AMAZING VEGAN QUESO SAUCE RECIPE | EASY & HEALTHY!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2020
- As soon as I tried this store bought vegan Queso, I knew I wanted to create my own version and share it with you. So here it is! Using ingredients you probably already have in your house, this sauce is super easy quick and easy to make, healthy and SO DELICIOUS!
Let me know in the comments what you think? Will you try it? What would you put it on?
Vegan Queso Recipe
2 cups cooked cauliflower
1/2 Rep Pepper
1-2 Garlic Cloves
1/4 Lemon (juice)
2 Tbsp Onion
2 (or 3) Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
2 Tsp almond butter
2 Tsp ACV
1 Tsp of salt
1 Tsp of paprika
2 Tsp water
1/3 Tsp Chilli Spice
1/2 Tsp of cumin
Blend until smooth. Should be good in the fridge for 2 or 3 days.
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So I made this by roasting all the vegetables first, then I added more liquid and put it over pasta shells. It was super good! Even my non vegan husband approved!
I’m gonna make it for my non vegan husband and see what he says as well. I’m NOT telling him it’s vegan. Otherwise he won’t eat it.
I used your suggestion first time I made it. OMG that is absolutely delicious!!!
I will try roasting the cauliflower next time instead of boiling it…. roasting always creates a deeper more savory flavor
@@emmalahenry4306 Yay! I'm glad it went well for you too!!
@@pampenney9600 Did he like it? Just curious
I’m married to a Canadian, when I heard you say process and eh, my husband and I looked at each other and said “he’s Canadian” love it
Two things and maybe somebody’s already suggested this… The nutritional yeast’s flavour was probably enhanced by the amount of salt they used in the commercial product. And also I have found using roasted red pepper over just regular red pepper gives it more of a queso cheese flavour. Love your content!
I have been vegan TWO MONTHS now!! Thanks to you and other TH-camrs taking the time to give us recipes like this. THANK YOU!!
I month for me. Loving finding recipes here.
A week for me....loving his show, his energy and cooking skills. His ideas will help me in making healthy various meals for my new diet.
Use sauerkraut or the juice from it to make things cheesier! The lactic acid is usually what vegan cheese sauce is missing!
Also some sweetener, because dairy is slightly sweet from lactose.
I also use doenjjang and umeboshi to layer different fermenty flavors.
Yes, all the above and red miso too!!
i was just saying to my fiance yesterday, "they discontinued the vegan queso at costco so im going to figure out the recipe myself from the pic i took of the ingredients"... you beat me to it! 👍
Haha you might be able to do better though!
Omg I just made this cheeze sauce and of course I doubled the recipe....soooooo good!
Check Walmart
This is a new product at Costco in Canada.
It was a sad day when I found that last bottle hidden behind some oily hummus at Costco
At lest here in Germany, the ingredients are ranked by weight. So even though nutritional yeast is low at the list, 3 or 4 tablespoons might be correct, because their density is super low. In order to make a difference in the total weight, there has to be quite a volume in there.
@@melian7403 just look up the difference between "volume %" and "mass %" Just because something makes up the gratest mass of the whole, doesn`t mean that it makes up the gratest volume.
Just wanted to point that out.
Cheers
I believe this is it! At production level, the measurements should be in weight. I'm here lamenting that he didnt put the ingredients in grams cuz that makes following recipes so much easier also lol
Your version even smells like the store bought version!! Second batch here already, smothering it on EVERYTHING!!!
I'm sorry I have to say that I love it when you're super excited about sharing a recipe with us because you're just bouncing around the kitchen like a happy puppy it's actually adorable! I will try this recipe btw 😂
Haha yah I was hyped about this one!
You can tell, I think you're sauce recipes are my favourite videos just because of your enthusiasm is on another level. Have a great day Derek ✌️
adorable in a sexy, manly way, however 😉
@@sarahdee374 I subscribed😜
Hi. Super recipe. I've tried other nacho cheese recipe and I must say yours is the best. Even my cousin who is not vegan, loved it. I was so happy to see him so excited that he asked for a bowl full so he can have it with tortilla chips. Well done my friend, well done.😊
You’re the vegan sauce boss
Haha that's such a good name.
Sauce boss ayyy
@@Simnettnutrition Your next cookbook! Vegan Sauce Boss by Derek lol
you'll need to pay alec his royalties 😋😋
@@Simnettnutrition Although I can't feel comfortable just eating as much sodium as you usually put 😅
Try roasted red peppers from a jar
That what I was thinking 🦦🌸
@@jennyturner8949 I tried it from the jar, game changer!
Yes! Makes a huge difference! I can never keep them on hand so I usually just halve some red peppers from the garden, stick them skin side up under the broiler until the skin starts to blacken, then peel it when it cools, totally yummy! To add more cheesiness try adding a touch of dijon and some miso.
I just made this and it's surprisingly good. A couple things I did differently than you was I blended some chia seeds and almond slivers at the very start. I also added a spoonful of salsa. Then I added in everything else. I've never had this vegan queso before so I have no idea how close I got but it's good stuff! I didn't have any nachos so I just put it on some potatoes. lol
I don't even prepare my own food, I'm just here to watch Derek being passionate about food haha
Haha so glad it comes across. Who prepares your food?!
Lol same, my mom prepares most my food rn 😂
@@Simnettnutrition i live on-campus so it is usually precooked vegan options etc. When I'm at home, my grandma cookes for us who is a vegetarian
I cook but I don’t tend to make recipes I watch. So I second you in a way, I just love these videos 😂❤️
I like how so many people can relate... lolol Although I do use recipes from here like a tenth of the time... haha
Thank you!
Try blending chia seeds to powder and adding a bit-maybe a teaspoon. It will thicken and make it smoother.
I was thinking the same thing. I believe that's what they meant by "chia protein".
Wow, Derrick! We just made this sauce, nice job! It tastes amazing!!
Making your own sauces/dressing is good for the environment. Less plastic :)
Thanks for the vid!
Went straight to the kitchen to make this since I had all the ingredients! Absolutely loved it, including the nachos (I added some beans to mine and cooked the crumbles in taco seasoning). Amazing, my non vegan family didn’t know the difference! 🎉
I've always been intrigued by veganism for my health but could never stick with it! I became allergic to red meat thru a tick bite a month ago and thought, well this is a good time to start! You have been an amazing help to my transition, so thank you!! Your personality is infectious, keep it up!!!
Wow that’s too bad but kinda good. Haha. I got a tic bite a few years back, I wonder if I am allergic to meat now too! Hopefully the rest of your health is fine. This is so interesting to me though. I heard about this but didn’t really know of anyone who it has happened to.
He is THE best for transition. Then he just becomes part of your week...Just completely genuine and very informative.
@@muchasalud2011 EWWWWW!! did u just advise: "eat lots of animal fat"???
PISSS ORFFFFF!! FFS!!
They just got onto the healthiest way of eating for life.
why advise em to block all their arteries eating poor sad slaughtered animals?? that is insulting!
and all your bullshit about "promising theyll heal" if they eat more butchered fat corpses is just GARBAGE!
Anyone confused by crap statements such as alba maria del valles, go to a FACT BASED website where everything is RESEARCHED and proven SCIENTIFICALLY before being reported!
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You got this!
Kyle Tell, Sorry to hear about your tick problems but it’s great that you’re starting a vegan lifestyle! Derek’s food is amazing and his chanel is generaly great and very positive. Check out his Facebook group for support.
Another youtuber to look for is Mic The Vegan, for great health related information.
There are so many tasty and simple recipes out there, you will love it. Enjoy!
He's so nice, you just want to give him a hug
First off you two are super adorable.
Second... I have only been plant based going on 2 months. I am so excited to try this. Seeing your excitement makes it even better.
Thank you for sharing all you do. It has helped me so much.
I’ve got a lonely cauliflower in the fridge that needs to be eaten. This sauce is definitely happening!
It will probably develope when stored, as most of the ingredients haven't had time to dissolve fully. They would have used industrial equipment and everything would have been almost powder by the time it went in, including yeast and cauliflower. Then it was maybe superheated prior to packaging which would cook ingredients together rather than blend.
Who knows what goes on at production level.
Yes everything vegan is fake made in lab with chemicals completemy unnatural
@@hjelpen5387 You say fake, we say crazy creative genius.
And what is natural about forcefuly breading(raping), genetically manipulating, growing in confinement, injecting with antibiotics (and suplements and hormones), slaughtering in an industrial line of production, cutting into symmetrical cuts (so you know, it doesn't look like what it is, which is a corpse), cooling or even freezeing (so it doesn't petrify like it does in nature within 24 hours), packaged and transported to a grocery store, bought and then cooked and seasons so it loses its natural taste (which is basically nothing + iron) and approaches as much as possible plant based seasons (vegan seasons), then heat it up throughly so it becomes none-lethal to humans and years later have to take satins to deal with blocking arteries (best case cenário) or chemo for colon cancer.
@@hjelpen5387 No. A lot are, just like non-vegan options, but a lot are just made using a process we call "cooking" lol. That always changes the end product!
@@veganocapitalista WOWEE KAZOWEE!! BRILLIANT RESPONSE SHALOM SERUSSI!! LOVED IT!!
that dopey fucker wont say everything vegan is fake again!! LOL
LOVE YOUR WORK!! YOU ROCK MAN!!
I paused the video and was stunned by the ingredient list on the Costco product. No added oil? Amazing.
Great video, I'll try making it.
Derek you’re my new vegan hero! I can’t get enough of your vedio’s. Thank you! I just started my all in eating plant based foods!
Derek! If you look at the ingredients list from the store bought one there are ALMONDS! I think that's the reason why it's cheesier and more creamy!
(Btw, vegan love from Spain!! 💪🏻🥰)
I love that product. I use it on everything-potatoes, pasta, tortillas, rice. Excited to try your recipe!!
I eat 2 containers of this dip a week. Put it on veges, rice, pasta, celery, carrot etc. Love it.
I'm new to the vegan world so I really appreciate this recipe and your channel. thx so much.
Love how hyped you are about creating vegan recipies. Also the shirt look is faineeee!!!
My Costco doesn’t sell this, but my Aldi does. I love it and I’m excited to try your recipe! 🤪
I bumped it to 4Tbsp of nooch, I didn't want to cut up an onion so used 1 tsp onion powder and a bit more water. Turned out amazing. Thanks very much for the recipe
I made this today and it's incredibly improved by using jarred roasted red pepper.
Our Walmart regularly carries that exact brand, but only in the smaller container. It’s found in the produce vegan section near the kombucha. I put it on everything! Super excited to try this recipe though!!! When I first read the ingredients, I also thought, “I have all that at home!” Thanks for being so determined in nailing this down😆
Tastes amazing! I had to use steamed frozen cauliflower and jarred roasted bell pepper but it tastes just like the store bought! 5 stars!
You have some of the best vegan recipes on youtube! 😌👍👏😄 thanks for sharing!
In South Korea now cauliflower just became like half price of broccoli, so I bought a big bunch yesterday. What a timely cauliflower recipe! Thank you.
One of the few videos where Derek doesn't burn his mouth. 😂
But seriously, a fun video & can't wait to try making this sauce soon!
The accent at 14:10 is amazing, really interesting to hear people talk when they don't "clean it up" so that everyone understands them
I can not hear it, but I am Canadian. Mystery to me!
If you add cilantro on it it takes it to another level.. thanks for the recipe👍🏼
That was a great tip of looking into ingredients and making your own variation. Plus thanks to you I now know on what basis the ingredients are displayed on each container.
I’m so addicted to this queso ~ thank you!!!
This looks amazing! You're like a friendly mad scientist with recipes I love it!
Quick tip for cutting the red pepper: Have you tried holding it with both hands and pushing the stem in with both thumbs? The stem and all the seeds attached to the white part fall in. Then you just separate both halves of the red pepper with your hands and voila!
Thanks again for the recipe Derek!
New vegan here who needs to lose weight and focus more on the whole foods. This is the best I've tried yet, and the healthiest. I'm so excited. Thank you!
Can’t wait to try this!
When reading the title I thought you were gonna user cashews, very original use of cauliflower 😱
I know, I would have gone the cashew route if I was starting from scratch! I actually bought some just in case I needed them because I was skeptical. Haha.
Simnett Nutrition Interesting! Definitely looked great without them
@@Simnettnutrition so why did you skip the almonds? That was like the 3rd ingredient
It's not original, if it was on the label
@@straightedgeveganbel2453 i wondered that too? cos maybe the addition of the whole almonds is the mysterious thing he felt was missing from his? not that there was anything wrong with his....just that he was comparing his to the store bought..and said the store bought has an extra SOMETHING??
hes pretty logical tho, and if you are adding almond butter thats JUST 100% ALMONDS, he may have just doubled the almond butter amt & figured that covers the addition of whole almonds too?
So excited, trying this tonight! Thanks for all the content brother!
Heck ya! You are welcome, thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for sharing your RECIPE in the discription box for people like me WHO CANNOT COOK and starting PLANT BASE makes it easier AWESOME thank you
Thank you for your positivity and your recipes!
Gonna look for this in the store but if I can't find it I'l definitely make this! Looks so good!
Thank you!! Just made this. Definitely the best "cheese" consistency I've found! Better than potato carrot or cashew recipes. Thank you!!
I took note of what others said in the comments and it turned out very good.
I removed the lemon juice entirely, upped the ACV and almond butter to 1 tbsp each, used 3 tbsp nooch, and added 2 tbsp raw cashews to sub for the almonds used in the original recipe. It's creamy and delicious and came out a great consistency for dipping or nachos.
Love you guys so much. Can’t wait to make this tomorrow.
Niice! So glad you recreated this vegan queso! When you showed the one from costco I was so envious (we don't have costco here). Thank you! Perhaps you could try to add some white miso with more nutritional yeast? I always add miso to my vegan cheese sauces, it's 👌. Love your positive attitude, both of you!
Yes yes, that's what a few people have said! Give it a try and let us know how it is!
I've been trying to recreate it as well since the ingredients are so simple! Thank you for saving me the hastle of yet another failed attempt 😅 also just a tip... for the red pepper if you use the roasted red pepper that come in a jar is better!
The sauce was the bomb!
I didn't have almond butter so I just blended TBSP of almonds with some hot water to make kind of an almond milk. I left out the water in the recipe to compensate and it turned out so creamy and delicious! Thank you!!! 🙌🙌🙌
This is a FANTASTIC recipe!!!!!! In my lifelong recipe box,,, thank you so much!!! Best Vegan cheeezz sauce I have tried!!!
The chilli + paprika will give you a close match to the cayenne pepper 😀
Ahhh thanks. Yes, it had cayenne in the ingredients but I didn't have any that I could find.... so I guess I made it instinctively. Haha.
I bet you the company cooks theirs and use a high speed blender. To make vegan cheese smooth and cheesy, yes the N.Y. but a high speed blender and then break it down on the stove top. Love the video
Yes, get chia seeds and ground it up then add. Chia seeds does make a difference with creaminess.
Will try this for sure.
Damn bro the title didn't disappoint, Nooch is life!
I've found that apple cider vinegar tastes closer to the cheddar cheese sauces than lemon juice does. Maybe try that next time? And a tsp of white miso would rock it.
Nice! Yah maybe no lemon and add a bit extra ACV.
Great idea!
I made one with 2 tsp of miso ( bought at the local farmers market) today and it tastes like cheese sauce with beer in it. So weird, but I agree that the acv ones seem closer to tasting cheesier. My mission to the best cheeze sauce continues. Thanks again!
apple369 yep! I always add miso.
So it sounds like you did not watch the whole video
I can't even tell how much I LOOOVE your videos, your energy makes me happy every single time!
Definitely going to make tonight! ❤️ Thank you Derek & Crystal you’re the best!
Loved the recipe and the tropical song in the background 😂
I love making this queso sauce. It has great flavor. I did make one change that made it really creamy. I replaced the almond butter with a 1/4 cup soaked cashews. I really enjoy your channel. Your food looks and tastes great!!
Excellent idea!
I don’t need to find it no more, this recipe is delicious and the cost to make it is cheap and it’s so simple.
Wow, you're recipes and sauces just keep getting better and better!
Love this! You two are so cute!
Amazing! I remember finding this product at Target as well.
Also perhaps maybe lightly toasting the nutritional yeast in a pan first for more cheesy flavor ? No more than 20 secs.
Thanks for sharing!
What about sticking to the original recipe? His recipe is awesome, and it's better than your modification of it. You ma'am, are a fuzzle wuzzle!
Contrary to others in this comment section, I think your suggestion sounds good (:
I've never heard of toasting nutritional yeast. I'm intrigued.
@@charlesfraunhofer7893 you toast spices to bring out the flavor in dried ingredients the same makes sense for nutritional yeast as well
This plate with all of the colorful veggies - PHENOMENAL!!
I love your love for creating healthy alternatives !
I love when that Canadian accent sneaks out of his mouth.
I can’t hear it, but then I am Canadian
The Costco queso has almonds as well as the almond butter - that could be why it is creamier. But I just found this last week and I’m obsessed with it so thanks for the recipe!! Yum. Just found your channel - loving it 👍
I'm thinking those almonds would be best soaked overnight and peeled (an easy process) to add creaminess. Seems worth a try! I'll be making this later today, and thanks for your comment, I was going to skip the almonds.
Been binge watching all your recipe videos. Love them!
Thanks, Derek. Have a great week.
Wait I can't eat this as a meal! : )
I wonder if baking the red pepper, cauliflower and possibly the onion would add a different flavour. Would also make blending it easier for people with blenders that might not handle the veggies as well. Just a thought.
Roasting the bell pepper would add different flavor. That's usually what I do when I make sauces
I literally just bought the queso from costco yesterday, so if I like it then I will definitely try this 😄
It's no good. Please send it to my PO Box in the description for appropriate disposal. ;)
Good idea!
Heather, where do you live? I wonder if is only sold in Canada?
Could you tell me the costco item#?
@@Elizabeth-dg8dn I am in Canada! Not sure of the number of the item
@@Elizabeth-dg8dn It's sold in the US as well)
I've never responded to a video before, but I MUST say something about this recipe. THE BEST EVER!!! Thank you!
Sauce look so attractive and really very simple but that is good recipe.
Never tried queso before. But no need anymore since I have this sauce :D
I'd be curious to see how grilling/baking/roasting the caulflower impacts the final product. Just a thought.
YES!!
And the bell peppers
Looks Amazing Thank you for all you do!
LOVE this! Thanks for all of the tips and tasty recipes! 😊
The ingredients are listed in order by weight. Nooch is so so light that it makes sense that it's low down the list but volume is more than you'd expect🙂
Ohh i wish simnett could see this comment
Oo I saw that queso dip at Costco too but thought it was too expensive and also way too much. Love that you've recreated this - I actually use a 5-minute Vitamix recipe from Jill McKeever and it's a serious mind blower. Base is oats! I have not felt the need to try any other queso recipe since discovering hers. I do love this product recreation idea though, hope to see more :)
Truly awesome Jill Mckeever recipe. Thank you Jvlia
This came out really good! Thank you for a new recipe!
Thanks for so many great recipes- can't wait to try this! Vegan 9 years- love your channel. I recommend you all the time to people new to vegan cooking! 🙂
Me: Looks at ingredients on packet... too lazy to put together ingredients so just continues to buy :’)
Love the music
Loving that music 🎶 love your channel!! I also make healthy recipes on my page ❤️❤️❤️ have to make this!
Thanks so much! I always try to carefully select it and wonder if anyone ever notices.
I love your positive energy. After I watch your videos I just feel happier. It is a great recipe too.
Great very easy to make, unlike some channels that use strange ingredients. Thank you for keeping everything simple
This looks bomb! I’m curious as to why you omitted almonds, since that was also on the ingredient list.
It was almond butter.... right?
Heidi Minett It listed both almonds and almond butter
@@alyinn_78 you are right. I just looked at my container. I was thinking it was in conjunction of almond butter....as in "Almond butter (ground almonds) ...." in the ingredients list. Thank you for pointing it out! I want to try and make this!
I think that's why the store bought is creamier than his, too.
alyinn78 If you try make sure you soak the almonds first or it could get gritty
"Vegan food is so restrictive!"
Derek: 14:37
Your recipes always look delish, Haven't tried alot of them, but you and Crystal are the cutest!!
Thanks for this recipe, I've been looking for a vegan version!!! Really appreciate your dedicated work and your enthusiasm!
Try using soaked cashews next time, I think that might make the difference n the cheesy factor.
Definitely does!!
More nooch is the bomb
If you make their Cilantro Dip I will literally start throwing money at you. Haven't been back to ALDI since the start of COVID...
Yes!!! I wanted to do this too! But I’m so glad you did because you are better in the kitchen.
Newly vegan, you’re such an inspiration 😊 🌱