This easy vegan nacho cheese sauce recipe uses 10-ingredients like potato, carrot & seasonings which makes it super creamy and flavourful. I’ll show you how to make the best vegan nacho cheese sauce in 25 minutes.
I make this recipe for my Vegan Nachos and Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch recipe which requires this nacho cheese sauce! Feel free to top this delicious vegan sauce on top of my many vegan recipes!
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Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
Vegan Nacho Cheese SauceGLUTEN-FREE, SOY-FREE & NUT-FREE
Classic nacho cheese sauce is runny & bright orange with a cheesy, salty flavour. I’ve experimented with so many ingredients and discovered that this potato-carrot-seasoning combo makes the most delicious and creamy vegan nacho cheese sauce.
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INGREDIENTS FOR NACHO CHEESE SAUCE (VEGAN):
INGREDIENTS FOR NACHO CHEESE SAUCE (VEGAN):- Potatoes
- Carrot
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Lemon Juice
- Nutritional Yeast
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Paprika
- Cayenne
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT I USED:
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HOW DO YOU MAKE VEGAN NACHO CHEESE SAUCE FROM SCRATCH?
- Boil the carrots & the potatoes until they are soft.
- Blend the potatoes and carrots until very smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until the cheese is very smooth.
- Season to taste with salt, cayenne and paprika
Related Recipe: Vegan Gordita Crunch
- 1 cup potatoes, peeled & diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- ¼ cup water (from boiling carrots) + more if your consistency is too thick
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt + more to taste
- ½ tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- pinch of cayenne
- Boil the carrots and the potatoes until they are soft. This should take roughly 20 minutes.
- Blend the potatoes and carrots together in a blender until very smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until the cheese is very smooth, adding more of the reserved water as necessary until desired consistency is reached.
- Season to taste with salt, cayenne and paprika
Hey I’m Candice aka The Edgy Veg – I veganize popular food recipes for vegans, plant-based diets, eco-conscious eaters & people who are trying to eat more plants over… y’know animals or their by-products. I hope you enjoy this tasty vegan recipe!
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Robyn says:
Love this! It is the best vegan cheese sauce I have tried. Even my non vegan teenage son loves it.