Dairy Free Mac and Cheese
This easy dairy free mac and cheese recipe will satisfy all your cravings! Make it in just over 30 mins! The cheese sauce is gluten free so perfectly pair with a gluten free pasta for a gluten free dairy free mac and cheese.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted cashews
- 1 lb pasta (use gluten-free pasta if needed)
- 1 medium carrot
- 3 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup reserved water + 2 tablespoon pasta water (*See Instructions)
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter
- ¾ teaspoon fresh cracked pink salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground mustard
- ¼ tsp paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
- Place cashews in glass jar or bowl.
- When water is to a boil pour enough hot water into glass jar to cover cashews. Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Return remaining water in pot back to a boil.
- Clean and Peel carrot. Cut into large chunks.
- Once water returns to a boil, place carrot pieces inside and cook for 10-12 mins or until fork tender.
- While carrot is cooking, in another pot, bring water to a boil and cook pasta according to directions. Reserving 2 tablespoon of pasta water before straining.
- Once carrot is cooked, remove with slotted spoon and place in a blender with ¾ cup of water from cooking carrot.
- To the blender with the water and carrot, also add soaked cashews (only the cashews, drain the water), nutritional yeasts, lemon juice, ¼ cup vegan butter, salt, pepper, nutmeg, ground mustard, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Blend til smooth.
- In a large saucepan, add the 2 tablespoon reserved pasta water and 1 tablespoon vegan butter over medium heat until butter is melted.
- Add cheese sauce and cooked noodles and stir until well combined
- Serve!
Notes
*To only make cheese sauce, make recipe as normal, omitting pasta steps.
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
*We also recommend checking out our new and improved vegan mac and cheese recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 286mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1645IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1.4mg