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Yesterday at Pick Me Up Cafe in Lakeview, I needed something sweet to soak up my coffee. I noticed a handful of vegan pastries on the menu, including cakes, brownies and Rice Krispy treats. When I asked my waitress, Amie, if they were any good, she bluntly replied, “I make all of the vegan treats here, so you’re barkin’ up the wrong tree.”
Amie was a snappy lady with ink. She wore a plaid 1950s style dress, and after hearing that she baked the sweets herself, I couldn’t decipher whether it was love or envy I was feeling for her. I figured out immediately, after trying one of her vegan delights, that it was certainly the former.
I ended up settling for a vegan Rice Krispy treat when Amie informed me that she was out of cakes and brownies for the day. After poking at it with a fork a couple times, I finally gave up and popped a piece in my mouth. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised.
First of all, I’m not big on cereals that try to double as dessert. The only time I like sugar all messed up with the stuff is when it’s in a big bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. And that’s usually only when I’m nursing a hangover. On top of that, Rice Krispy treats are just weird. They don’t even get baked, and personally, I think there’s something off about a dessert that gets better the longer it sits in a pan.
Amie’s must have been in the pan for a while because every bite of the enormous square was spectacular. Each kernel remained intact while eating and there were no molar injuries to speak of. Amie either used a crunchy peanut butter or added her own chopped nuts, as there were tiny bits of them in nearly every bite. The square’s top was covered in a thin layer of carob, which was actually much sweeter than I anticipated. I didn’t mean to, but I ate the entire thing in one sitting.
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