Cinnamon crunch cereal

Recipe from Nourishing Joy and modified by Corina

1C protein powder (4 parts rice, 4 parts pea, 1 part hemp)

1/2C corn starch

3/4C sugar

1t salt

1t baking powder

4T flour

1/4C cinnamon

3/4C boiling water

Optional: powdered sugar to sprinkle on top

• Mix dry ingredients, then add the water and knead into a dough ball that sticks together
• Oil a large baking pan and press the dough onto it until it is a very thin
• Sprinkle powdered sugar or extra cinnamon on top
• Cut the dough into small squares
• Bake at 180C / 350F for 20 min or until it starts to brown (less time for thinner dough, like 10 min)
• Break apart the squares and put back into the oven at 150C / 300F for 10 min (more time for thicker dough, stirring every 10 min). They are done when they just start to taste like they are caramelizing

Makes 4 cups of dense cereal and has 192g protein (48g protein per cup). Compare with Three Wishes high protein cereal that has 8g protein per cup.

Vegan staples shopping list

Any time a recipe (even a non-vegan one) calls for "X", you can just swap it out for the vegan version in the exact same amount called for in the recipe

• "Butter" = margarine - in Germany: Naturli bio veganes streichfett at Alnatura, Buttella Sonnenblumen at Aldi, Letta at Rewe
• "Milk" = oat / soy / hazelnut / etc milk. Corina's favorite is chocolate Oatley.
• "Cheese" = fav vegan versions include the flavors natur and character for all purposes and hirtengenuss for a feta alternative - all from Simply V (Rewe, Hit, Kaufland, Aldi in Germany), also Rewe Bio Mozzarisella in a 3-cheese pizza. Daiya mozzarella or Chao (at most stores in the US)
• "Eggs" = you can just leave them out. Or you can add some baking powder (maybe 1t to 1T). If you need a great thickener, mix cornstarch in a little bit of cold water and add to a warm mixture and stir until thick. Don't add bananas though because it will make the whole dish taste like bananas.
• "Cream" = Oatley cream or coconut cream at Rewe
• "Cream cheese" = vegan versions include Simply V streichgenuss and Oatley aufstrich at Rewe, Kaufland, and Hit in Germany
• "Chocolate" = many dark chocolates are already vegan so just check the ingredients to make sure it  doesn't have milk or milk powder. There are also lots of vegan milk chocolates. Our favorites are Hello salted caramel at Rewe for eating and Ja chocolate at Rewe for baking.
• "Marshmallows" = the non-vegan ingredient in these is gelatin, which is made from animals. Replace with Not Guilty Marilyn Mallow from Alnatura in Germany or with Dandies at Whole Foods, co-ops, and health food stores in the US.
• "Mayonnaise" = veganaise in the US (sold at most places) and Veganz sandwichcreme klassik at Edeka in Germany.
• "Noodles" = just make sure they don't have eggs in them
• "Bread" = just make sure it doesn't have lactic acid or enzymes. Both CAN be vegan, but it will only explicitly say it if they are.
• "Sugar" = some sugar is whitened by filtering it through fish bones. In Europe, most sugar is vegan. In the US, if it is labeled ORGANIC or UNREFINED then it is vegan (more info at PETA for US products). It is vegan if it is made from beets 
• "Stock" = there are vegan stock cubes at Vitalia (Cenovis Bio ohne MSG) and Rewe (Bio Gemüsebrühe)