Creamy Cashew Cheese

Name: Creamy Cashew Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: - 2 cups raw cashews; - 3/4 cup water; - 3 tsp lemon juice; - 2 tsp garlic powder; - 2 tsp salt (to taste); Optional ingredients: Nutritional yeast flakes pimentos

(1)

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

- 2 cups raw cashews- 3/4 cup water- 3 tsp lemon juice- 2 tsp garlic powder- 2 tsp salt (to taste)Optional ingredients: Nutritional yeast flakes, pimentos

Directions

Soak cashews at least 2 hours. Drain and add to blender/food processor. Add water, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt. Blend until smooth. Put in container and let sit out at room temperature overnight before putting in fridge.

Makes 8 1/4-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RENZENWHAT.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 157.6
Total Fat: 11.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 301.0 mg
Total Carbs: 16.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
Protein: 9.8 g

More Recipes Like This

TIME55

CALS208

(100 ratings)

2-Bean Sweet Potato Chili

This vegetarian chili uses some secret tricks to boost the flavor without adding calories! Submitted by: STEPFANIER

CALORIES 207.6 FAT 3 PROTEIN 12.8 CARBS 47.8 FIBER 21.9

TIME5

CALS64

(137 ratings)

Coach Nicole's Tasty Peanut Sauce

Peanut sauce is one of my favorite things to eat, usually with tofu, green vegetables (like broccoli, spinach and edamame) and brown rice. Submitted by: COACH_NICOLE

CALORIES 64.4 FAT 5 PROTEIN 3 CARBS 2.5 FIBER 0.7

TIME45

CALS100

(107 ratings)

Baked Falafel

Use all chickpeas if you don't have fava beans. If you use canned beans, the sodium levels will be higher so omit the salt. Submitted by: STEPFANIER

CALORIES 99.7 FAT 4.7 PROTEIN 4.3 CARBS 15.2 FIBER 4.6

TIME40

CALS329

(84 ratings)

Quinoa-Sweet Potato Casserole

This recipe came about because I had just made vegetable enchiladas and had leftovers, plus quinoa from earlier in the week. Thankfully, this experiment yielded a hearty, delicious meal. Submitted by: STEPFANIER

CALORIES 328.7 FAT 8.1 PROTEIN 15.5 CARBS 51 FIBER 12.5

TIME25

CALS63

(95 ratings)

Curried Carrot Soup by FANNETASTIC FOOD

This soup is healthy and deliciously flavorful thanks to the curry and creamy coconut milk!

Submitted by: FANNETASTICFOOD

CALORIES 63.4 FAT 2.9 PROTEIN 0.7 CARBS 8.4 FIBER 2.5

Member Reviews

CD13211793
I used to make a recipe similar to this. So I used the same process: washed cashews very well, dumped in blender; heated 3/4 C to almost boiling (this ensure creaminess). Then used 1/4 C lemon juice and a couple Tbs sesame seeds. made 25 oz. YUMMMM! - 12/24/12