Vegan Grilled Cheese

Vegan grilled cheese, flavorful and absolutely delicious! It's cheesy, super easy to prepare, and made with simple ingredients.

Vegan grilled cheese, perfect to enjoy with your favorite vegan sandwich. It's cheesy, delicious, and it really tastes like real cheese! Made with simple ingredients, you are going to absolutely love it.

If you've been having a hard time giving up cheese, with this recipe I promise you won't miss the original version ever again. It really is out of this world!

How to make vegan grilled cheese

• Boil the cashews and carrot for about 10 minutes.
• Drain and add them to a blender with all the remaining ingredients.
• Blend until smooth and pour the mixture into a saucepan. 
• Cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly until it thickens. Set aside.
• Heat a skillet or a griddle over medium heat.
• In the meantime, butter each slice of vegan bread on one side. 
• Add a slice of vegan bread, butter side down, and add about 4 tbsp of the cheese sauce on top. Top with another slice of bread, butter side up. 
• Cook until golden brown and crispy. Then flip and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes, until the other slice of bread is also golden brown.
• Serve immediately.

Ingredients and tips

• Raw cashews: I prefer to use unsalted, raw cashews. If you’re going to use salted cashews, add less salt to the recipe.
• Carrot.
• Water.
• Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
• Salt: I used iodized salt, but any type of salt will do.
• Tapioca starch: I’ve never made this recipe using a different type of starch, so I’m not sure if it’s going to work. If you use another one successfully, please let us know in the comments!
• Nutritional yeast: it gives this recipe a cheesy flavor, so it’s an important ingredient. If you can’t find it, you could also use brewer’s yeast or even beer instead of water. However, nutritional yeast is the best choice.
• Garlic powder: you could also use fresh garlic and sautée it with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. I find garlic powder more convenient, though. Onion powder is also a good choice.
• Turmeric powder: it’s optional, especially if you’re not used to the flavor of turmeric powder. You can add more or less amount of it if you want.
• Vegan bread: feel free to use any kind of vegan bread. Have you tried our recipe? It’s so good!
• Vegan butter: the store-bought version works really well, but you could also make your own vegan butter at home. Feel free to use oil instead, but vegan butter is my favorite choice.

Looking for more vegan cheese recipes?

• Vegan Cheese
• Vegan Mozzarella
• Cashew Cheese
• Vegan Parmesan Cheese
• Vegan Cream Cheese

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Vegan Grilled Cheese

Vegan grilled cheese, flavorful and absolutely delicious! It's cheesy, super easy to prepare, and made with simple ingredients.

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Course: How to

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4 sandwiches

Author: Iosune

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Ingredients 

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For the cheese:

• ▢ ½ cup raw cashews
• ▢ ½ cup carrot, peeled and sliced
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 4 tablespoon tapioca starch
• ▢ 4 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder, optional

For the grilled cheese:

• ▢ 8 slices vegan bread
• ▢ 4 tablespoon vegan butter

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Instructions

• Boil the cashews and carrot until the carrot is tender, for about 10 minutes.
• Drain and add them to a blender among all the remaining ingredients.
• Blend until smooth and pour the mixture into a saucepan. 
• Cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly until it thickens. It’ll become a thicker melty cheese sauce. Set aside.
• Heat a skillet or a griddle over medium heat.
• In the meantime, butter each slice of vegan bread on one side. 
• Add a slice of vegan bread, butter side down, and add about 4 tablespoon of the cheese sauce on top. Top with another slice of bread, butter side up. 
• Cook until golden brown and crispy (for about 2 to 4 minutes). Then flip and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes, until the other slice of bread is also golden brown. Remove from the skillet and repeat with the remaining ingredients. This recipe yields 4 sandwiches.
• Slice each sandwich in half and serve immediately. It will get thicker as it cools and be less stretchy, so use immediately if possible. 

Notes

• I prefer to use unsalted, raw cashews. If you’re going to use salted cashews, add less salt to the recipe.
• I’ve never made this recipe using a different type of starch myself, but I believe it can work.
• Vegan butter can be replaced with oil.
• If you're looking for more vegan cheese recipes, you can start with our vegan cheese, vegan mozzarella, cashew cheese, vegan Parmesan cheese, and vegan cream cheese.
• Nutritional info has been calculated without the vegan bread and the vegan butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.5g | Protein: 7.4g | Fat: 8.5g | Saturated Fat: 1.7g | Sodium: 311mg | Fiber: 3.6g | Sugar: 1.9g