If you need a recipe for a quick and easy dairy-free (vegan) nacho cheese sauce, this is it!
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.
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.
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. Next week, friends, I have an amazing healthy nacho recipe using this vegan nacho cheese sauce coming your way. You are going to LOVE it.
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?
Print10-Minute Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
This Vegan Nacho Cheese sauce is a quick, easy, and healthy alternative to traditional nacho cheese sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Category: snacks
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!
Nutrition
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 589mg
- Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Protein: 3g
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Julia says
January 13, 2017 at 12:07 pmNice! 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!
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Maryea says
January 13, 2017 at 9:10 pmI 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. 🙂
Rose says
January 14, 2017 at 2:08 pmI’m trying to see the recipe but the same ad keeps blocking it over and over. What are the first five ingredients? Thank you
Maryea says
January 16, 2017 at 7:28 amUgh! 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!
Cheryl M Bliefernich says
March 11, 2017 at 8:22 amDo you have a favorite non-dairy yogurt that you use? The recipe looks awesome, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks~
Maryea says
March 16, 2017 at 8:17 amI use Silk nondairy yogurt. Lately my favorite is the plain almond milk kind!
Cheryl says
March 16, 2017 at 9:28 pmThank you so much! The recipe is delicious! We used it for nachos and as a topping for baked potatoes. What a great find!
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Maryea says
March 17, 2017 at 7:17 amYou’re welcome Cheryl! 🙂
Cheryl says
March 11, 2017 at 8:23 amDo you have a favorite non-dairy yogurt that you use? The recipe looks awesome, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks~
lisa says
October 17, 2017 at 1:28 pmSOO 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!!!
Amy says
October 28, 2017 at 11:53 amHas anyone tried adding pureed white beans for added protein/fiber?
Maryea says
October 29, 2017 at 7:45 amI haven’t, but it’s a great idea!
Mallory says
June 8, 2018 at 3:00 pmI love this! But have you tried it with coconut flour?
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Maryea says
June 10, 2018 at 2:18 pmNo, I haven’t.