There are many amazing dairy-free food products out there, but it’s rare that a specific item becomes the core inspiration for one of my recipes. However, such is the case for those beloved Cashew Milk Frozen Desserts and this resultant, creamy maple-butter pecan milkshake.
The rich flavor of the Creamy Cashew tastes so much like the base of traditional butter pecan ice cream that I simply had to play dress-up with some easy, homemade toasted maple pecans and blend the whole thing up for a dreamy diner-worthy delight.
If you can’t yet find those cashew milk frozen desserts in your area (I’m so sorry!) then I’d go straight to a dairy-free butter pecan frozen dessert for making this maple-butter pecan milkshake – So Delicious has an Almond Milk version and, a No Sugar Added Coconut Milk version.
This post is sponsored by So Delicious Dairy Free, the makers of the BEST dairy-free ice cream for eating straight or whipping up this maple-butter pecan shake. No, they didn’t pay me to say that!
Special Diet Notes: Maple-Butter Pecan Milkshake
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.
- ½ tablespoon dairy-free buttery spread or coconut oil
- ½ cup raw pecans, coarsely chopped
- Generous pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- Heat the buttery spread or oil in a pan over medium heat. Stir in the pecans and salt and saute for about 2 minutes or until just lightly golden and fragrant. Add the maple syrup, it will sizzle, and quickly stir to coat the pecans. Continue to stir and cook for about 2 minutes - they should appear quite sticky, with most of the maple clinging to the pecans, but not burnt.
- Pour the pecans out onto a silicone baking mat or parchment paper, and let cool 5 minutes. Break them up into bits once cool enough to handle, and let cool completely.
- Run a little hot water around the outside of the frozen dessert to loosen. Open and press the bottom to plop it out onto a cutting board. Cut in half and then quarters - it just helps blending to use smaller chunks.
- Place the frozen dessert chunks and 1 cup milk beverage in your blender and puree until smooth, adding more milk beverage as needed to get the right consistency (I usually use about 1¼ cups). Add ¼ cup of the cooled maple pecans, and pulse the blender a few times to break them up and disperse.
- Pour the mixture into 3 glasses and top each with a small handful of the remaining maple pecans.
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Love the idea of making non-dairy milkshakes. They seem to already have a natural sweetness to them that’s quite nice
Yes, good point! Cashews are definitely sweeter than cow’s milk 🙂
Looks wonderful, and so refreshing. Could really use a tall glass in this heat tonight. 🙂
It’s what I’ll be enjoying! I froze some test batches 🙂
Looks delicious and healthy for children. Thanks for the recipe! I recently bought “Guilt-Free Desserts”, so I have a bunch of recipes like this one.
how can a dairy-free milkshake look so good?!?! I would love this, I will have to look for those So Delicious Cashew frozen desserts. I used to eat the So Delicious coconut ice cream all the time when I couldn’t have dairy while nursing my first son, I bet this will be just as delicious!
You MUST try the cashew milk ones Des – they are insane! Seriously, everyone loves them – it’s not just a dairy-free thing 🙂
What a great flavor combination for a milkshake, Alisa! Perfect for this time of year, when it’s still warm out but our minds are turning ever-so-slightly towards fall 🙂
I think so – thanks Jill!