Best Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups raw cashews
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 3/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (heaping)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder (heaping)
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 (7 ounce) can pimientos (including the liquid)
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast (not brewers yeast!)

Recipe

• 1 soak raw cashews for a few hours (this will help the sauce be more smooth and less grainy from the nuts though the flavor is good either way).
• 2 put 2 1/2 cups of water into a blender with all of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
• 3 pour the blended mixture into a saucepan and add the remaining water.
• 4 heat the mixture in a saucepan for about 20 minutes.
• 5 stir continually to prevent it from burning.
• 6 add water to desired consistency (optional).
• 7 use as a nacho cheese dip or as a replacement for cheese on other yummy foods!