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Vegan Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
Lisa

Vegan Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

This Vegan Strawberry Pretzel Dessert is a combination of sweet, salty and is a perfect cold summer time TREAT!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chill for 1 or more hours before serving. 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Dessert, vegan
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Vegan Cream Cheese
  • 1 Cup Raw Cashews
  • 1 Cup Plant Based Milk I used the unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk.
  • 1/4 Cup Real Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Strawberry Layer
  • 2 Cups Fresh Strawberries Frozen strawberries will work just as well.
  • 1/4 Cup Real Maple Syrup
Pretzel layer
  • Pretzels Crushed
Toppings
  • Fresh Strawberries
  • Fresh Blueberries
  • Pretzels Whole or crushed.
  • Any berries of choice.

Method
 

Vegan Cream Cheese
  1. In a small mixing bowl, add filtered water to the raw cashews and leave them to soak for 4 to 6 hours.
  2. After soaking, drain and rinse the cashews.
  3. Add the cashews to a high speed blender.
  4. Continue adding to the blender, the plant based milk, maple syrup and vanilla.
  5. Blend on the highest setting until the mixture is creamy smooth.
  6. Pour into a sauce pan and cook on medium heat for about 5 to 10 minutes, this will thicken the sauce.
  7. After 5 to 10 minutes, remove from heat, set aside to let the mixture cool.
Strawberry Layer
  1. Clean, haul and cut up the fresh strawberries.
  2. Add the strawberries to a medium sized sauce pan with maple syrup over medium heat.
  3. Slightly mash the strawberries as they cook and thicken.
  4. The strawberries should have a jam-like consistency when done, remove from the heat to cool.
Pretzel Layer
  1. To make the pretzel layer, add a couple handfuls of pretzels to a sealed plastic bag and roll over the bag with a rolling pin to crush the pretzels.
Assembling the dessert
  1. Grab four 2 cup dishes and pour the pretzels equally into each dish.
  2. Next pour equal amounts of the cashew mixture into each dish, covering the pretzels.
  3. Scoop into each dish, equal amounts of the strawberries on top of the cashew mixture.
  4. Place the individual dishes into the refrigerator for up to an hour before serving.
  5. To serve, garnish with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and/or whole or crushed pretzels.