Snacks

A Vegan Thanksgiving Snack Everyone Will Like

It’s customizable, too

Zach DeSart and Burcu Avsar

Spreadable like cream cheese only much lighter, this snack will appeal to everyone, especially if you try one of the flavor spins from the list that follows. Serve with crudité or light crackers. This recipe can be doubled, tripled, or more, and will keep for a few days in the fridge.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsalted raw cashews

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

Salt

Instructions

Soak the cashews in 3 cups water for at least 4 hours, until swollen and soft. Drain; reserve the liquid.

Put the cashews, lemon juice, and yeast in a blender with a pinch of salt and puree, adding the soaking liquid 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture reaches a spreadable consistency. Taste and add more salt if you’d like. Eat as is or flavor from the list below, pulsing the blender and scraping the sides with a rubber spatula after each addition.

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