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Cashew Cream
What you need:
4 ounces raw cashews
1/2-2/3 cup water, as needed
small dash maple syrup
drop vanilla extract
What you do:
1. Whiz all the ingredients around in a food processor, scraping down the sides as necessary.
2. Adjust consistency and flavor by using more or less water and/or sweetener and vanilla.
This is an easy and deliciously wonderful, dairy-free alternative to cream. A food processor is essential. Most excellent served with cake.
Preparation Time:
5 minutes
Cooking Time:
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Has anyone used raw sunflower seeds instead? I have seen several recipes where you can substitute sunflower seeds for cashews without a real big difference in taste. Just wondering, please let me know. Thanks
This is amazing! I use it with peach-strawberry cobbler and it's so decadent. I don't soak the cashews and it works just fine. Make sure to blend for a very long time to make it as creamy as possible!
With almonds it doesn´t get as nice an smooth as with cashews. But I heard it works with pine nuts, but I never tried.
has anyone tried this with other nuts? (my boyfriend is allergic to cashews)
This is delightful, as is. Today I added raspberry preserves in lieu of maple syrup (a tablespoon or two) and it took it to a whole new level. MMmmm, over chocolate pudding.
This is going to be my new whip cream replacer. It was really good. I sped up the whole process of soaking the cashews by soaking them in hot water for a few hours. I served this with vanilla cake and topped with freshly roasted cashews (I had some left over). This would also be really good with fruit.
jessesmum: it's perfect with desserts, cake and the like. but, coffee? ah, no. the recipe produceses around 1 cup of cashew cream.
idioglossia: i have never soaked the cashews and it has always been excellent, but might try that one day.
la_pelicana: glad you enjoyed it.
cheers!
rebecca
This sounds really good. I have 2 questions, how much will this recipe make? How is it in coffee?
Thanx :)
:) This stuff is super-delicious. I soaked the cashews overnight, and I swear that plumped. The next day I put them in the blender, added a little water, vanilla, and agave, and WOW! Fabulous! I will definitely make this again.
I haven't tried this particular recipe, but the one I use says to soak the cashews overnight and then thoroughly drain--and this is key! Makes a most decadent non-dairy cream.
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