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294 responses to “Cashew Queso”

  1. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    I need some help. You list the dry ingredients in volume (cups) and weight (grams). The recipe calls for 1/4 cups (60 grams) of nutritional yeast. My 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast weights 26 grams.

    Can you please verify?

    Thank you.

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Hey Dave, good catch. It *is* a quarter cup. The site I just checked said a full cup equals 60 grams. So there was the typo. 15 grams is about right

  2. wanda Avatar
    wanda

    just tried it for the first time YUM!

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  3. Lucy Avatar
    Lucy

    You guys have been talking about this queso for years, and I finally made it. What was I waiting for?!??!!! It is SO good. Mine came out too thin at first, more like a soup (maybe my bell pepper was extra huge?), so I added extra nuts & spices and re-blended. Perfect. Thank you for satisfying my isolation-induced nacho craving!

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Welcome to the party, Lucy! Probably just a coincidence that we just made a new video tutorial for it. 🙂

  4. Shelly L Avatar
    Shelly L

    We loved it! So easy. Thank you!

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  5. JP Avatar
    JP

    We made our first two batches of this and it’s awesome, we used a dried Mexican chile (cascabel) instead of red pepper flakes and it gives it a nice smokey flavor.

    Has anyone tried to use real onion and garlic in this instead of the powder? I’m going to try this week but was curious about the proportions.

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      We never have dried fresh onion, but it’s going to water it down a decent bit. So you’ll want to reduce the amount of almond milk (or whatever liquid you’re using) by a bit. Also, raw onions are pretty strong, so it might help and even make it taste better if they were sautéed for a couple minutes. 👍

  6. Mehanks Avatar
    Mehanks

    Love this receipe however used Silk unsweetened coconut milk. My cheese needs to be a bit thicker and tips to thicken?

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Add a bit more nuts or use a bit less liquid. 🙂

  7. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    One of the best cheese sauce recipes I’ve found.
    However, the red pepper I used make it a little too sweet.
    Any ideas on how to make this less sweet?
    Thanks!

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      That’s a tough one — maybe a less ripe red pepper? If you use a green bell pepper, the color will be weird

    2. cmd Avatar
      cmd

      Add some vinegar to tone down the sweetness factor 🙂

  8. Erin MacDonald Avatar
    Erin MacDonald

    I want to make it the night before our pot-luck, can I just microwave it the next morning to warm it up? has anyone done this? Does it change the consistency or texture?

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      It’s best fresh, but you can def microwave it the day after. Just give it a little mix after so the top isn’t coagulated. 🙂

  9. Toni Keltz Avatar
    Toni Keltz

    Oh Wow! Super Bowl worthy! We just made this today for the first time to snack on during the Super Bowl. Very delicious and such a healthy alternative.We are not vegan, but trying to get away from dairy and eat healthy. You are so right, the “queso” won’t last long. Thank you for sharing your recipes. I am love my new Vitamix!

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    1. Linda Avatar
      Linda

      Oh my goodness! I’m not vegan, but after watching the Life is no yoke videos to get some Vitamix training I had to try this. I can’t wait to make for the vegans/dairy free people I know that are missing their cheese. We ate it on tortilla chips with a bite of avocado. You really do an amazing service to people who are new to the vitamix. We’re stuck in for COVID social distancing, so I finally had time to play around with my new vitamix that has been in the box waiting for me to have some time for at least 4 months! I am in love. If you’re intimidated about getting started, don’t hesitate. Watch videos by life is no yoke. I got a great deal through the site and am happy to support them since their site gives such great information. Thank so much!

  10. Cathy Avatar
    Cathy

    I just tried this and OMG so good! I used Hemp Milk as that’s what I had on hand.

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  11. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    MOST delicious Vegan sauce I have ever ever made !!!
    Second time I made it I didn’t have a red pepper so I used roasted red bell peppers in a jar….yum. I’m going to use the sauce tonight to make vegan nachos along with Jason Wrobel’s Cauliflower-Lentil taco “meat”.

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  12. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    If I don’t have almond milk on hand but I have homemade cashew milk, can I use that? Or should it be almond milk for a consistency thing? I can’t wait to try!!

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  13. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    This recipe has the best flavor! I think I do something wrong it’s always way too thick and I cannot get it out of the vita mix. I Add almost double the liquid and it still very thick it will not pour out of my vita mix. It also gets stuck underneath my blade. I do put the liquid in first. But then I have to add more because I can’t get it to pour. Other than my issues, it tastes wonderful!

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Are you using homemade almond milk? If yes, you’ll need to add some water because that has much more almonds than store-bought almond milk. (source)

      And here’s a link to the under blade scraper we like. Helps get some of the blend that got stuck under the blade 👍

    2. Sandy Avatar
      Sandy

      Ok! Thank you!! I always use homemade milk. Thanks for the tip!

  14. Jacqui Hawkins Avatar
    Jacqui Hawkins

    This is by far one of the easiest and tastiest recipes I’ve ever made. In my life. Almost too good to be true. Can’t wait for my vegan brother to try it. Our 2 year old daughter absolutely loves it, and of course we’re always looking for nutrient dense foods to fill her tiny tummy. Thank you! We were also big fans of your cauliflower soup recipe…

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Love this! Thanks Jacqui. Try our Creamy Wild Rice Soup next. 🙂

    2. Sandy Avatar
      Sandy

      The wild rice soup is great!!!

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  17. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I’m in love with this recipe! It’s the yummiest, easiest recipe in my rotation!

    Though I couldn’t find raw cashews, only roasted.

    Turns out truly raw cashews are poisonous – cashews are steamed or roasted before being sold to get rid of urushiol, a chemical also found in poison ivy.

    So don’t feel bad if you can only find roasted cashews – they work well.

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    1. Lenny Gale Avatar
      Lenny Gale

      Well that’s helpful to consider. I think most “raw” cashews are actually pasteurized so not poisonous?

    2. Anton Galazyuk Avatar
      Anton Galazyuk

      You can easily find raw, meaning unroasted, cashews in most stores. Nobody in America sells truly raw cashews as they would be poisonous. At the very least try a whole foods. The main reason they say raw is to not include the salt that usually comes with roasted ones.

      Absolutely phenomenal recipe! I had to fight to stop eating it.

  18. Lenny Gale Avatar
    Lenny Gale

    Take this away from me! 😉

    Show it off to friends and send them our way?

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  19. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    OMG this was truly amazing. Just got my Vitamix and found this recipe. We ate it with chips and had all we could do to walk away and not eat it all. Yum !!!

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