Ingredients

Method

• 2 cups almond milk
• 150 g raw cashews
• 100 g dark brown sugar
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 5 free-range egg yolks
• pumpkin seeds, crushed, for serving

Method

Ingredients

1. Heat 1 cup almond milk and pour over the cashews in a bowl. Chill for 30–45 minutes, then blend until smooth.

2. Place the cashew cream, remaining almond milk, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, then temper * them by gradually adding the hot cashew cream. Place in a double-boiler and cook over a gentle heat until thickened.

3. Chill overnight. Serve with the pumpkin seeds.

Cook's note: *To temper eggs, bring liquid (milk) to a boil in a small saucepan. While whisking the egg yolks in a mixing bowl, add the hot milk to the mixture in a thin stream. This will gradually heat the yolks and prevent them from scrambling.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom