• Drain and rinse the soaked cashews. Combine the cashews with the water in a high-speed blender and blend until creamy. If the sauce is too thick add more water 1 tbsp at a time.

To Make Cashew Cream Pasta Sauce

• Add 1 clove garlic, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice and 1 tsp salt to the base cashew cream recipe above. Blend until creamy.

To Make Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce

• Add 1 tbsp yellow miso paste, 1 tbsp tomato paste, ¼ cup red onion (roughly chopped), 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard, 1 tbsp fresh jalapeno (optional; washed, deseeded and diced) and ¼ tsp smoked paprika

To Make Vegan Vanilla Cashew Ice Cream

• Swap the water out with oat milk (1:1), add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp vanilla. Blend until creamy.