Easy Cashew Cream

Cashew cream is the super simple, delicious and wholefood alternative to dairy cream! It’s versatile in sweet and savoury recipes and requires minimal effort in the kitchen.

Make sure to soak your cashews overnight for the silkiest, smoothest cashew cream, at the very least they should soak for an hour.

Discard the soaking liquid before blending and rinse your cashews with fresh water.

Easy Cashew Cream

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cashews raw, soaked overnight
• ½ cup cold water
• Pinch salt to taste

Instructions

• Place rinsed cashews, water and salt into a blender.
• Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
• Enjoy!

Notes

Variations

Sweet

For a sweet cashew cream add in two pitted medjool dates and 1 tsp of organic vanilla bean powder extract to the blender before blending.

Savoury

Add 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast, juice of 1/2 a lemon, an extra pinch of salt and a splash of coconut aminos or tamari. Or get creative! Jalepenos and lime juice to serve over tacos, smoked paprika for using in a stroganoff or reduce the amount of water and add in some fresh basil and balsamic vinegar for a delicious cashew cream base for a creative bruschetta!

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Course Sauces, dips, and spreads

Keyword Cashew, cashew cream

Allergy Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Legume Free, Nightshade Free, Oil Free, Peanut Free, Refined Sugar Free, Sesame Free, Soy Free, Wheat Free

Value Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian

Author: Kate Parker

Variations

Sweet
For a sweet cashew cream add in two pitted medjool dates and 1 tsp of organic vanilla bean powder extract to the blender before blending.

Savoury
Add 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast, juice of 1/2 a lemon, an extra pinch of salt and a splash of coconut aminos or tamari. Or get creative! Jalepenos and lime juice to serve over tacos, smoked paprika for using in a stroganoff or reduce the amount of water and add in some fresh basil and balsamic vinegar for a delicious cashew cream base for a creative bruschetta!

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