Best Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce (or Dip) (Gluten Free)

Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce! Easy, Cheesy, slightly spicy. Best cheese dip with tortilla chips, loaded nachos, drizzled on broccoli, potatoes and carrots! Simple ingredients. Ready in 10 minutes! Gluten free recipe.

I love me some vegan nacho cheese sauce, And my dairy free cheese sauce will not disappoint! Made with cashews, nutritional yeast, vegan yogurt, spices, bouillon, tapioca starch (flour), pickled jalapeños and some grated Daiya cheese. No need for vegan butter or olive oil! It’s a pretty healthy plant based cheese dip and you don’t have to boil any veggies either- Yay!

I’m telling yah, it’s the BEST cheese sauce for nachos! OMG!

The cheesy flavour will blow you away! And it’s not just for vegans people! Vegetarians and meat eaters love this cheese sauce! It’s Delicious!

All you need is your Nutra Bullet or a quality Blender (like a Vitamix) and a pot and you are ready to rock! Well and some tortilla chips and your appetite, lol?

As far as vegan cheese recipes go this one is definitely at the top!! You’re gonna love it! My daughter made it last night and says it’s her absolute favourite! A favourite for my grandkids too!

What’s the difference between Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce and Vegan Queso?

Nacho cheese sauce and Queso are relatively close but Queso usually has tomatoes or salsa added. This is my opinion😊

How do you make Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce?

Add all ingredients, except chopped pickled jalapeños to your Nutra Bullet or blender and process until smooth. I don’t soak the cashews for this recipe and it works great! Super creamy!

Now add the sauce and chopped jalapeños to a medium heavy bottomed pot set to medium heat. Bring the sauce to a simmer and whisk continuously for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.

Serve the cheese sauce warm with tortilla chips, loaded vegan nachos, burritos, quesadillas, or any mexican inspired dishes, or potatoes, over pasta,…etc! Enjoy! For full recipe instructions and ingredients see recipe card below.

Ok lets make some Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce, it’s:

cheesy

a fabulous cashew cheese sauce!

made with whole food ingredients!

slightly spicy

creamy

perfect for nachos

addicting!

kid friendly

gluten free

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Best Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce (or Dip) (Gluten Free)

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• Author: Verna
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 2 1/4 cups 1x
• Category: Sauces & Dressings, gluten free
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Diet: Vegan

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Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce! Easy, Cheesy, slightly spicy. Best cheese dip with tortilla chips, loaded nachos, drizzled on broccoli, potatoes and carrots! Simple ingredients. Ready in 10 minutes! Gluten free recipe.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews (no need to soak)
• 2 cups water
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup grated Daiya cheddar cheese, (grated from the block)
• 1/4 cup plain vegan yogurt, I use Silk brand unsweetened Cultured Coconut Yogurt
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch (flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt or regular salt
• 1 teaspoon Better Than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or pickled jalapeño juice or both!
• 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeños, chopped small

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Instructions

1. Add all ingredients (except pickled jalapeños): cashews, nutritional yeast, vegan yogurt, spices, bouillon, tapioca starch, Daiya cheese to your Nutra Bullet or blender (like a vitamix) and process until smooth. I don’t soak the cashews for this recipe and it works great! Super creamy!
2. Now add the sauce and chopped jalapeños to a medium heavy bottomed pot .Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium heat and whisk continuously for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.
3. Serve cheese sauce warm with tortilla chips, loaded vegan nachos, burritos, quesadillas, or any mexican inspired dishes, or potatoes, over pasta,…etc! Enjoy!

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Notes

• if you want it even cheesier feel free to add another 1/4 cup or so of Daiya cheese
• or if you would like to omit the Daiya completely, substitute 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast
• I use my Nutra Bullet for this recipe and it works perfectly! (the big cup).
• I have not tried using a food processor for this recipe, but would recommend soaking your cashews in boiling water for 10-15 minutes first.
• Keep vegan nacho cheese sauce covered in the fridge for 3-5 days. Reheat leftover sauce on the stove or in the microwave

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