Keto Cheese Sauce: 6 Amazing Low-Carb Vegan-Friendly Recipes (2024)

April 22, 2020

Cuisine American

Category Vegan recipes

The quick and easy keto cheese sauce, low in carbs and calories. Goes with practically anything

Notes

This sauce is not only easy to make, but it is also quite excellent with regards to macros. It has 3.3g of net carbs per serving and only 51 calories. Which is great compared to all those traditional heavy cheese sauces. I really hope you'll give it a try and enjoy the taste too.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water or soy milk
• 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 6 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp coconut flour
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• Salt, pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients together in a mixing bowl, and the sauce is ready

Tags

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Cuisine American

Yum and low-carb saturating addition to your meals

Notes

This keto cheese sauce is ok to store in the fridge for up to 5 days. And you can reheat it on low heat if needed. If it gets too thick in the process, add some almond milk to liquefy it.

The sauce 3.3 of net carbs per serving. You can also make it with cashew nuts, but the net carbs will inflate to approximately 10g in that case.

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw macadamia soaked in hot water
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of almond milk
• 1 1/2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp of onion powder
• 3/4 tsp of minced garlic
• 1/3 cup of nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp of paprika
• 1/4 tsp of dried mustard
• 1/8 tsp of chili powder
• 1 1/8 tsp of sea salt
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp of arrowroot flour

Instructions

1. 1. Soak unshelled macadamia in hot water for at least an hour.
2. 2. Preheat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for1 minute until golden. Set it aside.
3. 3. Mix butter/garlic mixture, soaked nuts, water, almond milk, nutritional yeast, paprika, chili powder, onion powder, salt, arrowroot, and dried mustard in a blender until smooth. If it turned out to be too thick, you could add a bit of milk until the consistency feels right.
4. 4. Pour the liquid to the saucepan and heat on low, frequently whisking, until the sauce is thickened.
5. 5. Remove from heat, stir in the lemon juice and serve.

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Cuisine American / Mexican

Delicious extra to your nachos or veggies (if you really want to keep it keto)

Notes

You can eat this keto nachos sauce right away or store it in a fridge in a sealed container for up to 4 days. I personally think that it actually tastes a bit better after being stored in the cold for a few hours. You can try both versions and see what works for you the best.

It's the only 2.3g of net carbs per serving. So I guess you can afford to eat a few nachos without being kicked out of ketosis.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of raw macadamia
• 3 tbsp of nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp of lemon juice
• 135ml of low sodium vegetable stock or water
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1/4 tsp of garlic powder
• ¼ tsp of grounded chili peppers
• 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika

Instructions

1. 1. Put unshelled macadamia in a bowl with hot water, cover it, and leave for at least 45 minutes.
2. 2. Combine soaked nuts, grounded chili peppers, yeast, spices, lemon juice, vegetable stock/water in a blender. Process it at high speed till you get that creamy consistency of the cheese sauce. If it gets too thick, you can gradually add extra water or veggie stock.
3. 3. The sauce is ready to serve.

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Cuisine American

Very versatile keto vegan cheese sauce that goes practically with any dish you want (and as a cheesy spread too when refrigerated)

Notes

You can substitute the coconut oil with any oil you want. But with coconut oil, this recipe tends to turn into a "cheese spread" with cold. So you can use it as a sauce and as a snack too. The trick won't work with any other oil, though.

This sauce only has 2.2g of net carbs per serving.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup of water
• ¼ cup of nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp of lemon juice
• 1 tbsp of a virgin coconut oil
• ¼ tsp of sea salt
• ¼ cup of sesame seeds
• 1 tsp of yellow mustard
• ¼ tsp of garlic powder
• ¼ tsp of onion powder

Instructions

1. 1. Mix sesame seeds, lemon juice, and water in a blender on high. And put the mixture aside.
2. 2. Melt coconut oil on the low heat in a frying pan. Add the yeast and stir it well.
3. 3. Whisk in the blended mixture from step 1 to keep everything on medium-low until it starts simmering.
4. 4. Add all the rest of the ingredients: mustard and spices. And cook the sauce for a bit more until it reaches the right cheese-saucy consistency.
5. 5. The sauce is ready to serve.

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Cuisine American

Silky smooth and creamy, nut-free keto vegan cheese sauce that can be made in minutes

Notes

You can store the leftovers in a fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

This sauce is a bit higher in carbs than the other recipes - 7.2g of net carbs per serving. But to be fair, it can be even eaten as a stand-alone dish - as a sort of keto vegan cottage cheese

Ingredients

• 340 g of silken tofu
• ½ cup of unsweetened soy milk
• 35 g of nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp of salt
• ¼ tsp of smoked paprika
• 1½ tsp of onion powder
• ½ tsp of garlic powder
• 2 tsp of Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp of white wine vinegar
• Fresh herbs (optional)

Instructions

1. 1. Mix all the ingredients in the blender until smooth.
2. 2. Bring the sauce to simmering while gently whisking it in a pan. You can also taste it and season it a bit more if something is lacking while doing it. You can also top the sauce up with some herbs like dill and parsley.
3. 3. Serve hot with a dish of your choice (it goes great with lasagna!).

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Cuisine American / Italian / Fusion

Super quick to make classic cheese sauce creamy and delicious keto vegan adaptation

Notes

Bear in mind that the sauce will keep thickening even once you put it off the stove. So don't wait until it's TOO thick when you're still cooking it.

This keto and vegan-friendly bechamel sauce has 5.7g of net carbs per serving. So, consume mindfully.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp of olive oil
• ¼ cup of sesame seeds
• 2 cups of soy milk
• 2 tbsp of almond flour
• Black pepper
• A pinch of sea salt

Instructions

1. 1. Put the saucepan on medium-low and add the oil.
2. 2. Once the oil gets hot, stir in the flour and the soy milk.
3. 3. Keep whisking the mixture while it thickens to your preferred consistency.
4. 4. Once the sauce feels the way, you like it, add the spices to the mix, stir well, and put it to cool down for 5-7 minutes.
5. 5. The keto bechamel is ready. Serve with any dish that might lack the white sauce.

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