Lemon Cashew Cream
November 17, 2010
This lemon cashew cream is one of the best vegan creams to top a dessert with, or just eat with a spoon.

Lemon Cashew Cream
This lemon cashew cream is one of the best vegan creams to top a dessert with, or just eat with a spoon.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 748 kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (120ml) filtered water, plus more to taste
- 1 cup (140g) raw unsalted cashews, soaked and drained
- 2 teaspoons (8g) finely grated lemon zest, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) pure maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) natural vanilla extract, plus more to taste
- Pinch of Celtic sea salt
Instructions
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Drain the cashews, and discard the soaking water.
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Pour the fresh filtered water into the blender, and add the soaked cashews with the lemon zest, lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt. Blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until smooth and creamy. Tweak lemon zest, juice, and sweetener to taste.
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Transfer to a sealed container in the fridge, and chill for a few hours to thicken. The cream will keep in the fridge for about 5 days.
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This just goes with everything. It is fast becoming a staple with our desserts. Thanks for the little taste of magic.
Awesome. This is a staple in our house, too.
Love this Lemon Cream! Amazing!!!!
Awesome. So happy you love it!
What fantastic ideas! I am new to your site and have already bookmarked a bunch of your recipes that I’ll be filling up my trough with asap 😛 I’m also a pig obsessed individual and I LOVE the pig references! (I have quite the pig collection myself) 😀
Hey Piggy Megan!
I am SO thrilled to have you here and are overjoyed at our common piggy obsession!
I would LOVE to see some picture of your piggy collection some time 🙂
Welcome!
Please post some comments on the recipes you try and let me know what you think.
Enjoy! Oink Oink 🙂
Hi there! I am excited to give this a try. Question though whenever i try to do a cashew cream in a vitamix blender i cannot get the nuts to go creamy…its always a little lumpy. Am i not blending it long enough? How long do you recommend blending for?
You will get the best results if you soak your cashews for 2 hours in filtered water and then drain and rinse. Or soak the quick way by covering in boiled water for 10 minutes. I then recommend blending for 1 minute for the creamiest, smoothest consistency. Enjoy!
Can I get your pudding recipe?
It’s the “key lime” pudding recipe using all lemons.
http://healthyblenderrecipes.com/recipes/raw_vegan_key_lime_mousse
Awesome. This recipe is such a great staple.
So glad you enjoy it! xx
I love it, too. So glad you enjoyed it.
Yessss! Yum!
It is! Enjoy.
Yep, it’s a winner. So glad you loved it.
Oh, thankyou for your kind words. I’m so pleased you’re enjoying the recipes.