Milk Creams (Indian Cashew Sweets)

Milk creams are a classic sweet served as little bites during the Christmas holidays in India. A mixture of sweetened cashews and milk are transformed into a soft dough that can be placed into decorative molds or shaped into discs.

Chocolate Chip Gulab Jamun

This classic Indian dessert of cakey doughnut-like balls drenched in sweet syrup gets a twist with grated bittersweet chocolate.

Gulab Jamun

Gulab jamun is a beloved Indian dessert consisting of fried balls of a dough made from milk solids and semolina, soaked with an aromatic syrup spiced with green cardamom, rose water, saffron, and more. Paying close attention to the ingredients and temperatures involved yields light gulab jamuns with moist interiors.

Cashew Cream

I prepared this recipe using a traditional home blender. After 2 to 3 minutes of blending the texture was fairly smooth with hardly any grit. A heavy duty or professional blender (like a Vitamix) will produce an even smoother texture and do it in a little less time as well.

Cashew Chickpea Curry

This cashew chickpea curry is perfect for when that Indian Food craving hits. It uses cashew milk to add creaminess instead of heavy cream––and it's vegan!

Salted Cashew Caramel Bars

Buttery shortbread is topped with salted cashews and gooey caramel. Warning: Bet you can't have just one.

Shankarpali (Shakarpara)

Shankarpali, also called shakarpara, are small deep-fried pastries spiced with cardamom—best enjoyed by the fistful during Diwali.

Olive-Rosemary Spiced Cashews

The savory Mediterranean flavors of olive and rosemary make these roasted cashews an addictive snack.

Poha Chivda (Indian Flattened Rice Snack)

Easy to make and easier to eat, this flattened rice snack is an Indian pantry staple. It's light and packed with flavor, making it a great, wholesome substitute for chips and dips.

French in a Flash: Quatre Épices Candied Nuts

The French are renowned for their superior walnuts and almonds. This brittle coats the nuts in a sticky, crisp blanket of sweetness and spice...and everything nice. The heat of the quatre épices makes it perfect for an apéritif, and the sweetness for a dessert. A simple-to-make Jacques of all trades.