Description
This easy vegan cream cheese is made in just a few minutes, with the only prep being soaking some cashews. Cashews are a good source of heart healthy mono unsaturated fats, copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc. Nutritional yeast is also high in all the B vitamins, like B1, B2, B3, B6, and B12, nutrients that are hard to come by on a vegan diet. There's even more protein here than standard cream cheese. The neutral taste and creamy texture of cashews make them perfect for dairy substitutions.
Time
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Rest Time:
2 hours
Total Time:
2 hours
5 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.20
Ingredients
Serving(s)
- 1 1/2 cup Cashews
- 1/2 cup Water
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp Minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions
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- Add your cashews to a bowl, cover with water, and let soak for at least 2 hours. Reserve 1/2 cup (120 g) of the water, and discard the rest
- Add the soaked cashews and water to a food processor or blender, along with lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast, garlic, and salt. Blend until smooth
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 5.6g (7%
7 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 1.0g (5%
5 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3.0g
Sodium: 79mg (3%
3 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 4.5g (2%
2 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 0.6g (2%
2 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 3.9g
Total Sugar: 0.9g
Protein: 2.8g (6%
6 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 2.55mcg (106%
106 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 7mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 0.95mg (5%
5 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 38mg (9%
9 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 105mg (2%
2 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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22.9
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0.9
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8.5
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