7-Ingredient Vegan Cashew Queso

5 from 8 votes

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

Prep Time10

Soak Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Appertizer

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings:

Calories: 78kcal

Author: Alissa Saenz

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

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.
Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl or pitcher as needed.
Thin with anywhere between ½ cup of water, depending on desired thickness. Blend again until smooth.
Season the queso with additional salt to taste, and adjust any other seasonings to your liking.
Serve.

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