Wheat Free Vegan Parmesan
That savory, cheesy sprinkle you've been missing on your pasta, salads, and roasted veggies? It's four ingredients and a food processor away. Raw cashews blitz down into a crumbly, rich base, while nutritional yeast brings that unmistakable umami depth that makes this taste genuinely cheesy — not like a sad substitute. A little garlic powder and fine sea salt round everything out into something you'll want to keep on the counter at all times. The whole thing comes together in under a minute of pulsing, and the key is stopping just before the cashews turn into a paste — you want those dry, fluffy crumbs that mimic the real thing. Every ingredient here is naturally free from wheat and gluten, so there's no label-checking or swapping required. Store it in an airtight jar and it's ready to shower over anything that needs a savory, nutty finish.
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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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