So…I’ve been running training for my half marathon that’s slowly approaching in July. When I run, I burn a lot of calories and need to eat more than if I’m not exercising. I especially need carbohydrates.

I had been wanting to make cornbread and vegan hot dog twinkies, but they were out of the Field Roast brand I like when I went to the store. So, I decided to buy Field Roast mini breakfast sausages and use them instead. Besides, I thought they’d be the perfect size, and they were!

I made them with Bisquick mix…which is actually vegan! Or at least, some versions are!

This recipe on a canoe pan, aka twinkie pan…I’m not sure what you could do instead if you don’t have this kind of pan, but they were pretty cheap on amazon when I got mine, and worth it for all the twinkie like foods you can make with it!

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups vegan Bisquick
• 1 1/2 cups almond milk or nondairy milk of choice
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 eggs worth of egg replacer (I used Ener-g powder mixed with the amount of water recommended on the box)
• 8 Field Roast mini apple maple sausages

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix the Bisquick with the nondairy milk, brown sugar, and egg replacer.
3. Pour or spoon batter into the cavities of the pan, about 3/4 of the way up. Save a little batter to cover the sausages with if needed later.
4. Place the sausages in the middle of the canoe cavity. Push down until covered by the batter. You may need to spoon some extra batter on top to achieve this.
5. Bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes until puffy, firm, and golden.
6. Enjoy with maple syrup and Earth Balance melted together.

Coming soon will be some healthier recipes, haha. Despite the appearance of this recipe, I’ve been on a big healthy food kick lately…can’t wait to share more of those types of recipes, and I have a few up my sleeve right now. 🙂