Carrot hotdogs

When I first got this recipe I was very skeptical, Im not a huge carrot fan, so I was not to anxious to try them. Then my grandparents came to visit and I had to plan vegan gluten free meals, grandma is celiac, and i wanted her to experience vegan eating. So we tried these out and we were all just amazed, to me they tasted the way real hotdogs off the grill taste. It was almost scary. They are now one of our familys favorite summer foods to grill.

Carrot Dogs

Peel 2 pounds of carrots and cut into hot dog lengths, drop into boiling water for 15 minutes. Cool. Soak in marinade for several hours, overnight is best.

Marinade: 

2c water

2t garlic powder

2t onion powder

2t dried basil

1/2tsp smoked paprika

2TBS peanut butter

1t sugar

1t salt

1/4t celery salt

mix marinade ingredients together and marinade the carrots.

after marinating the carrots, remove from marinade and place on oiled cookie sheet bake at 350 until tender. 

You can eat them now or place them on a grill for a few minutes then serve with your favorite condiments.