Healthy mac & cheese brands are everywhere. For science, I ventured into a universe in which arrowroot, chickpeas, and tapioca flour are all Their Gluten-Free Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese was the first of the alternative macs that I tried, and was terribly misleading in the context of this.

This creamy vegetable-based (NO butternut squash!) healthy and easy mac and cheese recipe is the last macaroni recipe you’ll ever need, take it from a mac and cheese connoisseur! Kids will love it too, they won’t be able to tell that the cheese sauce is cheese-free. Vegan + gluten-free + dairy-free. ***This post contains affiliate links.

Mac and cheese is by far, my all-time favorite food! My love for it started when I was just a wee little lass. I had no idea it would follow me into adulthood, but here we are.

It’s comfort food, pure and simple. I’ve never tried a mac and cheese that I didn’t like. Wait, I take that back. The first time that I tried to make it from scratch on my own was a huge fail! I didn’t know how to make a roux, I didn’t season the water for the noodlesit was a disaster.

I ended up hungry and still craving mac and cheese with a sink full of dirty pots and pans. I’ve come a long way since then, mainly because I’m transitioning to being a full-time vegan, so I’ve pretty much cut cheese out of my diet. I started out slowly by making butternut squash mac which cut the amount of cheese in half and substituted butternut squash for the rest. It was delicious but I needed to get rid of the rest of the cheese.

I loved the butternut squash sauce but it just didn’t reheat that well. It would dry out and not stay saucy like mac an cheese should be. I needed to try again. The BEST Healthy and Easy Mac and Cheese Recipe I’m so glad that I failed the first time and tried again because I ended up making the best vegan cheese sauce that I poured over (another childhood favorite)! The sauce reheats really well, and with a bit of water, it’s just as smooth and creamy as the first time you make it.

Free horror games for mac. I scratched the butternut squash and used potatoes and cashews instead to make it extra creamy + a couple carrots to give it the traditional yellow color. I’ve had so much success using cashews in recipes that call for cheese, I just knew it would work in this easy mac and cheese recipe too. If you’re nut-free, don’t fret! I’ve also made this recipe using chickpeas in place of the cashews and it was just as delicious! Other Popular Dairy-Free Cashew Recipes: • (our favorite!) • • • • • • • This veggie-loaded easy mac and cheese recipe will hit the spot and then some. It’s just as delicious as the cheesy comfort food I craved when I was little.

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