The Best Vegan Cheese Sauce (6 pts)

Name: The Best Vegan Cheese Sauce (6 pts)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Cups of Raw Cashews; 1 Lemon, Squeezed; 1 ¾ Cup of Water or as needed; 1 TSP Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt; ½ Cup of Nutritional Yeast; 1 TSP Chili Powder; 2 Garlic Cloves; 1 TBSP of Dijon Mustard; ¼ TSP of Red Pepper Flakes; 1 TSP Black Pepper; 1 TSP Turmeric

2 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories210.9 kcal (11%)

Total Fat14.5 g (21%)

Carbs13.7 g (5%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein8.9 g (18%)

Sodium208.1 mg (10%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

9 servings

2 CupsRaw Cashews

1.75 CupWater

1 TSPSea Salt

½ cupnutritional yeast

1 tspchili powder

2garlic cloves

1 Tbspdijon mustard

0.25 TSPRed Pepper Flakes

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspturmeric

Instructions

Step 1

In a high-speed blender or food processor, add in the cashews, lemon juice, salt, nutritional yeast, chili powder, garlic cloves, Dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, black pepper, turmeric, and water. Blend until smooth and creamy. You can adjust the ingredients to your taste.

Step 2

You can warm up the cheese sauce by blending it on the soup option on a Vitamix or add it to a sauce pan on low heat. Stir to keep it from sticking. Serve it as a dip, on top your favorite noodles for mac and cheese or as a nacho cheese sauce.