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Vegan Cauliflower Cheese Bake
This vegan cheesy cauliflower bake is healthier than it tastes. You won't have to feel guilty coming back for seconds! It's perfect as a main course or a side.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 sides
Calories: 187 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1 medium head cauliflower
- 2 tbsp vegan butter or margarine (*can sub with 20g oil)
- 1 tbsp flour
- ⅔ cup homemade soy milk (*can sub with milk of your choice)
- 1 cup shredded vegan cheese
- Black pepper, panko breadcrumbs, and vegan parmesan (*optional)
Instructions
- Break cauliflower into florets. Steam until fork-tender (20 minutes on stove top, or 2 minutes in the Instant Pot on "Steam" function, quick release).
- While you let the cauliflower cool, preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
- Whisk together butter and flour in a small saucepan on medium heat.
- When thoroughly mixed into a smooth paste, add soy milk and turn heat down to low. Whisk frequently until slightly thickened.
- Stir in two-thirds (75g) of the vegan cheese and turn off the heat. Stir until sauce is thick and gloopy (see Note 1).
- When cauliflower is cool enough to handle, nestle the florets into a baking dish. Optional: you can also add half a cup of your favourite vegan sausage at this point.
- Pour the cheesy sauce evenly over the cauliflower. Sprinkle remaining cheese (40g) on top.
- Optional: top with black pepper, breadcrumbs, and/or vegan parm if you'd like.
- Bake at 375 °F (190 °C) on the second-to-top oven rack for 25 minutes.
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Notes
- See video for example of the proper consistency of the sauce. It's okay if there are some lumpy bits of cheese still in the sauce; vegan cheeze is slower to melt so it's likely that your sauce will thicken before the cheeze is fully melted.
Nutrition Information
Calories
187kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Sodium
369mg
(15%)
Potassium
482mg
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
239IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
67mg
(74%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4sides
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 187kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Sodium | 369mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 482mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 239IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 67mg | 74% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.