This is HANDS DOWN the BEST Vegan Alfredo Sauce Recipe. Ready in 30 minutes or less and there’s no chopping! It’s creamy, cheesy and rich thanks to cashews and vegan cream cheese. You will not taste a better Vegan Pasta Sauce!
Me and Fettuccine Alfredo go way back. I made Alfredo Sauce on a daily basis at a restaurant I worked at when I was a youngin. I was pregnant at the time and couldn’t get enough of the stuff. Was it good for me – NO! Really yummy – YES! Did I feel great after – NO! Was I a petite pregnant woman?- Hell no! Haha! Oh lord?- I was young and happy. All good memories, right Rita❤️
So my point is, I’d like to say I know a thing or two about Alfredo Sauce and thank goodness I have a healthy vegan version now, dairy free of course!
This Fettuccine Alfredo is the real deal. It’s better than any dairy version and so much healthier. You’ll actually feel good after eating it. I make my sauce with white wine, cashews, cream cheese, miso, plant milk, bouillon, and dried herbs and spices. So if you want to impress your family and friends, throw together this Vegan Alfredo Sauce with some fettuccine or whatever pasta floats your boat? Serve it with some garlic bread and a light green salad and you’ll have an amazing meal, with no fuss.
HOW DO YOU MAKE VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE FROM SCRATCH?
Start soaking the cashews in boiling water for 15 minutes. Then drain the cashews and add them to your Nutra Bullet or Blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients, except the dried basil. Blend it until smooth. Now add the sauce and basil to a heavy bottomed pan or skillet. Bring it to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 1 minute then remove the Alfredo sauce from the heat. Serve over fettuccine or your favourite pasta and enjoy! For full recipe check out the Recipe Card below.
I KNOW YOU’LL LOVE THIS VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE, IT’S:
DELICIOUS
CREAMY
AN EASY VEGAN PASTA SAUCE
RICH
KID FRIENDLY
EASILY GLUTEN FREE
AN EASY NO FUSS DINNER
Enjoy you guys? Happy day to you! I’d love your feedback, feel free to comment and rate this recipe below.
Other Vegan Pasta Recipes for you:
–Best Vegan Bolognese
–Vegan Mac and Cheese
–Vegan Lasagna
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Best Vegan Alfredo Sauce (Cashews) (So Easy!)
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
- Category: Mains, sauces/salsas/dressings
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
This is HANDS DOWN the BEST Vegan Alfredo Sauce Recipe. Ready in 30 minutes or less and there’s no chopping! It’s creamy, cheesy and rich thanks to cashews and vegan cream cheese. You will not taste a better Vegan Pasta Sauce!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raw cashews
- 2 cups plant milk, I used unsweetened cashew milk
- 1/3 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, I used Daiya brand
- 3 tsp white miso
- 1 and 1/2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base
- 3/4 tsp granulated garlic
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- pinch of pepper
- 1 and 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 3/4 lb ( 12 oz) (350 grams) fettuccine or pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Start by adding cashews to a soup bowl and cover with boiling water. Let sit for 15 minutes.
- While Cashews are soaking cook the pasta according to instructions. Drain, but do not rinse. toss noodles with a little oil (optional) and set aside.
- After 15 minutes drain cashews and add them to your Nutra bullet or Blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients except dried basil. Blend until smooth.
- Now add the sauce and dried basil to a heavy bottomed sauce pot or skillet. Bring to a boil, while stirring, then reduce sauce to a simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper if necessary. If to thick add a little plant milk or water.
- Serve Alfredo Sauce over Fettuccine or your favourite pasta. Garnish with a little dried parsley.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- I made this sauce in my Nutra Bullet. It was full but it worked really well.
- For more info on Better Than Bouillon Products here is the Link
- For serving I like to add pasta to individual plates and top with sauce.
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Hi Verna I made your vegan alfredo sauce with coconut milk (canned) as I was out of plant milk. We really enjoyed it!! Next time I will try it with the cashew milk. Thank you for recipe!
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Thanks so much Chad! I will definitely have to try that, thanks for your comment.
absolutely delicious vegan alfredo sauce!! I served it over roasted cauliflower and other veggies for dinner. So good! didn’t realize I was out of pasta. But now I’m glad I was. Really reminded us of real Alfredo wow!
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Oh thank you so much. Thrilled you loved the recipe, sounds super tasty over veggies I’ll definitely be doing that next time! Thanks Mary.
Tastes just like real Alfredo Sauce we couldn’t believe it! WOW! Are kids gobbled it down. So happy we found this recipe. Thanks so much
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Oh so happy to hear you all enjoyed the recipe Joseph. Really appreciate your comment. Have a great day!
I have never used nutritional yeast before, how much do you need for this recipe? I didn’t see it in the ingredients listed thanks! I wanted to try this tonight, looks delicious!
Hi! that is actually a miss print in the description. The recipe is correct as is. Enjoy !
Just had to comment and say this Alfredo sauce has become a family favourite. ( I used soy milk ) Last night we enjoyed it with your Ceasar salad recipe and some garlic bread. It was a fabulous meal! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipes
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Thank you Piper! you just made my day. Glad your family is enjoying the recipe! and thank you for your comment. I based this recipe on a dairy version I used to make years ago at a restaurant where I worked. Super pleased with it!?
I just made this for my family and they love love loved it!!! Thank you for this recipe ♥️
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Oh nice! glad your family enjoyed the recipe Chantal. Thanks so much for your comment!
Really tasty I added spinach and mushrooms . My Kids cleaned their plates so it’s a keeper. Thanks oh and I used soy milk. Worked great
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Sounds delicious Georgia, thank you for sharing!
based on your photos, this is the best looking vegan alfredo i’ve found. However, I really don’t like to use/drink alcohol. Is there anything I can substitute in place of the white wine?
Thank you!!!
Hi Naomi, I haven’t made my alfredo without wine, it really adds a lot of flavour to this dish and it does burn off. Having said that you could add more plant milk and a tsp or two of white wine vinegar and see if that works for you? Have a great day!
Could I use almond milk for this recipe?
Hi Jenn, I haven’t made this recipe with almond milk but I’m sure it would work just fine?
This is a great winter dish. Can’t wait to try it out, I used to eat Alfredo before I became plant based. I’m excited, thank you 🙂
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Hi Gail ? Thanks so much for your comment. Hope you love it!