5.0 from 33 votes
Plant-Based Parmesan Cheese
A delicious vegan-friendly Parmesan "cheese" substitute that's made with just 5 plant-based ingredients. It sprinkles like Parmesan, is loaded with umami, and has a slightly tannic acidity that mimics a well-aged cheese.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 48 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 5 grams dried shiitake mushrooms (1-2 small mushroom)
- 16 grams nutritional yeast (~¼ cup)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 50 grams raw cashew nuts (~⅓ cup)
- 35 grams walnuts (~⅓ cup)
Instructions
- Remove the tough parts of the stems from the dried shiitake and crumble it into a spice grinder, food processor, or blender along with the nutritional yeast and salt. Pulse until it has turned into a powder. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add the walnuts to the spice grinder and pulse until it's roughly crumbled. Transfer this to a bowl with the nutritional yeast.
- Add the cashew nuts to the spice grinder and pulse until roughly crumbled and transfer to the bowl.
- Stir the mixture together until it is uniform and the texture of damp sand.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until use.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
48kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
98mg
(4%)
Potassium
73mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 48kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 98mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.