Cashew Cheese? Yes Please!

Course Side Dish
Category Toppings

serves: cups

units in:

Cashew Cheese

Cheese can be healthy . . . when it’s plant-based! Much higher in nutriment than your average block of dairy cheese, this creamy blend is perfect on just about anything.

prep time

5 minutes

cook time

0 minutes

passive time

30-60 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup water
2 Tbsps lemon juice
3/4 cup cashews unroasted
2 Tbsps sesame seeds
1/2 cup pimentos
3 Tbsps nutritional yeast flakes
2 tsps onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 1/4 tsp salt sea salt
1/8 tsp dill seed (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend all ingredients on high for 1-2 minutes until creamy.
Serve immediately as a slightly warm sauce.
Or, for a thicker (more gelatinous) variation: chill for 30-60 minutes, then serve.
Eat and Enjoy - to the Glory of God! (1 Corinthians 10:31)

NOTES

If you try this recipe and enjoy it, please share your experience in the comment box below! Maranatha!

4 Comments

Name: Cashew Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 3/4 cup cashews (unroasted); 2 Tbsps sesame seeds; 1/2 cup pimentos; 3 Tbsps nutritional yeast flakes; 2 tsps onion powder; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1 1/4 tsp salt (sea salt); 1/8 tsp dill seed ((optional))

Deanna on July 5, 2019 at 7:54 pm

Have you ever made this with roasted cashews?
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- Messengers of Light on December 12, 2019 at 3:48 pm
  
  No I have never tried this with roasted cashews, just raw, but if you have tried it and it turned out good, please let us know
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Sis.K on October 25, 2018 at 11:03 pm

This is just Amazing cheese!!! I recently made some for some nachos and it’s the best cheese ever. And as a vegan it’s a great substitute. Vegan Cashew Cheese rulez!
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- MOL Services on November 7, 2018 at 6:06 pm
  
  Praise the Lord, He always has something better!
  Reply