Angelique’s Vanilla Cashew Nut Cream
The perfectly creamy, dairy free indulgent accompaniment to any dessert or cake…Or delicious just eaten on its own with a spoon!
Ingredients
- 1 cup organic raw cashew nuts
- 1 Vanilla Pod or 1 Tbsp natural vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
- Juice of a 1/4 lemon
- 3 Medjool pitted dates
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup water
Optional extras:
Lemon or orange zest
Method
- Soak cashew nuts in 2 cups water for 3-4 hours.
- Soak Medjool pitted dates in 1 cup water for 3-4 hours.
- To a blender add the drained cashew nuts, and drained Medjool pitted dates
- Cut vanilla pod down the middle length ways and scrape out seeds, add the scraped seeds to the blender (or the optional tbsp Vanilla Extract)
- Add a pinch of sea salt to blender
- Add lemon juice to blender.
Add any optional extras and start blending on a low speed, adding water gradually and increasing speed till mixture is thick and creamy and required thickness is achieved.
Serving suggestions:
Perfect served as an accompaniment to Angelique’s Apple Bake
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