Name: Sersie’s Favorite VEGAN Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped; ½ cup chopped carrots; ½ cup raw cashews; 5 Tbsp nutritional yeast; 2½ tsp garlic powder; 2½ tsp onion powder; ½ lemon, juiced; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

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Cheese please! is what pops in my head when I'm wanting some of my favorite cheese sauce, named by Gigi.

There was a period in my life where I seriously believed that cheese was the holy grail of food. It was difficult to imagine life without it. Dramatic, I know, but I loved traditional cheese to the moon and back.

Once I discovered how dairy cheese from cows was harmful to my health, and how easier it was to lose weight and manage my blood pressure without it, I was determined to explore new ways of eating non-dairy cheese. This recipe does just that. This delicious cheese sauce was inspired by The Simple Vegan and Healthier Steps. It is so flavorful and mimics the smooth texture of a traditional cheese sauce, but without the harmful saturated fat and hormones found in animal-based cheeses.

What do vegans use for cheese?

There are several types of vegan cheeses on the market. Many are made with coconut oil which is also high in saturated fat (like animal-based cheeses). Eating a diet high in saturated fat has been associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke by raising LDL (or "bad") cholesterol levels. Check out this article from Harvard Health to learn more.

The American Heart Association recommends we keep our saturated fat to less than 6% of daily calories. This works out to less than 12 grams of saturated fat for someone who eats about 1,800 calories per day.

So, that is why I'm a big fan of this vegan cheese sauce recipe. It's low in saturated fat with less than 1 gram per serving. Whereas some store-bought vegan cheese brands will pack upwards of 3 to 6 grams of saturated fat per serving.

What is vegan cheese sauce made of?

Sersie's Favorite VEGAN Cheese Sauce has 8 key ingredients:

Potatoes
Carrots
Raw cashews
Nutritional yeast
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Lemon
Cayenne pepper

The potatoes and cashews give this sauce body and creaminess. The carrots give the cheese it's orange color and the cayenne gives it a subtle kick of heat. Of course, the nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor.

This cheese sauce will make you forget your first love, and you will leave baffled every time. It is a go-to favorite, and can be used on top of a baked potato, steamed broccoli, air fryer potato wedges or as the base for an amazing Vegan Mac 'n Cheese!

— Sersie

Close up view of vegan cheese sauce in a mason jar sitting on a wood surface with blue candle and sign in the background that reads "the kitchen is the heart of the home"

close up top view of the cheese sauce being drizzled on broccoli with a side of air fry potato wedges on a white plate

Sersie’s Favorite VEGAN Cheese Sauce

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5 from 3 reviews

Author: Gigi & Sersie
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 8 1x
Diet: Vegan

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Description

Sersie's Favorite Vegan Cheese Sauce is flavorful and mimics the smooth texture of a traditional cheese sauce, but without the hormones and saturated fat found in animal-based cheeses. This cheese sauce goes beautifully on broccoli, baked potato and is used to make Vegan Mac 'n Cheese. #vegancheeserecipe #healthyveganrecipes #danielfastrecipes #plantbasedcheese

Ingredients

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3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup chopped carrots
½ cup raw cashews
5 Tbsp nutritional yeast
2 ½ tsp garlic powder
2 ½ tsp onion powder
½ lemon, juiced
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

Boil peeled and chopped potatoes and carrots in a large pot of water for 15 to 18 minutes. Add cashews to the pot and continue boiling for another 4 to 5 minutes. Potatoes and carrots should be fork tender. Strain potatoes, carrots, and cashews and retain the cooking water (set aside).

Add one cup of the potato-carrot-cashew cooking water you set aside, and all other ingredients, to a high-speed blender. Blend and add more water until you reach desired consistency.

Enjoy this cheese sauce over broccoli, oven-baked or air-fried potato wedges, grilled or roasted mushrooms, baked potato, or oven-baked tortillas chips. Or use this as the base for Vegan Mac 'n Cheese.

Notes

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: Sauces
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American

Keywords: vegan cheese, vegan cheese sauce, veggies, compliant, daniel fast compliant, soy free, gluten free, cashews, nutritional yeast, potatoes, carrots, daniel fast recipes

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