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Vegan parmesan cheese
5 min
16 Base Servings
Easy prepared, delicious, and cheesy vegan parmesan cheese. Prepared with just 4 ingredients in less than 5 minutes.
Revolutionize your Italian pasta nights and Caesar salad bowls with this phenomenal 4-Ingredient Homemade Vegan Parmesan Cheese. Blending raw cashews, cheesy nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and sea salt in seconds, this dairy-free miracle transforms into a versatile pantry champion.
Why This Recipe Works
Raw cashew nuts contribute essential healthy dietary lipids and dense nutty sweetness that emulate traditional aged Parmigiano-Reggiano fat ratios. Nutritional yeast supplements robust cheesy fermentation umami, while fine sea salt crystals provide crisp flavor amplification across savory dishes.
Chef's Pro-Tips
- Pulse with vigilance: Process ingredients in short 2-second bursts using your food processor or blender! Over-processing causes cashew fat oils to warm and bind together, transforming your powdery cheese grind into solid nut butter paste.
- Refrigerated preservation: Store finished vegan cheese powder inside airtight glass mason jars inside the refrigerator for up to two full months of sustained freshness.
Ingredients
16 Servings
- 150 gramsunsalted raw cashews
- 4 tablespoonsnutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 1 teaspoongarlic powder
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor. Blend until well mixed.
- Serve it on your favorite meals as a cheese topping.
- Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for several weeks.