This sauce came out great! I put it over spinach noodles for my kids. While about 80% of our diet is raw my main concern is keeping dairy out of our diet. This is delicious.

this looks delicios

I just made this sauce last night and ate it with the raw meatloaf- it was delicious! At first I blended everything and it was a bit watery and the cashews were not breaking down enough. I took another handful of cashews and crushed them in my nut grinder and added them, and the consistency was perfect. Maybe people with vitamixes don't have to do this, but it really helps make recipes creamier!

Could something else be substituted for the yeast?

1/4 cup cashews and scaled the rest plus a bit of salt and pepper, blended nicely in the vitamix on a lowish speed - great substitute for the old cheese sauce!

Hey there , love the recipe! Just not too sure about the yeast though , would have thought its something to avoid ..no??

I'm allergic to nutritional yeast. I would love to see a cheese sauce recipe without it, so I can enjoy this type of sauce as well.

What nut could you substitute for the cashews if you have a problem with them??? Do you think macadamias would work or maybe almonds? Thanks so much.

Hi there, regarding the machine used for making the sauce - you can't use your general kitchen whiz to make the sauce as it doesn't grind the nuts fine enough, the gadget needed is the one that is more like a jug with the four pronged blades on the bottom. Also using warm water just covering the nuts first to grind them is a great help, and then when fully ground and smooth adding in cold water to get the consistency that is wanted. Hope this is helpful - you can also add cumin, garlic, tumeric and chicken-like seasoning to make a veggiekorma like sauce, and leave out the yeast.

I am sure this recipe is very awesome but I wonder why still do You use cashew? They all goes through are heat-treatment.
And 1 more question: are almonds in USA - GMO?

i'm always wondered if there's some way to make cheese without NUTRITIONAL YEAST, just with lemon or some spices. Is it possible? Thanks! :D

Is there an Australian equivalent of the Nutritional Yeast? Love your recipes. Thanks

Nutritional Yeast is usually called Savoury Yeast here in Australia - the most common brand is Lotus, it should be available in any good health food shop or you can get it online.

Love this!! I add a small piece of red bell pepper to bring in a slightly orange color

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Holy cow, this is amazing!!! I just had some with a head of broccoli and wow, I am hooked! I don't even think my boyfriend would know that this is raw and dairy-free ;)

We do something similar, but involves soaking the raw cashews for 8 hours, then draining the water and blending into a paste with some japanese Miso paste and a little fresh water. Then you let it sit under a plastic film on a plate on the counter for another 8 hours and it will ferment and taste very cheezy after that. This is the base for a cheesecake recipe that is as good as the real thing if not better.
So no yeast necessary, pre-soaking 8 hrs makes the blending very creamy as well.

Awesome. I just ate some with nacho chips, cut up tomato and cut up onions. It even smells like cheese. I love your food. You make me feel like a chef!

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Just had this mixed with spinach, spiralized carrots and sun dried tomatoes. It was like a taste of sunshine in the midst of days of dreary rains going on in my neck of the woods. Thanks!