Everything just taste better with cheese, and that’s why these healthy vegan cheese recipes are so amazing no one will ever realize they are dairy-free and oil-free!
When I first switched over to a healthy plant-based lifestyle years ago, one thing that I really missed was CHEESE. Cheese for pizza, tacos, baked potatoes, lasagna, and so much more.
Though there are a few packaged vegan cheeses available, all of them are loaded with artery-clogging saturated fat, and that is something my family tries to avoid.
That’s why over the years, I have come up with these 5 healthy vegan cheese recipes for Cheddar No-Cheese Sauce, Tofu Ricotta, Cashew Mozzerella, Sweet Potato Cheese Sauce, and Nacho Cheese Sauce. Believe me, you’re going to LOVE them!
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1. Vegan No-Cheese Sauce
This cheddar-tasting vegan No-Cheese Sauce taste AMAZING and is my top recommended and shared recipe of all time!
Incredibly some of the ingredients used to make this amazing cheese sauce are…
- potatoes
- onions
- carrots
- cashews (and or white beans)
- nutritional yeast flakes
- lemon juice
- spices
It’s delicious served on pizza, lasagna, nachos, baked potatoes, and on anything else you would normally put cheese on.
Great Recipes That Use This ‘Cheese’ Sauce:
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2. Cashew Vegan Cheese Mozzarella
Is it really possible? Homemade vegan cashew mozzarella cheese that requires only a handful of ingredients and no oil?
I am so excited to tell you that it IS possible! I even did a happy-dance in my kitchen while testing it out.
Regular mozzarella cheese is not dairy-free, because it’s made with milk. However, this vegan cashew mozzarella is! It is made with only five ingredients.
- raw cashews
- nutritional yeast
- a thickener like cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- white wine vinegar
- salt, and water
This recipe is fabulous on pizza, lasagna, quesadillas, French Onion Soup, and anything else you can think of!
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3. Sweet Potato Cheese Sauce / Diabetes-Friendly
As a Food for Life instructor with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, I teach plant-based nutrition education and cooking classes to many people with diabetes every single week.
That’s what prompted me to come up with this Sweet Potato Vegan ‘Cheese’ recipe that is diabetes-friendly, because it’s made with sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes.
After tinkering in my kitchen and switching out nothing but the potatoes, I came up with this amazing version that is so good most people would never even know the difference between it and the original version.
Incredibly some of the ingredients used to make this amazing cheese sauce are…
- sweet potatoes
- onions
- carrots
- cashews (and or white beans)
- nutritional yeast flakes
- lemon juice
- spices
It’s delicious in recipes like this Broccoli Cheddar Soup and Veggie Pizza!
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4. Vegan Tofu Ricotta
This homemade vegan ricotta cheese is made with only 8 simple ingredients and takes less than 10 minutes for a deliciously healthy plant-based cheese alternative.
Simple ingredients in vegan ricotta cheese
Making vegan ricotta cheese is very simple and SO much better for your health than regular cheese. It’s made with these common ingredients.
- garlic
- almond milk
- lemon juice
- firm tofu
- seasonings
- cashews or white beans (optional)
- spinach (optional)
A blender or food processor is all that is needed for preparation. What I reeeally like is that absolutely no cooking is required.
Vegan Ricotta Cheese is perfect to serve on crackers or crusty bread chunks, as well as in Spinach Black Bean Lasagna.
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5. Nacho Cheese Sauce
Vegan Nacho Cheese is incredible as a dip for baked chips as well as on fries, baked potatoes, and pizza. For healthy burritos and quesadillas, it can’t be beat!
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Which vegan cheese sauce tastes the best?
There are so many different types of vegan cheese sauces. Each one has its own merits and can be used in different recipes. For instance, we love this cheddar flavor cheese sauce, as well as Sweet Potato Sauce mixed with salsa and on Nachos.
The Mozzarella Cashew Cheese has become our favorite for Vegan Pizza and French Onion Soup.
Vegan Ricotta Cheese is perfect to serve on crackers or crusty bread chunks, as well as in Spinach Black Bean Lasagna.
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I cannot locate the entire recipes for each of the 4 vegan cheeses. Please help. They sound delicious. Is there someplace where I can see and print out the exact recipes? Please advise
Yes, each of the 4 recipes can be found by clicking on their name or picture in this article. This will take you to each recipe where you will be able to see and print out ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!