Homemade Cashew Flour Recipe: How to Make Cashew Flour

Cashew flour, also known as cashew meal, is a powdery substance made of ground cashews. This specialty paleo and gluten-free flour is easy to make at home. Just process raw cashews with a little sugar to keep the nuts from turning into cashew butter.

You can use cashew baking flour anywhere you would other nut flours—like pecan or almond flour—or coconut flour. Try it in:

1. 1. Chocolate chip cookies: Swap one-third of the all-purpose flour in your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe for cashew flour. Or, for a gluten-free version, try replacing flour with a mix of rice flour and cashew flour.
2. 2. Brownies: Make rich, fudgy brownies by eliminating the wheat flour and adding cashew flour instead.
3. 3. Scones: Try substituting half the wheat flour in your favorite scone recipe for cashew flour. The result will be slightly nutty and creamy.
4. 4. Tart and pie crusts: Cashew meal adds richness to both press-in crusts and pie dough. If you've experimented with almond meal pie crust before, you may find cashew crust to be less bitter.
5. 5. Breaded chicken: For breaded chicken strips, cashew flour provides a satisfying alternative to breadcrumbs. Just be careful not to burn the nuts.