Cashews are a pretty versatile and mightily tasty nut. They’re nutritionally awesome because they’re low in cholesterol, sugar, and sodium — but provide quite the nutrient power-punch with high levels of magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and manganese. You can chew them by themselves and silence your growling stomach, or you can whip up some of these recipes. If you’re a cashew lover, behold an enumeration of fifteen scrumptious recipes that include this fantastic nut! Read on for cashew heaven, dear reader! You won’t believe how amazingly versatile this little nut is until you check out these recipes!

1. Cashew Cream

This recipe can be the base for multiple recipes, like for a lasagna topping, or for sweet petite cups of dessert love. The cream is raw and only involves cashews and water, so you don’t have to freak out about not having certain odd-ball ingredients to prepare it.