How To Make Vegan Cheese: Cashew Cheese Recipe
When you’re starting a vegan diet or you discover a dairy allergy, giving up cheese can feel like the hardest part, right? Not anymore! When soaked and ground, cashews can be whipped into almost-like-the-real-thing “cheese,” enhanced with ingredients like nutritional yeast, vinegar, garlic, and salt. When it’s shaped, chilled, and rolled in sweet or savory toppings, every bite is reminiscent of your favorite tangy soft cheese. CASHEW CHEESE LOGS 3 WAYS Yield: 4 to 6 servings Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 12 hours and 10 minutes INGREDIENTS For the cheese 2 cups Thrive Market Organic Raw Cashews Filtered water, plus additional ½ cup for cheese ½ cup nutritional yeast 4 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons Thrive Market Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Zest of 1 lemon Juice of 1 lemon juice 2 teaspoons sea salt 1 teaspoon Thrive Market Organic Ground Pepper For the toppings A little sweet ¼ cup Thrive Market Organic Dried Cranberries ¼ cup dried cherries A little seedy 1 tablespoon Thrive Market Organic Chia Seeds 2 tablespoons Thrive Market Organic Pumpkin Seeds, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons Thrive Market Organic Sunflower Seeds, coarsely chopped A little nutty ¼ cup Thrive Market Organic Walnut Halves and Pieces, toasted and chopped ¼ cup Thrive Market Organic Pecan Halves, toasted and chopped INSTRUCTIONS Make the cheese Place cashews in a bowl and cover with water; let soak at least 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse nuts, then add to a food processor. Pulse until nuts are crumbly and start to get creamy. Add all remaining cheese ingredients, and blend until fully combined and creamy. Arrange 3 rectangular pieces of plastic on the counter. Equally split cashew cheese onto the center of each piece. Roll up the cheese into a log, wrapping the sides tightly. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm. Make the toppings Place dried cranberries and cherries on one plate; chia seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds on the second plate; and walnuts and pecans on the third plate. Roll each log into one of the three plate toppings, pressing toppings onto logs as needed. Serve with bread or crackers. Shop the recipe at https://thrivemarket.com/blog/cashew-... ABOUT THRIVE MARKET ▹ Thrive Market sells the best natural and organic products, delivered straight to your door at 25-50% off retail prices. Our mission is to make health living easy, affordable, and accessible for every American family. ——————————————— FOLLOW US ▹ WEBSITE ‣ https://thrivemarket.com/ FACEBOOK ‣ / thrivemkt INSTAGRAM ‣ / thrivemkt TWITTER ‣ / thrivemkt PINTEREST ‣ / thrivemarket ——————————————— CONTACT US ▹ [email protected]
