Best Chipotle Cheese Sauce (Vegan Recipe)
This is the best Chipotle cheese sauce I have tried in my life. Trust me, vegans and non-vegans will love it!! I’m so excited to share it with you. It’s eggless, gluten free, processed sugar free, low in saturated fats, and tastes beyond amazing!
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It’s perfect as a dip with chips or veggies. It also goes great on sandwiches, tacos, burritos, and even in mac & cheese!
Vegan Chipotle Cheese Sauce
One of my vegan friends introduced me to a vegan chipotle sauce she buys at Costco and I was hooked the second I tried it. Since I was familiar with all the ingredients on the label, I just needed to try making my own. To be honest, we don’t have a Costco subscription and there isn’t one relatively close to our home anyway. At the same time, this sauce is so good that I wanted to share it with my Chilean family (they all live in Chile and this sauce is not available there). I was on a mission to recreate this sauce at home and I nailed it!! I love it because it’s:
Healthier than most store bought chipotle cheese sauces I’ve seen.
Super quick and easy to make. You just throw everything to the food processor.
Ingredients are pretty healthy, I use sunflower seed oil which is low in saturated fats.
It’s crazy tasty but be careful because it can be addictive… it’s that good!
Ingredients
Almonds
Nutritional yeast
Sunflower seed oil
Apple cider vinegar
Tamari sauce
Tomato sauce
Cumin
Oregano
Paprika
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Chipotle chilies
Cayenne pepper
Liquid smoke
Don’t worry, it’s not insanely spicy. The one chipotle chili this recipe has adds just the perfect kick to it.
Almonds: You can soak them in water overnight or soak them in boiling water for 15 minutes (once the water boils I leave it at minimum heat if I do that).
Oil: While I use sunflower seed oil for this recipe, because the original from the grocery store has this type of neutral oil, a good canola or olive oil would work ok too (but might impact the flavor a bit!).
Nutritional yeast: Do not skip this ingredient!! I use vegan, gluten free, non-GMO nutritional yeast from Anthony’s Foods.
How to Make the Best Vegan Chipotle Cheese Sauce?
You need a good food processor or blender. I use a Ninja Blender for this recipe.
Soak almonds overnight or for 15-20 minutes in extra hot water.
Throw all ingredients in the food processor.
Process until smooth. It took about 5 minutes in my Ninja Blender.
Pour in a container and enjoy it as a dip, on sandwiches, or even on mac & cheese! It goes well with everything.
You can store leftovers in the fridge in an air tight container.
The Best Vegan Chipotle Sauce Is
Gluten free
Egg-free
Dairy-free (without butter)
Healthier than most store bought chipotle sauces I’ve seen
Refined sugar-free
Easy to make
The most tasty sauce ever!
Please let me know if you make it!! Rate it and comment below. I love to hear about your creations too and any alterations you might make to the ingredients.
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Thanks!!!
Best Chipotle Cheese Sauce
This is the best Chipotle cheese sauce I have tried in my life. Trust me, vegans and non-vegans will love it!! I’m so excited to share it with you. It’s eggless, gluten free, processed sugar free, low in saturated fats, and tastes beyond amazing!
Ingredients (US Customary)
- 1 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/3 cup sunflower seed oil
- 1 medium chipotle chili
- 3 tbsp + 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp tamari sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp dry oregano
- 1/8 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper powder
Ingredients (Metric)
- 1 cup almonds
- 36 grs nutritional yeast
- 75 grs sunflower seed oil
- 1 medium chipotle chili
- 3 tbsp + 1tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp tamari sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 125 ml water
- 2 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp dry oregano
- 1/8 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper powder
Instructions
- Soak almonds overnight or for 15-20 minutes in extra hot water. I boil the water and leave it at extra minimum heat on the stove for 15 minutes while the almonds soak.
- Throw all ingredients in the food processor. I use a Ninja Blender which funtions as a food processor, too.
- Process until smooth. It took about 5 minutes in my Ninja Blender.
- Pour in a container and enjoy it as a dip, in sandwiches, or even in Mac and Cheese! It goes well with everything, really.
- You can store the leftovers in the fridge in an air tight container.
Notes
Chipotles: Don’t worry, it’s not insanely spicy. The one chipotle chili this recipe has adds just the perfect kick. If you can't find fresh chipotles it's totally fine to use canned.
Almonds: You can soak your almonds in water overnight or soak them in boiling water for 15 minutes (I use extra minimum heat).
Oil: While I use sunflower seed oil for this recipe because the original from the grocery store has this type of neutral oil, a good canola oil or olive oil should work ok too.
Nutritional yeast: Do not skip this ingredient!! "Nooch" is where all the cheese flavor comes from. I use a vegan, gluten free, non-GMO nutritional yeast from Anthony’s Foods.
Cashews instead of almonds? yes, it works! I recently made the recipe with cashews and it becomes creamier. I like it with both, almonds or cashews.
Tomato paste? if you use tomato paste instead of tomato sauce, use only 1 tbsp of tomato paste instead of 2 tbsp of tomato sauce.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1
Servings: 8
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories 210 | ||
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 18g | 29% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.5g | 8.33% | |
| Total Carbohydrates 7g | 3% | |
| Fiber 3g | 11% | |
| Sugar 1g | 3% | |
| Protein 7g | 9% | |
*Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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