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Stuffed Mini Peppers
Lisa

Stuffed Mini Peppers

These cute little sweet peppers are loaded with a creamy dill flavored cashew cheese and baked in the oven until the peppers are slightly soft.
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
4 hours of soaking the raw cashews. 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, gluten free, Snack, vegan
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Raw Cashews
  • 1/2 Cup Plant Based Milk I used a plain unsweetened plant based milk.
  • 1 Tbsp Arrow Root
  • 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Real Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice Can be substituted with Lime Juice.
  • 1 tsp Balsmatic Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Dried Dill
  • 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Small Sweet Peppers
Optional
  • Fresh Herbs Add your favorite herb or citrus rind to your peppers. I used fresh chives.
  • Sriracha

Equipment

  • 1 High Speed Blender

Method
 

  1. In a medium sized bowl, cover the raw cashews with warm water and soak for 4 hours.
  2. After the 4 hours of soaking the cashews, rinse, drain, and then add to a high speed blender.
  3. Continue by adding to the blender; the plant based milk, maple syrup, lemon juice, all the seasonings, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, and arrow root.
  4. Blend everything on high until everything is smooth and creamy.
  5. Pour the cheese into a small sauce pan and cook at a medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes or until the cheese has thickened.
  6. Once thickened, remove from heat, and set aside to cool.
  7. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  8. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  9. Next cut in half the washed peppers and remove the seeds.
  10. Once the cream cheese is cooled, scoop the cheese and add to each half small pepper.
  11. Place the filled peppers onto the baking sheets.
  12. Next, slide the baking sheets into the oven and bake for about 6 minutes.
  13. After 6 minutes, turn the baking sheet around and continue to bake for another 6 minutes.
  14. Once the peppers are slightly softened, remove from the oven.
  15. Leave the peppers to cool on the baking sheet before serving.
  16. Serve with a drizzle of sriracha sauces and a sprinkle of fresh herbs of your choice.