But first, I have an important question to ask:
Cake or Frosting?
Even as a little kid, I was a frosting-over-cake girl; I always vied for those frosting roses. Did any of y’all do that? (I’m not sure I even liked the taste; they were just so gosh-darn pretty!)
Anyway, in my exuberance about the Raw Chocolate-Raspberry Cake, I forgot to mention that you don’t have to make it a cake. You can do this…
Or chocolate-raspberry fudge frosting.
Try this on top of Banana Pancakes for One.
If you dare. You might never want to eat anything else ever again. Or skip the pancakes and opt for straight-up frosting shots. Yeah, frosting shots. And if you’re looking for something with which to wash down said shots, I’ve gotcha covered. Or, rather, Silk’s gotcha covered:
I mentioned the coconut in the New Product Alerts page awhile back, but hadn’t yet tried it.
Unsweetened Almondmilk:
Silk came out with plain, vanilla, and chocolate almond milks a few months ago, but did you know that they now have an unsweetened one as well?
It’s my newest-favorite thing! I’ve always loved Almond Breeze, but this milk is like three times creamier! Plus, it’s fortified with vitamin B12. (Almond Breeze is not.) Price-wise, Silk also holds an edge ($3.50 for 8 cups as opposed to AB’s $2 for 4 cups when on sale).
Coconutmilk:
I love coconut. Did you know? Yeah, um, unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you did. (And even those of you rock-dwellers have probably heard by now.) So I was surprised to find I didn’t like the So Delicious brand’s coconut milk beverage. Even the sweetened one, I found to to be watery and bland. Good news, though: Silk Coconutmilk is much thicker. Even my dairy-drinking mom likes it! I bet it’d be really good in oatmeal!
Final thoughts… and opinions welcome:
I know Silk is owned by Dean Foods, who also happens to be the biggest dairy-seller in the US. I’m not sure how I feel about this… but I think their clout and reputation in the dairy industry give them the ability to make products like soymilk more mainstream (for example: Silk commercials, advertisements in magazines, and availability at places like Starbucks and Wal-Mart). And more easily-accessible vegan products means more people will be turned on to them, which will eventually translate to fewer animal products consumed. Obviously, there are positives and negatives (and I haven’t done much research on them, so if anyone wants to leave their own thoughts on the issue, I’d be happy to hear others’ opinions). But I’m just excited to see non-dairy milks are becoming so popular that even the big dairy guys are taking notice!
Speaking of milk, I thought I’d give a preview of tomorrow’s post:
Hint: It is not a Cookie Dough Milkshake.
What’s your favorite milk?
And do you ever drink it straight-up?
I hated drinking milk when I was little. My mom had to put food coloring or cocoa powder in it to entice me. But now, I really love a big glass of almond milk!
Wow! Thank you for telling me about this! I literally live off unsweetened, vanilla almond milk. I really hope my Kroger carries this.
Also, does ANYone shop at Aldi? They are opening one near me and my dad will start buying from there since it is so much cheeper, but I wanted to know if anybody knew about vegan products there?
Never heard of it! But my Kroger does sell almond milk :).
Well, Aldi owns Trader Joe’s so you might have some luck with vegan stuff there?
O, I didn’t know that. Maybe it will work out well then, and I can save my dad some money.
It’s TJ’s dirty little secret. LOL.
Folks think they are this cute little independent co-op but nope. Big corporate conglomerate – based in Germany. Wiggidy wack!
Good luck!
That frosting picture kills me! It looks amazing. I haven’t tried Silk’s brand of Almond Milk, but HEB is making their own line of almond milk now, too! I like it better than Almond Breeze. And don’t feel bad–I can’t get myself to like coconut milk either. It’s too water-y and bland.
I can’t wait for the cake batter shake!! 🙂
Looks so good!
Tomorrow’s post pic looks sooooo delicious!! It is some healthy vegan funfetti cake batter milkshake. OMG!
As for Silk, that’s great news on their coconut and unsweet almond milks. I love the plain Pure Almond. So creamy! I know I should boycott Silk or something because of their dairy connection, but I agree with you on the whole mainstreaming thing. Plus, Silk tastes damn good. 🙂
Confetti cake batter milkshake – can it be???
Being lactose intolerant my entire life I have a healthy loathing of milk. While I do use coconut/cashew/rice/almond milk in smoothies and cooking, I must say that to this day I still can’t bring myself to actually drink a glass of any of it straight. Scarred for life I suppose – made it much easier to give up all dairy though!!
I accidently drank a half-gallon of unsweetened almond milk in one day. Between oatmeal, baking, cookie dunking and milkshakes, it just disappeared.
Haha I bet you got LOTS of vitamins! Maybe too many… 😕
I have a carton on the Silk unsweetened almond milk in my fridge right now. I’m really happy with it Almond milk is my go-to milk for oatmeal, smoothies, and other cooking, but I don’t drink it straight up. As a kid I drank cow’s milk straight up all the time.
Your raw chocolate raspberry cake and frosting look SOOO delicious!
But sorry—I would never drink Silk ANYTHING! Just like most of their soy milks, their coconut milk isn’t organic. We’re sticking with So Delicious Coconut Milk. It’s plenty thick enough for our family, and I think it’s really delicious and more like dairy milk than any other alternative. If I want something that tastes thicker or more coconutty, I’ll buy canned coconut milk.
I am an unsweetend almond milk aficionado. I think I’ve tried every kind — but THIS one! Recently I’ve been buying the refrigerated kind at Trader Joe’s, because it’s $2.99 for 8 cups and is very creamy, too. But I’ll have to try the Silk brand. And I agree with your position on Silk — while it’s abhorrent to support a dairy company, we need to take advantage of Silk’s wide reach to increase popularity of non-dairy beverages.
Thanks for this, I’ve been wondering if the Silk coconut was worth trying, after all the bad reviews I saw of the So Delicious. I’ll be checking it out. And that’s interesting that Silk is cheaper where you’re at; here they sell the AB for 2.99 a half gallon. Anyway thanks, it looks like I have new milks to check out.