A silky smooth, lusciously creamy, Vegan Cheese Sauce that is nut-free, gluten-free, low in fat, high in protein and can be whipped up in your blender in minutes! It's one of my favourite super quick dinners. Toss it through freshly cooked pasta and serve alongside some veggies or a salad. Dinner done fast!

Vegan Cheese Sauce in a small stainless steel pan

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Ingredients
Nutritional Yeast
How To Make Vegan Cheese Sauce
Serving Suggestions
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This super easy Vegan Cheese Sauce is a game-changer. It's seriously good and like my Cauliflower Alfredo, it's nut-free, gluten-free, and really low in fat.

There aren't many nut-free vegan cheese sauce recipes around. Cashews tend to be used on repeat for creamy sauces in the vegan world, like in my cashew cheese sauce recipe, and although they make a really tasty, glossy, yummy sauce that I love, hey, sometimes there are times when you could use a recipe without them.

Maybe you have guests with allergies, maybe you don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a bag of nuts (cashews aren't exactly cheap!), or maybe you are trying to eat a low-fat diet. Whatever the reason you want a nut-free vegan cheese sauce, I've got you covered, because this tofu cheese sauce recipe is just perfect.

It's a super simple Vegan Cheese Sauce, made in seconds, and it's luscious, smooth and creamy and can be used in any recipe where you want a thick, creamy, cheesy sauce. And did I mention it's got no nuts, no gluten, and no fat in it? I did but I feel the need to repeat myself.

vegan cheese sauce being poured from a jug onto pasta

Ingredients

Here is what you need at a glance, along with some important ingredient notes:

Silken tofu - The tofu used must be silken (any firmness of silken tofu), or soft tofu. Don't use medium, firm or extra firm tofu as you won't get the intended texture or flavor. This sauce is super, super velvety and smooth. Much more so than a nut-based sauce and it tastes lighter. That's all because of the silken tofu.
Nutritional yeast - This is what gives the sauce its cheesy flavor.
Dairy-free milk - This must be unsweetened and unflavored. Be sure to check the ingredients list before you use it. Many dairy-free milks have added sugar or vanilla and you don't want these in a cheese sauce recipe.
White wine vinegar - A little acidity and sharpness is necessary and white wine vinegar does that job while also enhancing the cheesy flavor. It is the best choice however you can use apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar if you don't have any.
Dijon, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika - This combination adds lots of flavor and enhances the cheesiness of the nutritional yeast.

Nutritional Yeast

Please be sure to use good-tasting nutritional yeast when making this recipe. All nutritional yeasts are not created equally. Some brands taste a lot better than others.

Bob's Red Mill nutritional yeast is one I don't recommend as you won't get the intended cheesy flavour. I love most of their products but their nooch is not great. Same with Braggs. They are both ok used in small amounts but in a recipe where you use a lot like this it will make a big difference to the overall result. I like the brands Hoosier Farms (in the USA), or Everland (if you are in Canada).

How To Make Vegan Cheese Sauce

This simple, Vegan Cheese Sauce couldn't be easier to make:

Put the ingredients in a blender or a food processor and blend.
Pour into a pan and warm through gently on the stovetop or use in any recipe calling for cheese sauce.

It's the easiest vegan sauce ever, and because all of the ingredients are super soft, you don't need a fancy pants high powered blender to make it silky smooth. Any blender or food processor should be able to take care of it.

a bowl of vegan cheese sauce covered pasta

Serving Suggestions

The possibilities are endless. Stir through pasta for a quick and simple dinner, use it as a dip, drizzle it on nachos, add to casseroles and pasta dishes, or serve with vegetables.