Vegan Cheese Sauce

Almond/Cashew Vegan Cheese Sauce

Ever tried a vegan cheese sauce recipe that claims that the sauce is oooooo so good? You get excited and make it only to find out not so much. Well I would like to trust that my taste buds are pretty much on point when it comes to food.  I must tell you your taste buds will not miss cheese once you taste this recipe. You do have to tweak it to your taste buds as with anything you make.

I like sharp cheddar cheese and you may like mild or medium. The taste is up to you.

Again this is a recipe that I have tried from a trusted friend who is an excellent cook in her own right. So here we go with a cheese sauce to die for.

What you will need:

Blender (Food processor or a Vitamix-best)

1 cup of cashew or (slivered or skinless if you can find) almonds( I am allergic to cashew so I used almonds)

Olive oil (only use if you use almonds)

lemon juice ( 1 whole freshly squeezed)

1 clove of garlic

Roasted Red peppers (optional if you want the color or just have white sauce- great for Alfredo)

1 cup of hot boiling water

Sea salt(to taste)

2 table spoon nutritional yeast flakes

Combine cashew or almonds, garlic and hot water in the blender or food processor or vitamix and blend until somewhat smooth. Next add the rest of the ingredients. Now remember if you prefer sharp cheddar like I do you will need to use more almost all of the lemon juice or mild taste only use half of the lemon juice. You can add roasted red peppers to the mix as well. Add enough to get the cheddar cheese color. About one of the pieces will do. Blend until smooth! You may have to keep adding olive oil to make the mix smooth if you are using almonds because of their low oily/fatty content than cashew. just keep adding the olive oil until you achieve that smooth creamy texture. Taste before adding the salt. Salt will kick it up another notch!

You can use this sauce to make vegan mac-n-cheese or scalloped potato and let me tell you it Ohhh so gooooood! Check out my recipe coming soon. Think about trying on your morning toast or bagel. Now go and enjoy this cheeesy oh so good recipe from Tasty Eden Treats!