How To Cook Vegan Mac and Cheese (Recipe + 2 Toppings)

nutritional yeast

🥗Healthier: no alternative

💰Cheaper: no alternative

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor that is essential to the dish.

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: no alternative

💰Cheaper: no alternative

Vegan cheese is key for creaminess and flavor.

cashews

🥗Healthier: silken tofu

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Silken tofu reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Soy milk offers a similar texture at a lower cost.

Melt vegan butter in a pot.

Add flour and onion powder, cooking for a few minutes.

Gradually add oat milk, stirring to avoid lumps, using a whisk for a smooth sauce.

Add nutritional yeast, Dijon mustard, English mustard, miso, and Marmite to the sauce.

Mix in grated nutmeg and pepper, cooking the sauce on low heat for about 5 minutes.

Add cooked macaroni and some of the cooking water to the sauce, stirring to coat.

Transfer the mixture to a baking dish.

Top with homemade vegan cheese made from roasted cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt.

Bake until golden brown on top.

Prepare roast red pepper salsa by dicing red pepper, seasoning with salt, pepper, and olive oil, and roasting for about 10 minutes.

Mix diced tomato, chili, spring onion, grated garlic, chopped basil, lemon juice, and olive oil into the salsa.

Prepare sundried tomato and walnut crumble by chopping parsley, walnuts, toasted seeds, and sundried tomatoes.

Mix in grated garlic, smoked paprika, and soy sauce into the crumble.

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