You can make cashew butter by processing cashews in a food processor until the mixture reaches the consistency of peanut butter. Use it as you would peanut butter.
Use cashew pieces or chopped cashews when ever the “look” of the nut isn’t as important as the taste. They’re less expensive than whole cashews and just as tasty.
Do not add cashews to hot dishes until near the end of the cooking process as they will quickly become soft and begin to disintegrate.
Cashews become soft in baked goods and do not retain their crunch like other nuts.
