Fruit Creams

Category: Wholefood Recipes

Fruit creams are simple to prepare and yet they can make such a difference to a meal, a snack, a breakfast, or a salad. Almost any combination of fruit will make a tasty treat when blended with a little milk or soya milk. Try the following ideas. Invent your own combinations. Add a few nuts if you wish.

Do remember, however, that you are allowing the blender to do the work that your teeth should be doing. It is best, therefore, to serve fruit creams over foods that need to be chewed. If you are going to eat fruit creams on their own, then you should “chew” them so as not to hinder digestion.

Some Ideas

a) 1/2 cup milk or nut milk, 1 banana, 1 peach
b) 1/2 cup milk, 1 banana, 1/8 cup NC dates
c) 1/2 cup milk, 1 pear, 1/8 cup NC granola
d) 1/2 cup milk, 1 banana, 1/8 cup orange juice
e) 1/2 cup milk, 2 slices pineapple, 1/8 cup NC sultanas, 1/8 cup NC granola
f) 1/2 cup milk, 2 slices pineapple, 1/4 cup NC nuts (cashew/pecan)

Cashew Cream

1 cup NC cashews
1 cup water
12 NC dates, pitted
1/2 tsp NC vanilla
pinch NC sea salt
1 banana

Blend together until smooth. Serve over granola, fruit or puddings.

Utopia Cream

1 avocado
10 NC dates, pitted
1/4 cup NC cashews (optional)
1 pear or banana
milk as required

Blend together and serve. This cream served over ice-cream or refrigerated balls of spanspek (cantaloupe) is a winner.

Apple-Date Cream (F)

2 apples
14 NC dates
1/4 tsp NC cardamom
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp NC coriander
milk as required

Blend together, adding milk to aid blender action, and according to consistency required.

Fruit-Rice Cream (F)

1 cup cooked, NC brown rice
1 cup chopped NC dates
1/3 cup NC cashews
1 tsp NC natural vanilla
1/4 tsp NC sea salt

Blend together very well, adding water according to consistency required. Serve warm.

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