Easy Grain-Free Almost-Vegan Cheese Sauce
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 111.9
- Total Fat: 5.0 g
- Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
- Sodium: 106.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
- Protein: 10.2 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Easy Grain-Free Almost-Vegan Cheese Sauce calories by ingredient
Introduction
Delicious quick cheese sauce made from nutritional yeast, nut flour and nut milk.This version is not vegan only because it uses butter and not margarine. Why? I don't use any margarines, even though lower content trans fat are made now, because I took organic chem, that's why. :) Delicious quick cheese sauce made from nutritional yeast, nut flour and nut milk.
This version is not vegan only because it uses butter and not margarine. Why? I don't use any margarines, even though lower content trans fat are made now, because I took organic chem, that's why. :)
Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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2 cups unflavored, unsweetened cashew milk - I used Silk brand
18 tbsp nutritional yeast - Red Star and Bob’s Red Mill make products available in natural food sections of many grocers or bulk food sections
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup hazelnut flour
4 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 freshly ground black pepper to taste
Tips
To reheat: reheat in the microwave or on the stove and stir. The leftover will seem very thick but will thin out very well when reheated. Add a splash of milk if it’s still too thick.
Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days.
Directions
1. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the nut flour, nutritional yeast and nut milk so there are no clumps.
2. In a skillet, melt the butter. Add minced garlic and powdered onion to brown.
3. Add nut milk, yeast and nut flour mixture to skillet and whisk well. Reduce heat to low medium.
4. Add Dijon mustard and pepper and whisk frequently until the sauce thickens up, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Err on the side of stirring longer before adding more flour. Sometimes thickening will occur organically. If it’s still too thin you can add more flour to achieve the thickness you desire.
Serving Size: Yields about 2 cups, that is, eight 1/4 cup servings.
2. In a skillet, melt the butter. Add minced garlic and powdered onion to brown.
3. Add nut milk, yeast and nut flour mixture to skillet and whisk well. Reduce heat to low medium.
4. Add Dijon mustard and pepper and whisk frequently until the sauce thickens up, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Err on the side of stirring longer before adding more flour. Sometimes thickening will occur organically. If it’s still too thin you can add more flour to achieve the thickness you desire.
Serving Size: Yields about 2 cups, that is, eight 1/4 cup servings.