Recipe: Delicious Vegan mac and “cheese”

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Vegan mac and “cheese”. Vegan Mac and Cheese The combination of soaked cashews and nutritional yeast creates a savory sauce for this vegan mac and cheese. The cashews don't blend up completely smooth, but will have a fine texture even after processing, which helps the sauce cling to the noodles. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

I remember back when I first went vegan, trying a recipe that attempted to mimic the cheesy taste by using a combination of nutritional yeast and Dijon mustard.

The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese.

Say hello to possibly my favorite savory recipe of all time: this Mind-blowing Vegan Mac and Cheese.

You can have Vegan mac and “cheese” using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan mac and “cheese”

  1. You need 500 g of macaroni pasta.

  2. You need 1 of small-medium butternut squash cut into chunks.

  3. Prepare 1 cup of cashews soaked in water for a few hours.

  4. Prepare of Marmite.

  5. It’s of Dijon mustard.

  6. You need of Lemon.

  7. Prepare of Nutmeg.

  8. It’s of Smoked paprika.

  9. You need of Breadcrumbs.

Creamy, velvety, saucy vegan mac and cheese.

The method is a combination of boxed mac and cheese and homemade mac and cheese.

How To Make Vegan Macaroni and Cheese.

Start by melting the butter in a pan.

Vegan mac and “cheese” step by step

  1. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, drain and set aside.

  2. Boil the butternut squash in a large pan of water for about 20 mins until soft.

  3. Tip the butternut squash and cashews into a food processor and blitz until combined and smooth. You may want to add a little of the water the squash cooked in to loosen it a bit.

  4. Add a teaspoon each of marmite, mustard, lemon juice and a sprinkling of smoked paprika and nutmeg and some salt and pepper..

  5. Blitz it again then taste it and decide if you need to add any of the ingredients to adjust the flavour..

  6. Pour the sauce into the Macaroni and mix well.

  7. Transfer the Mac and “cheese” to an ovenproof dish and sprinkle on the breadcrumbs.

  8. Bake in the oven at 180c for about 30 mins until the breadcrumbs are golden and crispy.

Once it has completely melted, add the flour and whisk it into the melted butter to form a roux.

Next, add the plant milk, shredded vegan cheese, all of the dry seasonings to the saucepan to make the cheese sauce.

The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese.

Nutritional yeast is key, in addition to the grated potato.

It has less funk than the regular store-bought brand, so if you haven't enjoyed nutritional yeast in the past, please give.