How to make your own vegan Crème de Marrons (Chestnut Cream) and traditional recipes

Today I would like to share with you two recipes: creme de maroons (chestnut cream) vegan and traditional versions.

 

What is Crème  de Marrons?

Crème  de Marrons is a creamy sweet chestnut puree, which could be used a spread for toasts or crepes, you can add it to porridge or yoghurt. It was invented in 1885!

Crème  de Marrons ingredients

Chestnuts: you could buy them in the supermarket. Everything about chestnuts could be read here.

Cream: use coconut cream for vegan version and heavy (whipping) cream for traditional recipe.

Sweetener: use cane sugar for vegan version and white sugar for traditional recipe.

Crème de Marrons (Chestnut Cream)

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Vegan and traditional vesrsions of Crème  de Marrons

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Servings 1 jar

Calories 270 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Vegan Version

• 250 ml coconut cream full fat
• 200 g chestnuts
• 2 tbsp cane sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Traditional Vesrion

• 200 g chestnuts
• 250 ml cream
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

 

• Simmer chestnuts, sugar and vanilla for 10 min
• Puree everything

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal

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