Pumpkin Cashew Queso

Name: Pumpkin Cashew Queso
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews; 1 cup salsa; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 1/3 cup nutritional yeast; 2 teaspoons cumin; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 cup water; 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped for garnish; tortilla chips for serving

3 steps

Prep:5min

This Pumpkin Cashew Queso is the easiest non-dairy Mexican cheese sauce! It’s only a handful of ingredients, vegan, and such a crowd pleaser!!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:04:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories184.5 kcal (9%)

Total Fat10.5 g (15%)

Carbs15.7 g (6%)

Sugars4.3 g (5%)

Protein9.3 g (19%)

Sodium424.7 mg (21%)

Fiber4.5 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 cupraw cashews

1 cupsalsa

1 cuppumpkin puree

⅓ cupnutritional yeast

2 teaspoonscumin

½ teaspoonsea salt

½ cupwater

2 tablespoonscilantro

chopped for garnish

tortilla chips

for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Place the cashews, salsa, pumpkin puree, nutritional yeast, cumin, salt, and water in a blender and blend on high until smooth.

Step 2

Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Step 3

If you want to serve this hot, pour the smooth queso into a pot over medium heat for 3 – 5 minutes. Whisk continuously until it is warmed through. If it gets too thick, add 1/4 cup water to thin it out.

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