Vegan Buffalo Cheese Dip
This Vegan Buffalo Cheese Dip is so creamy & cheesy you won't know it's healthy! The Buffalo Jackfruit adds a spicy bite! It's easy to make, can be prepped ahead of time and then assembled and baked when you're ready to serve. This dip is the perfect party food!
Ingredients
For The Cheese Sauce
- 1 Cup Raw Cashews
- 2 Cloved Garlic
- 2 Carrots Small - Medium sized
- ½ Tsp Yellow Mustard
- ½ Tsp Stone Ground Mustard
- 3 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- 1 ½ Cups Plain Unsweetened Oat Milk (most plain unsweetened vegan milk will work)
For The Buffalo Jackfruit
- 1 20 Oz Can Young Jackfruit Rinsed, squeeze excess liquid out, dice finely
- ½ Cup Franks Red Hot
- ½ Tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ Tsp Onion Powder
- 1 Tsp Liquid Smoke
- Pinch Salt
Toppings
- Cilantro
- Diced Celery
- Green Onions
- Tortilla Chips
- Veggie Sticks
Instructions
- Bring a couple cups of water to a boil
- Pour boiling water over cashews and set aside to soak
- While cashews are soaking bring a pot of water to a boil
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Peel garlic and chop carrots into thirds, set aside
- In a small bowl whisk hot sauce, liquid smoke, salt, garlic & onion powder.
- Rinse, drain and chop jackfruit then mix thoroughly with hot sauce
- Spread buffalo jackfruit evenly on a baking sheet
- When water is boiling add garlic, carrots and soaked (drained) cashews to water and boil until very soft, approximately 30 minutes
- Add jackfruit to preheated oven and bake until jackfruit is starting to get crispy edges, stirring once while baking, approximately 30 minutes
- When veggies are soft drain, allow to cool for a few minutes and add to a high speed blender
- Add yellow & stone ground mustard and nutritional yeast to the blender and process
- Slowly add non-dairy milk to blender, scraping down the sides as needed until the sauce is smooth and creamy
- Pour sauce into a baking dish and stir in ¾ of the cooked buffalo jackfruit, setting the rest aside
- Return to the oven and bake until the edges are starting to get crispy and it's nice and hot, about 20 minutes*
- Remove from oven and top with remaining jackfruit, diced celery, green onions and cilantro
- Serve immediatly with tortilla chips or veggie sticks.
Notes
- Alternatively you could heat this up in a sauce pan, stirring occasionally until hot but results will be best baked
- This dip can be made ahead of time, once the cheese sauce is smooth and the jackfruit is baked store separately in the refrigerator for up to two days
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