Vegan Mac & Cheese with Coconut Bacon
Crispy, crunchy sweet and salty coconut bacon. Leave the little piggies alone and pig out on this cruelty free vegan mac & cheese with coconut bacon
Servings: 4
Calories: 724kcal
Ingredients
Cashew Cheese
- 1 cup soaked cashews
- 2 sundried tomatoes - soaked
- 3 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ½ Lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon sauerkraut optional
- ¼ teaspoon mustard powder (optional
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 Medium baked sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or corn starch
Coconut Bacon
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoon coconut sugar or other sweetener
- salt to taste
- 3 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
Instructions
- Soak cashews for 4 hours
- Soak sundried tomatoes for 1 hour
- Bake sweet potato until soft
- Blend all ingredients for cheese in high speed blender until smooth
- Add cheese to pan and warm up until cheese thickens
- Cook noodles of choice separately and then add cheese and noodles together
- Top with coconut bacon
To Make coconut bacon:
- Mix all ingredients together minus the coconut flakes
- Add coconut flakes and stir until brown and coated
- oil a baking sheet with coconut oil
- bake at 325 deg for 20 minutes stirring every 5 minutes
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Nutrition
Calories: 724kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 39g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 1497mg | Potassium: 1014mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 8274IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 6mg