Vegan Cheez Whiz | Mary's Test Kitchen


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Vegan Cheez Whiz can be yours in mere minutes; just throw everything into a blender! This thick creamy spread is a bolder, grown up version of the Kraft Cheez …

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  1. Josephine kromer
    Josephine kromer says:

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is sooo amazing! Having it with pretzels right now! I subbed the red wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar and added some miso and its soooooo amazing!

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  2. Besko
    Besko says:

    Be careful of eating to much cashew nuts, they are very fatty. Also with oils, all oils clog arteries. Of course the more fat the tastier the food will be. Make sure to use it moderate.

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  3. daksmom1999
    daksmom1999 says:

    Just an FYI. If anyone clicks the link in the description box to get the written recipe, the recipe is on that page twice. However, you have to scroll down to the 2nd recipe, because the cashews were left out of the 1st recipe.

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  4. Crystalline Entity
    Crystalline Entity says:

    I have been much more conservative with the nooch lately, too, and it really is better imo. Cashews make the best cheese sauce! My personal fave is cashew+kombucha squash, but I will have to try it with roasted red peppers!

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  5. linzertube
    linzertube says:

    Thanks for making a cheeze sauce, Mary. I’m in need of a good substitute for Kraft Dinner’s sauce. You know, Annie’s Vegan Mac, was a great substitute but we can’t get it in Ontario and most of Canada, I believe. Funnily enough, though, the one time I was able to get it, was from Compass Foods in Thunder Bay, which I found out about through Lisa, The Viet Vegan. It was $5 a box, but it was a stocking stuffer at Christmas, so I bit the bullet and bought some. Anyway, I’m looking forward to trying your recipe.

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  6. Stefany Villegas
    Stefany Villegas says:

    Weirdly I have not being able to find nooch… I mean… what?!?! Why?!?! Since when so many people buys nutritional yeast that stores run out?!?! I guess I'll wait until I buy more to try this one 🤷‍♀️😅

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  7. Teresa LeVasseur
    Teresa LeVasseur says:

    I will have to try the tofu version of this, due to my husband's allergies. Would silken tofu work, do you think? I usually have extra firm regular tofu on hand, but maybe firm silken tofu would give it a super smooth consistency?

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  8. Sakkara Beirre
    Sakkara Beirre says:

    I'm so happy you also have a Ninja because I was never 100% sure if mine was an actual "high powered blender" since so many people use something like a vitamix.
    I figured it was too cheap to be the same(ish). I guess I don't need to soak my cashews then?

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  9. tamcon72
    tamcon72 says:

    I have been craving Cheez Whiz on and off for a few weeks, and chiding myself, because I haven't had it, nor have I wanted to have it, in decades. Like, where'd that come from?! It could be that in this dire time, I am craving comfort foods of childhood. So, thanks muchly for the recipe; hope you and yours are staying well and staying positive : )

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  10. LoverofmySoul
    LoverofmySoul says:

    I've been using a version called Gee Whiz from the Uncheeze cook book for sandwich spread for years now. That version uses Great Northern beans but I prefer chick peas. I make a roux and use it for baked mac and cheese, too.

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