Last-Minute Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese

Recipesfull introduces to you: Vegan Recipes. (Last-Minute Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese). Call this whatever you like, a vegan cream cheese, a dip, a spread, or whatever. All I know is that it's yummy and it carries me through those days when my avocados are just not soft yet or when they are not in season (I'm based in Israel and we have food seasons). A girl's gotta have something to spread on her sourdough bread in the morning, you know what I mean. It is also just plain good! All the recipes I have found in the past require me to soak my cashews before but that requires me to plan. And I'm not good at that!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Last-Minute Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted raw cashews

1 clove garlic

1 lemon

juiced

1 ½ cups water

1 teaspoon nutritional yeast

1 pinch salt

Vegan Whole Wheat Biscuits

Everyday Cooking

Directions

Step 1

Combine cashews and garlic in a high-speed blender (such as Vitamix®); blend on high until cashews are reduced to crumbs scraping down the sides of the blender in between blending. Add lemon juice and blend until well combined.

Step 2

Add water 1/4 cup at a time and blend until the mixture has a smooth and almost thick consistency; mixture will thicken further in the fridge. Mix in nutritional yeast. Add the last 1/4 cup of water only if needed; do not exceed 1 1/2 cups water if possible. Mixture should be completely smooth with no lumps remaining.

Step 3

Taste and add salt if needed. (The mixture will taste very lemony but will neutralize after 1 hour in the fridge.) Place in the fridge to thicken about 1 hour.

Nutritional Information

Last-Minute Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 128.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.4g 9%

Carbohydrates: 8g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 1.2g 5%

Sugars: 1.3g

Fat: 10g 15%

Saturated Fat: 1.8g 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 2.7IU

Niacin Equivalents: 0.8mg 6%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 7mg 12%

Folate: 4mcg 1%

Calcium: 6.8mg 1%

Iron: 0.1mg

Magnesium: 1.4mg 1%

Potassium: 18.8mg 1%

Sodium: 16.9mg 1%

Calories From Fat: 89.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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