Cashew Cream Sauce

This sauce can be substituted for almost any sauce recipes that use cream, to make them vegan friendly. A simple, short ingredient list makes this sauce quick and delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 cups (300 g) roasted cashews
• 2 cups (600 ml) water, plus extra for soaking
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 1 minute or until desired consistency is reached.

Notes

This is a perfect recipe to use in a cauliflower gratin dish, or any other gratin that requires baking - substitute equal parts cashew cream sauce for cream. Vegan. Dairy Free. Soy Free. No Saturated Fat. Loaded with healthy fat, protein, and fiber. While this sauce is a healthy replacement to a traditional cream sauce, you'd never know it. Creamy and delicious, this just might be your new go-to cream sauce base.

Nutrition

1 serving (29g)

• Calories: 60

• Total Fat: 4.5g

• Total Carbohydrate: 3g

  • Dietary Fiber: 0.31g
  • Sugars: 1g

• Protein: 2g

• Cholesterol: 0.51mg

• Sodium: 64.05mg