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Jump to Recipe PrintThis Plant Based Cheese Sauce Recipe Is:
- Bright
- Creamy
- Nutritious
- Loaded with Flavor
- Bold
- Made without Nuts, Dairy, or Oil
- Vegan, Gluten Free, and SO Yummy!
Meal Prep This Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce For a Weekday Win!
This vegan nacho cheese sauce made with no nuts is the perfect recipe for homemade meal prep – add it to your lunches and dinners for the week. I am a huge fan of meal prepping, batch cooking, and making recipes ahead. I love the convenience of cooking once and being able to enjoy homemade meals during the week when I don’t have time.
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With just a little planning and prep, you can have a week’s worth of recipes ready in the time it would take to make one portion. Just batch cook, divide into individual containers, and place in the fridge or freezer for later!
What’s In Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce?
See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- Carrots
- Potato
- Onion
- Lemon Juice
- Pink Himalayan Sea Salt: I like to use a pink Himalayan Sea Salt.
- Dairy and Nut Free Milk: soy milk is a great option since it is nut free.
- Nutritional Yeast: not to be confused with bread baking yeast, nutritional yeast has a cheesy nutty umami flavor which is great in all kinds of dishes – I even sprinkle it on fresh popped pop corn and WOW! Also great in soups and sauces of all kinds.
- Garlic and Chili Powders
- Mustard Powder: I love adding this mustard powder to any cheese type dish – it adds a nice sharpness and bright yellow color.
- Red Chili Pepper Flakes: for a little heat! I like to add a few shakes to this recipe to give this dish a nice complex depth of flavor.
A Great Blender for Sauces
I recommend using a good-quality high speed blender for this recipe. I have a fantastic Vitamix blender, which I have been using for years, and it gets daily use in our home.
Choose a blender that has a lot of power, and can pulverize even the toughest of ingredients. My blender can chop ice, dates, frozen fruits, make soups, and even blend nuts into homemade nut butter. Using a good high-speed blender will make perfectly creamy smoothies and sauces every time!
How Do I Make Vegan Cheese Sauce without Nuts?
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover a sheet pan with parchment paper, and add the carrots, potato, onion, lemon juice, and salt. Toss and roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.
- When vegetables are finished roasting, add to a blender with the reminder of the ingredients.
- Blend on high for 2 minutes until sauce is thick and creamy. If sauce is too thick, add an additional 1/4 cup of plant milk at a time until the sauce reaches desired consistency.
What To Eat with Vegan Cheese Sauce
Vegan Loaded Nachos (Gluten Free, Pantry Staple, High Protein)
Perfect Crispy Oven-Baked Fries (Vegan, Gluten Free, Whole30)
The Best TVP Tacos (Vegan, Gluten Free, Meatless, Vegetarian)
Sheet Pan Hash Browns Recipe (Whole30, Vegan, Gluten Free)
Three Bean Chili Recipe (Vegan, Slow Cooker/Pressure Cooker)
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Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 carrots roughly chopped
- 1 potatoes diced
- 1 sweet onion sliced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 2 cups unsweetened soy or oat milk
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover a sheet pan with parchment paper, and add the carrots, potato, onion, lemon juice, and salt. Toss and roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.
- When vegetables are finished roasting, add to a blender with the reminder of the ingredients.
- Blend on high for 2 minutes until sauce is thick and creamy. If sauce is too thick, add an additional 1/4 cup of plant milk at a time until the sauce reaches desired consistency.
Nutrition
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thanks for the recipe! how long does it last in the fridge?
Thank you for sharing your recipes. Can we make this without any soy or oak milk? You say 2 c of it…it we use no liquid? Or substitute water or veg broth?
Your thoughts? Thank you
Hello M, I would definitely recommend adding a liquid to this for the texture. So yes, a vegetable broth or stock would work fine to give it a little bit of flavor over water.
Let me know how it turns out!
– Kelly
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