Cashews blended with nutritional yeast tastes just like cheese. It just does and I'm a little disappointed that, after combining the two together in my food processor, I couldn't just lob the whole cheesy mixture into my mouth.
The Downside:
They're just too damn good! You will probably eat them all before they're finished dehydrating.
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
- 1.5 cups of soaked cashews
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 2-4 large bunches of fresh kale (depending on what your grocer's idea of "large" is this may vary)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Steps:
- Combine coconut oil, soaked cashews, water, salt, and nutritional yeast in food processor.
- Gradually pulse and blend until you reach a smooth, slightly lumpy consistency.
- Toss the kale and cheesy mixture together in a bowl and be sure to carefully distribute it throughout so it doesn't all clump up on a few leaves.
- Spread the cheesy kale out evenly onto your dehydrator trays (1 single layer each tray).
- Dehydrate at 135 degrees for 1 hour and reduce the temperature to 115 degrees for 8-9 hours.
This makes about 2 gallon Ziploc bags full of crunchy, nutritious goodness.
Benefits:
- Low carb
- Filling
- Extremely nutritious (Kale is a vitamin packed superfood!)
- Raw! (preserved enzymes)
- Atkins Inductions Safe
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
