Discover the perfect 5-minute healthy snack, dessert, and breakfast– naturally sweetened vegan Cream with Fruits! This light and creamy recipe is packed with fiber, omega-3s, and antioxidants. It makes for a refreshing and delicious treat for any occasion.
Omega-3-loaded walnut cream is so nutritious and delicious, it's hard to stop eating it! Paired with fruit salad, fresh fruit, berries, fruit cocktail, or tropical fruit, it makes the ideal breakfast, snack, or dessert! It's cholesterol-free, high in fiber, and naturally sweetened.
Plus, this walnut cream also makes the best healthy vegan frosting! Or use it as a topping on my Berry Chia Pudding. Did you know that walnuts may slow the rate of telomere shortening (aka aging)?
This recipe was inspired by this 5-minute Banana Chia Pudding on my site, as well as this Blended Chia Pudding with Apple.
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👩🏼🌾 Ingredients
- Fresh fruit
- Walnuts
- Medjool dates
- Nondairy milk
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
See the recipe card for quantities.
🫐 Substitutions
- Fruit - Make fresh cream with fruits using any variety of fruit including strawberries, blueberries, bananas, plum, mango, papaya, dragonfruit, nectarines, kiwi, grapes, melon, pomegranate seeds, and more. Or use frozen fruit instead!
- Walnuts - substitute with pecans, cashews, or use sunflower seeds for nut-free
- Dates - use pitted Medjool dates for a sweeter cream, or Deglet Noor dates for a less sweet
- Nondairy milk - Soy and oat milk are creamier, whereas almond milk is lighter. (Soy milk typically has the most protein.) Coconut milk has a rich, tropical flavor and a creamy consistency, but it is higher in saturated fats. Rice milk is a good option if you have allergies, as it is free from common allergens. Hemp milk has a slightly nutty flavor and is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
For more healthy recipes that double as breakfast and a snack, visit my Vegan Breakfast Recipes page.
📖 How to Make Cream with Fruits
For the full recipe with quantities, scroll down to the bottom of the post. This is an overview.
Step 1. To a clean blender, add the walnut pieces, nondairy milk, dates, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Step 2. Blend until creamy.
Step 3. Check the consistency and add more milk as desired.
Step 4. Optional: To add cookie crumbles for more texture, transfer crispy cookies to a food processor. Pulse until the desired size.
Step 5. Transfer fresh fruit, cookie crumbles (if using), and vegan cream in layers to a serving bowl or to-go container. Top with hemp hearts for more protein (optional).
Vegan Frosting: Alternatively, use this vegan cream as a healthy frosting. Try it with my Buckwheat Banana Bread, or this Vegan Banana Bread with Blueberries.
✔️ Expert tips
- If you do not own a high-speed blender, soak the nuts in boiled water for 15 minutes before blending. I used this Nutribullet blender and did not need to do this. Use a small blender or increase the quantity.
- For a healthy dessert, consider adding cookie crumbles for more texture. Choose a crispy variety and pulse briefly in a food processor. I use Simple Mills Chocolate Seed & Nut Flour Sweet Thins.
- For more protein, top with hemp hearts.
- Storage: Refrigerate the cream and fruit separately or combine in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To make this ahead of time: Make the vegan cream and refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Mix well before serving.
🙋🏽♀️ Recipes FAQs
Berries are the healthiest fruits in part due to their plant pigments. The same molecular characteristics that give berries such vibrant colors may account for some of their antioxidant abilities. To save money, use frozen berries which are at least as nutritious as fresh!
There are two main types: Ceylon and cassia cinnamon. In the United States, anything simply labeled “cinnamon” is likely the less-expensive cassia. Unfortunately, cassia contains coumarin, a compound that may be toxic to the liver at high doses. Unless it’s specifically labeled “Ceylon cinnamon,” a quarter teaspoon even a few times a week may be too much for small children and a daily teaspoon would exceed the tolerable upper safety limit for adults. I encourage Ceylon cinnamon consumption, given that it is safe and one of the cheapest common food sources of antioxidants.
This recipe is a much healthier alternative to ice cream with fruit, and is one hundred percent healthy! It contains omega-3s from the walnuts, fiber from the fruits and nuts, protein from nondairy milk (especially if you use soy milk), and antioxidants from the berries and cinnamon! It's the ideal healthy dessert, snack, or breakfast!
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Cream with Fruits
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Ingredients
- 1 cup walnut pieces
- ¾ cup nondairy milk (almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, or milk of choice)
- 3 Medjool dates or Deglet Noor dates, pitted
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
For serving:
- 4 ½ cups fresh berries or cut fresh fruit, or frozen
- 4 tablespoons hemp hearts optional
Instructions
- Blend: To a clean blender, add the walnut pieces, nondairy milk, dates, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend until creamy.
- For serving: Divide the fruit evenly between four serving bowls or to-go containers with lids. Top with the desired amount of cream. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate and serve chilled. Top with hemp hearts for serving as desired.
Notes
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- If you do not own a high-speed blender, soak the nuts in boiled water for 15 minutes before blending. I used a Nutribullet blender and did not need to do this. Use a small blender or increase the quantity.
- For a healthy dessert, consider adding cookie crumbles for more texture. Choose a crispy variety and pulse briefly in a food processor.
- Storage: Refrigerate Cream with Fruits separately or combined in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To make this ahead of time: Make the walnut cream and refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Mix before serving with fresh or frozen fruit.
Nutrition
This information is provided as a courtesy and is an ESTIMATE only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.
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Nisha Melvani, RDN
Thank you!
Debbie Dormand
Love,love love this !! Doesn't spike my blood sugar or cause physical cravings and healthy ! THANK YOU
Nisha Melvani, RDN
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Lindsey C
Unbelievably delicious!!!! It blew my mind that these few ingredients could make such a delicious and dairy free cream. It was magic with berries, on top of my chia pudding, in my oats, on toast with a little jam, on anything I can put it on! I brought it to work and my co-workers (all meat and potato eaters) begged for the recipe. This will be a weekly staple for me!
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Awww I'm so happy to hear how much you enjoyed it!!! Thank you!!!
Dana
I made this in my Vitamix; soaked the walnuts and dates and I had no issues with volume whatsoever. This is SO unbelievably delicious!!!
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Thank you for your comment. I'm thrilled you liked it!!!
Barbara
Can you use other nuts instead of walnuts?
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Yes! Cashews or pecans would work well.
Nan
Love your recipes, can you tell me where you purchased the small squeeze container with the black lid? Thank you
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Hi. This is a great alternative https://amzn.to/3wE3eCf. The one I have is old and I don't think it is still on the market.
Nancy
Please tell me where you got the small squeeze container with the black top.
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I can't find it anywhere!! 🙁
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Hi. They don't make this particular one. But here's a great alternative. https://amzn.to/3wE3eCf
Amanda
I made this in my Vitamix, did not soak the dates or walnuts and regretted that I did not. The volume of this recipe wasn’t enough to really get this recipe as smooth as hers in my Vitamix without soaking. Mine is not as smooth but tastes delicious and I can’t wait to use it!
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Hi. Either use a small blender or increase the quantity. Then you would not need to soak them if it's a Vitamix. Otherwise, soak the nuts.
Sam
You didn't say what to do with the cinnamon in the instructions. I'm assuming it goes in the blender?
Nisha Melvani, RDN
Yes! I will update this. Thank you.