Making vegan cheese has never been so easy. This garlic and herbs cheese is delicious, dairy-free, and has no added oil. Serve on bagels, bagel chips, crackers, or celery.
Herbed Soft Cashew Cheese [Vegan]
Serves
10-12
Ingredients You Need for Herbed Soft Cashew Cheese [Vegan]
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 of 1 garlic clove
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 cup water, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoon agar agar powder
- Oil, to brush the ramekin.
How to Prepare Herbed Soft Cashew Cheese [Vegan]
- Soak the cashews for 1 hour in hot water.
- Drain the cashews and place them in a blender along with the basil, oregano, garlic, salt, cornstarch, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, maple syrup, and 1/2 cup water.
- Process for 1 minute and set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and agar agar powder. Add the cashew cream and bring to a boil stirring constantly.
- Pour into lightly-oiled ramekins and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Remove by turning upside down onto a board.
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Nutritional Information
Total Calories: 400 | Total Carbs: 26 g | Total Fat: 28 g | Total Protein: 16 g | Total Sodium: 1090 g | Total Sugar: 4 g
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Susan Wilder
That looks super easy, I know all the ingredients except for agar?
They sell it at the Asian market Maccaw takes me to

Kinda like jello

Thanks honey

Rafael
I’ve made it and it is amazing!!