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A couple of times in her short life, my daughter had the ‘pleasure’ of partaking in one this country’s nastiest creations: powdered, fake nacho cheese sauce. When I tried to explain how it was made and why it was something that was notgood for bodies, she seemed unconvinced. “But Mom!! It is really good!” Sigh. I remember how much I too enjoyed those sauces growing up, Eazy-Cheese was one of my favorites (gross!)!! But now we know more. And I know better.
I never have lofty hopes when trying to make dairy free cheese sauces. I have made more than I can shake a stick at. None of them convince anyone in the family. This one did. I adapted this recipe from a lonely copied recipe that I have had in my ‘to try’ folder for some time. There is no book name or author though on the page, so let me know if this looks familiar!
My daughter thinks I make this special hot cheese sauce just for her. She doesn’t know or care that it comes from all wholesome, real -food ingredients! And no, it does not taste like REAL cheese…it tastes like that hot nacho ‘cheese’! And one day, I can hope, that she too will learn that what food she puts into her body really does matter.
Maybe after the 1000th talk about it.
Yield: about 2+ cups sauce
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup raw cashews (next time I might try raw soaked sunflower seeds to make it nut free)
6 tablespoons nutritional yeast (most often in bulk foods sections of well-stocked grocery stores)
2 tablespoons sweet rice flour (or any gf flour really)
2 tablespoons arrowroot starch (or any starch)
2 teaspoons garlic granules or powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika (reduce if you don;t like a smoky flavor, but it is a key flavor here!)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
2 tablespoons allowed butter or butter substitute
1 tablespoon rice vinegar, or lemon juice, or more to taste
In a blender, puree all the ingredients through the seasonings until smooth and no gritty texture left from the nuts. I did this for one smoothie cycle in my Blend Tec. Pour into a small saucepan, and gently heat over medium low heat, whisking frequently. When the sauce is thick and creamy, remove from the heat, and stir in the butter and rice vinegar. Store in an airtight container.
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When her third child was born with severe food allergies, Tessa took to the kitchen to figure out how to feed her family well. Always up for a culinary challenge, their journey has taken many twists and turns! Lots of Paleo, and lots of top 8 free. Good food for families, that's what she's about!
Yay! You finally posted it! Do the cashews need to be pre-soaked?
‘if you have a really weak blender, it wouldn’t hurt, but no, you shouldn’t have to soak them.
Looks great Tessa!!! I make a similar “cheese” sauce, but I LOVE the idea of serving it has a nacho cheese sauce. So cleaver.
I’m trying my best to keep up with all the posts each day! So much good information and awesome recipes. It may take a while to digest everything. But what you’ve shared thus far has been stellar. Great job friend!
Hugs,
–Amber
My dairy free 5yo would love this!
Hopefully they do Wendy! I know mine does!!
You had me at Nacho Cheese and then DF!! I would have to use sunflower seeds, as both of my kids are allergic to nuts but am excited to find this for my son who is also allergic to dairy.
My son can’t do nuts either, I have been experimenting A LOT lately with sunflower seeds and bet these would be delicious in this, thanks for your comment AMber!
Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing
Tessa,
This looks so good!
xo
This looks so tasty. I am all about “cheese” sauces-can’t wait to make this! Thanks Tessa!
Thank you so much for linking up your yummy healthy recipe on Kids in the Kitchen! we’re so happy to have you- linking again on Tues! may 22
I can’t wait to give this a try! My lactose intolerant son loves nacho cheese sauce and I have been looking for a substitute.
Let us know how it turn out for you Alea or any fun changes you make!
Tessa – this sounds delicious! A great option for those that are dairy free!
Thank you Ina…did you get the linky issue figured out? Would hate to not see your delicious recipes on AFW!
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great day and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
That looks nice and creamy, just like they like it. I’ve had the same conversation with my daughter about the orange cheese food … yours looks great and is far healthier! Thanks for sharing at Hearth & Soul.
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back later tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts!
This looks terrific! I make a vegan cheese sauce but never exactly like this- I like the ingredients in this- I think I’m going to try this one out! Thanks for sharing!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks, Tessa!
I was just saying we needed a more grain free dairy free yeast sauce!! Yippee!
wohoo!! Hope you like Adrienne!
Anything that you can use in place of the nutritional yeast? My son has yeast sensitivity.
That is tricky! Here is a recipe I found sans yeast….you could morph the recipes…..good luck! http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/12/09/vegan-macaroni-and-cheese/