This cheese sauce is dairy-free, nut-free, and super easy to make! Whip this cheese sauce together in minutes and you can put it on just about anything! The consistency is spot on, although the taste favors coconut as the main ingredient is coconut milk. You may easily switch it up with almond milk or cashew milk. I have even made a very similar cheese sauce using cauliflower! Check out my Ooey Gooey Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese for another incredibly awesome cheese sauce.
Another awesome thing about this sauce is that it refrigerates and reheats extremely well! It refrigerates for 3-4 days, and reheats best over the stove or by adding it to another recipe. I've reheated it on sandwiches in the toaster oven or in omelets over a frying pan!
Slap this sauce on a grilled cheese, quesadilla, or pizza! It's also AMAZING as queso or on nachos, and with those I suggest adding a pinch of cumin and chili powder.
EASY VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE
1 14-oz can coconut milk
½ cup nutritional yeast
2-3 Tbsp arrowroot flour or tapioca start (See notes)
½ lemon, juiced
1 tspn onion powder
½ tspn garlic powder
½ tspn salt
¼ tspn turmeric (for color)
S+P to taste
1. Put all ingredients into a saucepan and stir with a whisk. Once everything is combined, turn on the medium-high while stirring constantly.
2. Continue to stir while the sauce cooks for about 3 minutes. It will start to thicken and become stretchy. Once sauce is thick and stretchy, remove from heat.
3. Enjoy this vegan cheese sauce best with nachos, grilled cheese sammies omelettes, on pizza, and many other savory dishes!
This keeps in the fridge very well for up to 4-5 days. Reheat over the stove or incorporate into another stovetop recipe!
Notes:
*The amount of arrowroot flour you use will control how thick you want this sauce. I suggest using just 2 tablespoons for nachos or queso dipping, and using 3 tablespoons when using for grilled cheeses, pizzas, quesadillas, etc!
*Unfortunately, cornstarch in place of the arrowroot or tapioca flour will not work in this recipe. It will not give the same stretchy, cheesy consistency.
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