Creamy Universal Sauce
Vegan cashew cream WITHOUT the cashew butter taste. This creamy sauce is versatile and healthy.
Ingredients
Creamy Base
- ¾ cup raw cashews
- ½ cup hemp seeds
- (Nut-free option) Use 1¼ cup of just hemp instead
- 1 cup nondairy unsweetened milk
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Cheesy Variation
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ⅛ tsp turmeric for color
Spicy Variation
- 2 tsp hot sauce
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
- Just pop all ingredients in a good blender and blend extremely well until smooth and creamy! Keep in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Hemp and/or Cashews If you only have one or the other, you can definitely use 1 ¼ cup of either ingredient, which I often do! Just note that hemp seeds will make a runnier sauce, while cashews make a fluffier texture.
On soaking cashews Most people would suggest soaking cashews overnight before blending them, but I find that my Nutribullet works just fine without having to do so.
When using in hot dishes, I don’t suggest you heat the sauce up. It is best to heat the dish first, and then top off with the sauce.