Best 8 Vegan Alfredo Sauce Recipes

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Pasta lovers, rejoice! This article will be your guide to creating the ultimate vegan Alfredo sauce that is bursting with flavor, creamy richness, and plant-based goodness. Say goodbye to traditional Alfredo recipes reliant on heavy cream, butter, and cheese; our vegan version offers a dairy-free alternative that is just as indulgent and satisfying. With a few simple ingredients and a few easy steps, you can whip up a luscious sauce that will transform your pasta dishes into mouthwatering masterpieces. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds and impress your dinner guests with this extraordinary vegan Alfredo sauce—a culinary delight that proves you don't need animal products to enjoy a creamy, flavorful pasta dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

VEGAN CASHEW ALFREDO SAUCE



Vegan Cashew Alfredo Sauce image

As someone who is lactose intolerant and loves Italian cream-based sauces, I have searched high and low for a decent, easy to make recipe for vegan/non-dairy alfredo sauce. I have experimented with as many of the ones I could find on the internet and have finally come close. I have used this on pasta tossed with sauteed veggies, and as a white sauce (bechamel sauce) in lasagna. It doesn't reheat well in the microwave, but will re-heat on the stove on low for 5 minutes. There are many variations out there but I am pretty happy with this one. You can add spices to change the flavor.

Provided by Jkauf19

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Pasta Sauce Recipes     Creamy     Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup raw, unsalted cashews
1 ½ cups water
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
¼ cup water, or as needed
2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Soak cashews in 1 1/2 cups water until softened in a bowl, at least 20 minutes.
  • Drain water; add almond milk. Blend mixture in an electric blender or food processor until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add water until sauce is slightly thinner than you want it for the final product, as it thickens when heated. Add garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; blend until smooth.
  • Pour mixture into a saucepan. Heat on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until heated through and desired thickness is achieved, about 5 minutes. You can add additional water or almond milk if sauce becomes too thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.9 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 1127.2 mg, Sugar 4.9 g

VEGAN CAULIFLOWER ALFREDO SAUCE



Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce image

This is a low-fat, vegan alternative to pasta with Alfredo sauce.

Provided by soyfreeveg

Categories     100+ Pasta and Noodle Recipes     Noodle Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

¼ cup olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 head cauliflower, stemmed and chopped
1 ½ cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 (16 ounce) package whole wheat rotini pasta
½ cup almond milk
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Add cauliflower, vegetable stock, basil, and rosemary. Cover pan and cook until cauliflower is soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
  • Pour cauliflower mixture and almond milk into a food processor. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Drain pasta and ladle cauliflower sauce on top to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 574.5 calories, Carbohydrate 97 g, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 13.7 g, Protein 20.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 215 mg, Sugar 5.2 g

DAIKON 'FETTUCCINE' WITH CYNDI'S VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE



Daikon 'fettuccine' With Cyndi's Vegan Alfredo Sauce image

I got this recipe from "The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet" book by Rose Elliott. Description from book: Cyndi's Vegan Alfredo Sauce, which I've adapted just slightly by using almonds instead of cashews, is wonderful: really creamy and delicious, and packed with protein. It's great with vegetable 'pasta' and I also like it with Roasted Vegetables and Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon. You can use it whenever you want to add some extra protein to a meal. If you can get daikon (a long, white radish), it makes lovely 'fettuccine' and is very low in carbs - but you can also use courgettes, turnips or kohlrabi, for varying, slightly higher carb counts.

Provided by JoshH347

Categories     Soy/Tofu

Time 25m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

18 ounces daikon radishes
olive oil
9 ounces firm tofu, drained and broken into rough pieces
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
2 ounces sliced almonds
4 sprigs basil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 1/2-5 fluid ounces water
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Start with the sauce. Put the tofu and garlic into a food processor and whiz until smooth. Then add the almonds and basil and whiz again until as smooth as possible.
  • Add the lemon juice and enough of the water - or more - to got a creamy consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper, transfer to a saucepan and set aside.
  • Bring half a saucepan of water to the boil. Meanwhile, cut the daikon into long, thin ribbons by running a swivel potato down the length.
  • Put the ribbons into the boiling water, bring back to the boil and cook for about 4 minutes, or until al dente. Drain immediately and return to the pan.
  • While the daikon is cooking, gently reheat the sauce.
  • To serve, either add the sauce to the daikon and mix well, or toss, the daikon in a little olive oil, serve out onto plates and pour the creamy sauce over the top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304.1, Fat 19.6, SaturatedFat 2.2, Sodium 71.2, Carbohydrate 20.3, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 8.7, Protein 18.2

VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE



Vegan Alfredo Sauce image

Vegan Alfredo sauce you can just pour over your favorite pasta.

Provided by Herbivore

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Pasta Sauce Recipes     Creamy     Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 ounces shredded mozzarella-style vegan cheese (such as Daiya®)
¼ cup soy milk
¼ cup vegan cream cheese substitute (such as Tofutti ®)
¼ cup vegan margarine (such as Earth Balance®)
2 tablespoons vegan sour cream (such as Tofutti®)
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 dash garlic powder, or to taste
1 dash ground nutmeg, or to taste

Steps:

  • Blend mozzarella-style vegan cheese, soy milk, cream cheese substitute, vegan margarine, vegan sour cream, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and ground nutmeg in a blender until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 527 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Fat 45 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 11.1 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Sodium 1106.1 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

VEGAN SPEEDY ALFREDO STYLE SAUCE (NO TOFU)



Vegan Speedy Alfredo Style Sauce (No Tofu) image

Came by this on veganyumyum.com - and it lives up to the website's name. This really is a quick one, not fancy by any means, but I think it's tastes pretty fantastic. Apart from a bit of fresh lemon juice and garlic, these items are pantry staples for most vegetarians or vegans. You want to be careful not to overcook the sauce. I found the flavours were better raw, much more mellow when I had cooked it with some leftover pasta. So I'd recommend really gently heating the sauce. If you're looking for a really traditional "cheesy" sort of flavour, keep in mind this won't be exactly it, but it is savory and cheese like....I guess as cheesy as you get vegan wise. Well, you know what I mean. Enjoy!

Provided by magpie diner

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup soymilk (I have subbed almond milk with no problems)
1/2 cup raw cashews, unsalted
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons Braggs liquid aminos (or tamari or soy sauce)
2 tablespoons Earth Balance margarine
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon paprika (smoked is recommended if you have some)
1 pinch nutmeg
3 fresh garlic cloves
black pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. I used my "Magic Bullet" and it worked just fine. Depending on your blender or processor, you might have some cashew lumps, which you can always strain out if you want to.
  • Heat gently and toss with steamed broccoli or cooked pasta -- or anything you like!

5-MINUTE VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE



5-Minute Vegan Alfredo Sauce image

This luxuriously creamy, garlicky "alfredo" sauce whips up in minutes and transforms pasta or gnocchi into a rich, satisfying meal. Dinner on the table in 10 minutes?! Yep!

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Categories     sauce

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup raw cashews*
1/2-3/4 cup water
1 medium clove garlic (peeled**)
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste
14.5-ounce package gnocchi or 8 ounces cooked pasta
Fresh minced parsley or chiffonaded basil

Steps:

  • Place cashews, 1/2 cup water, garlic, nutritional yeast, onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper into the pitcher of a high-speed blender. Puree until completely blended, 1-2 minutes. The sauce should be the consistency of eggnog, buttermilk, or a thick heavy whipping cream. If it's thicker than that, add 2 tablespoons of water at a time until you get it there. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
  • Cook and drain pasta or gnocchi and add back to the pot. Pour sauce over the top and toss until gnocchi or pasta is coated. Add herbs if you like and serve!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 0.25 cup, Calories 140 kcal, Sugar 1 g, Sodium 295 mg, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Carbohydrate 8 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g

HURRY UP ALFREDO SAUCE (FROM VEGAN YUM YUM)



Hurry up Alfredo Sauce (From Vegan Yum Yum) image

I love cashew "cream" sauces and this is one that goes together so fast in a blender! No dairy, no eggs so no guilt either! From Lauren Ulm's cookbook called Vegan Yum Yum.

Provided by Wish I Could Cook

Categories     Nuts

Time 20m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups whole wheat pasta
1 cup soymilk
1/3 cup raw unsalted cashews
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons tamari or 3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Earth Balance margarine
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch salt
pepper
2 -4 garlic cloves (optional)

Steps:

  • Boil the pasta until tender but not mushy.
  • Combine everything else in the blender and blend until smooth.
  • Drain the noodles, return to the pot and pour the sauce over until well heated.
  • Would be great to mix in some cooked veggies too.
  • Serve hot.

VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE



Vegan Alfredo Sauce image

Creamy and delicious...the perfect alternative to the normal Alfredo. Completely vegan and WAY less fat! Sometimes I add a package or can of spinach to the sauce to give it a twist.

Provided by Vittoria2008

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 lb lowfat silken tofu
3 tablespoons fat-free margarine (you could use regular or vegan butter...I prefer to keep everything low fat though!)
1/4 cup vegan parmesan cheese
1/4 cup light soymilk (plain)
salt and pepper (I personally think it needs a LOT of salt)

Steps:

  • Add all ingredients except Soy Milk in a blender and mix until smooth.
  • Add milk as needed to create the right consistency for the sauce.
  • Pour contents into a saucepan and heat thoroughly.
  • Mix in spinach (if desired) and add salt and pepper.
  • Pour over your favorite noodles!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.4, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 213.2, Carbohydrate 2.3, Sugar 0.7, Protein 9.5

Tips

  • Choose the right type of cashews. For a creamy Alfredo sauce, use raw, unsalted cashews that have been soaked overnight or for at least 4 hours.
  • Don't overcook the cashews. Cook them just until they are softened, about 5 minutes. Overcooked cashews will make the sauce grainy.
  • Use a high-powered blender or food processor to get a smooth sauce. A regular blender may not be powerful enough to blend the cashews completely.
  • Add nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavor. Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast that has a nutty, cheesy flavor. It is a good source of protein and B vitamins.
  • Season the sauce to taste. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to taste.
  • Serve the sauce over your favorite pasta, vegetables, or protein.

Conclusion

Vegan Alfredo sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used in a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a creamy, flavorful sauce that is perfect for any occasion. So next time you're looking for a delicious and cruelty-free Alfredo sauce, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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