Cashew Cheese Recipe

Have you tried this healthy alternative to cheese made with dairy? It's Cashew Cheese and it's made from ground cashews! It's so easy to make and blends up in just a few minutes. Make this as a healthy snack to spread on crackers or use it as a base in other yummy recipes! Find out more about Cashew Cheese and get the recipe at Sweetie Pie and Cupcakes!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 8 20

Servings: 8 people

Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Party Food, Side Dish, Snack, Tapas

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1 cup Raw Cashews Soaked in 3-4 cups water for 8+ hours or overnight
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup Filtered Water
1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast If you want the cheesy flavor, add the Nutritional Yeast. This is not the same as active yeast. Nutritional Yeast can be omitted.
1 Tablespoon Raw Apple Cider Vinegar for flavor Or 2 Tablespoons of White Wine for flavor

Method

Soak the Cashews for a least 8 hours or overnight in a bowl with 3-4 cups water. Drain and rinse once soaked.
Place cashews in a food processor along with lemon juice, water, salt and nutritional yeast. You can add any of the other ingredients from the flavors above to make a flavored cashew cheese as well. Blend in a Food Processor on High for a few minutes. Stop to scrape down the cheese and continue blending until all the ingredients become creamy. It will seem grainy at first but keep blending and scraping down sides until it reaches a creamy consistency.
The Cashew Cheese has the consistency of Cream Cheese when processed and it will firm up once stored in the fridge. It can be stored for up to a week, Enjoy!

Notes

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Our Favorite Food Processor: KitchenAid Food Processor

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