Copycat Recipe for Good Foods Plant-Based Vegan Queso Dip - The Happy Gluten Free Vegan (2024)

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The plant-based queso from Good Foods is extremely popular, including with the Vegan Costco group on Facebook. Unfortunately, it’s also unavailable in a lot of places. This copycat recipe for plant-based queso is so delicious, and so much less expensive, that you may end up making it your go-to recipe when you are jonesing for vegan queso! Plus, it doesn’t use any perishable items, and uses only ingredients that you probably already have in the house!

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The ingredients in the Good Foods plant-based queso are cauliflower, red peppers, almonds, water, almond butter, apple cider vinegar, red onions, lemon Juice, garlic, sea salt, nutritional yeast, chia protein, cumin, curmeric, and cayenne pepper.

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We actually really like the Honest Stand brand of plant-based queso as well. Unfortunately, here at Chez Casa we have tested reactive to potatoes, which are in the Honest Stand queso (as well as being in a whole lot of other vegan things, including most vegan cheeses).

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Ingredients: water, potatoes, cashews, onions, vinegar, sea salt, natural flavor, garlic powder

So we were really excited to perfect this recipe for the copycat of the Good Foods vegan queso, because it has great ingredients, and nothing that we personally can’t have, which means it probably doesn’t have anything that you can’t have either! Best of all, you probably already have all of the ingredients in your kitchen right now!

You will note that our recipe calls for fewer ingredients than the Good Foods plant-based queso, and as such it is not a 1-to-1 copycat. However it is equally delicious and satisfying and cheesy, and it also doesn’t call for any fresh produce, and given that right now we are locked in and quarantined just as many of you are, that is something that we find really convenient. It means that you can whip up a batch of this on the fly, whenever you want.

Here’s the recipe!

Note that this recipe calls for cauliflower. We use shelf-stable packets of riced cauliflower – you can get 6-packs of Earthly Choice riced cauliflower at Costco for just $12 and change! If you are using one of these envelopes of cauliflower rice you do not need to cook it first, just open the envelope and dump it into your food processor. Otherwise, we highly recommend using frozen cauliflower which you have cooked and cooled, because it comes out much softer than fresh cauliflower.

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Ingredients

One envelope riced cauliflower OR 1 1/2 cups cooked and cooled cauliflower florets or cauliflower rice
6 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 Tablespoons almond butter (don’t have almond butter? All you need is almonds and our homemade almond butter recipe!)
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar (ACV)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon of garlic powder (optional but yummy!)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Put all of the ingredients in a food processor fitted with an ‘S’ blade, and process until smooth, stopping to scrape the sides occasionally if need be.

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You can eat this right away, however it tastes even better if you let it sit (covered) overnight in the fridge, letting the flavours blend together.

We like to eat this with the Simple Mills gluten-free crackers, but of course tortilla chips are more traditional.

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FAQs

Is plant-based Queso vegan? ›

Raw cashews blend up so creamy and are the perfect flavorful base for recipes like plant-based milk, vegan sour cream, dairy-free cashew cream, and yes, vegan queso dip.

Is Good Foods spicy queso blanco vegan? ›

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Good Foods Spicy Queso is the perfect addition to your Game Day spread.

What are the ingredients in plant-based vegan cheese? ›

What Ingredients Are in Vegan Cheese? Vegan cheeses are 100% animal-free and made using vegetable proteins. Usually, they're made from soy; nuts, such as cashews and macadamias; and vegetable oils, such as coconut oil. You can also find cheeses that derive from agar, tapioca, peas and arrowroot.

What is vegan queso made of? ›

All you need is a high speed blender or Nutribullet and five easy ingredients and you've got healthy queso you won't be able to keep your paws off. Soak cashews in super hot water for 5 minutes. Chop your pepper. Add it to the blender with the salsa, nutritional yeast, turmeric, salt, and drained cashews.

What are the ingredients in good foods queso dip? ›

Ingredients: cauliflower, red bell peppers, almonds, water, almond butter, apple cider vinegar, red onions, lemon juice, garlic, sea salt, nutritional yeast, chia protein, ground cumin, ground turmeric, cayenne pepper.

What is Mexican restaurant queso made of? ›

Place cheese, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir until cheese is melted. Add green chilies, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper; stir until smooth. Thin with more milk if sauce is too thick.

Is plant-based cheese dairy? ›

Vegan cheese is a non-dairy alternative to cheese, usually made from plant-based proteins and fats. Most vegan cheeses you'll find on the market or on vegan recipe blogs are typically made from some combination of: Soy. Tree nuts and seeds (cashew in particular is a big time ingredient in vegan cheese)

Does plant-based cheese have dairy? ›

Vegan cheese is a cheese that is is completely plant-based, and this can be created through various means. From soft cheese to hard cheeses, the world of vegan cheese has come to be one with a great range. Instead of milk, the base of vegan cheese is typically some kind of nut, like cashews, and also coconuts.

Is vegan cheese the same as plant-based cheese? ›

Vegan cheese is a category of non-dairy, plant-based cheese analogues. Vegan cheeses range from soft fresh cheeses to aged and cultured hard grateable cheeses like plant-based Parmesan. The defining characteristic of vegan cheese is the exclusion of all animal products.

Is plant-based cheese real cheese? ›

Vegan cheeses can be made from a variety of nuts, most commonly cashews, almonds, and macadamias. These plant-based sources contain healthy fats but no cholesterol, rennet, or any other gross ingredients found in cheese made from cow's milk.

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