Recipe Directions

  • 1. Throw all ingredients in a high-speed blender.
  • 2. Blend. This recipe can be a bit of a @#$#$% when blending, so if you're having trouble getting the mixture to mix properly, turn your high-speed blender off and insert a spatula down one side to let a pocket of air down near the blades. Then remove the spatula, put the lid back on and continue blending--going from slow all the way up to fast again. You can also add a bit more water (mentioned above) but I try not to add any more water than three additional tablespoons because I like to keep the texture nice and thick.
  • 3. Serve with noodles . For noodles, you all know that I am obsessed with kelp noodles, so that's what I use for my raw macaroni and cheese extravaganzas. But if you're cheap and/or disorganized and don't have raw kelp noodles, you can make zucchini noodles using a carrot peeler or a spiralizer.
  • 4. Garnish with lots of pepper! Normally, I don't really like pepper, but this recipe just totally gets better when you sprinkle a lot of pepper on it. Don't ask me why. It just does. Oh! And you could also even serve with raw ketchup :)
  • Enjoy this raw macaroni and cheese recipe! I don't have children, but something tells me they would just love this raw recipe as a treat on a cold, wintry day.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

Raw macaroni and cheese... This recipe was born out of me saying to myself, "I need some raw macaroni and cheese right now or I am going to scream!" So I busted out my Vitamix and a sac of cashews and got to work creating this simple but ooeeey, gooey cheesey recipe.

Beware: this raw macaroni and cheese sauce is very potent! Start with a tiny bit of sauce and mix it into your noodles and then add more as your tastebuds dictate. If you add too much this raw mac and cheese recipe can be overpowering and way too saucy. So start slow with the sauce!

OK, and due to my noodles it's not really a raw macaroni and cheese recipe, it's more like spaghetti and cheese, but the taste is what's important, right??!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 86 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates.
  • This recipe is low in Calories.
  • This recipe provides you with 100% of your daily Riboflavin, and Vitamin B6.
  • This recipe is a good source of Protein, and Iron.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Vitamin K.

Amounts per 67 g (2 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 308 13 %
Protein 11 g 21 %
Fat 24 g 30 %
Carbohydrates 18 g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 2.6 g 8 %
Sugars 3 g
Calcium 21 mg 2 %
Iron 4 mg 29 %
Sodium 473 mg 21 %
Source: The Rawtarian, USDA

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I've just started making your raw recipes. I really have been enjoying them. But I have food allergies. I am allergic to nutritional yeast, yeast and dairy plus a short list of other foods. Is there a replacement for nutritional yeast for the mac & cheese and other recipes you have?

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So glad you are having some hits, Angela! For soup, I recommend starting with my tomato or my celery soups

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My pleasure Juan!

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RAWFOODLOVER's Review

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HOLY YUMMY GOODNESS!!! This was incredible!! and so easy...(the blending was an adventure but you did warn us)! AMAZING!!! This would be excellent on those for who dont eat raw also :)

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I'm so glad that you enjoyed the mac and cheese!! Glad you persevered through the adventure ;)

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Sophie28's Review

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I'm sorry, but I could barely get this down. It looks like hummus and tastes like feet - what am I doing wrong? Waste of about £5 worth of cashews... :D

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4744K3s3Yb's Review

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Perfect for a lazy day with your cats! Lol curled up enjoying this homey dish

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Love it!!

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This isn’t my absolute favorite so far like everything else but I do love it! I’m not a pepper fan either but you are right, it needs it! I used zucchini noodles because I can’t always find kelp noodles which I love also!

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Hi Penny! Was it too chunky for your liking?

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CatherineR's Review

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I really enjoyed this sauce! The addition of black pepper is a good one, too.

I poured this over zucchini noodles, and I also recommend prepping them in a way that removes all of the water beforehand: add a dash salt to the zoodles, let them sit for maybe 5 minutes in the bowl, then squeeze the ball of noodles really, really hard. Zoodles can withstand a lot of tough squeezing, and though the noodles will be thinner (which I like) they will also not turn the dish into a soggy mess by the end of the last bite. The sauce was just as creamy at the bottom as the first taste, and the sauce still mixed in very well.

Thanks for a good recipe!

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Excellent tips, Catherine! It's comments like yours that make this place so valuable. Thank you!!

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I wish there was some good substitute for nutritional yeast. I think we would all be horrified if we knew how this stuff was made. It's not raw, for sure. and there are
synthetic vitamins added. Sorry to bum you all out, but let's find a substitute.

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Why would anyone be "horrified" by how nutritional yeast is made? There is absolutely nothing suspect about it. The yeast is cultivated on a grain base, then they add salt, dry the yeast and mill it. That's all.
And where I live, nothing but a little salt is added, all the vitamins and minerals in it are 100% natural.
However it's not raw, but I don't mind.

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Thanks for this insight, Karla! xox

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Hi Kate!

Yes, it would be awesome to find a substitute. Is there anything that you have come across that fits the bill?

One alternative is to simply look for recipes that don't include it. This recipe has a creamy white cheese flavor without the nutritional yeast :) https://www.therawtarian.com/raw-alfredo-sauce-recipe

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micheleb's Review

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Yum yum yum. I omit the salt and add garlic salt on top. Delish! When I make this, I look forward to eating it for lunch several days in a row!

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I'm so glad you liked the mac and cheese, Michele! What did you eat it on?

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I have had it on zucchini strings (as spaghetti), cooked pasta (oh the shame), and mushroom tofu pasta (not pleasant to the GI tract). My favorite is still zucchini but my husband prefers it with cooked pasta. At least he is willing to eat it even only half way raw. ;)

I have found that it lasts several days. I am freezing portion sizes for quick use. I think I've frozen it before and it was perfectly fine but I couldn't remember for sure so I'm testing it out again.

Fresh garlic minced really really small tastes good in it

I'm not a big fan of black pepper and you said this recipe just somehow tastes better with it. Well, I used one drop of black pepper essential (food grade) for a 5 serving batch and it did enhance the flavor without the heat! Win!

Thank you for all your work to create delicious recipes!!

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Nice! I also barely use pepper ever, and I usually decline it when a fancy restaurant tries to grind me some. But it does go on this recipe somehow. I guess black pepper just goes with creamy white savory sauces :)

Thanks for the tip about freezing! Hopefully your memory was correct :) In my experience, my food memory is usually right. (But my memory of peoples' names is horrid!)

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lindam's Review

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This is soooo yumm! Fast and easy... I used zucchini for the noodles... My raw vegan room mates liked it.. ha! I am ordering organic capers to garnish and want to whip up a raw pasta bar... Thank you!

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I hope your raw vegan roommates liked it!! They should be easy enough to please! Carnivores are a little harder ;)

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how much noodles? Like 1 cup? 2 cups?

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Hi Meagan!

I'd say 3 cups noodles for this amount of sauce - but probably 1 serving would be about 1 cup of noodles

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Dolphinlove's Review

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A favorite so far. Absolutely delicious! I added pepper and finely chopped parsley. Wow.....mmmm... Soo good. The lots of pepper recommendation totally makes it a 10/10. If I'm ever craving cooked food I will make this!

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So glad it hit the spot! I am not sure what the deal is with pepper, because I don't use it often, but occasionally a recipe just calls for it. And this one does!

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Anngela's Review

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Loved the flavor!
Mine was quite runny though--any tricks to thicken it up or avoid this? I did the exact measurements in a NutriBullet so it liquified it within seconds!

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Mine wasn't runny? Did you drain the noodles really well? I made it with the kelp noodles....totally the best way to go.

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