perfect creamy consistency.
4. Finally, place the cooked pasta in a serving bowl, toss until coated with the luxurious green sauce, and top with the remaining pine nuts. Feel free to add a green garnish, too – I just kept it super simple for the photos.

How to Store

This recipe does NOT keep well, due to the avocado, so I recommend you eat it as soon as you make it. There is not enough lemon juice to keep the green pasta sauce from turning brown after awhile in the fridge.

Make-Ahead Notes

For the most part, you’ll want to make this pasta in green sauce right before you’re going to eat it. One step that you can do in advance to cut down on prep time is to toast the pine nuts. Allow them to cool then place in an airtight storage container and keep at room temperature until you’re ready to make your avocado pesto pasta.

If you try and love this recipe for green pasta, please leave a review! Even if you don’t absolutely love it, I welcome any and all feedback and I share all legit reviews. I test my recipes multiple times in my home kitchen, but I really appreciate knowing how they’re working for others; your reviews help me make tweaks until my recipes are just right! And they’re so valuable for other readers, too. Thank you! ❤️

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Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta

A fast and easy pasta dish with penne pasta (or another fave pasta shape) in a ridiculously creamy and flavorful avocado pesto sauce. Only 20 minutes to make and a super short list of ingredients!

Course entree

Keyword avocado pesto pasta, green pasta, pasta in green sauce

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 355kcal

Author Kare

Equipment

• High-speed blender such as Vitamix, for making the sauce
• Large pot for cooking the pasta
• Skillet for toasting the pine nuts

Ingredients

• 8 ounces penne pasta or another favorite pasta; we also like this with spaghetti
• 1/4 cup pine nuts divided
• 1 ripe avocado pitted and peeled
• 2 cups kale leaves ribs removed and torn into medium pieces
• 2 medium cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes more or less to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste

Instructions

• Cook pasta according to package instructions. RESERVE 1 CUP OF THE WATER YOU COOKED THE PASTA IN.
• While the pasta cooks, toast the pine nuts. Place in a skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the toasted pine nuts to a pitcher of a high-powered blender along with the avocado, kale, garlic, lemon juice, crushed red pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Puree until completely smooth, adding more water, about 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed to keep it moving.
• Add cooked and drained pasta to your serving bowl. Pour the avocado-kale sauce over the top. Toss to combine. Top with remaining pine nuts. Serve immediately.

Notes

We have found that this recipe does NOT keep well – so be sure to eat it all when you make it! I know – tough job, but somebody has to do it.

Meat option:

Top carnivores’ portions with a few slices of grilled chicken breast.

Gluten-free option:

Swap in your favorite gluten-free pasta. I love brown rice pasta.

More adaptations/substitutions:

Pasta: Use your favorite pasta shape. Keep it to 8 ounces of whichever pasta you use. Brown rice pasta, whole wheat pasta, white pasta are all great, just use whichever you like.

Pine nuts: Feel free to swap in another seed or nut. Cashews, pecans, walnuts, and pepitas are all wonderful. Pepitas even have the added bonus of being green, too!

Sauce: I recommend keeping the avocado no matter what because it’s key to the creamy sauce. But feel free to swap in different greens and/or herbs. Basil, parsley, arugula, spinach … all delicious.

Dietary Adaptations

This green pasta is vegetarian, dairy-free, and vegan as-is.

To make it gluten-free, just swap in GF pasta.

For the carnivores, you can add meat – such as grilled chicken – to the carnivores’ portions really easily.

For a lower glycemic load, everyone’s different, but I’ve found using whole wheat pasta helps keep my blood sugar more balanced as compared to white pasta, due to the higher protein and fiber content in whole wheat pasta. More information here

Scaling this Recipe

This pasta in green sauce recipe is easily doubled or halved; just double or half the ingredients. Use a large pot to cook the pasta if you’re doubling it; you’ll want lots of room!

Adapted from Oh She Glows

Update notes:

This recipe was first posted on Kitchen Treaty on 3/6/2017 and was updated on 2/29/2024 with nutrition info and more adaptation/substitution information.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 472mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1144IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg

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Yet it’s still flaky, buttery, dense, unbelievably perfect toasted. And I love any excuse to make this dairy free Irish soda bread – it’s so so good.

Table of Contents

• The Story Behind the Recipe
• Why You’ll Love Dairy Free Irish Soda Bread
• Ingredients
• How to Make Vegan Irish Soda Bread
• Can You Freeze Irish Soda Bread?
• More Irish Soda Bread Recipes

• Full, Printable Recipe
• Comments & Reviews

The Story Behind the Recipe

My mom used to make Irish Soda Bread every Saint Patrick’s Day. That and Reuben sandwiches. I’ve yet to create a vegetarian Reuben (and I’m not sure I could duplicate that one successfully if I tried), but Vegan Irish Soda Bread? Completely, utterly doable, as it turns out!

Just a few dairy-free subs and we have the flaky, buttery Irish Soda Bread of our dreams. Talk about luck. (Get it? Luck? Saint Patrick’s Day? Moving on …)

Why You’ll Love Dairy Free Irish Soda Bread

This Irish Soda Bread tastes just like the real thing – or at least just like my previous go-to recipe, which was this Irish Soda Bread recipe, based off of Ina Garten’s recipe, which is prettttty dang perfect.

But now that I’m a dairy-avoider, I wanted to come up with a dairy-free soda bread. So I swapped in vegan buttermilk and vegan butter and decided to see what would happen if I left out the egg while I was at it.

And guess what? It’s still totally delicious! Which I guess makes sense because the most traditional Irish Soda Bread is actually made of a very simple list of ingredients – baking soda, flour, buttermilk, and salt.

I’m pretty fond of this version, though, with its added sugar and a nice bit of (vegan) butter. Plus, a nice handful of currants for a bit of sweetness studded here and there.

Look at that loaf. All golden brown, tender, flaky … just waiting for a big ‘ol smear of butter. And maybe marmalade, if you’re so inclined.

Ingredients

• Non-dairy milk (I like oat milk in this), unsweetened and unflavored, mixed with vinegar to make a buttermilk of sorts.
• Currants – optional, but oh-so good in Irish soda bread!
• All-purpose flour – you can use whole wheat flour, or even sub in a one-for-one gluten-free flour mix. One reader reported using oat flour with success, too.
• Sugar – this helps enhance the flavors and sweetens the bread just a little
• Baking soda – this leavener interacts with the buttermilk to give this vegan Irish soda bread some air so it’s not too heavy
• Salt – enhances all the flavor
• Vegan butter – for buttery goodness without the dairy!

How to Make Vegan Irish Soda Bread

This Vegan Irish Soda Bread comes together in minutes. It’s so easy!

First, you create your vegan “buttermilk.” Add one cup of non-dairy milk to a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, then stir in some vinegar. Set that aside to do its thing.

Meanwhile, toss the currants in a bit of flour. Doing this helps to keep the currants evenly distributed throughout your loaf.

Next, you stir together your dry ingredients, then cut in your vegan butter. I like to use a pastry blender, then my hands to really get the butter distributed, because what the heck.

Next, you’ll stir in the buttermilk mix, then turn your wet dough out on your floured surface.

Then incorporate the additional flour – just enough so the dough’s no longer sticky – and knead 4-5 times for good measure.

Round your loaf, place on your baking sheet, and cut the signature “X” in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife.

Plop it in the oven, brew up a pot of coffee, and worry not – your Irish Soda Bread will be baked up piping hot, golden brown, and truly delicious before you know it.

Pinch me.

Can You Freeze Irish Soda Bread?

Yes! Just wrap the cooled loaf tightly in plastic wrap and transfer to the freezer. It should keep well for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw at room temp.

More Irish Soda Bread Recipes

• Cranberry Orange Irish Soda Bread
• Vegan Irish Soda Bread
• Irish Soda Bread Muffins
• Ina Garten Inspired Irish Soda Bread

If you try and love this recipe for vegan/dairy-free Irish soda bread, please leave a review! Even if you don’t absolutely love it, I welcome any and all feedback and I share all legit reviews. I test my recipes multiple times in my home kitchen, but I really appreciate knowing how they’re working for others; your reviews help me make tweaks until my recipes are just right! And they’re so valuable for other readers, too. Thank you! ❤️

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Vegan Irish Soda Bread

Just because you’re vegan or dairy-free doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a little bread-o-the-Irish! Whip up this vegan Irish soda bread and never go soda-bread-less on St. Paddy’s Day again.

Keyword dairy free irish soda bread, irish soda bread without buttermilk, vegan irish soda bread

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 1 medium loaf

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened plain oat milk or other non-dairy milk + 1 tablespoons white vinegar*
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 2 cups all-purpose flour plus another 1/2 cup or so for the light kneading and another 1 teaspoon for the currants
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain salt
• 1/4 cup 1/2 stick vegan butter (I use Earth Balance), cut into squares

Instructions

• Get ready. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a medium baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Make sure you have a surface – clean countertop or pastry board – to use when it’s time.
• Make buttermilk. Add the milk to a 2-cup liquid measuring cup or small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon vinegar. Set aside for at least 5 minutes.
• Prep currants. In a small bowl, toss the currants with the 1 teaspoon flour. Set aside.
• Stir together dry ingredients. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt to a large bowl. Mix together until combined.
• Cut in the butter. Using a pastry blender or two butter knives, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until crumbly. I like to use my hands to really get I there and incorporate the butter.
• Add wet ingredients. Add the buttermilk and currants and stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until combined. The dough will be wet and sticky.
• Finish prepping the dough. Sprinkle 1/4 cup flour on your surface and turn the dough out onto the surface. Sprinkle a little more flour on top of the dough. Fold the dough onto itself, adding more flour as needed, just until the dough is no longer super sticky (a little sticky is okay). Knead about 5 times then fold the corners underneath to form a ball. Set the dough on your baking sheet and, using a sharp knife, cut a large “X” into the top.
• Bake. Place in your pre-heated oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Cool. Remove from oven and place the loaf on a rack to cool.
• Eat. Slice, slather with vegan butter, and enjoy! Makes excellent toast, too. Keeps at room temp for a good 3-4 days (keep wrapped with plastic wrap or beeswax cloth).

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Table of Contents

• The Story Behind the Recipe
• Recipe Development Notes
• What is Matcha?
• What Kind of Matcha for Lattes?
• Matcha & Caffeine
• Matcha Iced Latte Ingredients
• Adaptations & Variations
• How to Make a Matcha Iced Latte
• More Coffee Shop Drinks

• Jump to the Full, Printable Recipe
• Read Reviews & Comments

The Story Behind the Recipe

Holy moly, May was a doozy. Not, like, in a super serious way, and I am grateful for that, but still a doozy.

Toward the end of April, our kindergartener came down with an illness that had her temperature spiking to 106! She went from perfectly fine, munching on dinner, to a super high temp within an hour. We’d never seen anything like that with her and we were terrified. It went on for several days (and many doctor visits) but we finally confirmed that it was a flu-like virus that just needed to run its course. And run its course it did – through our entire family.

Now that we’re at the end of the jerk virus, we’re looking around our yard and home and feeling overwhelmed with all of the half-completed projects we’ve gotten ourselves into. I can’t decide if I just want to run away and hide or go all ninja minimalist and get rid of 90% of everything.

No matter what I decide, I’m gonna need some energy. And what’s a great way to get energy? You guessed it: Caffeine!

And that’s why I decided it was immediately time to perfect this Matcha Iced Latte.

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Recipe Development Notes

I quickly learned there are a few key things you need for a great matcha iced latte.

1. Use latte grade or ceremonial grade matcha. There are several grades of matcha, and you want to pick one that’s going to taste great in a latte. More about that in one of the next sections.
2. A great method. This shaken method makes use of a mason jar. So easy!
3. A way to dissolve the matcha. Many people use a matcha whisk to blend it all up perfectly in the water. I’m not quite that hardcore (yet), so I don’t whisk mine up in a bowl and drink it straight up or anything. Instead, we can use a spoon to blend the matcha with a little warm water, then proceed with the rest of the ingredients.
4. The right flavors. I fluff mine up with some sweetener, uber-creamy lite coconut milk, and some vanilla, which really helps round out the vegetal and grassy flavor of matcha. Soooooo delicious.

What is Matcha?

Matcha is a form of green tea, but instead of steeping the leaves, they’re ground up superfine and dissolved right in to your drink. That’s why it’s that glorious, glorious green color (also, the leaves for matcha are shade-grown which contributes to the vibrant hue).

The fact that it’s ground-up leaves is also why matcha has more caffeine than green tea, and also why matcha contains so many more nutrients.

What Kind of Matcha for Lattes?

Matcha tastes somewhat grassy and vegetal no matter what kind of matcha you get, but there are huge differences in grades of matcha.

For the best matcha iced latte, make sure you do not buy culinary grade matcha. It’s more of an olive green in color and it tastes bitter. Instead, get yourself what some companies call “latte grade.” Or you can also buy yourself the more expensive (but highest quality) ceremonial grade matcha.

I’ve had a hard time finding good-quality matcha in grocery stores around here, so I order it online. I really like this brand. (Not sponsored! I just like it.)

Matcha & Caffeine

The boost you get from matcha is potent, no question. Harvard states that matcha can contain up to 175 mg of caffeine per cup, compared to coffee which has more like 95 mg. So … be careful with the caffeine content and know your personal limits.

In my experience, the caffeine “buzz” you get from matcha is totally different than that of coffee. It’s sort of smooth, and jitters – like you get from coffee – are minimal. It’s just a nice solid boost of energy.

Matcha Iced Latte Ingredients

• Matcha tea – Use at least latte-grade, NOT culinary-grade matcha!
• Coconut milk – I like lite coconut milk for my matcha iced lattes. It’s rich and creamy without being super thick.
• Almond milk – I find 100% coconut milk to be a bit much, so I add almond milk, too. Feel free to add your milk of choice. Oat milk is great!
• Vanilla – Adds a nice sweet round flavor to matcha lattes.
• Pure maple syrup – The touch of sweetness helps round out the grassy flavor of matcha tea.
• Ice – It’s an iced matcha latte, after all!

Adaptations & Variations

• Make it a boba tea by adding tapioca balls.
• As written, this recipe is dairy-free, but you can use dairy milk if you prefer.
• Add pureed strawberries for a strawberry iced matcha latte (yum).
• Top with lavender cold foam like Starbucks’ gorgeous new drink!

How to Make a Matcha Iced Latte

One problem with iced matcha lattes is that the matcha can be lumpy. I’ve solved this problem by first dissolving the matcha – I mix it with with warm water right in the mason jar.

Then, add the ice to cool down the matcha. After that, add the milk and ice, put a lid on it, and shake shake shake until it’s ice cold, gloriously creamy and frothy. Add sweetener and vanilla to taste and stir. Then sip.

I hope you love this Matcha Iced Latte as much as I do! It’s a mean, green, delicious machine! Uh, of deliciousness.

You know what I’m trying to say.

More Coffee Shop Drinks

• Cold Brew Iced Coffee
• Turmeric Latte
• Crock Pot Vanilla Latte
• London Fog Latte
• Cinnamon Dolce Iced Coffee

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Matcha Iced Latte

Rich and creamy, this iced matcha latte goes down easy and is even easier to make. Simply dissolve the matcha right in your mason jar, add the remaining ingredients, screw on the lid, and shake shake shake until gloriously cold and frothy. Then just plop in a straw and drink for instant energy!

Keyword iced matcha green tea latte, iced matcha latte, matcha iced latte, vegan iced matcha latte

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Calories 104kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon matcha latte grade or ceremonial grade matcha green tea
• 3 tablespoons hot tap water
• 1-2 cups ice
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup lite coconut milk*
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

• Grab a 24-ounce mason jar, and lid. Add matcha and hot water. Stir with a fork or whisk until most of the matcha is dissolved (there might still be a couple of lumps, but most of it should dissolve nicely).
• Add one or two ice cubes and stir to cool down the mixture, then add one more cup of ice. Add maple syrup, vanilla, and coconut milk. Screw the lid onto the jar and shake well. Remove the lid and add 1 cup almond milk. Top off with more ice and/or more almond milk if desired.
• Plop in a straw and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Calcium: 240mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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I’m sure you’ve guessed that today’s recipe is a riff on the popular Dr. Seuss book. St. Paddy’s Day, is of course, the perfect time to share Green Eggs & Yams because, you know, green. You don’t want to have to pinch your breakfast.

This one involves no food color – rather, the green comes compliments of a healthy hit of pesto.

Roasted sweet potatoes and, naturally, a couple of poached eggs complete this simple breakfast.

I DO, I DO like it, Sam-I-am!

Sorry, sorry. You know I had to.

(more…)

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I admit it – I can’t remember the last time I had a legit shamrock shake from McD’s. I think I had one in the name of research when I was creating this recipe.

These days, I’m much more likely to be found drinking a healthy shamrock shake smoothie like this one over a McDonald’s version or even my own boozy rendition. Call it boring, call it living healthier … call it 8 a.m. I’m pretty dang okay with this healthy shamrock shake over any other version.

So what do we have here? An easy peasy list of ingredients, that’s what. Three base ingredients, a couple of things thrown in for flavor, voila. Nourishing, refreshing, and St. Patrick’s Day appropriate deliciousness.

I started with one of my favorite smoothie bases – raw cashews and water! I use the same base for my cashew vanilla smoothie, which was adapted from one of the best green smoothie recipes around from The Blender Girl. In her recipe, she soaks the cashews first. Me, I can barely plan ahead enough to freeze a banana, let alone soak cashews. I’ve found that with my Vitamix, I’m able to whip unsoaked cashews into a plenty-creamy base. Perfect for non-planners like me!

For flavor, we’ve got your standard vanilla extract. You can add a couple of drops of peppermint extract, or go with fresh peppermint. Many months of the year, we have mint going crazy in our garden, but not in March. Hooray for grocery stores!

Another thing I love about this smoothie is that I find there is no need to add any sweeteners. The banana and the cashews add plenty of sweetness. Score!

Top o’ the smoothie to ya, friends. And all the rest, too.

More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

• Irish Coffee
• Boozy Shamrock Shake – a version for the adults only!
• Shamrock Shake Shortbread Cookies
• Buttery Irish Soda Bread
• Vegan Irish Soda Bread
• Cranberry Orange Irish Soda Bread

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Shamrock Shake Smoothie

This super simple smoothie recipe is entirely dairy-free and vegan, and perfect for St. Patty’s Day! Colored green with spinach and fresh mint, with a banana and cashew base. Protein, vitamins, and deliciousness!

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 smoothie

Calories 310kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 1 medium ripe banana frozen*
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup baby spinach loosely packed
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 6-7 fresh mint leaves can substitute 2-3 drops peppermint extract – just go light on it, a little goes a long way!

Instructions

• Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender. Puree until smooth. Serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1-1 1/2 cup smoothie | Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7.4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3.3g | Sodium: 7mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 22g

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More Green Smoothie Recipes

• Tropical Green Smoothie
• Mango Coconut Green Smoothie
• Ginger Peach Green Smoothie
• Toasted Coconut Green Smoothie
• Chocolate Raspberry Sneaky Green Smoothie (hint: it’s not actually green in color!)
• Healthy Shamrock Shake Smoothie
• Green Lime Smoothie
• Pumpkin Pie Green Smoothie

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At first glance, peas don’t seem like they’d be a great source of protein. They seem like a veggie – like any other veggie. Healthy, sure. But not necessarily protein-rich.

Did you know, though, that peas are actually legumes? You know, like beans and lentils? (Am I the last to stumble upon this glorious little nugget of information?!)

One cup of shelled peas, in fact, has 8 grams of protein. Those unassuming, ordinary orbs are, actually, a bit of a nutritional powerhouse.

Of course, there’s no time better than spring to celebrate all that pea-riffic goodness. And this Pea Pesto Pasta Salad is full of peas. And P’s.

Yes peas. Peas and thank you. Peas pass the …

Sorry.

So, pea pesto! Peas are a great way to bulk up your typical pesto, plus they add a nice sweetness and a bit of creaminess to boot. Not to mention that glorious green we’ve got going on.

This particular pea pesto boasts peas (of course), parsley, fresh mint, toasted pine nuts, and a good squeeze of lemon. Tossed with a nice curly pasta, the pesto clings to every nook and cranny and makes for one seriously yummy pasta salad. Bonus: it’s vegan – and, if you use brown rice pasta, which I love in this, it’s gluten-free too.

And, with all that protein, it can kind of work as a meal in and of itself.

Peas out!

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Pea Pesto Pasta Salad

This easy vegan salad boasts a creamy pea pesto with parsley, mint, pine nuts, and lemon. Perfect for make-ahead lunches and potlucks.

Keyword pea pesto pasta, pea pesto pasta salad, pesto pea pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 98kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 1 12-ounce box fusilli pasta (white, whole wheat, or brown rice pasta are all great)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 10-ounce bag frozen peas, thawed (about 2-1/2 cups), divided
• 1 cup fresh parsley loosely packed
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves loosely packed
• 2 medium cloves garlic
• 1 large lemon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
• 1/3 – 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

• Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and add to a large bowl. Let cool.
• While the pasta is cooking, toast the pine nuts. Place them in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and golden, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Zest the lemon. Reserve zest for garnish. Set the lemon and zest aside. (You’ll top the finished pasta with the zest and use the juice for the pesto).
• Make the pesto. To the pitcher of a blender, add 1/3 cup of the toasted pine nuts,  1-1/2 cups peas, parsley, mint, garlic, 2 tablespoons lemon juice from the lemon you just zested, salt, and 1/3 cup olive oil. Puree until relatively smooth, adding more olive oil if necessary until the pesto is a saucy consistency. Taste and add additional salt and lemon juice if desired.
• Pour the pesto over the pasta that’s already in the bowl. Add the remaining peas. Toss gently until the pasta is coated and the peas are distributed. Garnish with remaining pine nuts, lemon zest, and a few sprigs of parsley and mint if desired. Serve.
• Can be kept refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 48 hours.

Notes

Gluten-free option:

Use brown rice fusilli pasta.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 931IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

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A few months ago, I was out with some preschool moms, and we managed to stay out until midnight. I came home, woke my guy, and practically did a happy dance at the foot of the bed – so proud was I for staying out so late. In his sleepy haze, he didn’t really appreciate the high-five requests.

Yeah … I still high-five.

The truth is, more often than not, my guy and I are in bed by 8:30 p.m. I mean, we really have transformed into morning people (parenthood helped), so I try to justify our elderly bedtime. I mean, I do generally wake between 4 – 5 a.m. and work for a couple of hours. The house is so quiet! I do my best work then! On the flip side, by 6 p.m., my brain has officially shut down.

So, as you can imagine, a wild night packed full of green beers and Irish jigs and rad t-shirts is not exactly on our agenda for Saint Patrick’s Day. Preschool crafts, yes. Maybe some green mac and cheese. And I can even manage this mug cake after 6 in the evening, because it’s darn near the easiest thing to make, ever. (Well, aside from this one, which is even easier.) Plus, chocolate.

Mug cakes are both dangerous and awesome. They’re so easy to make – cake in an instant! So it’s kind of hazardous thing to have in your cooking arsenal. But they’re also great for eating sweets in moderation. This Vegan Double Chocolate Mint Mug Cake is an indulgence, yes. But when that single serving is gone, it’s gone. No tempting half-rounds of cake beckoning me from the kitchen. That’s the awesome part – at least, when I’m counting calories (which I perpetually am).

This mug cake is uber-chocolatey with both actual chocolate melted in plus cocoa powder to boot. Hence the “double!” It’s moist with a nice crumb, and absolutely otherworldly with a dollop of vanilla-touched coconut whipped cream. I mean, otherworldly for a mug cake.

Would a non-lame person ever describe a mug cake as “otherworldly?” Yeah … don’t answer that.

More Vegan Cake Recipes

• Looking for a full-size chocolate cake recipe? This dairy-free and vegan chocolate cake is a keeper recipe around here.
• Who doesn’t love a good flag cake?! American flag sheet cake is vegan and the frosting can be adapted to be vegan also.
• This vegan pineapple upside down cake is so moist and decadent!

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Vegan Double Chocolate Mint Mug Cake

This uber-chocolatey mug cake just happens to be vegan, but everyone is sure to appreciate this decadent little indulgence.

Author Kare

Ingredients

• 1 1-ounce square bittersweet or dark chocolate, broken into pieces, or 2 tablespoons semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (I’ve been using Ghiradelli 60% baking chocolate as that’s what I have on hand)
• 2 teaspoons coconut oil can substitute vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour or white whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon instant espresso powder optional
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract optional
• 1/16 teaspoon or about 6 drops peppermint extract

Optional toppings:

• Coconut whipped cream or, for a non-vegan version, dairy whipped cream
• Mini chocolate chips
• Fresh mint

Instructions

• Place the chocolate and the coconut oil into a microwave-proof mug. Microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds and stir. If the chocolate is not yet melted, microwave again at 50% power in 15-second increments, stirring each time, until the chocolate is melted. It usually takes me about one minute total.
• Add the remaining ingredients except optional toppings. Stir with a fork until combined.
• Microwave on high until risen and just until dry to the touch, 1-2 minutes (in my microwave it takes 1 minute 15 seconds).
• Add toppings if you like and serve.

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