Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese

Name: Vegan Cashew Cream Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups cashews ((raw, soaked 2+ hours)); 2 1/2 Tbps lemon juice ((fresh)); 2 Tbps yeast; 1 tsp onion granules

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Amie Sue in Spreads

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

5min

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

5min

Cream cheese is just one of those things. There’s just something about it that can’t really be replaced by peanut butter or jam. It’s in a category of it’s own.

But ‘real’ cream cheese isn’t exactly great for you. Very luckily for those of us that love healthy lifestyles but also love the unique experience of this classic rich and creamy spread, raw recipe genius Amie Sue has come up with this super easy, dairy-free version that will have your mouth watering.

Cashews are the perfect nut for making spreads. The nutritional yeast and the lemon add to that ineffable subtle tanginess of traditional cream cheese, but with all natural goodness!

Cream cheese is just one of those things. There’s just something about it that can’t really be replaced by peanut butter or jam. It’s in a category of it’s own.

Cashews are the perfect nut for making spreads. The nutritional yeast and the lemon add to that ineffable subtle tanginess of traditional cream cheese, but with all natural goodness!

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups cashews (raw, soaked 2+ hours)
2 1/2 Tbps lemon juice (fresh)
2 Tbps yeast
1 tsp onion granules

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Directions

Prep

5 min

Total

8 min

Place 5 cups of water in a large bowl and add the cashews. Soak for at least 2 hours.
After soaking the cashews, drain and discard the soak water. Place the cashews in a high-powered blender.
Add the lemon juice, nutritional yeast and onion granules. If using the cashew cream for something sweet, omit the nutritional yeast and onion granules.
Blend on high until the cream cheese is smooth and creamy. Depending on the blender, this can take anywhere from 1-3 minutes.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Serve with bread or crackers, or use as you would any other flavorful cream cheese.