Let’s face it, we all want something cheesy sometimes! While Velveeta tastes good, it is not good for our bodies. So, I created this creamy dairy-free nacho cheese sauce to meet that craving! This sweet potato-based “cheese” sauce is gonna rock your world. Dip vegetables or chips, load it into GF tacos or make some nachos like I did on my Jana Eats YouTube channel. Watch the video and make the recipe below!

Products I love for this recipe:

  • Dr. Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast: This yeast is the good kind! It’s full of B vitamins and cheesey flavor. You can put this as a topping for popcorn or crackers, use it to make dairy-free cheese, the possibilities are endless.
  • Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil: stands up to high-heat cooking. Avocado oil stands up to high-heat cooking and is full of healthy monounsaturated fats. It has even been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, and improve arthritis.

Dairy Free Nacho Cheese Sauce

Sweet potato-based dairy-free & gluten-free Nacho Cheese Sauce will rock your world! Pair it with tortilla chips and nacho toppings, dip with vegetables, or smother it over your fries or tacos!
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dips & Dressings, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole 30
Keyword: 30 min or less, blender, cheese sauce, clean eating, dairy free cheese, easy, nacho, nutritional yeast, plant based, sweet potato, veggie
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Large stockpot
  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. sweet potato, Hannah sweet potato/white flesh preferred, peeled & cubed
  • 6 carrots, peeled & diced
  • 2 cups chicken bone broth
  • ¼ cup avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 3 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. chipotle powder
  • 2 tsp. coriander
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. sea salt

Method

  • Boil sweet potato and carrot until soft. Drain.
  • Add sweet potato, carrot and other ingredients to high speed blender. Blend until smooth. Adjust seasonings if needed.

Video

Notes

You can use either orange or white flesh sweet potato for this recipe, but the white flesh is my preferred choice.

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