Cashew Date Iscream

Instructions

• 1)

  Soak a cup full of cashew nuts in two cups of water and discard the water after two or three hours of soaking.

• 2)

  Soak a cup full of Medjool dates in half a cup of water.

• 3)

  Use half the water in the Medjool dates for blending with 2 tbsp of lemon juice. Safe the rest to combine with cashew nuts

• 4)

  Place Medjool dates into the blender and blend until smooth. You will have to scrape down on the sides of the blender several times.

• 5)

  Remove the date paste from the blender and transfer it to a serving tray, level it, and set aside.

• 6)

  Do not wash the blender the date paste will mix with cashew cream.

• 7)

  Add the soaked cashew nut into the blender and add half of the saved water from soaking Medjool dates.

• 8)

  The water and rest of the paste on the blender side will give a very slightly sweet taste to cashew paste. Also, you save time by not having to wash the blender twice.

• 9)

  Add ginger juice to cashew nuts before you blend.

• 10)

  Blend in a food processor until it’s smooth and creamy. You will have to do this several times as the cashew nut tends to get stuck to the sides of the blender, using a scraper push them down. Once the cashew paste is smooth and creamy pour out the date paste.

• 11)

  Allow the tray of dessert to cool in the freezer for an hour or more before serving.

• 12)

  Scoop a portion of each paste and serve in a bowl or cup.

• 13)

  You can also garnish the top with small cut pieces of dates and crushed cashew nut.

• 14)

  Alternatively, you can sprinkle crushed roasted cashew nuts as well.