Easy Cheesy Vegan Sauce

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Emily H
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Just because you’re vegan, doesn’t mean you have to leave creamy cheese-like meals in the past. Although there are plenty of vegan cheese choices at the supermarket, in most cases they contain a lot of soy, which is also not good for your body in high doses. Instead, make this sauce and you’ll be getting all the delight of dairy while still putting goodness into your body.

Ingredients

The stars of this sauce are boiled potatoes and carrots, and nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast gives the flavor of cheese without adding dairy products. The potatoes and carrots give the sauce the texture as well as the color.

Spices

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Onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and salt all give this sauce the well-rounded illusion of having dairy in it, so do not skip it even if it’s just a bit of each.

Method

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Potatoes and Carrots are the secret ingredients to make this yummy, creamy vegan and gluten-free Mac nā€™ Chez šŸ˜†šŸ˜€šŸ˜‹ šŸ„”šŸ„•šŸ„”šŸ„• šŸ„”šŸ„• Potato & Carrot Mac nā€™ Cheese (vegan, gluten free) 2 cups potatoes, boiled or steamed 1 cup carrots, boiled or steamed 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 1/3 cup water 1/2 + cup almond milk 1 Tbsp lemon juice 3/4 tsp pink himalayan salt 3/4 tsp smoked applewood sea salt 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 package of gluten-free macaroni Steam the potatoes and carrots till they are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Boil the gluten-free macaroni noodles according to the package instructions. While the noodles are boiling, put the cooked potatoes and carrots in the blender and add all the other ingredients, except the macaroni. Blend till well incorporated and smooth. You may need to use the tamper. If you would like the cheeze sauce to be thinner, add more almond milk. Drain the noodles. Pour the cheeze sauce over the macaroni and stir gently to cover all of the macaroni. Enjoy!! #potatoesandcarrots #veganmacncheese #veganmacandcheese #glutenfreemacandcheese #macncheese

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Combine all the ingredients above with water, olive oil and lemon juice in a blender until really smooth. You can then store this in the fridge for up to a week, but know that it might solidify a bit during that time. Simply put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it’ll good and gooey again.