No dairy needed in this Creamy Nut-Free Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce! Low-fat, gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free; everyone can enjoy some healthy dipping! A tummy-friendly recipe, made quick & easy in a blender. You’ll be using this queso sauce for more than just chips!
We are about to get saucy up in here! Creamy, luscious, and a whole lot of cheesiness! What you won’t see is any dairy or nuts. This vegan nacho cheese sauce is super healthy, low-fat, and the perfect substitute to fool any dairy eater! So many vegan cheese sauces use nuts. Not so food allergy friendly, plus it’s super high fat and calories for something like a simple dip. When you dip…you want to dip A LOT (not some small tablespoon serving!)
You know I always have you back in these food-crisis situations. Everyone should be able to enjoy some nacho cheese sauce, aka queso. From traditional nachos to burrito bowls, and tacos. It’s not only a staple Mexican condiment, but a good ‘ole essential party party dip! Corn chips were made for dipping into some cheese sauce, regardless of them being nachos or not.
The cheese sauce/dip I grew up with was THIS bad boy. I think I’ve mentioned these childhood memories before, but I get all nostalgic thinking about this queso dip anytime I see it in the store. My dad and I used to LOVE eating it. It was “our thing” (my mom and brother never cared for it). When my dad was finally home from work on the weekends and liked to chill out in-front of the TV, sometimes I’d find him with a jar of that queso and some corn chips. I’d snuggle up next to him, sitting on the floor in-front of the coach, and join in on the dipping and munching.
The thing about that store-bought queso cheese dip was that is had zero-health benefit whatsoever. Just a bunch of processed liquid “cheese”. So what’s a girl to do in the present day? Make her own! And while she’s at it, make it totally vegan, paleo, gluten-free, and allergy-free. Right in this snazzy new blender from GoWISE so there’s no fuss involved and only one blender to clean.
You guys know I’m the least likely person to get excited about a blender, but wait! This is NOT you typical blender in any way, shape, or form. By its official name, the “GoWISE USA High Performance Professional Heating Blender (Premiere)”, this blender actually heats things (i.e. it cooks stuff!). Say you want to make a blended soup, but don’t want to heat it in a pot, well now you don’t have to! Say you want to make queso dip and have it hot and ready right on the spot, well my friends, you can do just that!
My nacho cheese dip is POTATO based and that means you’d typically have to boil the potatoes separately before blending them up. Not any more! All you have to do is chop them up throw them in the blender with some non-dairy milk and let the magic heating blender do its cooking magic. In the end you have nice hot, steamy, creamy, nacho cheese sauce ready to devour! Let me show you just how easy it is…
Creamy Nut-Free Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
Creamy Nut-Free Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce (Gluten-Free, Paleo, Allergy-Free)
No dairy needed in this Creamy Nut-Free Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce! Low-fat, gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free; everyone can enjoy some healthy dipping! A tummy-friendly recipe, made quick & easy in a blender. You’ll be using this queso sauce for more than just chips!
- Cook Time: 6 mins
- Total Time: 6 mins
- Yield: 3 Cups 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Cubed Red Skinned Potatoes
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
- 1/4 Cup Pimentos
- 3 TB Nutritional Yeast
- 2 TB Green Chiles (optional)
- 2 TB Arrowroot Starch
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 Tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Mustard Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Paprika
Instructions
- Place the cubed potatoes and milk in the GoWISE blender and allow the contents to heat on the “soup” function for 5 minutes.
- Then press the “chop” function, while the contents are still heating, to pulse the mixture until the potatoes have mostly blended up into the milk.
- Turn the blender off and add the rest of the cheese sauce ingredients to the blender.
- Use the “pulse” function and allow the sauce to blend together for 20 seconds.
- Pour into a bowl to serve or allow to cool and store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Notes
*Don’t fret! You can always make this nacho cheese sauce “traditionally” by boiling the potatoes on the stove to soften and then adding all of the ingredients into a normal blender or food processor to blend together.
Isn’t that awesome? I had previously been making this vegan nacho cheese sauce the old boring way, but then this magic blender graced the presence of the Strength and Sunshine kitchen and nothing will ever be the same. You can cooking sliced up meat in this blender if you’re making some “meaty” soup. It’s that powerful! Lucky for you, this professional blender is pretty affordable in terms of blenders and you guys get a special 15% off discount with my code GWStrength and free shipping on Amazon!
So tell me:
+ What’s your favorite dip for chips?
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Chrissy
Yay- a yummy vegan cheese dip WITHOUT cashews. I love this cheaper, easier version that’s just as delicious.
★★★★★
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Too many nuts in vegan recipes!
Chloe
Oh I love nachos and these would go perfectly with them, delicious.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Gotta have that “cheeze” sauce!
Nico @ yumsome
Great looking nacho cheese, Rebecca – I make mine with potatoes too, they work so well, don’t they? xx
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All the creaminess without any nuts 🙂
Sheila
OMG! This is amazing. It was sure a treat for a cheese loving family. We enjoyed it with nachos, french fries and bread sticks. Thank you for sharing this.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I am so glad you made it and loved it!
Jacqueline Meldrum
Mmmmmm! That looks good.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Lol, thanks.
Mel
Mmmmmm, nachos! I just love these little babies! Your nacho sauce sounds and looks delish!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are always great.
Krissy Allori
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to make it!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure, thanks.
Emily
This recipe looks delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Jenny
This looks good! Nacho Cheese is so good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Always needed, right!?
Megan @ MegUnprocessed
Love a vegan cheese dip!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I bet you do.
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
I love nacho cheese!! I am living a dairy free diet now!! Thanks for this recipe!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Great!
Kate | The Veg Space
What a cheesy looking nacho dip – I’d dunk my corn chips in that any day! Love how many ‘cheesy’ vegan recipes are out there these days making it easier and easier for people to eat food they are familiar with. Sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Exactly! Vegan cheeses are 10000x better anyway in my opinion!
Darlenne
I’ll definitely be making this! Looks soooo yummy. My vegan friends will definitely appreciate!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Awesome! Thanks!
Justin Birkholz
Wow, this looks so delicious. We are trying to eat less animal products but we love cheese so it’s difficult to give it up. So I’ve been thinking about trying some vegan cheese substitutes. We’ll have to try this out.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, no so difficult now!
Chris
This sounds fantastic!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Oh thank you! I could easily devour a bowl of this myself!
Looking for ways to cut cholesterol and unhealthy junk food.
I can’t wait to try it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Dip and pour it on everything!
Stephanie
Sounds delicious! What a creative solution!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Elizabeth @ Guilty Chocoholic Mama
I think I want to dive into a bowl of this. It would be a healthy swim. 😉 Thanks so much
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I totally support diving right in 😉
Ashley
This sounds delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure is!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I was wondering how you were going to get a cheese sauce together without using nuts as you mentioned at the start of your post. Very intrigued that you used potatoes. Pretty ingenious I’d have to say! Oh, and I do have a blender so this IS something I would be able to try, as opposed to not yet having an air fryer and not yet being able to try any of your amazing air fryer recipes. Maybe Christmas for those recipes eh Rebecca? 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah, but you’ll have to stay in the dark ages and boil the potatoes and heat the sauce separately 😉
Heather Gilbert
I can’t wait to try this recipe on Taco Tuesday!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, ma’am!
Angela Amores
This recipe sounds interesting. I don’t usually cook vegan but you are so right the amount of calories in dips is insane. I’ll have to try this.
Angela
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This can be a healthy addition to any party!
Jessy
Sounds super good! I’m always down for some nacho cheese!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfect for dipping and pouring!
Megan
Made with potatoes. Wow, that is so cool!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The greatest food on this Earth!
Danielle @ A Sprinkle of Joy
That looks so tasty!!! Way healthier than the alternative!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
And you’d never know 😉
mike reid
Can I come over? That looks good.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
We’re waiting for you!
Helen Little
This nacho sauce is so creative and looks really tasty! I love how healthy it is! I know my vegan friends will love this.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Super healthy! Thanks!
Whitney
This sounds really tasty and a perfect snack for entertaining guests! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! An essential party dip!
Jordan Nelson
I think all I’m missing is the arrowroot starch but seems simple enough! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You can use corn starch or potato starch, whatever you have depending on your dietary preferences!
Amanda Martin
Can’t go wrong with queso!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
No you can’t!
Neely Moldovan
Oh gosh this looks so good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Sam
This looks delicious and I would have never thought of adding arrowroot starch!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It’s just a thickener.
Katie
Yum!! This looks so good! I absolutely love nutritional yeast and need to remember to use it more often for that cheesy flavor I often miss.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I literally could just drink nooch straight up 😉
Martin Burt
Looks great.. with 2 vegans 2 veggies and me the coeliac … this will go down well with everyone … Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
ALL the queso for you 😉
Leigh Suznovich
This looks SO good! Love that it is suited to anyone I wanted to serve it to as well. Perfect to pour on tacos for taco Tuesday tomorrow :-).
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That’s a great idea 😉
candy
We don’t need to eat gluten free but this wouldn’t stop me from making this great looking creamy dish. Plus always like to have recipes on hand for my gluten free friends.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ugh, okay?
Ariz
You’re making me hungry… Very good post!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Enjoy!