Vegan Nacho Cheese Recipe

This creamy and smooth Vegan Nacho Cheese Recipe is so easy to prepare yet so deliciously addictive. Cashews, bell pepper, nutritional yeast flakes, tahini paste, lemon juice, and spices blended until creamy and thickened on the stove. The vegan nacho cheese sauce is much healthier than traditional nacho cheese, your non-vegan friends and family will be amazed.

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Vegan nacho cheese recipe

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 145kcal

Ingredients

1 cup cashews soaked for 1 hour in warm water
1-1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup red bell pepper chopped
1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes or 1/2 teaspoon cumin if yeast-free
1 tablespoon tahini paste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

Instructions

Soak cashews for about an hour in warm water to soften or boil in water for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse
Place water in a high-speed blender, add cashews, red bell pepper, nutritional yeast flakes, tahini, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper. Process until smooth.
Pour sauce into a medium sized saucepan and bring to boil on medium heat stirring constantly with a whisk until thick and bubbly, being careful not to burn.

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