Insta Pot Cashew Cheese
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Equipment
- Insta Pot
Ingredients
Large Batch Ingredients (makes 5 cups of cashew cheese)
- 4 1/2 cups raw unsalted cashews
- 4 cups water you can use up to 4 1/4 cups for a more pourable cheese
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil reserve half a tablespoon for food processor
- 6 garlic cloves
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 1/4 teaspoons iodized salt
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of cumin
- Optional -use your favorite family spices like paprika or cayenne
Smaller Batch Ingredients (makes 2 1/2 cups of cashew cheese)
- 2 1/4 cups raw unsalted cashews
- 2 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil reserve half a tablespoon for food processor
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon iodized salt
- 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon of cumin
- Optional -use your favorite family spices like paprika or cayenne
Instructions
- Put olive oil and garlic cloves in blender or food processor and finely chop.
- Pour water in the Instapot center pot, and then add in cashews.
- Juice lemon and then add in Instapot with garlic with remaining olive oil.
- Add in nutritional yeast, chili powder, and cumin.
- Select the pressure cook feature, and cook for 16 minutes on high for large batch and 10 minutes for a smaller batch.
- Use the quick release feature to let cool for a couple of minutes.
- Sprinkle salt over mixture, then place in blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Serve with additional herbs and spices per your taste preference.
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