Cooking in a multicooker! Functions and advantages of multicookers. Vegan fruit cake in a slow cooker

Being a vegetarian does not mean not enjoying every meal. If you can’t believe that there is “no life” without meat, then we recommend visiting the best vegetarian cafes in Moscow, where you can taste dishes prepared according to the best vegan recipes. We guarantee that you will change your mind, and often you will spoil your household with such dishes.

We invite you to check out some great vegan slow cooker recipes. It's no secret that the "miracle saucepan" has long become an indispensable kitchen assistant, with its help you can cook first and second courses, desserts.

Simple soup with seaweed

This recipe is adapted for the Panasonic-10 model. Chop a small onion, a quarter of a bell pepper (red, sweet), a large tomato and a clove of garlic. Grate a small carrot. Place all vegetables in a multicooker bowl, set the “Baking” mode for 20 minutes. Then add chopped potatoes and chopped 4 champignons, a couple of bay leaves and about half a package of dry seaweed in 12 g. Top up with water to the upper mark, add seasonings, salt and pepper to your taste. Now set the "Extinguishing" mode for an hour and a half.

creamy zucchini

Take 3 young zucchini and cut them into rings. In the slow cooker, set the "Frying" mode, pour in a little ghee, add the zucchini and fry them for 6-7 minutes.

Add a third of a two-hundred-gram glass of milk (or cream), set the "Stewing" mode and simmer the vegetables for 20 minutes. After 15 minutes from the start of the stew, add salt and spices (asafoetida, black pepper, turmeric, nutmeg), 80 g of grated hard cheese. At the very end of cooking, sprinkle the zucchini with chopped herbs.

orange biscuit

Mix in one bowl 170 g of flour, half a teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of baking powder. In another bowl, combine 100 g of kefir, vegetable oil and sugar. Beat with a mixer, and then pour in 150 orange juice, and also add 2 teaspoons of grated orange zest - fresh.

Mix the contents of two vessels with a spoon or whisk, but you cannot use a mixer for this purpose. We do not recommend that you knead for a long time, otherwise the biscuit may not rise.

Lightly grease the multi-cooker bowl with oil and pour the dough into it, put “Baking” for 45 minutes, but do not rush to get the pie at the end. Let the biscuit stand for 10 minutes with the lid closed, then you need to open it and let the cake cool right in the mold. You can get dessert without any problems - using a double boiler.

To prepare the frosting, heat a tablespoon of milk with 3 large tablespoons of sugar and a teaspoon of orange zest. After the sugar dissolves, add a tablespoon of sour cream. Do not forget to stir all the time, then add 1.5 tablespoons of oil and cook until thickened.

Cover the cake with warm glaze and decorate.

Supporters of a healthy diet have vegetarian dishes in their favorites. If you cook them in a slow cooker with a minimum amount of oil, or even without it, the utility indicator will become even higher. As for the taste, even with this in vegetarian cuisine there is a complete order. Use simple recipes for every day and see for yourself.

The role of vegetables in the diet

Vegetarian cuisine for losing weight is a real find: the plant foods that form its basis contain a lot of dietary fiber that is beneficial for the intestinal microflora, freeing from toxins and excess cholesterol.

Vegetarian main courses (saute, stew, casseroles, cereals) are actively used in the protein diet (for weight loss, health improvement, muscle gain), since many plant foods contain even more protein than meat and fish. A carbohydrate-free diet includes dishes from soy and other legumes.

There is also a vegetarian Kremlin diet for weight loss, which differs from the classic Kremlin version by the complete absence of meat on the menu. With its help, people manage to get rid of 10 extra pounds in 2 weeks.

Options for every day

People who follow various diets, including those for weight loss, prefer to cook food at home in order to fully control its composition. To make dishes healthy, and the cooking process less laborious, you can use a slow cooker.

Sauteed eggplant

• eggplant and carrots - 2 pcs.;
• tomatoes and bell peppers - 2 pcs.;
• small zucchini;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• spices.

In the multicooker, the cell will cook for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the "Extinguishing" or "Pilaf" mode. Before this, you need to process all the vegetables.

1. It is better to start with eggplants, because they need not only to be peeled and cut into cubes, but also, sprinkled with salt, left for a few minutes, and then washed. This will save the vegetable from unnecessary bitterness.
2. If the zucchini is young, it is cut into cubes without removing the middle and without even cutting off the peel. If the seeds have already formed and the peel has become hard, both should be removed.
3. The core with seeds is also cut out from the bell pepper, then the vegetable is cut into strips. Finely chop the onion and carrot.
4. The skins are removed from the tomatoes. Here's how you can do it quickly: cut it in several places, and then dip the vegetable in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. After that, the skin will be removed very easily, and the tomato will need to be cut into small pieces.
5. Garlic is rubbed on a fine grater or passed through a press, and spicy herbs (fresh dill, parsley or some other, to taste) must be chopped.
6. All prepared ingredients are put into the multicooker bowl and put into operation.

This recipe does not include oil.

Porridge with pumpkin

Required products:

• pumpkin (without peel and seeds) - 350 g;
• millet - 100 g;
• milk - 1.5 tbsp.;
• water - 1 tbsp.;
• oil - 30 g;
• cane sugar - to taste.

The pumpkin, peeled and cut into small pieces, is fried in a slow cooker for 10-15 minutes with butter. The recommended temperature is 160°C. After that, the rest of the ingredients are added to the bowl, mixed and the “Porridge” program is turned on for 50 minutes.

Peculiarity! If time allows, you can keep the dish warm for another half an hour - it will become more tender and boiled.

Cabbage with mushrooms

Here's what you need for this dish:

• cabbage - 400 g;
• champignons - 250 g;
• onions - 1-2 pcs.;
• tomato paste - 50 g;
• vegetable oil.

First, cut the onion and fry it until it becomes transparent in the multicooker bowl in the “Frying” mode (15 minutes) in vegetable oil. Cabbage is chopped and added to the onion so that it is also slightly fried and becomes softer. Mushrooms are thoroughly washed, cut and poured into a multicooker bowl. All ingredients are mixed.

When the “Frying” program is completed, tomato paste and a little water are added to the contents of the bowl, mixed and the “Stew” mode is turned on for 15-30 minutes, depending on the volume of products. At this point, you can put bay leaves, black peppercorns and salt in the bowl.

Peculiarity! If desired, the recipe can be slightly modified by adding, for example, carrots, bell peppers and finely chopped, pre-soaked dried porcini mushrooms.

Ragout with beets

To prepare this stew, you need to take:

• beets and potatoes - 300 g each;
• carrots and onions - 100 g each;
• bell pepper - 1 pc.;
• tomato juice - 150 ml;
• vegetable oil.

Beets, carrots and potatoes are cut into strips, onions - into half rings. Vegetable oil (1 tbsp is enough) is poured into a multicooker bowl, prepared beets and carrots are poured into it and the “Frying” mode is turned on for 10 minutes. After that, all other ingredients are sent to the bowl. If you want the dish to be spicier, add spices. Select the "Soup" or "Porridge" mode for 40 minutes.

Peculiarity! You can cook stew not only from fresh, but also from frozen vegetables.

Bean stew

With equal success, the dish can be prepared both from green string beans (frozen or fresh), and from canned or boiled.

Required:

• beans - 150 g;
• potatoes - 300-400 g;
• bell pepper - 1-2 pcs.;
• bulb;
• tomato juice - 1 tbsp.

If string beans are used, they must be chopped. Then finely cut onions, peppers (half rings) and potatoes (cubes). Prepared vegetables are poured into the multicooker bowl, mixed. Pour in a glass of tomato juice. Turn on the "Extinguishing" program for 40 minutes. Before serving, it is recommended to sprinkle the dish with fresh chopped herbs.

Brussels sprouts casserole

This low-calorie vegetable is useful for people who are struggling with excess weight - it helps to establish digestive processes, relieves constipation. In the recipe, in addition to small heads of cabbage, oregano is used - a spice, the oil of which is included in the list recommended for losing weight people.

To prepare this dish you will need:

• Brussels sprouts - 300 g;
• low-fat milk - 2 tbsp.;
• cheese (any of the hard varieties) - 70 g;
• 2 eggs;
• oregano.

Brussels sprouts are first boiled in an ordinary saucepan over low heat for a quarter of an hour. After cooling, the cabbages are cut in half and placed in a multicooker bowl. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients: milk, eggs, cheese (grated on a coarse grater), oregano. Salt a little and then whisk.

Cabbage is poured with this mass and the “Baking” mode is turned on for 0.5 hours. At the end of the program, leave the dish on the "Heating" for 15 minutes. You can add cherry tomatoes to the recipe, they will not only add flavor, but in general the dish will look more appetizing, as in the photo above. Serve the casserole with low-calorie sour cream or yogurt.

Peculiarity! You can cook a casserole according to this recipe with eggplants (without pre-boiling the vegetable), in the “Baking” mode, the dish is cooked for 1 hour.

Those who first decide to resort to a vegetarian diet for weight loss will need a smooth two-week transition to a new food. This is best done in the summer, when fresh vegetables for every taste appear on store shelves.

To make vegetarian dishes in a slow cooker varied, you need to use spices. Turmeric, fennel, anise, asafoetida, cardamom, cinnamon, barberry are not only tasty, but also useful for weight loss. Experts recommend putting cayenne instead of ordinary pepper in your meals - it improves metabolism (metabolism).

If, in addition to vegetables, rice is included in a vegetarian dish, it is better to boil it in advance until fully cooked in a regular saucepan, so that it does not take much time to cook foods that do not require long-term heat treatment in a slow cooker.

To reduce calories in different dishes, you can replace sour cream with yogurt, semolina with wheat groats, and sunflower oil with olive oil. You can even do without the latter. Multicooker programs allow you to use water instead of oil.

Useful video: cooking lentils

Lentils are a very useful product. In vegetarian cuisine, it is used in many dishes. An easy and simple recipe for cooking in a slow cooker, see the video below.

Conclusion

Vegetarian dishes prepared according to the recipe in a slow cooker are good for breakfast and lunch, and for dinner, which should be light, they are generally indispensable. Smart technology helps to quickly and efficiently cook healthy food, which retains a sufficient amount of vitamins and substances valuable for health. It is also important that this food is tasty and varied, new recipes can be tried in the home kitchen every day.

The assumption that eggs are one of the main ingredients of any baking is wrong. Many types of dough can be prepared without this component. In this article you will find both simple and unusual recipes for multicooker eggless pies.

There are absolutely no animal products in this recipe, which is why the dish is considered vegan. In addition, dried fruits and apples make the dessert extremely healthy. Crispy sunflower seeds bring additional piquancy, which harmonize very well with other ingredients in this dish. Vegan pie without eggs in a slow cooker is prepared from the following ingredients:

• white flour - 180 g;
• cane sugar - ¾ cup;
• refined corn oil - 5 tablespoons;
• lemon juice - 2 tablespoons;
• soda - 1 tsp;
• water - 160 ml;
• apples - 150 g;
• dried fruits (figs, prunes, raisins, dates, dried apricots) - 250 g;
• peeled sunflower seeds - 2 tbsp.

Knead the dough and cook a vegan pie without eggs in a slow cooker:

1. Put dried fruits in a bowl and pour warm water for 20 minutes. When they swell a little, drain the water and rinse the dried fruits under the tap. Cut dried apricots, dates, prunes and figs into pieces.
2. We clean the apple from seeds and peel. We cut it into 4-8 parts, put them in a blender bowl, add water and turn the ingredients into a homogeneous puree.
3. Pour the mass into a deep bowl and combine with cane sugar, sunflower seeds, chopped dried fruits and corn oil. Knead the mass with a spoon.
4. We extinguish soda with lemon juice and also add to the dough. We introduce the sifted flour and mix everything thoroughly again until a thick heavy mass is formed.
5. Lubricate the capacity of the multicooker with a small amount of oil and transfer the dough into it. We level it with a spoon or spatula, close the lid and select the desired program. If the multicooker is equipped with the “Cupcake” option, bake the cake in this program for 70 minutes, then turn it over and bake for another 10 minutes. If the device does not have such a function, then set the “Baking” mode on the panel and cook a pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 50 minutes. Then turn it upside down and bake for another 10 minutes.

Pie without eggs with herbs and cheese in a slow cooker

A closed pie stuffed with pickled cheese and a lot of greens turns out to be incredibly juicy and fragrant. Anything can be used as greens: dill, parsley, green onions, cilantro, spinach or sorrel. Choose the ingredients of your choice, combine them and create different tastes and smells. To prepare a pie without eggs in a slow cooker, you will need the following products:

• water - 250-300 ml;
• flour - 650 g;
• dry yeast - 10 g;
• sugar - 2 tsp;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• sunflower oil - 100 ml;
• any pickled cheese - 300 g;
• greens - 1 large bunch.

We begin to cook a pie without eggs in a slow cooker:

1. We heat the water on the stove to a slightly warm state, add sugar and dry yeast to it, mix and leave for 10 minutes.
2. Separately sift the flour and mix it with salt. Pour water with yeast into a deep bowl, combine with oil, mix and gradually add flour. First, stir the dough with a fork, and when it thickens enough, continue the process with your hands. As a result, you should get a soft, but homogeneous and elastic dough that comes off your hands.
3. Cover the bowl with a lid or a clean towel and leave in a warm place for 1 hour. After an hour, punch down the dough, cover again and let rise for another half hour.
4. We wash a bunch of greens under running water, shake it off, put it on a cutting board and chop. If the recipe uses spinach or sorrel, you need to cut it larger. Green onions, dill, parsley, cilantro can be chopped finely.
5. We shift the pickled cheese into a deep bowl and knead into crumbs. Add greens and mix stuffing.
6. Knead the risen dough again and put it on a table sprinkled with flour. Separate half and roll out with a rolling pin to make a pancake up to 1 cm thick. Put half of the filling in a slide in the middle. We collect the free edges of the dough in the center, making a bag. We glue the dough, cut off the excess, and flatten the resulting bag into a circle.
7. Transfer the cake to the bowl of the appliance. We turn on the "Baking" program and cook a pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 30 minutes. Then turn it upside down and bake for another 10 minutes.
8. When the cake is baked and still hot, grease it on top with a piece of butter.
9. From the remaining products we bake another pie.

Strawberry pie without eggs in a slow cooker

Early summer is the time for strawberries to ripen. At this time, many juicy, fragrant, tender and so beloved berries appear in the markets and gardens. Strawberries are nice to eat fresh, and pastries with it turn out just great. In the recipe for strawberry pie without eggs in a slow cooker, fragrant berries are the main ingredient, and a thin layer of dough is almost imperceptible here. To begin with, here is a list of products from which dessert is made:

• flour - 200 g;
• water - 30-50 ml;
• butter - 100 g;
• strawberries - 0.5 kg;
• sugar - 150 g;
• vanillin - a pinch;
• sour cream - 300 g;
• starch - 2 tbsp.

The details of the process of making strawberry pie without eggs in a slow cooker are described below:

1. Three cold butter on a coarse grater into a large bowl. While it is thawing in this form, sift the flour into a separate container. Pour the flour into a bowl with oil and grind the products with your hands into a homogeneous crumb. 1 tbsp. We introduce cold water and knead a dense dough that will gather into a lump without crumbling. Cover the dough with foil and hide in the cold for 30 minutes.
2. We wash the strawberries under the tap, remove the green tails, temporarily remove the product to the side.
3. We prepare the filling for the pie from sour cream, sugar and starch. In a deep bowl, combine these ingredients, add a little vanilla and mix. Instead of starch, flour can be used in the same amount.
4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out with a rolling pin. We shift the dough into a dry multi-cooker form and level it along the bottom and walls, making a kind of basket with sides 4 cm high.
5. Spread the strawberries in an even layer on the dough and pour the berries with the sour cream mixture.
6. We activate the "Baking" mode and cook a strawberry pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 40 minutes.

You can take the dessert out of the container only after it has completely cooled down.

Pear and almond pie without eggs in a slow cooker

Shortcrust pastry for this pie is done very quickly, and the filling is not difficult. Due to the fact that jam or marmalade is used in the recipe, the dessert is very sweet. This is a nice dish to serve to your family and friends.

The dough for a pie without eggs in a slow cooker is prepared from the following components:

• flour - 1 cup;
• butter - 100 g;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• sugar - 1 tbsp;
• water - 3-4 tbsp.

For the pear-almond filling you will need the following:

• pears - 2 pcs.;
• ground almonds - 3 tablespoons;
• apple jam or pear jam - 50 g;
• sugar - 4 tbsp.

Let's describe the algorithm of actions when baking a pie without eggs in a slow cooker:

1. Chop the butter into small cubes or rub on a grater. Add flour and grind the products into a homogeneous crumb with your hands. Add sugar, a little salt and mix. 1 tbsp. We introduce cold water and knead the dough until it begins to stick together into a lump. We roll the dough into a ball, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator.
2. We clean the pears from the peel and seeds, chop into thin slices.
3. After about half an hour, we take the dough out of the refrigerator, put it on a table sprinkled with flour and roll it out with a rolling pin, trying to give the cake the shape of a circle.
4. We transfer the dough to the slow cooker, level it, make low sides from the edges.
5. We spread the bottom of the resulting basket with a thick layer of marmalade or jam. Sprinkle with crushed almonds and beautifully lay out the pear slices on the pie.
6. Sprinkle the dessert with plenty of sugar and turn on the “Baking” program. Cooking pear pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 45-50 minutes.

If you wish, you can decorate the dessert with almond petals.

Quick corn pie without eggs in a slow cooker

The dough for a savory pie is prepared in minutes, and it takes no more than half an hour to bake. Sweet corn grains, as well as hot peppers are added to the composition of the dish. Consider the list of ingredients for this eggless pie in a slow cooker:

• wheat white flour - 1.5 cups;
• cornmeal - 1 cup;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• slaked soda - 1 tsp;
• butter - 100 g;
• milk - 1 glass;
• canned corn - 100 g;
• green chili pepper (chopped) - 2 tsp

Let's start cooking corn pie without eggs in a slow cooker:

1. Combine wheat and corn flour in a deep bowl. Add salt, butter cut into pieces, slaked soda. Grind the mass with your hands until smooth.
2. Pour milk into the dough and mix. Then add finely chopped hot chili and sweet corn, after draining the liquid from it.
3. Lubricate the multi-cooker bowl with vegetable oil and transfer the dough into it.
4. We level the mass according to the container and activate the "Baking" option.
5. Cooking corn pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 25-30 minutes.

After cooling, remove the cake from the bowl. Now it can be cut and served. Corn pie is a good addition to soups, stews and meat dishes.

Rye apple pie without eggs in a slow cooker

A pie made with rye flour dough is classified as a lean meal because it contains neither milk, nor eggs, nor butter. The filling of this dessert is juicy, as it is made from fresh fruits. The aroma of baking is excellent, because fragrant spices such as ground ginger and cinnamon are added to the dough. By the way, the amount of sugar in the filling can be adjusted independently.

The dough for a rye pie without eggs in a slow cooker is prepared from the following products:

• rye flour - 2 cups;
• white flour - 2 cups;
• refined sunflower oil - 200 ml;
• sugar - 2 tablespoons;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• baking powder - 2 tsp;
• cold water.

For the filling you will need this:

• apricots - 200 g;
• apples - 2 pcs.;
• plums - 200 g;
• sugar - 2-3 tablespoons;
• cinnamon - 1 tbsp;
• ground ginger - 1 tsp

Let's describe the preparation of a lean rye pie without eggs in a slow cooker in stages:

1. Wash apricots, plums and apples thoroughly, remove the seeds, and also remove the peel from apples. Cut the fruit into pieces of approximately the same size.
2. Mix the fruit in a deep bowl, add sugar and spices: ground ginger and cinnamon. Again, carefully knead the filling and leave aside while preparing the dough.
3. We combine both types of flour in a deep bowl. Pour sugar, salt and baking powder into it. Mix the mass and pour in refined sunflower oil. We knead the products with our hands, as a result, a homogeneous crumb should be obtained.
4. Now, little by little, pour cold water into this crumb. We prepare an elastic, but dense dough that will stick off your hands.
5. We form a ball from the dough and divide it in half. We shift one part to a table sprinkled with flour, roll it into a circle with a rolling pin.
6. Lubricate the bowl of the multicooker with a little oil and transfer the pancake from the raw dough into it. We make sides of sufficient height for the pie. In such a basket, the filling should fit, and the free edges will still have to be connected to the top sheet of dough.
7. Distribute the fruit filling over the pie.
8. We also roll out the second half of the dough with a rolling pin, cut out a circle according to the diameter of the bowl and cover the pie. We connect the edges and glue them well. At the top we make cuts with a sharp knife through which moisture will evaporate.
9. Set the option "Baking" on the panel. We are waiting for the device to warm up and cook a rye pie without eggs in a slow cooker for 50 minutes.

Chicken pie without eggs in a slow cooker

The dough in this recipe is very simple and quick, and the filling is hearty, juicy, fragrant and incredibly tasty. The filling consists not only of chicken, but also of potatoes and fragrant chanterelles. Such a pie without eggs, cooked in a slow cooker, just perfectly satisfies hunger. Of the ingredients you will need the following:

• flour - 400 g;
• cold water - 3-4 tablespoons;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• butter - 100 g;
• black pepper - on the tip of a knife;
• turmeric - a pinch;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• chanterelles - 300 g;
• chicken - 300 g;
• potatoes - 300 g;
• cream - 100 g;
• vegetable oil - 3-4 tbsp.

A pie without eggs in a slow cooker is prepared in this way:

1. Let's prepare the mushrooms first. They need to be soaked in cold water for a while. Then the liquid must be drained, and the mushrooms should be washed several times under the tap.
2. Set the chanterelles aside and take on the dough. Sift the flour into a bowl, mix it with salt, rub the butter on a grater and grind the food to a crumb state. We also add spices: black pepper and turmeric. Gradually pour in cold water and knead the dough, which should eventually come together in a ball. We wrap it in a film and hide it in the cold for half an hour.
3. We separate the chicken from the bones, cut into cubes. Finely chop the onion and chanterelles. Peel the potatoes, cut into cubes and boil in salted water until half cooked.
4. We take a frying pan and put it on fire. Pour vegetable oil and transfer the chicken to it. Fry the meat for 10 minutes.
5. In another deep frying pan, sauté onions and chanterelles in oil. Season with salt and pepper, pour in the cream and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
6. We take out the finished dough from the refrigerator, cut off 1/3 of it from it, and roll the rest into a circle with a rolling pin. We lower the dough into a multi-cooker form, make sides and fill the pie with filling. Smooth it out with a spatula.
7. We also roll out a smaller part of the dough into a pancake, cut out a circle according to the diameter of the bowl and cover the pie. We connect and pinch the edges.
8. Set the "Baking" mode and cook the pie without eggs in the slow cooker for 40-50 minutes.

Orange pie without eggs in a slow cooker

Orange pie does not contain animal products, so the dessert can be considered lean. Citrus fruits, which are added here, saturate the pastries with an excellent aroma. In addition, oranges and lemons add a spicy sourness to the dish. Consider the list of products for this pie:

Lean orange pie without eggs in a slow cooker is prepared as follows:

1. We combine the sifted flour with salt, slaked soda and sugar. Mix water with vegetable oil and pour this mixture into flour. Cooking elastic dough. If it is too steep, add 1-2 tbsp. cold water. We separate 1/3 of the part and hide it in the freezer.
2. We clean the oranges and lemons from the peel, clean the seeds, put the slices in the blender bowl and beat.
3. Add sugar and starch to oranges, mix well.
4. We immerse most of the dough in the prepared multi-cooker form and knead with our hands, forming a basket with sides. Lay out the filling.
5. We take out the frozen dough from the freezer and quickly rub it on a coarse grater. Pour this crumb on the cake in an even layer.
6. Turn on the "Baking" mode and set the timer for 30 minutes. After heating the appliance, bake an orange pie without eggs in a slow cooker for the specified time.

We cool the dessert in a bowl, carefully take it out, decorate at our discretion.

Coffee cake without eggs in a slow cooker

A very original and unusual baking recipe, for which you will need not so many ingredients. There is no filling in this pie, as such, but chopped prunes are added to the dough. Needless to say, the dough itself, prepared on the basis of strong black coffee, tastes very unusual. So, here is a list of what we need for a coffee cake without eggs in a slow cooker:

1. First, brew strong black coffee. While it is still hot, dissolve sugar and 2 tbsp. honey. While the coffee is cooling, we start preparing the rest of the ingredients.
2. Soak the prunes in warm water for 20 minutes. Drain the liquid and rinse the plums under the tap. Then cut them into quarters.
3. Mix the sifted flour, slaked soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a separate deep bowl.
4. Pour the cooled coffee into a bowl with flour and mix with a fork or whisk. The dough should be liquid, but not very, in consistency it will resemble sour cream.
5. Pour the prunes into the same container and mix.
6. Lubricate the multicooker with oil and pour the dough into it. Level it and set the option "Baking" on the panel.
7. Cooking a coffee cake without eggs in a slow cooker for 30 minutes.

This dessert will look prettier if you pour it with white or chocolate icing.

Pie without eggs in a slow cooker. Video

A slow cooker is a unit that is still new and unfamiliar to many, so some housewives have some prejudice against it. Meanwhile, the slow cooker is very functional and can perfectly replace a pot, frying pan, cauldron, oven, double boiler, yogurt maker and even a sterilizer for baby bottles.

In addition, it is very convenient to cook in a slow cooker - you do not need to stir the dish all the time and make sure that nothing burns or boils away. A specially selected program will set the desired temperature and cooking time. Many multicookers are equipped with a delayed cooking function - you can load food into them in the evening and set the desired program, and in the morning a hot dish will be ready for breakfast.

And, probably, the most important quality of the multicooker is that the dishes in it are unusually tasty. Due to the high temperature, airtight lid and long languishing, it creates the effect of a “Russian stove”, which affects the final taste of ready-made dishes.

So, in a slow cooker, you can cook everything - from simple cereals to pies and bread. Vegetarian dishes are very popular nowadays, as many people lead a healthy lifestyle and try to eat right.

Meat is replaced with vegetable protein food - and new, interesting and easy recipes are obtained. The slow cooker does a great job of preparing vegetarian dishes. It not only makes them very tasty, but also retains a maximum of useful substances for the body in such dishes. In addition, they cook much faster than meat dishes, and this saves time.

Recipes for the best vegetarian dishes in a slow cooker

- Peas - 2.5 cups,
- Water - 5 glasses,
- Salt,
- Pepper,
- Broccoli - 5-7 inflorescences,
- Cauliflower - 5-7 inflorescences.

Pea with greens in a slow cooker. Pea porridge, or peas, is an ideal dish for cooking in a slow cooker. It is with this preparation that it turns out tender and tasty. But you need to take care of preparing such a dish the day before - in the evening you need to soak peas in cold water (2.5 cups). Rinse thoroughly in the morning, changing the water several times. Pour into a slow cooker and pour 5 cups of water. Salt and pepper to taste. From above, in the container of a double boiler, put a few inflorescences of broccoli and cauliflower. Then close the lid and select the "Stew" program (or "Soup" if there is no "Stew" program). After the signal about the end of cooking, put butter into the porridge and serve to the table along with steamed greens.

• Vegetarianth pilaf

- Rice - 1 cup,
- Carrots - 1 pc,
- Onion - 1 pc,
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece,
- Tomato - 1 pc,
- Greenery,
- Garlic.

Vegetarian pilaf in a slow cooker. Wash rice (1 cup). Cut the carrots, chop the onion and fry them in the "Baking" mode until half cooked. Cut the bell pepper into large strips, tomatoes into large cubes. Pour rice and vegetables to carrots and onions, pour two fingers of water over them. Set the "Pilaf" mode, cook until the signal. Then sprinkle the finished pilaf with herbs and add the finely chopped garlic, mix.

• Vegetarian borscht

- Onion - 1 pc,
- Carrots - 1 pc,
- Potatoes - 4-5 pcs,
- Beets - 1-2 pcs,
- Cabbage.

Vegetarian borscht. Grind onions and carrots, fry in the "Frying" mode for several minutes. Then add potatoes and beets, chopped cabbage to them. Pour in water, salt and add the necessary seasonings, set the "Soup" mode and cook until the beep sounds.

Surely many of you in the kitchen have a slow cooker in which you can cook a lot of delicious and healthy dishes. Now this is an indispensable thing, especially when it comes to preparing a festive table.
Try making a delicious vegan fruit cake with this marvel of technology. This dessert is traditionally prepared in England for Christmas or New Year. And this is not surprising, because the cake turns out to be exceptionally tasty and rich; it includes such dried fruits as raisins, dried apricots and prunes. This recipe is attractive because the pie dough is prepared quite simply and does not require the use of a mixer. As a result, you will get a very tender cupcake, with a bright taste and wonderful aroma.

Ingredients for vegan fruit cake in a slow cooker.

Flour - 1 tbsp.
Soda - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp.
Brown sugar - 0.75 tbsp.
Vegetable oil - 5 tbsp.
Water - 160 ml
Apple (large) - 1 pc.
Dried fruits (raisins, prunes, dried apricots) - 200 g
Sunflower seeds (peeled) - 1 handful
Powdered sugar - for sprinkling (optional)

How to cook vegan fruit cake in a slow cooker.

1. Dried fruits are pre-soaked for a while in water, and then cut prunes and dried apricots into small pieces. We remove the core from the apple, peel it, and then cut it into small pieces.
2. Grind the prepared apple with water into puree using a blender. Here we add brown sugar, chopped dried fruits and peeled seeds. Mix everything well, then add a little vegetable oil and mix again.
3. We extinguish the baking soda with freshly squeezed lemon juice and add to the previously prepared apple puree. Here we put the flour, sifted through a fine sieve, and then mix the dough until a thick consistency is obtained. Then put the dough into the bowl of the multicooker, after lubricating it with vegetable oil.
4. We place the bowl with the dough in the multicooker and set the “Cupcake” mode, while the temperature is automatically set at 160 ° C, and the time is set manually at around 1 hour 10 minutes. When a characteristic signal sounds, indicating the end of the program, turn the cake over to the other side and bake for another 15 minutes at 140 ° C. Moreover, in this case, the multicooker lid does not need to be closed. Let the cake cool slightly and sprinkle it with a little powdered sugar if desired. Moreover, the powder can be made independently by grinding brown sugar with a coffee grinder.

In the end, it is worth noting that any suitable metal container (for example, a mug or a jar) can be used to shape the cake. True, unlike baking in a standard multicooker bowl for a cake, it will take a little longer to cook in another container. In addition, any fruit-filled muffin that is prepared using a slow cooker usually turns out to be a little moist inside, but this is exactly what many people like.