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Hand dipping a chip into a bowl of Vegan Cashew Queso topped with hot sauce and cilantro.
7-Ingredient Vegan Cashew Queso
Prep Time
10 mins
Soak Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
 

Easy, cheesy, totally dairy-free vegan cashew queso! This luscious cheese sauce is loaded with flavor and easy to make, with just 7 ingredients.

Course: Appertizer
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 12
Calories: 78 kcal
Author: Alissa Saenz
Ingredients
  • 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in water 4-8 hours, rinsed, and drained
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast flakes
  • 2 tablespoons mild vinegar-based hot sauce, plus more to taste (I use 4 tablespoons of Cholula)
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ cup water, plus up to an additional ½ cup
  • ½ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Instructions
  1. Place the cashews, nutritional yeast, hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ cup of water into a blender or the bowl of a food processor fitted with an s-blade.

  2. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl or pitcher as needed.

  3. Thin with anywhere between ½ cup of water, depending on desired thickness. Blend again until smooth.

  4. Season the queso with additional salt to taste, and adjust any other seasonings to your liking.

  5. Serve.

Recipe Notes

This recipe about 1 ½ cups, assuming, but the amount will vary depending on how much liquid you use for thinning.

Nutrition Facts
7-Ingredient Vegan Cashew Queso
Amount Per Serving (2 tablespoons (1/12 of batch))
Calories 78 Calories from Fat 50
% Daily Value*
Fat 5.5g8%
Saturated Fat 1.1g6%
Sodium 115mg5%
Potassium 146mg4%
Carbohydrates 5.4g2%
Fiber 1.2g5%
Sugar 0.6g1%
Protein 3.3g7%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.