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VEGAN BECHAMEL SAUCE

This vegan bechamel sauce (white sauce) is only three ingredients and super easy to make. Takes your creamy, dairy free recipes to the next level. Great to use in mac and cheese, lasagna, or au gratin potatoes. No cashews.

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Prep Time:  0 min

– 2 tablespoons vegan butter (or olive oil) – 2 tablespoons all purpose flour – 1¼ cups unsweetened, plain oat milk (or your favorite unsweetened dairy free milk) – ¼ teaspoon salt – pinch nutmeg (optional) – ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

Ingredients

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1

On low, or medium low heat add your vegan butter and stir. If you want to add a nutty, richer flavor to this, let the butter brown just a little bit.

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Melt butter

2

Add the all purpose flour and stir. Don't let the roux brown. Only cook this for about two minutes. Keep the heat low.

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Make the roux

3

Turn the heat up a little bit. Add ⅓ of your dairy free milk and whisk the whole time. Don't let it form any lumps. Add the rest of your milk and stir the whole time. Keep stirring until it thickens up.

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Add milk

4

If you would like to turn this into a cheese sauce, add in 1/2 -1 cup of dairy free cheese and stir until melted. 

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To make cheese sauce

RECIPE TIPS

- Don’t let the small pot get too hot. Melt the butter on low, medium low heat. -Don’t brown the roux (the roux is what you call the butter, flour mixture). Keep the heat low and steady

RECIPE TIPS

- You can use a whisk or a wooden spoon to stir. -The sauce thickens up more as it cools.