This delicious and healthy whipped cashew cream is made with 3 ingredients, fresh cashews, milk and maple syrup, and whipped so it has a stiffer texture suitable for piping onto a dessert, cocoa or smoothie.
3-4berriesfrozen blueberries or frozen raspberries
Instructions
Prep
Submerge the cashew in a pot of water, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, drain and rinse. Alternativly, submerge the cashews in a water and refrigerate overnight. Then strain, discard the water, and rinse the cashews off. The latter way will create a smoother cashew cream if you have the time.
Blend the cream
Add the ingredients to a blender. Start with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and add more after you've blended it and tasted it.Use a smaller blender such as a Blendtec twister jar, or a smaller jar for your Vitamix or a Nutribullet. If you only have a larger blender, just scrap down the mixture throughout the process to achieve a smooth texture. Process for 1-3 minutes to be sure the cashews are broken down and the cream is smooth. You can blend longer, if needed be. It depends on how strong your blender is and how soft the cashews are.
1 cup cashews, ¼ cup dairy free milk, 2-3 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon arrowroot, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Adding color
If you are adding color, toss in 3-4 berries and process briefly until they are incorporated. Or divide the cream into a smaller portion and add berries only to that.
3-4 berries frozen blueberries or frozen raspberries
Chill the cream
The cream tastes better cold and you'll want it chilled to pipe it. So to prepare to pipe, spoon the mixture into a piping bag with desired tip, or a ziplock bag (later you can snip the corner to pipe), and refrigerate the bag for at least 4 hours. If you intend to just spoon it on a dessert, 1 hour of chilling is sufficient.
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Notes
For piping, whipped cashew cream must be frozen a few hours or even up to 4 hours before piping. It depends on the fat content of your milk choice. To freeze, add the cream to a piping bag with tip in place and then place it in the freezer to chill.For spooning on the whipped cream, chill in the refrigerator for an hour for flavor.To add color. Toss in a few frozen berries to add a rippled color. This only works for blueberries and raspberries. Strawberries are too dry and won't break down, and other fruits have too high a water content. Also the berries must be frozen and thawed to be able to breakdown quickly enough.