I like to call this Chedda Chz – funny, huh? After a few years of tinkering, this is the version I have come to love the most. I started with a much more complicated version for my nachos recipe but this is simpler. And better too. Keep it thick for nachos or tacos or thin it out for mac ‘n chz.
1/2 cup cashews *
1 roasted red pepper
1 clove of garlic
1/2 teaspoon each onion powder and mustard powder, or more to taste
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
The juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/4 cup filtered water + more for thinning
Salt, a few pinches
White pepper, a pinch **
*Soak if you don’t have a Vitamix. (But get one!)
**I like using white pepper because it is stronger and the peppercorns won’t impact the color of the chz. This is good for picky kids.
Place everything into the Vitamix and let it rip until everything is combined. Add 1/4 cup water to get it going and then a bit at a time to get the consistency you want. If it gets to thin, add more cashews! Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
Pour over nachos, tacos, pasta or whenever you feel like eating cheddary goodness. Enjoy!
Yum! This looks amazing! I’m just missing the mustard powder and roasted pepper.
you gotta get them and make this sauce!!
I have several recipes in my box as well and often put off making cheesy sauce because of the complicated list of ingredients or method. This one may just be my saving grace, especially for nachos! Thanks for posting. Can’t wait to try!
great! please let me know your thoughts!!
CANT WAIT TO MAKE THIS!!
let me know how it goes!