Chocolate Peanut Butter Cashew Cream

This recipe combines two of my favorite ingredients to use in the kitchen: cashews and powdered peanut butter.  By making your own cashew cream you create a simple and healthy spread that can be used in a multitude of different ways.  The easiest of course is spreading the cashew cream on toast for an easy and healthy breakfast.  Other uses could be using it in place of frosting to top a vegan cupcake or to add some richness and flavor to smoothies or dairy free shakes.  Try making this simple recipe and see what creative delicious uses it inspires.

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews (soaked overnight or at least for five hours)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 c almond milk
• 6-8 T Chocolate Powdered Peanut Putter (such as Just Good Stuff or PB2)

1. Drain the cashews and discard the water.
2. Using an immersion blender or high speed blender, blend the cashews, almond milk, and vanilla until it reaches a smooth and creamy consistency.
3. Add the powdered peanut butter and blend until completely mixed.
4. Place in a container and allow the cashew cream to chill and thicken in the refrigerator for a few hours.  

Buddy's Hotel Survival Smoothie

This year on tour I brought my immersion blender.  I've been experimenting with creating different power packed plant based smoothies to fuel me through our performances of ELF!  I've been looking for a super power packed combination and I think I've found a great mix of hemp seeds, nut butter, and chocolatey green goodness to start my day off right.

All you need are these ingredients, an immersion blender, a plastic mixing cup, and a spoon!

Serves 1

• one banana
• 1 cup of almond milk
• 3 heaping spoonfuls of hemp seeds
• 2 heaping spoonfuls of peaunut butter
• 1 spoonful of Cacao Green Superfood powder (Amazing Greens)
• 1 small cup of ice

1. Blend the hemp seeds with 1/2 cup of the almond milk until it's a creamy consistency.
2. Add the peanut butter, superfood mix, the banana (broken up into small pieces), and the remaining almond milk and blend until thoroughly mixed.
3. Add the ice a little at a time until ice is blended through the mixture and enjoy!