Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce?! YES! And it’s never been easier. This recipe takes 10 minutes to make from start to finish and is so delicious! It’s perfect plain with tortilla chips or with this recipe for Vegan Mini Bell Pepper Nachos.
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Dairy and I have a love-hate relationship. I love how it can make almost anything I’m creating in the kitchen taste better.
Sorry, that’s a fact.
But I hate it’s inflammatory, mucus-producing, digestive-wrecking ways. (It’s on my dreaded inflammatory foods list…)
I’ll probably never cut out dairy completely. Trust me, I’ve tried. I just like it too much and decided life is too short to let any food be totally taboo.
For me and my family, I’ve found a good balance of allowing dairy to be in our lives on a limited basis, while exploring non-dairy alternatives so we don’t overdo it.
This Vegan Nacho Cheese Cheese Sauce is one of my ways of creating a little dairy-to-non-dairy balance. For anyone who is a strict vegan or has a dairy allergy, this is a Godsend.
How to Use Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
What can you do with this Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce? Oh, the possibilities!
It’s great as it is as simple vegan cheese dip for tortilla chips.
But there are so many ways you can get creative with this! Vegan taco soup? Maybe a vegan chili mac pasta? What about a loaded baked potato (regular or sweet potato) with this sauce and beans and salsa? Sounds fabulous to me!
Of course, you can use it to create a big plate of nachos, too. This Healthy Nacho Recipe is PERFECT with it. You are going to LOVE it.
If you’re looking for a more neutral cheese sauce recipe, try this Cashew Cheese Sauce.
Recipe Ingredients-What You Need
The best thing about this dairy-free awesomeness is that it takes about 10 minutes to make. No soaking cashews or cooking vegetables involved. I used a (plain) dairy-free yogurt as the base for this vegan nacho cheese sauce and it worked beautifully.
It’s quick, easy, and is a healthier alternative to traditional nacho cheese sauce. It’s all about balance, right?
How to Make (super easy!) Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
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10-Minute Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
- Total Time: 10 mins
Description
This Vegan Nacho Cheese sauce is a quick, easy, and healthy alternative to traditional nacho cheese sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup plain non-dairy yogurt
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- pinch cayenne powder (optional)
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, bring the vegetable broth to a boil.
- In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt and flour. Stir until well combined.
- Reduce the heat on the vegetable broth and add the yogurt and spices to the saucepan.
- Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: snacks
Nutrition
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 589mg
- Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Protein: 3g
This recipe was first published in January 2017. A video was added March 2020.
Thank you for the recipe! I wonder if you could use dairy free sour cream in place of yogurt? Any suggestions?
Yes, I do think that would work! I haven’t tried it, though, so I can’t say for sure. Please let me know if you give it a go!
can you use water instead of veggie broth?
Tried this tonight! SO easy and yummy! Thanks for sharing.
I love this! But have you tried it with coconut flour?
No, I haven’t.
Has anyone tried adding pureed white beans for added protein/fiber?
I haven’t, but it’s a great idea!
SOO glad to find a recipe that doesn’t call for nutritional yeast (i’ve tried it so many ways and the taste is distinct and gross). Thanks for a great recipe!!!
Do you have a favorite non-dairy yogurt that you use? The recipe looks awesome, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks~
Do you have a favorite non-dairy yogurt that you use? The recipe looks awesome, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks~
I use Silk nondairy yogurt. Lately my favorite is the plain almond milk kind!
Thank you so much! The recipe is delicious! We used it for nachos and as a topping for baked potatoes. What a great find!
You’re welcome Cheryl! 🙂
I’m trying to see the recipe but the same ad keeps blocking it over and over. What are the first five ingredients? Thank you
Ugh! That is so frustrating. I’m really sorry you experienced that! I will be in touch with my ad company because ads are never supposed to intrusive like that on my site. I’ve copied and pasted the recipe below. Sorry again! 🙁
10-MINUTE VEGAN NACHO CHEESE SAUCE
Author: Happy Healthy Mama
Recipe type: snacks
Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins
This Vegan Nacho Cheese sauce is a quick, easy, and healthy alternative to traditional nacho cheese sauce.
INGREDIENTS
1¼ cups vegetable broth
1 cup plain non-dairy yogurt
3 tablespoons flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
pinch cayenne powder (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
In a small sauce pan, bring the vegetable broth to a boil.
In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt and flour. Stir until well combined.
Reduce the heat on the vegetable broth and add the yogurt and spices to the saucepan.
Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
Enjoy!
Nice! I love using sweet potatoes, pumpkin or butternut squash to add a yummy sweet orange flavor to my vegan cheese sauce. I would add a 1/2 cup of whatever cooked pureed or even canned orange veggie to this and we’re off to the races! My girls love it even more than regular cheese sauce!
I do that, too! I wanted to make this version super quick, so I didn’t use any cooked vegetables. Although I guess canned pumpkin would have been easy enough. 🙂