About the Recipe
This No Nut Mac & Cheese Sauce proves you don’t need nuts—or dairy—to enjoy a creamy, cheesy classic. Blended potatoes and carrots create a velvety base, while nutritional yeast, lemon, and warm seasonings deliver that familiar, comforting flavor everyone loves. Naturally vegan, oil-free, and allergy-friendly, it’s an easy, wholesome sauce that pairs perfectly with pasta, veggies, baked potatoes, and more. A family favorite that tastes indulgent while staying true to whole-food, plant-based principles.
Ingredients
2 cups potatoes, diced, cooked
1 cup carrots (or sweet potatoes), diced, cooked
1/2 cup water (or the water from cooking the veggies)
1/3 cup plant milk, unsweetened
1 Tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt, or more to taste
dash of cayenne (optional)
Preparation
Cook the carrots and potatoes together. Strain the cooking water but keep 1/2 cup.
Blend all ingredients in a high-powered blender until smooth and creamy.
Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
How to use it:
Add to pasta to make Mac and “Cheese”
Mix with brown rice, add beans, corn, salsa and spinach or other greens...
Pour over steamed veggies
Eat with tortilla chips or baked pita wedges
Serve as a dip for raw or lightly steamed veggies
No animals were harmed during the creation of this recipe!
