BHA & BHT Free Vegan Parmesan
Store-bought parmesan alternatives and seasoning blends often sneak in synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT, which makes finding a clean, additive-free option genuinely tricky. This four-ingredient blend sidesteps all of that by relying on whole, recognizable ingredients you can verify yourself. Raw cashews bring a rich, slightly buttery base, while nutritional yeast delivers that unmistakable savory, cheesy depth. A little garlic powder and sea salt round everything out into something that tastes far more complex than its short ingredient list suggests. The food processor does all the heavy lifting in under a minute — just pulse until you hit that perfect crumbly, snow-like texture and you're done. It keeps beautifully in an airtight jar, so you can shower it over pasta, roasted vegetables, soups, or salads whenever the craving hits.
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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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