Roasted Jalapeño Vegan Nacho Cheese
Spice up your game-day, Cinco De Mayo, or any other fun party with this Roasted Jalapeño Vegan Nacho Cheese. It's "cheesy", creamy and just down right delicious and addictive. Super easy and simple to make too! All while being loaded with nutrition!
Ingredients
- 1 carrot
- 1 russet potato
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 4 jalapeño peppers
- 2 tbsp avocado oil (plus more to roast jalapeño peppers)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp pink salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1.5 cups dairy-free milk (coconut milk, almond milk)
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Line a small baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Peel carrot and potato and rough chop them. Place carrot and potato in a small saucepan and add enough water to cover the vegetables. Place on stovetop on high-heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are soft. Place cashews in another small saucepan and also add enough water to cover the cashews. Place on stovetop on high-heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes until cashews soft as well.
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While veggies and cashews boil, place jalapeño peppers on prepped baking sheet pan. Rub a bit of avocado oil on jalapeño peppers and place in the oven. Roast in oven for 15 minutes.
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Drain boiled veggies and cashews and place in a food processor bowl. Toss in roasted jalapeños, sprinkle spices and nutritional yeast, drizzle lemon juice and avocado oil over veggies and cashews. Pulse all ingredients and as they are being blended, slowly pour in milk over the top of the food processor lid. Continue blending until rich, creamy and smooth consistency is reached.
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Pour Vegan Nacho Cheese in a serving bowl with chips, fries, or any other sides. Serve immediately while vegan nacho cheese is still hot. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Soak cashews over night- The recipe calls for boiling the cashews, but if you have time, soak them overnight instead. This will make them even softer.
- No food processor?- You can use a blender, you may just need to blend cheese a bit longer to get smooth and creamy consistency.
- Don't want your vegan nacho cheese to be too spicy?- Remove seeds from jalapeño peppers.
- Substitute for avocado oil- Use refined coconut oil or olive oil.