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Vegan Recipes Made With Your Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

November 25, 2018 By Sarah 7 Comments

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It’s that time of year—the time to gift kitchen gadgets to the chefs in your lives!  Complete with vegan recipes so you can get started right away!

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Vegan Recipes Made With Your Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

With a late November anniversary, an early December birthday, and Christmas just a few weeks behind, Irving often takes advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, and gifts me the latest and greatest kitchen appliances. While I know that appliances don’t seem like the most romantic gift in the world, this girl loves them, and my sweet husband knows it!  In the 14 some years that we’ve been together he’s given me a food processor for Christmas, a blender for Mother’s Day, an Instant Pot for a birthday, an Air Fryer for another birthday, a dehydrator for another Christmas, and countless little gadgets in between!  Let’s just say that I have a well stocked kitchen.  Are you looking for some new kitchen gadgets for the people on your shopping list this year?  How about some yummy vegan recipes to go along?  Here are a few of my favorite recipes and kitchen gadgets to go with them!

Instant Pot

The Instant Pot is a modern version of a pressure cooker.  It’s completely digital, easy to use, and drastically reduces cooking time!  I love to make dried beans in mine, and also rice!  Oh….and mashed potatoes!!!  Once you get over the (semi irrational) fear of it exploding it will become your favorite appliance!  Get one NOW!

veggie meatballs made in kitchen gadgets, instant pot

Vegan Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs

mashed potatoes made in kitchen gadgets, instant pot

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions and Bacon

black beans made in instant pot, kitchen gadgets

How to Make Perfect Black Beans in Your Instant Pot

And more….

  • Instant Pot Basmati Rice
  • Holiday Orange Spiced Cake in the Instant Pot

Air Fryer

My Air Fryer is the newest appliance in my collection!  It cooks foods at a high temperature in a basket so that the air can cook from all sides, allowing it to stay crispy!  So far I have loved using it to make fried tofu, heat frozen treats quickly (I’m looking at you, pizza bites!), my crispy Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary, and my Easy Vegan Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts!  Get an Air Fryer NOW!!!

air fryer, kitchen gadgets

air fryer brussels sprouts, kitchen gadgets

Easy Vegan Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts

Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary

Vitamix

Everybody’s favorite blender!  The Vitamix will have your smoothie blended in just 1 minute!  Strong enough to break down ice, or grind up nuts and seeds into a creamy sauce, the Vitamix is a staple in kitchens everywhere!  Get a Vitamix Blender NOW!!!

green smoothie in vitamix, kitchen gadgets

Citrus Explosion Green Smoothie

Dairy Free Onion Gravy for the Holidays

And more….

  • Tahini Date Shake
  • Cold Brew Coffee Milk
  • Banana Berry Fresh Smoothie

Food Processor

My food processor was the first kitchen appliance I received from Irving, more than 13 years ago!  One replacement blade and it is still going strong!  I love to use it for quick pulse recipes like salsa, pesto, and tapenade!  I even use the pastry blade to make my pie crust!  Get one NOW!!!

cranberry salsa made in food processor, kitchen gadgets

Cranberry Salsa for Christmas

olive tapenade made in food processor, kitchen gadgets

Olive Tapenade

vegan pesto made in food processor, kitchen gadgets

Classic Vegan Pesto

And more….

  • Apple Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal
  • Vegan Chocolate Mousse
  • Teriyaki Veggie Burgers
  • My Favorite Hummus

Ice Cream Maker

What would I do without my beloved ice cream maker?  Growing up, my family had a hand crank ice cream maker.  Lots of fun, but so much work!  This electronic version is as easy as the touch of a button!  The best part?  You can make any flavor you can dream of!  Get one NOW!!!

candy cane ice cream made in ice cream maker, kitchen gadgets

Candy Cane Ice Cream

salted caramel chocolate covered pretzel chunk ice cream made in ice cream maker, kitchen gadgets

Salted Caramel Pretzel Chunk Ice Cream

And more…

  • Coconilla Ice Cream
  • Apple Pie Ice Cream
  • Maple Bacon Ice Cream with Bourbon and Walnuts

Kitchen Gadgets

And of course, it’s not all about the fancy electronic gadgets.  A few other staples in my kitchen include….

  • Citrus Press
  • Onion Goggles
  • Garlic Press
  • Tofu X Press
  • Immersion Blender

Cyber Monday

Happy Cyber Shopping—don’t you just love shopping from home in your jammies?  Get your clicking fingers ready to find some great deals!  Be sure to report back in the comments below and let me know what your favorite kitchen gadgets are!

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  1. Cadry says

    November 29, 2018 at 8:02 pm

    I love kitchen gadgets for gifts too. One year I received a juicer for Valentine’s Day, and the next year it was a Vitamix. That’s romance to me! Haha! This is a very handy round-up for ways to use the gadgets on my counter and in my closet!

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    • Sarah says

      November 29, 2018 at 11:26 pm

      Yes! Well thought out gadgets and appliances are good! My dad gave my mom a dust buster once….they still talk about it….35 years later! So maybe not all appliances are safe for gifting! But all of these are!

      Reply
  2. Becky Striepe says

    November 26, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    Yessss this post is right up my alley – I love gadgets!! And I’m super jealous of your slick, white air fryer. That’s the air fryer from the 60s vision of the future!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 29, 2018 at 11:24 pm

      Right? Anyone who has seen it on my counter has asked about it! It looks like some kind of space pod. I love it!

      Reply
  3. Dianne says

    November 26, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    I have every gadget you can think of, and some don’t get as much use as others. Thanks for the reminder to use them!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 29, 2018 at 11:25 pm

      Yes! That happens to me too! I open a drawer and remember “oh yeah…” I go through phases!

      Reply

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