Have you ever tried the simple cashew cream? A delicious nut cream that you can keep in a jar for a few days. Ideal to spread on bread but also for filling desserts.
You can also mix fruit into the cream to make it even more versatile. It’s also ideal when you don’t want to use plant-based cream to fill desserts. With cashews it’s perfect, because when soaked and blended they create this delightful little cream with zero cholesterol.
Cashews are in fact rich in antioxidants and unsaturated fats; moreover, thanks to the presence of fiber and fats, they slow the absorption rate of sugars, so they are useful for everyone, especially for those with type 2 diabetes.
The oil in this recipe is used only to make the cream smoother. If the taste of coconut is not for you, try organic sesame oil.
Sesame oil is a natural anti-inflammatory and a natural antioxidant, very rich in minerals, B and E vitamins and is a natural antibacterial.
Sesame seeds also have a high content of fatty acids, especially Omega-3 and Omega-9, and are also recommended as a calcium supplement.
If you want to take a look at other delicious creams, try these:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 6 Hours
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 326.13 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 17.06 (g) of which sugars 4.11 (g)
- Proteins 9.15 (g)
- Fat 26.89 (g) of which saturated 8.02 (g)of which unsaturated 16.22 (g)
- Fibers 1.65 (g)
- Sodium 7.00 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 50 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for simple cashew cream
Remember to soak the cashews for the cream
- 1 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 tbsp rice malt syrup (or erythritol)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (or other vegetable oil)
Tools
- 1 Blender
How to prepare simple cashew cream
Remember to soak the cashews in water the night before or at least six hours in advance.
Drain and rinse the cashews, put them in the blender together with the rice malt or other sweetener and the oil. Blend very well until you have a smooth cream. Use immediately or pour into a jar and close. Keep in the refrigerator for a few days.
Tips from Timo and Lentils
You can see how to use the simple cashew cream in the recipe for the Heart-shaped cake without butter and eggs.
