Creamy Vegan Chipotle Sauce

This creamy vegan chipotle sauce, made on a base of homemade cashew sour cream, is delicious on burgers and sandwiches, in stuffed baked potatoes, as a dip for chips or cut veggies, or anything else you can think of.

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Homemade cashew sour cream makes up the base for this delicious and versatile vegan chipotle sauce.

Homemade cashew sour cream is far better than store bought vegan sour cream, for so many reasons. Most importantly, it's full of all-natural ingredients. (Have you ever read a vegan sour cream label? If you do, you'll wish you hadn't.) Plus it’s way cheaper to make at home.

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Creamy Vegan Chipotle Sauce

This creamy chipotle sauce, made on a base of homemade cashew sour cream, is delicious on burgers and sandwiches, in stuffed baked potatoes, as a dip for chips or cut veggies, or anything else you can think of.

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Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time:10 minutes

Cook Time:5 minutes

Cashew soaking time:2 hours

Total Time:2 hours 15 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 65kcal

Author: Renee

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Equipment

• 1 Blender

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews
• ½ cup almond milk or cold water; you may need a little more, depending on how thick you want it
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1-2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey or agave
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 whole chipotle peppers canned, in adobo sauce
• 3 tablespoons sweet or green onion minced
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro finely chopped; optional

Instructions

• Cover cashews with hot water and soak for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

  Drain off the water and place nuts in a blender, along with the almond milk, honey, cider vinegar, lemon juice, and salt.

  Blend until smooth and creamy.
• Add chipotle peppers, onion, and garlic powder to the cashew sour cream, and puree again until the mixture is smooth.

  Fold in the chopped cilantro, if desired.
• Store in an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

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