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Pouring best vegan cheese sauce ever! Recipe for vegan cheese sauce without carrots or potatoes. Creamy and cheesy!
Denise

Best Vegan Cheese Sauce

4.67 from 6 votes
This cheese sauce is so versatile, and delicious! You will put it on everything and become addicted! It is Nut Free and no need to cook! All you need is a high speed blender such as a Vitamix.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mexican
Calories: 115
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups rolled oats dry quick 5 minute oats
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 to 2 pieces roasted red bell pepper in the jar (plus 1 tbsp of brine from jar)
  • ½ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • 1 tsp onion dry granulated or 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp liquid smoke
  • ½ tsp paprika if you don't have liquid smoke, use smoked paprika
  • ¼ tsp turmeric optional
  • ¼ tsp black pepper optional
  • ¼ cup white cannellini beans optional (for extra protein boost for kids!)
  • ¼ cup roasted cashews unsalted optional (for extra protein boost for kids!)

Equipment

  • Vitamix or Blendtec Blender (that heats under friction) not necessary to create this recipe.

Method
 

  1. Add all ingredients together in Vitamix Blender. Blend on high for approximately 5 minutes till heated through and thickened, You will notice the sound of the blender change and the steam when you open the lid. Also, the level of the sauce will remain stable. Stop the blender right away when this happens.
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  2. If you don't have a high-speed blender that heats, you can blend it up till smooth, then put in pot on stove to heat on medium, stirring often until it thickens. Return it to blender till creamy.
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Notes

This recipe makes approximately 6 cups of sauce. 115 Calories per 3/4 cups of sauce. Add the amount of sauce needed to your pasta or other dishes. If too thick, add warm water and blend a bit more. When making pasta, reserve a bit of pasta water when draining. You can add a few tablespoons of the pasta water to the cheese sauce when mixing into the pasta. Enjoy!
I love the Vitamix Blender. I got mine refurbished from Amazon and highly recommend it. I have had no problems with it and just love that it blends everything so smoothly and even heats up under friction. Check it out here.