• 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 cassava flour
• 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 sea salt
• 1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika

Stirred In At the End

• 2 tablespoons allowed butter or butter substitute, or coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or lemon juice, or more to taste