2 things . . .

1 – Orange food is reeaaallllyyyyy hard to photograph.

And by photograph I guess what I really mean is make look “pretty”

Especially orange food that’s kind of well, pureed . . .

2 – This spicy, roasted garlic and char-grilled red pepper cashew cream, although very difficult to photograph/make look “pretty”, is life and you need it in yours, ASAP!

Although, I don’t think I really need to tell you that do I?!

Not after I posted a sneaky little snap of the first batch I made on Instagram a few weeks ago.

You guys pretty much blew up the internet with your very loud and persistent requests for the recipe!

Well, ask and you shall receive my friend.

Although it took a little longer than I had originally intended #life (your patience is greatly  appreciate by the way) I am very please to say that at last, at last it’s here at last and, I assure you, it is well and truly worth the wait!

Buttery cashews are blended with a sprinkling of sesame seeds, some gloriously caramelized, oven roasted garlic, smoked paprika, a char-grilled red pepper along with one fiery little chili and a cheeky squeeze of zesty lemon . . .

3 main ingredients, 5 minutes to throw it all together and the ways you can enjoy it are virtually endless!

Eat it simply by the jarful, I mean spoonful, spread it on a burger,  a tortilla, or with some avocado on toast, drizzle it over your fave salad or some poached, soft boiled or crispy fried eggs, or grab a bag of your fave tortilla chips, or some cool crisp carrots and use it as a dip or, even better . . . this + bacon ,I die!!!

All natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, buttery, smooth, smoky, spicy, garlic infused cashew cream . . .

Make it and eat it on alllll of the things!!

Seriously, do it!

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Spicy, Roasted Garlic and Char-grilled Red Pepper Cashew Cream
{Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Keto, Paleo, Whole30 Friendly}
Makes approx 1 cup of all natural, quick and easy, light and creamy, buttery smooth, seriously dreamy, smoky, sweet, perfectly spiced cashew “cream”

Ingredients –

1 cup of cashews, raw unsalted

1 1/2 cups of boiling water (for soaking your cashews)

1 head of roasted garlic – could sub 1 tsp of garlic powder if you don’t have any roasted garlic on hand and don’t want to make any but, I highly recommend the roasted. That stuff is gold!

1 whole char-grilled red pepper

1 small chili, finely sliced (with or without seeds/more or less to desired level of fieriness)

1 Tablespoon of sesame seeds

1 teaspoon of smoked paprika

1 teaspoon of salt flakes

1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 teaspoon Gevity RX – natural broth concentrate – gut healing goodness – Use EMMA10OFF to get 10% off xo

1-2 scoops of unflavored collagen  – optional for an extra boost of protein and gut healing goodness

Method –

1 – Place your cashews into a bowl (or jug) and pour enough boiling water to ensure they are completely submerged. They tend to swell up as they absorb the liquid so make sure there is a little wiggle room for them to do their thang. Set aside for 20 minutes

2 – Drain and rinse you cashews then place them, along with all remaining ingredients into your blender or food processor and process until creamy, dreamy and well combined.

3 – Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly, add some extra garlic or salt pepper as you wish. Feel free to add a splash of water to reach your desired consistency (I don’t add any, I like to keep mine super thick and thin it out as needed – depending on how I want to use it) and FYI – your cheese will firm up as it cools.

4 – Store in a sealed, air tight container in the fridge until ready to serve, it should keep well for up to 7 days but I seriously doubt it will last that long.

5 – Eat it on all of the things!

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow cashew cheese lover? What’s your fave way to inhale devour enjoy it?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do your cashew cheese (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to 🙂

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