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Cashew Cream & Cashew Milk

Making cashew cream and cashew milk at home has never been easier! I love using these in any creamy vegan recipe. Plus, it makes your expensive cashews last way longer!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 86kcal
Author: Emily

Equipment

  • High Powered Blender

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Raw, unsalted cashews
  • 1 cup filtered water

Instructions

  • Add the cashews or cashew pieces to a large bowl and add enough water to cover the cashews entirely.
  • OR Add the cashews to a medium-sized pot with enough water to cover the cashews. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer.
  • Simmer for 20 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork.
  • Drain the cashews from the soaking or cooking liquid.
  • To a high-powered blender, add the soaked or boiled cashews with 1 cup of fresh water (not the soaking/cooking liquid).
  • Blend on high power until the cashews are creamy, smooth, and without lumps. The mixture should be very thick.
  • Remove the majority of the thick cashew cream from the blender and store in a jar.
  • In the same blender, with a bit of cashew cream remaining on the sides, etc., add 2 cups of water (OR add water in the same amount of cashew milk that you'd like to yield).
  • Blend on high until the liquid inside is solid white and resembles milk in thickness.
  • Pour cashew milk into a glass vessel large enough to hold it and store both cashew milk and cashew cream in the fridge.

Notes

  • Use this Blentec. If you have a lower-power blender, like a nutribullet or just a plain blender, I would recommend soaking or boiling your cashews for longer so they're softer.
  • A food processor will not give you a silky result. If you only have a food processor to use, it can still work for cashew cream, but it will have a bit of grittiness to it.
  • Feel free to add flavor to this by way of vanilla, dates, or even salt and pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6.6g | Saturated Fat: 1.5g | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 105.8mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 0.2mg | Iron: 5mg
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