Cashew Cream Cheese
This Cashew Cream Cheese is a deliciously, creamy dairy free alternative to traditional cream cheese. It's quick, easy and made with just 4 ingredients.
Servings 8 servings
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½-3/4 tsp salt
- 1-2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Soak cashews in boiling water for 30 minutes or soak overnight in the refrigerator. Drain and rinse cashews.
- Combine cashews, lemon juice, salt and nutritional yeast in a food processor or a high speed blender.
- Blend until creamy stopping to scrap sides of bowl once or twice. This will take 3-4 minutes. Add water a tablespoon at a time if needed to produce desired consistency.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking by adding additional lemon juice, salt or nutritional yeast. Add herbs or preserves, if using, at this point and stir to combine.