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Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce Recipe (No Nuts, Oil Free)

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This vegan nacho cheese sauce without nuts is loaded with plant-based veggies, and is oil free, dairy free, is delicious, and is good for you!  This simple sauce is versatile and and ready in under an hour from start to finish.
 
Made with flavorful roasted vegetables and spices, this cheese sauce is a fantastic recipe s a dip or sauce. Dip loaded nacho chips into, load onto a burrito or veggie taco bowl, or drizzle over oven baked fries.
 
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This vegan nacho cheese sauce is here to bring a creamy & dreamy dip to your table with NO nuts, NO oil, and NO dairy! 
 
This cheese sauce is like the vegan nacho cheese that you’d get at the movie theater, ballpark concession stand, or roller rink (for whatever reason, I have memories of digging into cheese nachos with my blades on). 
 
The secret to this sauce is all in the spices – the cheese sauce is flavorful, creamy, and  has a little kick to it from the chili flakes. Dip into some serious cheesy nostalgia with this fun and retro sauce.

This 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!
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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. There’s a whole section of TheHerbeevore.com dedicated to my favorite tried & true meal prep recipes

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!  I also made a list of my favorite meal prep products on Amazon that I use weekly. They make cooking easy.

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What’s In Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

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The Best Blender for the Job

I’ve owned a lot of blenders, but my Vitamix is definitely the best one I’ve owned. This high-speed blender will blend even the toughest of ingredients into pulp.  I prefer using my blender to my food processor for sauces like this or homemade hummus, as it’s much easier to clean the Vitamix. This is definitely one kitchen appliance we use on a daily basis!

How Do I Make Vegan Cheese Sauce without Nuts?

  1. 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.
  2. When vegetables are finished roasting, add to a blender with the reminder of the ingredients.
  3. 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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Get the Same Ingredients I Use For My Oil Free Vegan Cheese Sauce Recipe

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Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce

Kelly Jensen
This vegan nacho cheese sauce without nuts is loaded with plant-based veggies, and is oil free, dairy free, so good, and so good FOR you!  Made with super flavorful roasted vegetables and spices, this cheese sauce is a fantastic recipe to dip chips into, load onto a burrito, or drizzle over fries.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dip, For Entertaining
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 45 kcal

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

Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 126mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1878IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg
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  3. M

    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

    • The Herbeevore

      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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