Nutritional yeast has been a buzzword among people in the vegan and dairy-free community for a few years now. If you have ever seen a video for making dairy-free cheese or sauce, you may have noticed it as one of the ingredients. But, what is nutritional yeast?
Nutritional yeast is a deactivated strand of yeast, which makes it different than the live yeast people use to make bread with. This kind of yeast provides a lot of different nutritional benefits, including loads of fiber and all 9 amino acids that form a complete protein. What puts this ingredient over the top is that is has a taste so similar to cheese that you can use it to make any food cheesy without the need for dairy!
Here are the best ways to use this vegan fairy dust:
Put It On Popcorn!
If you love cheddar popcorn, you need to try putting nutritional yeast on your popcorn.
Vegan Mac And Cheese
Whip up a vegan cheese sauce with carrots, potatoes, cashews, spices, and nutritional yeast! Pour it over your noodles and you’re ready to eat.
Sour Cream And Onion Chips
Fry up some homemade potato chips and cover them in onion powder and nutritional yeast! They taste like the real thing!
