This vegan yogurt is made with cashews and strawberries for a thick, creamy, tangy cashew yogurt that you will love. Perfect for breakfast.
I love cashews. They can create all kinds of creamy dreamy deliciousness and they make the perfect base for this awesome vegan yogurt.
It’s thick and smooth, creamy and tangy with the ideal amount of sweetness, and the perfect mild tartness that any self respecting yogurt needs to have.
It makes a fabulous breakfast served with fresh fruit and granola, or a perfect snack at anytime of the day.
You don’t need any special equipment other than a blender. There’s no yogurt makers or instant pots required!
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make Cashew Yogurt
Ingredient Notes
- Maple syrup – is entirely optional and just to add sweetness.
- Strawberries – are also optional, or you can use different berries like raspberries or blueberries instead. Fresh or frozen fruit are both fine to use.
- Raw cashews – form the base of this vegan yogurt and are an essential ingredient.
- Lemon juice – should ideally be freshly squeezed for the best flavor.
- Probiotic capsules – should be high quality, we recommend this one from Now Supplements.
How To Make Vegan Yogurt
You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.
- Add raw cashews to a bowl. Pour boiling water from the kettle over the top of the cashews until they’re completely submerged. Leave them to soak for 1 hour. After the cashews have soaked for 1 hour, drain them and rinse them.
- Add the soaked cashews to a blender jug along with lemon juice, sea salt and water. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the blended mix into a bowl.
- Open the probiotic capsules and empty the contents into the bowl. Mix in well with a silicon spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Cover the bowl with cheesecloth or a tea towel and secure it with a rubber band. Place into a cool dark place and let it sit for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
- After 12-24 hours, remove the cheesecloth. You’ll see that your yogurt has thickened. You can either enjoy this immediately (it’s very much a vegan Greek yogurt consistency at this point) or continue with the recipe.
- Add the yogurt back to the blender along with fresh strawberries, vanilla extract and maple syrup.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve with fresh fruit, nuts and granola and enjoy!
Recipe Tips For The Best Dairy Free Yogurt
- Don’t use a metal spoon to stir your probiotics into your yogurt. When you add the contents of your probiotic capsules to your yogurt mixture, stir it in gently with a silicon spatula or a wooden spoon. A metal spoon can kill the good bacteria from your probiotics. So silicon or wood are safer.
- Let your yogurt activate for at least 12 hours and ideally 24 hours. Once you place the cheesecloth (or tea towel) over the top of the yogurt, place it into a dark cool place and let it activate for at least 12 but ideally 24 hours.
- Vegan Greek yogurt. For a vegan Greek yogurt, enjoy the yogurt as is, without blending in any berries, vanilla or maple syrup.
- Storing. Keep your yogurt stored in the fridge in a sealed container and enjoy within 5 days.
More Delicious Cashew Recipes
- Sliceable Cashew Cheese
- Homemade Cashew Butter
- Cashew Dressing
- Cashew Ice Cream
- Cashew Cream
- Homemade Cashew Milk
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Vegan Yogurt
This vegan yogurt is made with cashews and strawberries for a thick, creamy, tangy cashew yogurt that you will love. Perfect for breakfast.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 274kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Raw Cashews (300g) Soaked for 1 hour
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 cup Water (240ml)
- 2 Probiotic Capsules
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries (300g)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Add raw cashews to a bowl. Pour boiling water from the kettle over the top of the cashews until they're completely submerged. Leave them to soak for 1 hour. After the cashews have soaked for 1 hour, drain them and rinse them.
- Add the soaked cashews to a blender jug along with lemon juice, sea salt and water. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the blended mix into a bowl.
- Open the probiotic capsules and empty the contents into the bowl. Mix in well with a silicon spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Cover the bowl with cheesecloth or a tea towel and secure it with a rubber band. Place into a cool dark place and let it sit for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
- After 12-24 hours, remove the cheesecloth. You'll see that your yogurt has thickened. You can either enjoy this immediately (it's very much a vegan Greek yogurt consistency at this point) or continue with the recipe.
- Add the yogurt back to the blender along with fresh strawberries, vanilla extract and maple syrup. Blend until smooth.
- Serve with fresh fruit, nuts and granola and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t use a metal spoon to stir your probiotics into your yogurt. When you add the contents of your probiotic capsules to your yogurt mixture, stir it in gently with a silicon spatula or a wooden spoon. A metal spoon can kill the good bacteria from your probiotics.
- Your probiotic should not contain PREbiotics. This can interfere with fermentation and cause your yogurt to go bad faster.
- Let your yogurt activate for at least 12 hours and ideally 24 hours. Once you place the cheesecloth or tea towel over the top of the yogurt, place it into a dark cool place and let it activate for at least 12 but ideally 24 hours.
- Storing: Keep your yogurt stored in the fridge in a sealed container and enjoy within 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serve (½ cup) | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3mg
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Good Morning Alison, yet another wonderful recipe! I made a very successful batch of strawberry yoghurt. I found the recipe easy to follow and managed to have all the ingredients at home so was able to make the yogurt as soon as I spotted the recipe. Thank you.
So happy to hear that Maureen, thank you!
This recipe was delicious and I enjoyed eating it after adding the strawberries and again the next morning. But 24hrs later it had spilled out of the jar, with a tight fitting lid…not sure where I went wrong. What could’ve caused this, because I would love to make it again.
Hi Shirley, was it stored in the fridge? I’ve never had that happen, but is it possible your probiotic also contained PREbiotics? Apparently they can interfere with the fermentation and cause it to go off faster.
I am extremely allergic to cashews, will almonds work?
Hi Kaye, I think slivered or blanched almonds would also work. 🙂
What brand of probiotic capsules did you use?
Hi Patricia, we have updated the post with a recommendation a brand of probiotics. All the best!
HI – I’m so anxious to try this as I have had no luck thickening vegan yogurt. Can you tell us what probiotic capsules you use? It is overwhelming how many are out there! And do you use a yogurt maker or just put in cool, dark place? Thanks.
Hi Kathleen, I’m going to update the post with more info about probiotics. We have not tried this in a yogurt maker, so it was just a cool dark place with the cheesecloth cover (or tea towel will also work fine).
Thank you!
What a great recipe for yogurt! So delicious! Thanks.
Where can I buy the probiotics and cheese cloth please? I’m in UK, thank you. Em
Hi Em, we’ve updated the post to include a link to a great brand. I’m not sure if it’s available in the UK though. You can use cheesecloth or a tea towel, it just needs to be able to breathe.
I love your recipes! I want to try this. What kind of probiotic capsules do you use and where do you buy them?
Hi Renee, thanks so much! I’ve updated the post to include a link to a great brand of probiotics.
Would this recipe be suitable in a yoghurt maker?
Hi Laura, I haven’t tried it in a yogurt maker but I guess that it would work as well! It might shorten the time needed in that case.
Which probiotic to use? There are different kinds
Thanks
Hi Aida, we have updated the post with a recommendation. All the best!
Can any other type of cloth be used to cover it? I do not have cheese cloth at this time.
Hi Sonia, sure, any tea towel will also work fine. You just want it to be breathable, but a tea towel will do fine.
Do you think you can make this without the strawberries to create a Greek-style yoghurt?
Yes definitely! It has a perfect Greek yogurt consistency before you add in the strawberries.
I love this recipe, the cashews give it the thickness we always miss with vegan yogurt.. thank you. 🙂 x
It’s a pleasure! 🙂 Yes, the cashews make it super thick and creamy. 🙂