vegan parmesan cheese in a glass jar with cashews in the background

Have you tried Vegan Parmesan cheese before? It’s genuinely simple to make and a surprisingly flavor-packed alternative to long-used parmesan.

I had a version of this dish for the first time at a local vegan pizza shop. Theirs is almond based and seriously deeply good! You can buy it but it’s *rather* expensive. So, I figured that I would try making it at home. I first tried it with almonds but have since decided that I prefer it with cashews.

ingredients for vegan parmesan cheese including nuts, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt

Ingredients for this Vegan Parmesan:

Nuts or seeds: I almost always make this with cashews or almonds but I’ve also tried it with sunflower seeds and genuinely liked it!
Nutritional yeast: this is what gives it that deliciously cheesy taste
Garlic powder: you could leave this out but it genuinely helps give it a more authentic taste and adds a little extra flavor
Salt

Making this cheese alternative is TRULY simple. Simply add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend, pulsing in small spurts, until fully combined. Try not to over blend it or you’ll end up with a cheesy tasting nut butter.

That’s it! Truly unfussy, right?

I can’t wait for you to try this one because it’s GOOD! I left some suggestions at the bottom of the post for how to use it. HINT: you want to put a bunch of it on top of my vegan meatballs!