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Vegan Apple & Carrot Cream

A smooth, thick and creamy vegan apple and carrot puree you can use on just about anything and with any meal
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Breakfast, Condiments, Dessert, entree, Side Dish, Snack
Servings 8 servings
Calories 297 kcal

Equipment

  • Cuttingboard
  • Knife
  • saucepan
  • Spatula
  • Grater

Ingredients
  

  • 12 apples
  • 3 big carrots
  • 2 slices fresh ginger optional
  • tbsp vanilla extract See bottom of recipe how to make your own
  • 150 ml coconut oil
  • tbsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla powder
  • 1 small pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Start by adding in the vanilla extract and the coconut oil to the base of the pan so that nothing will stick
  • Grate the carrots on the fine side of the grater, add them into the pan and start cooking
  • While the carrots are starting to cook, cut the apples into small pieces. I usually don't bother peeling them, but if you want to, go for it!
  • Layer the apple pieces on top of the carrot and cook until the apples and carrots are very soft and the liquid has reduced by half
  • Now add in the vanilla powder and the cinnamon. If you don't have vanilla powder, you can use a vanilla paste or some more vanilla extract to taste
  • Cook everything until the liquid has almost reduced down completely, while stirring every few minutes so nothing sticks to the base of the pan
  • Now use a stick blender to blend everything to a smooth and thick puree and you are done! Enjoy

Notes

When you want to make your own vanilla extract you can totally do that. It only takes 2 ingredients and a lot of time.
Take a bottle of vodka (or, in my case, rum) that's big enough to hold upright vanilla pods.
Pour out about 100 ml of the liquid, so the vanilla pods will not cause the alcohol to overflow. 
Cut at least 4 vanilla pods in half, scrape out the vanilla beans on the inside and put those in the bottle of vodka or rum. Put in the vanilla pod halves as well. Repeat for the other vanilla pods. You can add as many vanilla pods to the bottle as you can fit in there, but 4 is the minimum.
Put on the bottle cap and shake well. 
Set aside in a dark cupboard and shake the bottle every day for 2 weeks. After that you just let it sit for another 2 weeks at least. The longer you let it sit, the stronger and better it will taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 1gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 305mgFiber: 7gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 214IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword Apple, Carrot, cream, easy, Puree, recipe, vegan
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