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This easily made delicious Vanilla Cashew Cream is sure to become a favourite. It is vegan – meaning it is suitable for those on a plant-based diet, or lactose intolerant. Or, perhaps for people who just want a more nutritious condiment.
I had so much fun creating our Vegan Tofu Sesame Toasts recipe for my friend Natalie at http://www.doesitwork.tv recently, that I decided it was time for something sweet!
One of the things I like most about the vegan cashew cream is that it is extremely versatile, and very delicious when flavoured with vanilla.
You can serve it with mixed berries, to top your morning oats, as a dip for fruit, alongside brownies, cakes or added to a fruit smoothie.
Customise this easy recipe to suit yourself. If you like it sweeter, add more dates; less sweet, add fewer dates. To make a thick cream add less water; to make it a more pourable consistency add more water. Make the vegan cashew cream to suit your requirements.
Medjool dates provide the sweetness for the cream. Medjool dates are sweet, soft, sticky dates usually found in the fresh produce section of the supermarket or at a health food store. They have a soft texture and a natural caramel flavour.
Soaking the cashews overnight helps them blend more easily, enhances nutrient absorption and aids with digestion. Just drain them, put them into a blender with the dates, some fresh water and vanilla. Whiz together – you have light, fluffy, decadently delicious, vanilla infused cashew cream. Just to reinforce the point; this gorgeous cream is all natural, no refined sugar and dairy free!
Enjoy this delicious Vegan Cashew Cream with our scrumptious Vegan Chocolate Cake!
Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Xx Alex and Faye
PS. Don’t forget to stop over and check out Natalie’s Blog:
Vanilla Cashew Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews *
- 4 Medjool dates soaked for 30 minutes and stones removed
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 3/4 cup water may need slightly more depending on texture required
Instructions
- Place cashews in a bowl and cover with cold water. Soak overnight* or for a minimum of 4 hours. If you’re soaking them overnight, cover and place in the fridge.
- 30 minutes before preparing the cream, add the dates to the cashews and soak for 30 minutes.
- Drain the cashews and dates, rinse with fresh water and drain well.
- Add the cashews, dates, vanilla bean paste and water to a high speed blender*. Blend, scraping down the sides as needed.Add water if needed to achieve the desired consistency.
- Check the flavour, add more vanilla if required.
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
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It looks delicious. I’ve never tried it, and it really catches my attention, I’m going to cook this at home
Genny, it is delicious, a lovely change from dairy. Enjoy! 🙂
That cream looks incredibly delicious in your pictures. I bet it tastes divine!
Thank you so much, it is absolutely delicious. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
This looks so rich and creamy. I haven’t tried it before. Need to make it soon.
Thank you Arun, it is delicious. I do hope that you enjoy it. 🙂
I love cashew but cashew cream I would love to try and taste it. It looks so creamy.
Lydia, it’s deliciously creamy. I do hope that you try it. 🙂
Looks rather delicious! Definitely, a recipe to try at home. Thanks for the info.
Thank you Owen, it’s a delicious dairy-free alternative. I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
i’m not vegan but this sounds absolutely delicious. I can think of all the things it would be wonderful with!
Hi Danielle, I’m not vegan either but the Cashew Cream is delicious. It makes a nice change from a dairy product. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
You know, I’ve never made cashew cream sauce. I think this needs to change. brilliant!
Hi Neil, I would encourage you to try it. It is rich and creamy with a delicious flavour. Makes such a nice change. 🙂
I added this to my overnight oats with some berries and it was to die for!
Gosh Noelle, what a great idea to add to your overnight oats. I will definitely try it. 🙂
I have been meaning to try this for a while and this recipe has reminded me. Going to try it this week.
Hi Dannii, thank you for letting me know, would love to hear how you like it. 🙂
This cashew paste looks creamy and delicious. Love the sweetness of the dates to it. Vanilla flavor makes it all the more special.
Hi Veena, it is creamy and delicious, ideal for people who can’t eat dairy. I agree, the dates and the vanilla give the Cream a lovely flavour. 🙂
this seems yummy i love cashews! ill be saving this recipe
Enjoy it! 🙂
Wow, I had never heard of cashew cream. It sounds so yummy! They’re my favorite nut, together with macadamia!
I am a big fan of macadamia also! Thanks for stopping by, Laura 🙂
Wow! It so creamy and looks so tasty! I love to make my own, I am sure kids would be their be favorite. Yummy!
Thank you, Gladys 🙂 I hope the whole family will enjoy this recipe.
Yum! I need to try making this! Being gluten free and dairy free I love looking up all sorts of recipes that could be helpful to me!
Fantastic, Kelsey – you’ll find lots of this blog that are suitable for your dietary requirements 🙂
Amazing! I’ve been meaning to try making cashew cheese and love how simple this recipe is. Thanks for sharing!
You’re most welcome, Natalie 🙂
Sounds delish. I am not vegan, tried it for a while. But I do opt to eliminate meat occasionally. This sounds very tasty.
Hey LaToyia, I am not a vegan either, but I must admit, I am a huge fan of this cashew cream 🙂
I haven’t tried this yet but it really sounds yummy and perfect for anything. Thank you so much for sharing your Vanilla Cashew Cream recipe!
You are most welcome, Angela – do hope you will enjoy it!
This looks so delicious. Thanks for the recipe
You’re welcome, Sundeep!
This image is looks enticing and the recipe sounds fabulous also. We may have to give this a whirl.
Thanks, Rachel – let me know what you think 🙂
I have questions! When you whip the cashews, do they still taste like cashews? Or does the vanilla flavor predominate because they are whipped? I don’t like cashews as a rule so I just wanted to know.
Then, would this work with other nuts?
Thank you for the recipe — if I can use something else, I want to try it!
Hi Dominique!
When flavoured appropriately, the cashew flavour is definitely masked by the vanilla etc.
The cashews provide a wonderful creaminess that makes this cream very unique!
Other nuts may work, but I am yet to try other variations 🙂
As someone who recently went vegan, I’m so happy to see this recipe, I deff will be trying this 🙂
So happy to hear that 🙂
Only 10 min of prep?! That’s perfect! I’m running out of vegan options here. So I’m definitely trying this one. Thanks for sharing. Sounds yummy!!
XO
Candace
http://www.thebeautybeau.com
Thanks, Candace!! So happy to provide you with vegan options!
You may also like to check out my Vegan Chocolate Mousse or Cake!
I am allergic to dairy so this is awesome to me. It would be great with granola and fruit.
It sure would be, Tara! 🙂
Definitely giving it a try. Am a cashew lover. Nice recipe.
Thanks, Gabriel! 🙂
Ohh now this sounds like it would be really interesting. I wouldn’t have thought of making cashew cream but oh now I need to try it!
It’s a great alternative to regular cream 🙂
omg this looks soooo delicious and super easy to make! I will try to make it for sure, it would help my keto diet. Thanks a lot.
Chad
http://www.mosaicslab.com
Enjoy, Chad 🙂 Love to know your thoughts!
I’ve never tried this before. I’ll have to give it a taste for sure and see if I like it or not. I do enjoy cashews, so I imagine I would.
Thanks, Amber! Love to know your thoughts if you do try it 🙂
Sounds like a delicious recipe. I am lactose intolerant so this is a great option for me. I do like cashews in general too.
This is a great recipe for you, Joanna! It is truly creamy, but lactose free!!
This sounds delicious and so nutritious! I will give it a try and let you know if I succeeded!
Thanks, Nati 🙂 I look forward to hearing what you think!
What a wonderful post! Cashews are so good, so I would love to try this. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you so much! I hope you will love it 🙂
I love the variations you can do with this recipe. And its vegan and good for lactose intolerant folks!
Appreciate it, Daphne – thanks!
Now this sounds great, especially as Christmas is around the corner. This would be great on top of a choclate cake.
That is exactly how I am serving it tomorrow night 🙂 🙂
this sounds perfect for my vegan family members!
Thank you, Jasmine 🙂
What a delicious, healthy and tasty cream to serve in replacement of traditional cream which can be so unhealthy! Will surely be giving this a go.
Thank you so much! It really is a yummy option for when you’re wanting something that is vegan, but still delicious!
Ooh this sounds delicious! I need to shoe my sister who is on a plant based diet… She will be so excited!
Thanks, Shar! I have other vegan recipes she can definitely check out also 🙂
I’m not a fan of cashews so this cream is probably not for me. But I have friends who are crazy for the stuff 🙂
Hi Suzanne! 🙂 Definitely pass this one onto your friends, then 🙂
OMG! YUM! I will definitely be adding this recipe to my list of must tries!
That is great, Dayna! Thank you 🙂
This really looks amazing! We are living in the UK and some ingredients are hard to find. I wonder where I could find the vanilla bean paste at?
– Amanda @ lifewithmojita.com
Hi Amanda, if you can’t find vanilla bean paste, a vanilla extract or essence will work as well 🙂
I wish I had the discipline to go vegan! This looks so good and so much better for you.
I am not a vegan myself, but this is a delicious option when you want or need something dairy free 🙂
This is a wonderful recipe I’m pinning. I have so many vegan friends now and I can see many uses for this. Thank you
Thank you so much, Fiona! That is great 🙂
So yummy! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try! I’ll have to try them!
Thank you dear Moni 🙂
mm I love cashew nuts but I can’t imagine how cashew cream would taste it. I’m really curious about the texture…
We blend it so it is lovely and smooth! And the dates add a beautiful sweetness 🙂
That looks and sounds so yummy! I’m not vegan, nor do I have dairy issues, but I’m still definitely going to make this. I can almost taste all that cashew goodness.
Thank you, Stacie!! Enjoy! 🙂
I’m not vegan at all, but cashews and vanilla are on my list of favorite things so this sounds amazing!
Alyssa || ninethreezero.blogspot.com
Thank you so much Alyssa! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
This looks so yummy! And such a unique recipe – thanks for sharing!
Hi Julie! Thank you so much for stopping by – and I am so glad you think so 🙂
It’s sometimes so difficult being (somewhat) vegan and having a nut allergy because I cannot have cashews! But, this sounds like such a great recipe!
Thanks for sharing! x
Michelle
dressingwithstyle-s.com
Hi Michelle! Oh that is frustrating – hopefully I can come up with a similar recipe, that is suitable for you, soon! 🙂 x
This looks so good! I’m all into baking now and will have to give this a try.
Hi Gabi! Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂 I am so pleased you did, and look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks Alexandra for this great recipe it sounds so delicious! I also love that it’s dairy free! 😉
Hi Cassie! Thank you for stopping by 🙂 Hope you’ll enjoy it!
This sounds absolutely amazing!!! I love cashews so much, and wanted to start moving to a more vegan based diet. I’m 1,000% trying this. Thank you so much for sharing! It’s so easy, I’m pumped now!
Sara Kelley
http://www.mindovermango.com
Hi Sara!
Thank you so much for stopping by, and I am so glad this will help with your new vegan based diet. 🙂 Enjoy!
Sounds interesting! Looks great too.
Thanks Brian, love to know your thoughts when you try it!
Delicious recipe. Great for lactose free people and vegan. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Alice! 🙂
I can attest to the deliciousness of this cream! So smooth and creamy – there’s no need for dairy at all ?
Thank you so much, Sally! We love trying out our vegan creations on you 😉 xo