Easy Vegan Bechamel Sauce (White 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.
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Servings: 4
Calories: 95kcal
- 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
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.
2 tablespoons vegan butter
Add the all purpose flour and stir. Don't let the roux brown. Only cook this for about two minutes. Keep the heat low.
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
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. Should take 5-8 minutes. Keep in mind, the sauce thickens more as it cools.
1¼ cups unsweetened, plain oat milk
Add salt and any other seasonings you like.
¼ teaspoon salt, pinch nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
To make a cheese sauce, after making the bechamel sauce, add ½ cup to 1 cup of shredded vegan cheese. Keep the heat on low, medium low. Stir until the cheese melts. Add some extra flavor by adding 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast.
This lasts in the fridge for five days. To cool it down, and prevent a film from forming on the top, add a splash of your dairy free milk to the top, then store it in an airtight container.
Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 421IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg