This delicious dessert serves 8.  Ingredients:  2 cups filtered water or unsweetened apple juice  4 apples, sliced in half, cored   Nut Cream ingredients:  1 cup cashews 1 teaspoon vanilla Maple syrup to taste Water for thickening   Directions:  Preheat oven to 350°F. Add the…

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