Not-So Cheese Sauce
An almond cream with nacho flavorings, this sauce is great on potatoes, broccoli, and as a dip for chips.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml) water
- ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice
- ½ cup (100 g) canned pimentos, drained
- 1⅓ cup (140 g) raw almonds
- 2½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup (40 g) nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
Directions
- Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
- Blend for 3 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.
Notes
This vegan "cheese" sauce is perfect as a nacho dip or served over macaroni.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 0.25 cups (60 ) |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 80 |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 480 mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
Not-So Cheese Sauce is rated
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Rated 4 out of
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VitamixJunkie from
Decent as it. Even better if you modify slightly
Pretty good sauce. I don't think the basic sauce as written is gonna pass for real cheese dip anytime soon. However, I still think it's tasty.
One slight addition, I added maybe 3-4 tbps of taco seasoning to the sauce and it really made it better. We were dipping tortilla chips in it and most people said they wouldn't have known it was cheese-less unless I told them. They would have only thought it was bit 'different'. Overall, i'm keeping this recipe. Good stuff.
Date published: 2017-07-10
Rated 5 out of
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jumpypup from
Surprisingly YUMMY!
Wow, I never expected a vegan cheese to be so fulfilling! I made some cauliflower rice, sauteed it in coconut oil with some seasoning and then poured this sauce in. If you're trying to eat whole foods and miss comforts like macaroni and cheese, this will fill that void.
Date published: 2015-12-31
Rated 5 out of
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Amanda from
Great for vegans!
The not-so-cheese recipe is great for vegans. The cheese sauce tastes wonderful and its easy to make. If you are cooking for yourself make sure to use half the recipe.
Date published: 2015-11-09
Rated 4 out of
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Ladygamer from
Wow!
I was surprised at how yummy this 'cheese' sauce turned out! I did change it up a bit, though. Instead of 2 C water, I used 1 C water & 1 C soymilk. I also cut down the lemon juice, but just ever so slightly!
I must add how much I love my Vitamix. It is a wonderful machine and it has made my vegan diet even more fullfilled. Vitamix rocks!
Date published: 2018-02-25
Rated 4 out of
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SuzieWindsor from
Great sauce
I modified this with leaving out the pimentos, reducing it to 1 tsp of salt and only 1 cup of water. I also blanched the almonds. It was incredible!
Date published: 2018-01-04
Rated 5 out of
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loriennnn from
Delicious
This is one of the best vegan cheese sauces out there. Use this if you'd like to wean your kids off of dairy!
Date published: 2016-07-13
Rated 2 out of
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sawhead from
Far too salty
I was surprised when I saw the level of salt that goes into this particularly as the nut yeast is fairly 'salty' by itself. I couldn't eat it. A waste of expensive ingredients. I think I will try making it again without the salt.
Date published: 2016-09-22
Rated 5 out of
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Tracquel from
Trying to convert the family, this failed.
I just bought an Ascent Vitamix and this was my 1st hot dish in it. I love the Vitamix perfomance. As for the recipe, it wasn’t great. The lemon juice was... maybe unnecessary. Otherwise, I think it would have been great. Family gave it thumbs down.
Date published: 2017-10-01
