Artificial Flavors Free Vegan Parmesan
That savory, cheesy sprinkle you reach for to finish pasta, salads, and roasted vegetables doesn't have to come from a shaker bottle loaded with mystery additives. This plant-based version is made from exactly four whole-food ingredients — raw cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and sea salt — so you know precisely what's going into every bite. The food processor does all the work in under a minute, pulsing everything down to a coarse, crumbly texture that mimics finely grated Parmesan surprisingly well. Nutritional yeast brings that deep, umami-forward flavor that makes this topping genuinely satisfying rather than a sad substitute. Store-bought dairy-free alternatives often sneak in natural flavor extracts or flavor enhancers that can be hard to vet, making a homemade batch like this a much cleaner choice. Keep a jar in the fridge and you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly — it's that versatile and that good.
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8 servings
- ¾ cup raw cashews
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt in a food processor.
- 2
Pulse 10–15 times in short bursts until the mixture resembles coarse, dry crumbs — about the texture of finely grated Parmesan. Stop before the mixture turns into a paste.
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