My Vegan Experience: Cake Pops??

Over a month ago I committed to making cake pops for a friend's gender reveal. Well now that I've changed my eating habits, that means cake pops are out of the question, right?

WRONG!

It took a few google searches and a little bit of planning, but I actually did it. I made vegan cake pops and surprisingly...they were REALLY good.

In case you're interested in making vegan cake pops yourself, this is how I did it:

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 small avocado
1/2 cup apple sauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup vanilla rice milk

Combine all ingredients and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. I use a cake pop pan for this.

And then for the "icing" coating. I bought "allergy-free" semi sweet chocolate and combined coconut oil to help it melt and then dipped the cake pops in that mixture.

End result: ABSOLUTE DELICIOUSNESS!

Photos by Kristin Marie Dustman Photography

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