Superfood Nice Cream with Moringa Cashew Cream

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Summary

Given the plentiful polyphenols in acai berry, prebiotics in bananas, zinc in cashews and B vitamins in moringa, you might find yourself dipping into this nice cream often. This supercharged sweet treat will give you all the happy feels while nourishing your body with exactly what it needs to function fabulously.

Yields2 ServingsPrep Time10 minsTotal Time10 mins

Ingredients

Moringa Cashew Cream
 1 cup cashews (soaked for 4–6 hours in water)
 ½ cup plant-based milk (unsweetened)
 ¼ cup date paste (link in directions)
 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract (preferably alcohol-free)
 2 tsp moringa powder
 1 pinch salt (optional)
Nice Cream
 2 large bananas
 1 cup blueberries
 ½ cup frozen açaí

Directions

1

Make the cashew cream: Drain the soaked cashews.

2

Place cashews, plant-based milk, date paste, vanilla, and salt (if using) into a blender or food processor.

3

Blend until smooth.

4

Taste for flavor and adjust as you like, and/or add additional milk if you’d like a thinner consistency.

5

Make the Nice Cream: Add all of the Nice Cream ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.

6

Divide the Nice Cream between two freezer-safe bowls and place in the freezer for 1–2 hours, depending on whether you like it cold with a creamy texture or frozen with a water-ice texture.

7

To serve, top with Moringa Cashew Cream. Place any leftover cream in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or in the freezer (in a freezer-safe storage container) for 30 days.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
Instead of blueberries, use strawberries or raspberries.

Add more delicious nutrition
Sprinkle with hemp or chia seeds.

Top with chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds.

Nut-free
Use sunflower seeds in place of cashews for the cashew cream.

Ingredients

Moringa Cashew Cream
 1 cup cashews (soaked for 4–6 hours in water)
 ½ cup plant-based milk (unsweetened)
 ¼ cup date paste (link in directions)
 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract (preferably alcohol-free)
 2 tsp moringa powder
 1 pinch salt (optional)
Nice Cream
 2 large bananas
 1 cup blueberries
 ½ cup frozen açaí

Directions

1

Make the cashew cream: Drain the soaked cashews.

2

Place cashews, plant-based milk, date paste, vanilla, and salt (if using) into a blender or food processor.

3

Blend until smooth.

4

Taste for flavor and adjust as you like, and/or add additional milk if you’d like a thinner consistency.

5

Make the Nice Cream: Add all of the Nice Cream ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.

6

Divide the Nice Cream between two freezer-safe bowls and place in the freezer for 1–2 hours, depending on whether you like it cold with a creamy texture or frozen with a water-ice texture.

7

To serve, top with Moringa Cashew Cream. Place any leftover cream in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or in the freezer (in a freezer-safe storage container) for 30 days.

Superfood Nice Cream with Moringa Cashew Cream