If you’ve ever wanted to fancy-up fresh summer fruit without much fuss, this is your solution. This dip is creamy and luxurious with a hint of cherry-vanilla flavour. Throw some fruit onto a kabob for a special event or just drizzle it onto a bowl of fruit for a quicker option. Heck, it’s even great drizzled on granola and yogurt, pancakes, and fruit crisps. You can’t go wrong if you tried!
I blended soaked cashews with almond milk, cherries, vanilla, and coconut syrup creating a decadent, lightly-sweetened dip free of dairy. Eric went crazy over this dip and he isn’t even a dip person, so there you go. You will probably have to hide it.
Sunday evening, we emptied our kitchen cupboards to prepare for the kitchen reno. The dishes, gadgets, glasses, appliances, and food now have a home in our previously empty dining room. On Monday, Eric and our friend Pete started to take the kitchen cabinets apart. Several hours later the kitchen was empty! I’m saying goodbye to a working sink, oven, counter tops, and dishwasher for the next month and a half or so. So far the biggest “emergency” has been my missing dark chocolate stash (the horrors!), so I can’t complain too much. But have you ever seen a 31-week pregnant lady riffling through boxes to find her chocolate? It wasn’t my proudest moment.
So here we have it – an almost blank slate. The sad, beige tiles will be ripped off today and the electrical work starts tomorrow. I created a new Instagram account for non-food related things (like renos, life stuff, pregnancy, etc) so you can follow along @theglowspot if you’d like to see updates!
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Creamy Cherry Pie Fruit Dip with Rainbow Fruit Kabobs
Yield
1.5-2 cups
Prep time
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
The creamiest non-dairy fruit dip ever! Soaked raw cashews form the base of this creamy, lightly sweet dip. Drizzle it on fresh fruit, oatmeal, fruit crumbles, pancakes, waffles, and more.
Ingredients
For the fruit dip:
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked
- 1/2 cup + 1-2 tablespoon almond milk (or non-dairy milk of choice)
- 1/2 cup frozen or fresh pitted cherries
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoons coconut nectar syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice), to taste
for the kabobs:
- Fruit of choice (I used strawberries, cantaloupe, grapes, nectarines, kiwi, watermelon)
- Skewers
Directions
- Place the cashews in a bowl and cover with an inch of water. Soak overnight or for at least 8 hours. If using a Vitamix you can get away with soaking for only 2-3 hours. Drain and rinse the cashews thoroughly.
- Add the almond milk into the blender followed by the drained and rinsed cashews, pitted cherries, vanilla, and sweetener. Blend on low and increase the speed gradually until blending at full speed. Keep blending until the mixture is velvety smooth and doesn’t have any texture to it. You can add a splash more milk if you need to help the blender along.
- Chill the fruit dip for a few hours (or overnight) for the best flavour, but you can also enjoy it right away if desired.
- Prepare the fruit kabobs (if making) or simply drizzle the fruit dip over a bowl of fruit.
- The fruit dip will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for about 1-1.5 weeks, possibly longer.
Tip:
Tip: For a nut-free fruit dip option, try making coconut whipped cream instead. You can mix a bit of chia seed jam into it for a similar fruity effect.
Nutrition Information
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What a delicious dip! I am LOVING cashews lately so I’d love to use them in a new way like this as opposed to just eating them by the handful as I’ve been doing! LOL
Sounds amazing! What a perfect and healthy snack! :)
This is such a fun recipe, I love it! Good luck with the kitchen renos, I can’t imagine not having a kitchen!
This sounds delightful! Love those kebabs!
This dip sounds amazing. Cherry and vanilla?! yummmmm… Good luck on the kitchen renovations!!
This dip looks amazing! I can imagine it being the perfect fruit, creamy and sweet combo – LOVE it! And your fruit skewers just look perfect!
Good luck with the kitchen renos – can’t wait to see the finished product! I am glad I am not the only one who go to lengths to find chocolate in the house when I am unable to find it!! :)
Such a great idea. I loved cherry vanilla soda when I was a kid :) Great flavor combo.
I eat fruit salad every day but this makes me want to break out the skewers…perhaps I will!
Good luck on the kitchen reno! Can’t wait to see more pics!
This looks tasty! What a delicious way to dress up fruit :)
Looks delish, Angela! Cherry pie is my all time fave dessert. Can’t wait to try this, especially with the fresh summer fruit that’s everywhere right now :)
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Looks delicious; a perfect addition to the wonderful summer fruit. Good luck on your kitchen!
I hope your reno goes super fast and issue-free! In the meantime, I’ll be eating fruit kabobs like it’s going out of style! Love!
This dip looks incredible! The possibilities really are endless.
Good luck with the new kitchen renovations! I’m sure it’s a little stressful to deal with, especially when you can’t find your chocolate stash. ;) I can’t wait to see how the finished product turns out!
You are lucky to be doing the reno in the summer time! We did the same thing and the grill was our best friend for 2 months. We grilled anything and everything we could think of, ha! I even got really desperate and started baking in my slow cooker…a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!
I’m sure we will too…Eric is already talking pizza on the grill. I can’t wait!
You may seriously never go back to eating pizza any other way, especially if you are using a charcoal grill! You can’t beat the flavor that it adds :D
This looks delish:)! I have a hard time digesting cashews, though. . . Do you know if there are any other nuts this might work with? Love your blog . . . Thanks for all the great recipes:).
almonds might work or macadamia nuts but I’m not sure if the almonds would get as smooth. You might need to play around with the milk ratio!
As if our simple food choices didn’t get enough criticism- being beautifully swollen with baby AND eating ‘that way’ seems to give strangers a whole new reason to criticize. Thanks for being another healthy, thriving example of a mama who is doing great things. Three cheers for vegan pregnancy! Hip hip hooray!! Hooray!! Hooray!!
Oh goodness, I could sure use some of that dip right now! I love how it’s so easy to make and it looks delicious! Good luck with your kitchen renovations!
Love the idea of fruit kebab-style!
Looks so beautiful and summery!!
What an cool idea for a dip to go with fruit! Looks delicious!