Dairy Free Mac & Cheese
Creamy, rich, and deliciously vegan, this is the BEST dairy free mac and cheese that gets melty and stringy like traditional mac and cheese. It requires only a few simple ingredients and is totally kid friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 poundpasta of choice
- 4 tablespoondairy free butter
- 1 tablespoonminced garlic
- ¼ cupgluten free all purpose flour (can sub regular if not gf)
- 3 cupsunsweetened and unflavored almond milk (not vanilla!)
- 3 ½ cupsdairy free shredded cheddar cheese (i used violife)
- 2 tablespoonsnutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoonpaprika
- ½ teaspoonsalt (i used 3/4)
- ¼ teaspoonblack pepper
Directions
- 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package instructions.
- 2
Meanwhile, add the butter to a large pot and melt over medium heat.
- 3
Add in the garlic and saute for just 1-2 minutes.
- 4
Whisk in the flour until smooth.
- 5
Slowly pour in the almond milk. Let simmer for 5 minutes until it starts to thicken.
- 6
Add in the cheese, nutritional yeast, paprika, salt and pepper.
- 7
Whisk regularly until the cheese melts.
- 8
Let the cheese sauce simmer over low heat for about 3-5 minutes.
- 9
Combine the cooked pasta with the cheese sauce and stir to combine. The sauce will thicken when mixed with the pasta because of the starch.
- 10
Taste and add more salt if desired. Enjoy!