Cashew Cheese Sauce – Vegan

Cashew cheese? Yep – and it’s delicious!

As I’m looking for heart healthy options for meals, I’m trying to eat more unprocessed vegan options. My sister makes a cashew cheese and I’ve seen it on several cooking shows, so I decided to try it. I reviewed a few recipes then went at it with my own additions.

It is so good, I used the whole jar in a week! And the best part? It’s so easy to make!

Here’s How to Do it:

Add 1/2 the cashew milk and all the other ingredients into a blender. Process on high until it’s a well blended mash.

You can take it out now and use it as a cheese spread, or add the remaining milk to create a sauce.

Store in a lidded jar in the refrigerator. If you label it with a permanent marker, you can remove it when your finished with fingernail polish remover, then wash it with hot, soapy water.

NOTE: This is best heated slowly on the stove, not microwaved.

What do you use it on? Loaded baked potato, Sandwiches, Roasted or steamed vegetables – Or simply replace regular cheddar sauce or spread with this cashew version.

We had portabello sandwiches with the cheese sauce on it –

and it was so good! (Pan seared mushroom slices with garlic on toasted whole wheat bread).

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Cashew Cheese Sauce - Vegan

totally plant based and unprocessed, this cheese is delicious on anything you use cheddar cheese sauce on!

Course: condiment, sauce, spread

Cuisine: ameican, vegan

Keyword: cashew, cheddar, cheese, sauce, spread

Servings: 1.5 cups

Author: HelenFern

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews Be sure they are raw - not roasted or cooked at all
• 1-1/4 cup cashew milk
• 2 Tablespoon grated fresh carrot
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 medium clove fresh garlic
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon tumeric
• 1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 Tablespoon softened vegan buttery spread I used Trader Joe's

Instructions

1. Add 1/2 the cashew milk and all the other ingredients into a blender. Process on high until it's a well blended mash.

2. You can take it out now and use it as a cheese spread, or add the remaining milk to create a sauce.

3. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator.

Recipe Notes

NOTE: This is best heated slowly on the stove, not microwaved. 

What do you use it on? Loaded baked potato, Sandwiches, Roasted or steamed vegetables - Or simply replace regular cheddar sauce or spread with this cashew version. 

© Copyright 2022 The Lazy Gastronome

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