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    Delightful Mom Food / Recipes / Meal Type / Condiments / Vegan Cashew Ricotta Cheese (6 Ingredients!)

    Last Updated May 19, 2021. Published February 26, 2018 Danielle Fahrenkrug | This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

    Vegan Cashew Ricotta Cheese (6 Ingredients!)

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    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! Vegan ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! 

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! 

    Vegan ricotta cheese is super simple to make with 6 ingredients!

    For a soft cheese it is best to soak the cashews in water for about 2 hours first. Then drain the water, add fresh water and a bit of flavorful nutritional yeast, lemon, salt and vinegar right before blending! Easy as pie! Although, is pie really that easy???

    For most of you that are finding this recipe you probably are looking for a fabulous vegan ricotta cheese to make in place of dairy cheese, Right? This is a fabulous recipe to add to lasagna, pasta, this spaghetti squash pizza casserole and even dribbled on gluten-free pizza in place of mozzarella cheese! When you do replace other cheese with this vegan cashew ricotta cheese, enjoy that it has a creamy spreadable consistency!

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! 

    But if you are here for the purrrrdy pictures and stumbled up this recipe at random, let me explain what vegan cheese is and why anyone would want to substitute the diary for nuts.

    A vegan diet is one that eliminates all animal products. This includes meat, poultry, eggs, butter, honey, animal milks and cheese. There are so many fantastic vegan options these days and you can find already prepared nut based vegan cheese at most specialty grocery stores.

    With allergies being at a high rise, vegan cheese is becoming more popular to use in place of dairy. It is also so easy to create! Other benefits are that vegan cheese is more easily digested and its natural high fat (from nuts) is perfect for a Paleo and Whole30 diet!

    To get the cheesy flavors, I like to add nutritional yeast and some nutritional yeast can contain traces of gluten, so just double check the ingredient source or package first.

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! 

    I have this vegan ricotta cheese recipe in my 30 Irresistible Healthy Gluten-Free Snacks e-book, topped on toast with roasted bruschetta! It is so delicious and I make it frequently that I just had to share it here with you! The ingredients are also the base used in this vegan cashew cheese dip, which has gotten rave reviews at my mommy happy hours! To turn it into a vegan ricotta, less ingredients are used and I strain it through a cheese cloth for either a thicker dairy-free ricotta, or do it slightly to obtain a slightly less liquid consistency. If you strain a lot of the water out, it will form into what resembles curds.

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! #vegan #cashew #cheese #ricotta #easy #healthy #paleo #whole30 #Italian | Delightfulmomfood.com

    Let me tell you it is so delicious spread on toast or crackers and served even with roasted butternut squash! The endless capabilities using this vegan ricotta cheese could go on-and-on!

    This vegan cashew ricotta cheese is:

    Creamy, flavorful, soft, dairy-free, made without whey, slightly sweet, made with cashews (or you can use almond slivers), the perfect filling for lasagna, cannoli, cheesecake and is similar to Mascarpone!

    It is also fabulous beaten smooth and mixed with condiments or sugar, cinnamon, chocolate or strawberries and served as dessert!

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! 

    Vegan Cashew Ricotta Cheese (6 Ingredients!)

    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna!
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    Course: Appetizer, Condiment, Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 2 hours
    Total Time: 2 hours
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 180kcal
    Author: Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups raw unsalted cashews
    • 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
    • 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
    • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
    • 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • 1 cup fresh water

    Instructions

    • Soak 2 cups of unsalted cashews in 2 cups of water (or until the nuts are fully covered). Cover in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours to soften. When the cashews are ready drain the water then add cashews to a blender with salt, nutritional yeast, white vinegar, lemon juice and 1 cup of fresh water. Blend until smooth.
    • Using a mesh bag or cheese cloth and a large bowl, put the cheese cloth over the bowl and pour the cashew mixture on the cheese cloth. Close the sides of the cheese cloth and squeeze out the water. You can make it to your consistency and squeeze a little bit or squeeze a lot of water.
    • Pour the ricotta cheese from the cheese cloth into an airtight jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

    Notes

    *Soak the nuts ahead of time and have this ricotta recipe ready in 10 minutes!
    * Nutrition is based off about ¼ cup.
    Special Items Needed:
    • Mesh Bag

    Nutrition

    Serving: 8g | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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    Vegan ricotta cheese is made with cashews or almonds and is perfect for a diary-free lifestyle! This cashew ricotta is incredibly creamy, delicious and perfect as a dip or in vegan lasagna! #vegan #cashew #cheese #ricotta #easy #healthy #paleo #whole30 #Italian | Delightfulmomfood.com

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    Danielle Fahrenkrug is the writer and photographer behind Delightful Mom Food. She is a mama of two young boys and loves food, family, friends, and Jesus with a passion for wine, coffee, and cauliflower crusted pizza. Danielle is also the author for Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Baking Cookbook, Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Cookbook, Dairy-Free Cookbook for Kids and is a certified health and nutrition life coach.

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