Cashew Cream
Cashew cream is super easy to make with just a few basic ingredients! It’s an ideal vegan replacement for dairy cream in all kinds of recipes and can be made sweet or savoury as you like.
Servings 250 ml
Ingredients
- 150 g (1 cup) raw cashews
- 120 ml (½ cup) water
- a pinch of salt (optional)
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
- see post above for additional optional ingredients
Instructions
- First soak the cashews. Either cover them with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight, or use boiling water and soak for at least one hour.
- Once the cashews have soaked, drain them and place them in a high powered blender along with 120ml (½ cup) of fresh cold water and the optional salt and lemon juice.
- Blend until the cream is completely smooth with no hint of graininess. You will need to stop and scrape down the sides several times. If your blender is struggling, add a drop more water to help it along.
- Add any additional flavourings (see post above for ideas) and blend until smooth.
- Gradually add more water until the cream reaches your desired consistency. The amount in the recipe makes for a thick, sour cream style cream; an extra 60ml (¼ cup) of water will make more of a pouring/drizzling cream consistency. I added an extra tablespoon to achieve the consistency in the photos.
- Store the cashew cream in a sealed container in the fridge for up to five days.
Notes
- Use a high powered blender. Regular blenders and food processors will struggle to get the cream completely smooth and will take a lot longer to blend it. A high powdered one such as a Froothie, Vitamix, Blendtec etc will result in a completely smooth cream with no hint of graininess in a couple of minutes max.
- Don’t try and reduce the recipe, the blender will most likely struggle to make a smaller quantity.
- The basic recipe makes a bland cream that is a blank canvas for however you want to flavour it – see post above for ideas of what to add.
- This recipe makes around 250ml (1 cup) of cream, or a little more depending on how much water you add.