Apple Strings with Caramel Sauce and Cashew Cream

 

How is it that a raw and sugar-free dessert can be so heavenly? Spiralized apples not only present beautifully on the plate, but they offer a fun crunch and unique experience when swirling them around your fork like pasta (except they’re apples!). Add silky smooth vanilla cashew cream and naturally sweet caramel sauce, and you have the ultimate spiralized dessert experience.

Apple Strings with Caramel Sauce and Cashew Cream

Ingredients

Caramel sauce

 1 cup dates (soaked in water for 2 hours)

 ¾ cup water (from the dates)

 1 tsp vanilla extract

 ¼ tsp cinnamon

 2 pinches salt (optional)

Cashew Cream

 1 cup cashews raw (soaked for 4–6 hours)

 ½ cup plant-based milk (plain, unsweetened)

 ¼ cup caramel sauce (from above)

 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract (preferably alcohol-free)

 1 pinch salt (optional)

 2 organic apples, medium (cored and spiralized)

 ½ cup walnuts (or pecans, chopped)

Directions

1

Make the caramel sauce: Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until a paste-like consistency.

2

Make the cashew cream: Drain and rinse the soaked cashews.

3

Place cashews, plant-based milk, ¼ cup of the caramel, vanilla, and salt (if using) into a blender or food processor.

4

Blend until smooth.

5

Divide the spiralized apples between two plates.

6

Top with caramel sauce.

7

Garnish each plate by drizzling a ring of vanilla cashew cream around the edge of the plate (about 1-inch in width, but the amount of cashew cream is really up to you!).

8

Sprinkle nuts around the plate.

9

With a fork, twirl the apple in the cashew cream and nuts before taking each bite.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
Instead of apples use pears.

Nut-free
Use sunflower seeds in place of cashew seeds.

Use hemp seed, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds in place of walnuts or pecans.

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