Copycat Jill McKeever Cheese Sauce (Easy Vegan Cheese Sauce)
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This Jill McKeever cheese sauce copycat is ready in 5 minutes using 9 vegan-friendly ingredients! It’s so rich and creamy, you’ll want to put it on everything.
Every vegan needs a simple recipe for cheese sauce they can count on.
Adapted from Jill McKeever’s recipe, this nutritional yeast cheese sauce is everything you want to drown your nachos in, smother your burritos with, and dip your fries in.
It’s also perfect for those who can’t have nuts and seeds, and if you have a blender, you’re only minutes away from instant cheesy goodness.
They don’t call it the “Game Changer Cheese Sauce” for nothing!
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Why You’ll Love This Jill McKeever Cheese Sauce Recipe
- This vegan cheese sauce recipe doesn’t require any cooking! Just add everything to the blender and let it do the work for you.
- Packed with a ton of flavor, you won’t believe that Jill’s game changer cheese sauce only needs a handful of ingredients.
- This nutritional yeast cheese sauce is vegan, gluten-free, and just makes everything better (even broccoli!)
Ingredients And Substitutions
Rolled oats – Oats help make this plant based cheese sauce extra creamy. Use a GF variety to keep your delicious sauce gluten-free.
Nutritional yeast – The secret to that irresistible cheesy flavor.
Arrowroot powder – This copycat Jill McKeever cheese sauce swaps cornstarch for arrowroot flour as its thickener. You can also use tapioca flour.
Dehydrated onion and salt – To amp up the savory deliciousness of our game changer cheese sauce. Garlic powder will also be tasty for this cashew-free cheese sauce.
Roasted red peppers – Add a delicious sharp flavor to the nutritional yeast cheese sauce.
Lemon juice – The acidity balances the savory flavors of the non dairy cheese sauce.
Liquid smoke – For a nice, smoky flavor. You can also add smoked paprika to this 5-minute game changer cheese sauce.
Warm water – Helps combine everything together for that dreamy, velvety consistency.
Tips For Making This Recipe
Use the Best Blender
I like this Vitamix blender for this recipe because it heats as it blends, creating a rich, thick vegan oat cheese sauce every time.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy this nutritional cheese sauce as a dip, spread, or topping! It’ll be great for chili baked potatoes, black bean sweet potato baked burritos, vegan totchos, Southwestern sweet potato waffles, and vegan enchiladas!
Storage Tips
Transfer your dairy free cheese sauce to an airtight container or jar and store it in the fridge. Just give it a quick stir as the sauce may separate a little bit after a day or two.
Vegan Cheese Sauce Recipe FAQs
What does nutritional yeast do in sauce?
Nutritional yeast gives this plant-based cheese sauce its cheesy, umami-rich flavor. It also helps with the sauce’s thickness and yellow hue!
What makes vegan cheese sauce yellow?
This dairy free cheese sauce will turn out yellow, but if you want to intensify its color, add a pinch of turmeric powder.
How long does cheese sauce with nutritional yeast last?
You can keep this Jill McKeever cheese sauce copycat in the fridge for up to 2 weeks!
Can you freeze non dairy cheese sauce?
We haven’t tried freezing this vegan oat cheese sauce, but as seen in her website, Jill’s game changer cheese sauce can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight container. She recommends using a microwave-safe container for defrosting.
What is the best way to reheat nutritional yeast cheese sauce?
You can microwave the cheese sauce in 30-second increments at 50% power, stirring between intervals to avoid clumping.
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Jill McKeever Cheese Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
- 2 tsp dehydrated onion
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 12-oz jar roasted red peppers
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp liquid smoke
- 4 cups warm water
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender. Use a high-speed blender that can create enough speed and friction to warm up the vegan cheese sauce.
- Blend on High for 5 minutes or until thickened to your liking. Listen to your blender! If the motor starts to make a deeper sound, the sauce is likely getting thicker. Pour the cheese sauce into your jars for storage.
Notes
- I like this Vitamix blender for this recipe because it heats as it blends, creating a rich, thick vegan oat cheese sauce every time.
- Enjoy this nutritional cheese sauce as a dip, spread, or topping! It’ll be great for chili baked potatoes, black bean sweet potato baked burritos, vegan totchos, Southwestern sweet potato waffles, and vegan enchiladas!
- Transfer your dairy free cheese sauce to an airtight container or jar and store it in the fridge. Just give it a quick stir as the sauce may separate a little bit after a day or two.
Wow, verbatim same as Jill McKeever’s “game changer cheese sauce” and no credit?
Hello, thanks for reaching out. We recently purchased this site and have been working through the content. I appreciate you pointing out this recipe. I googled Jill McKeever’s “game changer cheese sauce” and so many blogs with similar recipes came up! I was able to find Jill’s youtube page with the recipe and watched it. It looks like the original owner changed the ingredient of cornstarch for a different type of start and adapted the directions. I will add credit to the recipe. Thanks again for letting us know! 🙂
It freezes ok?✌️