Vegan fruit cream
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 30 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • fruits required
  • 1 cup chopped pineapple (fresh or canned)
  • 1 cup peeled, cored and chopped apple
  • 1 cup, chopped banana
  • 1 cup chopped musk melon
  • 1 cup chopped chickoo/sapota
  • 1 cup chopped papaya
  • for the cashew cream
  • ¾ cup cashews
  • ½ tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  • sugar as required
  • chilled water
Instructions
  1. preparing the cashew cream:
  2. in a bowl take the cashews.
  3. rinse them well.
  4. now add water to the bowl till it just about covers the cashews.
  5. cover with a lid and keep in the fridge for 5-6 hours.
  6. drain the water from the cashews.
  7. add the soaked cashews in a blender.
  8. pour cold water in the blender again just about covering the cashews completely.
  9. add some sugar and vanilla.
  10. blend till smooth and creamy.
  11. remove in a bowl and keep in the fridge.
  12. the cashew milk stays good for 3 days in the refrigerator.
  13. use when required.
  14. preparing the salad
  15. mix all the fruits in a large bowl.
  16. now either you can add the whole cashew cream that we made or
  17. layer it in individual serving glasses or bowls as i have done.
  18. add a layer of fruits.
  19. then a layer of cashew cream.
  20. add 3-5 layers like this.
  21. and then top up with some sliced pistachois or dry fruits of your choice.
  22. enjoy a healthy and wholesome fruit dessert.
Notes
to make a thin cashew cream, just add more water and to make a thick one, add less water.
instead of sugar, you can add honey too in the cashew cream
use fruits that are available in season.
instead of cashew cream, you can also make this fruit salad with diary cream. add sugar and vanilla extract to the cream and then whip it up. add this to the fruits.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/deserts/vegan-fruit-cream-11362.html