Rich Cheddar Sauce

This is dope!!! My body doesn't react well to dairy cheese but I love cheese... so this it awesome.

my exact thoughts were, "whoa it tastes just like cheese. it would go great with nacho's". I'm curious to see if a jalepeno would do the trick to add a just a tad of spice. It sort of tastes like that tostito nacho cheese microwave stuff at superbowl parties.

this has become a staple in my house-everyone loves it! it's perfect besides the salt level. i found 1/2 tsp was fine. when i don't have tahini i use almond butter, which is almost as good.

Not bad. It's my first in making nut cheese. It has a similar taste to cheddar, certainly had a good cheddar smell. Excellent on my raw tacos I just made. I'll definitely try it again.

my exact thoughts were, "whoa it tastes just like cheese. it would go great with nacho's". I'm curious to see if a jalepeno would do the trick to add a just a tad of spice. It sort of tastes like that tostito nacho cheese microwave stuff at superbowl parties.

This is dope!!! My body doesn't react well to dairy cheese but I love cheese... so this it awesome.

this has become a staple in my house-everyone loves it! it's perfect besides the salt level. i found 1/2 tsp was fine. when i don't have tahini i use almond butter, which is almost as good.

Best recipe EVER! I would love to try it with half pine nuts/ half cashews. I used all cashews.

Wonderful! Made it with sunflower seeds. We found that it needed extra liquid so we used 1 extra tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tbs from our fresh veggie apple juice, and 1 tbs olive oil. Cayenne or hot sauce really perks it up. I know hot sauce is not raw but I like it.

yummy! wow! you guys are right! my hubby was licking his fingers! i can't believe that it really does taste like cheese! Next time i am going to use all cashews (instead of a mix of sunflower seeds and cashews).... you definitely have to double the recipe! this is great with the mac and cheeze recipe on the site! http://www.therawtarian.com/community/recipe/mac-and-cheeze

MMMM I just made this but used apple cider vinegar in place of lemons and added more water to make it more like an alfredo sauce. I then made zucchini noodles and added broccoli and it was delicious. Thanks for sharing this, it is awesome!

This really *is* rawesome!!! I skipped the pepper because they make me sick and upped the lemon juice a little. I also threw in a teeny bit of the pulp. I need to play around with making it more "cheesey" but it's a really excellent recipe. Can't wait to have it again tonight with zucchini pasta!

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ETA 26jan09: I just made my third batch of this amazing sauce (I add a few drops of Shoyu) and when I tell you I was trying to LICK the blender... DH keeps asking me "and you are SURE there is no "real" cheese in this? Really??"

Really really!

This is truly amazing! I added some chopped jalepeno and cayenne! I like it spicy!! Yum!!!

Amazing! This is one of the best recipes I've ever run across...satisfies my periodic longings for the dairy days of childhood! I didn't use the nutritional yeast, not even sure how it works in this context or how it's different than yeast used in bread. I've asked around my local shops but nobody seems to know either. Am I missing out on something that would make this taste even better (if that's even possible:)?

Oh, wow, this tasted phenomenal! I had it in broccoli cheese casserole last night, and I just ate the rest of it chilled as a dip for raw crackers. YUMM!

I have only been raw a short time and other "cheeses" have just not been right. This, however, was right on! It was amazing! I put a little jalopeno peppers in it to spice it up a bit. OH MY, so good!!!! I made some zucchini pasta and cut up some carrots and broccoli and put on top of pasta, then poured the cheese sauce on top! OH so good! My husband said he felt like he had eaten a meat meal, he is not raw (only partially, breakfast and most dinners). He keeps asking when I am going to make it again! :-)

ok, I'm new to the world of raw and I have to say that I had my doubts, but this is delich!

This is one of my favorites, i make it all the time. I just recently used this sauce to make crackers and it was just like a cheese-it, i use half cashews, half sunflower seeds, more salt, and 1 green onion, and jalapeno for spice. this one is a favorite for my husband who loves cheese!!!

made it today with 1/2 pine nuts, 1/2 cashews, YUM! This is one of those reasons I have "45% calories from fat" days.

made it today with 1/2 pine nuts, 1/2 cashews, YUM! This is one of those reasons I have "45% calories from fat" days.

This is almost exactly the recipe I have for cooked vegan cheese sauce. I'm very glad I came across this, ultimate (raw!) nachos are in my future...

I just made this and it is quite delicious! Had to modify it slightly, since I only had Lewis Labs Brewer's Yeast, which I don't think is raw. But I'm transitioning and its what I had on hand, so . . .

Tried to rate 5 stars, but website wouldn't let me; so here they are:

*****

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This recipe truly deserves five stars. I didn't think it was possible, but it tasted like freaking queso!

i tried this before. tasted just like cheddar! very good. although i added too much bell pepper and came out a little bitter

I just made this cheese and it is so delicious! All of my children loved it. They wanted to lick the blender! Then they wanted to just eat it by the spoonfuls out of the bowl. A definate hit! Thanks for posting this.

I made it today and it's really good! I used jalapenos instead of bell pepper and half of the salt. Next time I might add some tumeric for color. It already tastes like cheddar spread, why not make it look like it too! :-)

I just made this and it really does have a cheesy taste..Left out the nutritional yeast though.. Delicious!

even though nutritional yeast isn't raw, it's not dead. it has live cultures in it and has vitamin B12, which raw vegans need.