This is a quick, delicious and simple parmesan cheese substitute that our family has used and loved for many years.
We Love It!
A little sprinkle of parmesan cheese can add a delicious pop of flavor. This dairy free parmesan cheese is a household favorite. I mixed up a batch the other day and my ten year old son asked if he could eat it with a spoon.
I told him he could not because we would need it for dinner. He begged for just one spoonful. Ha! Even if we have regular parmesan cheese available, half of my kids still choose this one!
Blender or Food Processor
It is yummy and it is also fast. You can mix it up in a blender or a food processor.
Just toss a few ingredients into the blender and then stir in the hemp seeds afterwards and voila! You are done!
Lasts so you can use it up
This mixture will also keep in the fridge for a month so it makes it easy to have ready for many different meals.
We love it with this quick family favorite Italian pasta dish. I have also used it as the cheese on pizza. (Here is a favorite GF pizza dough, multigrain pizza crust and pizza sauce.) It does not mimic melted cheese but it adds yummy flavor.
Dairy Free Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup raw cashews
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
In the bowl of a blender, add the 3/4 c cashews, 3/4 t salt, 1/4 t garlic powder, and 3 T nutritional yeast. Blend until cashews are ground to a chunky powder. (See pictures – I don’t even know what chunky powder means but I didn’t know how else to describe it! Ha!) Dump mixture into a small bowl. Add the 2 T hemp seeds and stir to combine. Serve!
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