Is there a non-dairy substitute for whipping cream in the topping to a cream pie?
My friend loves cream pies but is lactose intolerant - is there anything I can do to feed his craving without killing him?
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My friend loves cream pies but is lactose intolerant - is there anything I can do to feed his craving without killing him?
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Just pour into the cream whipper (no more than a pint at a time) insert the charger and shake it. You can't do this ahead of time you have to do it right before serving or it will deflate. This is very tasty stuff.
Raw food recipes have some of the best desserts ever. If you want to continue this line of inquiry, I recommend not only Nomi's book above, but Raw Food Made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet - Raw Food Real World by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngallis and finally Raw by Charlie Trotter (yes - the famous Charlie) and Roxanne Klein. Trotter has a recipe for vanilla ice cream (no dairy) that is divine. You can get all these at Amazon.
Here is a great recipe from Nomi Shannon's book The Raw Gourmet
-1 cup cashews soaked 8 to 12 hours in water (I have done it in 4 hours and it has worked)
-4 - 5 pitted medjool dates soaked 4 hours, reserve soaking water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (Optional)
(When soaking nuts and dates, cover with water plus 2")
-Place nuts in blender and grind them gradually adding date soak water until the mixture is the consistency of whipped cream.
-Add the dates one a a time and blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
-Add vanilla
Refrigerate
Fluff keeps will for up to one week,
yield is 2 cups
http://store.veganessentials.com/soyatoo-whipped-soy-topping-p1733.aspx
I've used both the pre-whipped variety and the heavy cream variety in baking with excellent results.
There's a type of cashew cream you can buy that I've heard good things about, though haven't tried myself (I'm not sure of the brand, but it's at Whole Foods). Also, there are many recipes for cashew creams on the web:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=13007.0
That one is similar to a recipe used by the cafe where my sister-in-law works.