Vegan Queso

5 from 4 votes

Our vegan queso recipe is rich & creamy—perfect for whether you’re eating plant-based, lactose-intolerant, or just want a healthy alternative.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings:

Calories: 113kcal

Author: Kaitlin

Ingredients

1 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups raw cashews
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2-3 tablespoons Mexican hot sauce (such as Valentina, to taste)
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Optional toppings:

1/2 small tomato (finely chopped)
1/4 cup green bell pepper or jalapeño (finely chopped)
3 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)
1/2 cup vegan chorizo (if you’re lactose intolerant but not vegan, feel free to use pork chorizo; browned/sautéed)

Instructions

Combine the hot water, raw cashews, and garlic in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth. Add the nutritional yeast, cumin, onion powder, oregano, white vinegar, and hot sauce. Blend until combined, and add salt, additional hot sauce, and/or nutritional yeast to taste.
Transfer the queso to a serving bowl (or store some of it in jars), and add toppings if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

Makes about 2.5 cups of queso. Store in the refrigerator in a clean, airtight container, and always handle using clean utensils. Will keep for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition information is for approximately 1/4 cup of queso. Does not include toppings.

Nutrition

Vegan Queso by The Woks of Life. Recipe URL: https://body-goals.fit/vegan-queso/%3C/em%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-45690":{"type":"food","name":"Vegan Queso","slug":"wprm-vegan-queso","image_url":"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vegan-queso-6.jpg","rating":{"count":4,"total":20,"average":5,"type":{"comment":4,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"hot water","notes":"","id":320,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1 1\/2","unit":"cups","name":"raw cashews","notes":"","id":4937,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1 1\/2","unit":"cups","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1 1\/2","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"cloves","name":"garlic","notes":"","id":269,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"cloves","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"cloves","unitParsed":"cloves"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"nutritional yeast","notes":"","id":4938,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground cumin","notes":"","id":1021,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"onion powder","notes":"","id":416,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"dried oregano","notes":"","id":825,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"distilled white vinegar","notes":"","id":2457,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"2-3","unit":"tablespoons","name":"Mexican hot sauce","notes":"(such as Valentina, to taste)","id":4939,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2-3","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2-3","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"(or to taste)","id":260,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"","name":"small tomato","notes":"(finely chopped)","id":3830,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":11,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"green bell pepper or jalape\u00f1o","notes":"(finely chopped)","id":4940,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","name":"cilantro","notes":"(chopped)","id":452,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"vegan chorizo","notes":"(if you\u2019re lactose intolerant but not vegan, feel free to use pork chorizo; browned\/saut\u00e9ed)\u00a0 ","id":4941,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774155794000},"type":"ingredient","uid":14,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}}],"originalServings":"10","originalServingsParsed":10,"currentServings":"10","currentServingsParsed":10,"currentServingsFormatted":"10","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}