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    Home » Vegan Recipes

    Cashew Cream (Vegan Sour Cream)

    Published: May 10, 2019 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    This contemporary Cashew Cream recipe is a great vegan substitute for sour cream. And is it easy, or what? Use it for topping soups or as a simple sauce for vegetables or grains. It's also a great garnish for Southwestern-style tortilla specialties, as on the Black Bean Tostadas shown above. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky.

    Cashew Cream (Vegan Sour Cream)

    Makes about 1 cup

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup raw cashews
    • 2 tbsp plain rice milk or other unsweetened nondairy milk
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice, or to taste
    • ½ tsp salt

    Instructions

    1. Place the cashews in a small, heatproof bowl and cover them with boiling water. Let stand for at least 30 minutes, or up to an hour.
    2. Drain and transfer to a food processor with the rice milk, lemon juice, and salt. Process until smoothly pureed, stopping to scrape the sides down as needed. Add a little more rice milk if you need to thin the consistency a bit.
    3. Transfer to a small serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate any unused portion. This will last for several days, refrigerated.
    • Here are lots more recipes for simple sauces and such.

     

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    Comments

    1. Shane says

      April 23, 2014 at 7:47 pm

      A delicious cashew cream that can be for sweet or savory dishes. This was perfect for you alls tofu and pasta salad dish.

    2. Nava says

      April 24, 2014 at 11:36 am

      Thanks, Shane — glad you enjoyed it!

    3. Jeff Rinehart says

      September 18, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      I absolutely love this site! I found out about it after listening to your interview on the Mainstreet Vegan podcast. Would you happen to know if roasted cashews would work ok? I live in a small town and the only cashews I can find around here are roasted. Thanks!

    4. Nava says

      September 18, 2014 at 4:59 pm

      Hi Jeff -- welcome to VegKitchen! This is a really good question. With roasted cashews, you'll get more of a nut butter flavor. It won't be bad, but not the same as the neutral creaminess of raw cashews. You can try it if you'd like to take a chance; otherwise there are likely lots of places from which to order raw cashews online.

    5. tonya Quillen says

      September 21, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      How many days will it keep in the frig?

    6. Nava says

      September 21, 2014 at 6:58 pm

      Tonya, I'd say 3 to 4 days in the fridge. Could be longer, but best to use when fresh!

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