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How to Make Vegan Parmesan Cheese

Just a handful of ingredients for the best vegan Parmesan cheese! It's salty, cheesy, and perfect for sprinkling on everything!

Prep Time
3 mins
Total Time
3 mins
Servings: 12 Servings (Makes approx. 1 cup)
Calories: 36 kcal
Course: Others
Cuisine: Italian , American , Canadian

Ingredients

  • ½ cup raw cashews or pine nuts, or blanched almond
  • 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder optional

Instructions

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  1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor and process until a fine meal is achieved.
  2. Store in an airtight container or jar in your refrigerator and serve sprinkled over your favourite dishes.

Notes

  • Make sure your jar or container is completely clean and DRY to prevent any spoilage from moisture when storing you vegan parm.
  • Store in your refrigerator to preserve freshness.
  • Do not use fresh herbs or spices. This will prevent your "cheese" from keeping fresh, and will spoil sooner.
  • If you don't have cashews, I've successfully made this with blanched almonds and pine nuts with similar results.
  • For nut free, you may use raw sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds/pepitas to replace the cashews with similar results.
  • For no nutritional yeast, you may use a mix of mushroom powder, onion powder, basil powder and more garlic powder. Keep in mind this will reduce the cheesiness, but still provide umami deliciousness.
  • For low sodium, simply halve the salt, or salt to your taste.
  • I've keep mine refrigerated for up to 4 weeks, but I'm sure it would last even longer than that.

Nutrition Information

Serving 2tablespoon Calories 36cal (2%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 2g (3%) Sodium 97mg (4%) Potassium 72mg (2%) Calcium 2mg (0%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Servings (Makes approx. 1 cup)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 36

% Daily Value*

Serving 2tablespoon
Calories 36cal 2%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 2g 3%
Sodium 97mg 4%
Potassium 72mg 2%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.