Description

You are still looking for a good plantbased alternative to cream cheese? Then look no more - 'cause you can easily make it yourself! This plantbased, fermented cream cheese with cashews, chives and red onion is just as good as the original but much healthier.

Ingredients

Scale

1 heaping cup cashews (160 g)
2 probiotic capsules*
1/3 - 1/2 cup filtered water (+ more for soaking)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp thinly sliced chives**
1 tbsp minced red onion

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Instructions

Soak the cashews in filtered water for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
Drain the cashews and blend together with the water and the content of two probiotic capsules until creamy.
Transfer the mixture to a clean glass***, cover with a clean cloth/towel, secure with a rubber band and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
Fold in the salt, chives and red onion. Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

Notes

*You can purchase probiotic capsules online (e.g. amazon). I use vegan ones that contain 10 billion active cultures per capsules.

**Not a big fan of chives? Not a problem. Go for whatever herb you prefer.

***Don't use any metal spoons to tranfer or stir the cashew mixture before the fermentation process as it will disturb the fermentation.