How to Make Cashew Flour
Cashew flour is a great alternative for almond flour when making crusts for tarts, bars and cheesecakes. Cashews are already sweet by nature and they don’t have the bitterness that almonds can have. Plus, you can get a nice, light flour right in your food processor or blender!
Cashew Flour
makes 2 cups flour
Cashew Flour:
- 2 cups cashews
1. Place in food processor or blender and process until a powder starts to form.
2. Remove and sift out the big chunks,
3. Add the chunks back to the food processor and process.
4. Repeat this process until all the cashews are powdered.
Important Tips:
1. DO NOT OVER PROCESS! You will end up with cashew butter.
2. A food processor or Nutribullet works the best for this. High-speed blenders such as the Vitamix can be over achievers and frustrate you.
3. Only process for a short time and then sift. Patience will get you a beautiful, consistent product.
Yilliang Peng wrote on February 22, 2017
I love the instructions you gave here about how to make cashew flour. My wife always makes cute little tarts and treats; however, often uses normal flour, so I most definitely will show her this. I wonder what the biggest difference is between cashew flour and normal flour. Thanks for the advice!
Renee wrote on July 10, 2015
Thanks, for the recipe.
I have tried your dishes and they are great. Thanks
Sunnie (Anita) MacInnis wrote on November 2, 2016
Do I need to soak the raw cashews before grinding them? If so, for how long?
I have a blender and a coffee grinder. Which is better?
Susan wrote on November 4, 2016
If you soak the cashews, you need to make sure they are completely dry before making the flour. The tricky part is to not make cashew butter. I would try the blender. Cheers!