Easy Vegan Alfredo Sauce in 10-Minutes
This cashew-based vegan alfredo sauce has a rich creamy flavor that is delicious on pasta, baked potatoes, and even roasted vegetables. Amazingly, it can be made in only 10-minutes flat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 1 cup plant milk such as almond
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspooon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch or other thickener
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
Vitamix Method
- If using this method, there is no need to soak the cashews first. Simply place all of the ingredients into your Vitamix blender (or another powerful blender) and allow it to blend and cook the sauce at the same time. Gradually turn it up to the highest setting, and allow it to blend and cook to thicken this sauce. It will need to blend for approximately 2-minutes to thicken up.
Blender & Stovetop Method
- Most likely if your blender isn’t high powered, you’ll need to soak the cashews in warm water for about 30 minutes or more to soften them up. This will help the sauce be nice and creamy.
- After soaking, drain the water and add all of the sauce ingredients to a blender and process until nice and smooth.
- Then transfer the blender contents to a saucepan and cook on the stovetop on medium-high heat for approximately 5-minutes until it has thickened up to the desired consistency.
See more cooking tips above. Serve this sauce over pasta, baked potatoes, or roasted veggies. It even makes a nice white pizza sauce.
Notes
Detailed instructions,in-process photos, and my personal helpful tips can be found in the article above. Be sure to check out the video as well.
Tips for making this alfredo sauce
- For those avoiding cashews, almonds and sunflower seeds can be substituted. These do change the flavor a bit but are still quite good.
- Remove the sauce from the heat source immediately after reaching the consistency and creaminess desired. If left on the heat, it will continue to thicken.
- If the sauce becomes too thick, using either cooking method, simply add a little plant milk and it will thin right out.
- Check out this post about more terrific Vitamix blender recipes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 185Total Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gSodium: 334mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 3gSugar: 1gProtein: 9g
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