Incredible Plant-Based Desserts Colorful Vegan Cakes, Cookies, Tarts, and other Epic Delights

Make seriously luscious, showstopping vegan sweet treats that will delight everyone with these trade-secret recipes from Instagram star Anthea Cheng (@rainbownourishments).

In Incredible Plant-Based Desserts, Anthea shows you that sponge cakes can still be fluffy and moist and pastry can still melt in your mouth without animal-derived ingredients. Whether you are an eager home cook or a more experienced chef, you will enjoy creating:

• Playful, modern spins on classic desserts, such as fail-safe tiramisu trifles topped with caramelized popcorn or Snickers transformed into a multi-layered cake with peanut brittle.
• Simple recipes for when life gets busy, like three-ingredient pancakes and fruit-filled muffins. 
• Indulgent treats, including Homer Simpson pink donuts, baklava custard tart, and chocolate brownie peanut butter sandwich cookies.
• Wholesome choices like a berry chocolate mousse tart and cupcakes with rainbow cashew buttercream.

Anthea has carefully selected ingredients to ensure you won’t accumulate odd, once-used stuff in your pantry. And with plenty of options for people avoiding gluten, refined sugar, nuts, and other common allergens, no one misses out on the deliciousness. All of the recipes have been tested and approved by vegans and non-vegans alike.

Accompanied by stunning photography, these recipes will bring some magic to your every day, dinner table, or special occasion.

Anthea Cheng is a chef, food photographer, food stylist, and recipe developer based in Canberra, Australia. In her first book, Incredible Plant-Based Desserts, Anthea shares a collection of simple to sophisticated vegan desserts with plenty of gluten-free, refined sugar–free and allergy-friendly options, including trade-secret recipes from her boutique cake business. She runs the popular blog Rainbow Nourishments (www.rainbownourishments.com), has a strong presence on social media, and hosts workshops and pop-up events internationally. Driven by her previous studies and work in humanitarian issues, she is passionate about helping her community through light discussions about well-being and environmental issues. Find Anthea on Instagram @rainbownourishments.

8 My Story: An Introduction
12 Things You Will Need
14 Making Desserts with Vegan, Gluten-free, and Refined Sugar–free Ingredients
18 How to Make Desserts for People with Specific Allergies and Sensitivities
20 Good Morning! Nourishing Breakfasts
23 Overnight Oats: Three Ways!
25 Blissful Brekkie Bowls
27 Whatever-You-Want Date-Sweetened Granola
28 Apple and Blueberry Pie Baked Oats
31 Super-Seedy Muesli Bars
32 Easy Baked Banana Pancakes
37 Peaches and Cream Sourdough French Toast
38 Rainbow Frozen Yogurt Granola Popsicles
40 Snack Time is Any Time!
43 Bliss Balls, Three Ways!
44 Decadent Raw Lamington Bliss Balls
47 Chocolate Cups, Three Ways
48 Bear-friendly Cinnamon Cookies
51 Raspberry and White Chocolate Cookies
54 Chocolate Brownie Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
57 Wholesome Crispy Rice Rocky Road Bars
58 Cookie Dough Bars
61 Chocolate Fudgsicles
64 Apple Chai Muffins with a Maple Glaze
67 Blueberry Lemon Muffins with a Coconut Crumble
68 Baked Cinnamon Donuts with a Strawberry Glaze
71 Easy Banana and Passionfruit Bread
72 Dried Rainbow Pear Slices
76 Cafe-Style Treats at Home
79 Classic Buttery Scones
80 Spelt Shortbread Cookies
83 Caramel Slice
84 Chocolate Cupcakes with a Rainbow Cashew Buttercream
87 Berry and Lemon Cheesecakes
90 Almond Butter and Berry Jelly Bar
93 Cookie, Caramel, and Chocolate Ice Cream Bar
94 Wholesome Wagon Wheels
99 Fig and Pear Tart with a Cardamom Coconut Cream
100 Baklava Custard Tart
103 Very Berry Pie Infused with Chamomile
104 Unbaked Notella Cheesecake
107 Pomegranate Yogurt Cake
110 Let’s Share and Celebrate!
113 Customizable Classic Baked Vanilla Cake
114 Rainbow Pear Chai Cake
117 Customizable Baked Chocolate Cake
118 Black Forest Cake
122 Berry Chocolate Mousse Tart
125 Summery Fruit Tart, Two Ways!
129 Epic Peanut Butter–Chocolate Cake
133 Showstopper Tiramisu Trifle with Caramelized Popcorn
136 Basic Condiments and Frostings
139 Raspberry Chia Jam
140 DIY Chocolate
143 Chocolate Ganache
144 Date Caramel
145 Classic Caramel
146 American-style Buttercream
147 Cashew Buttercream
148 Whipped Coconut Cream Frosting
149 Cashew Cream
153 Acknowledgments
154 About the Author
156 Index