Shredded Cashew Cheese
Servings: 2 Cups
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Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 medium carrot roughly sliced
- 2 1/4 cups cashew and carrot water saved from boiling
- 8 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 8 tablespoons tapioca starch
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon stevia seasoning or your favorite salt free seasoning
Instructions
- In a medium sized pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the cashews and carrot and boil for 10 minutes, or until the carrot is tender enough to be easily pierced by a fork.
- Place a sieve over a medium sized mixing bowl. Pour the cooked cashews and carrots into the sieve. Reserve the cooking liquid.
- Transfer the cashews and carrot to a blender.
- Add the nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, lemon juice, salt free seasonings, and 2 cups plus 1/4 cup of the reserved cooking water to the blender. Blend mixture on high speed, until smooth.
- Pour the mixture back into the pot and heat, stirring over medium low heat. Lumps should immediately begin to form. Continue stirring for 5-10 minutes, or until the sauce is thickened, stretchy and pulls away from the pot.
- Remove cheese from heat and pour into a preferably glass freezable container. After filling, tap the container on the counter to release air bubbles and smooth the top.
- Let cheese cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. Refrigerate until completely cool and freeze.
- To shred: Remove frozen cheese from the freezer. Run container under hot water to remove the cheese. Let sit at room temperature until it can be sliced with a knife. You can microwave it as well for 10-20 seconds.
- Slice cheese into 2 or 3 pieces, small enough to fit through the food processor slot.
- Grate each piece with the food processor using the shred plate. You can hand grate it as well.
- Store grated cheese in the fridge until use. It can also be refrozen.
Notes
Be careful when blending. The mixture is very hot and will splatter. Use a clean, folded dish towel to cover the lid and press down hard on the lid before turning on the blender and while it's blending.