No one would KNOW this Nacho Cheese was VEGAN

[@SauceStache]

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[@anthonylosego]

Does anyone remember when movie theaters stopped dumping jalapenos on their nachos????

[@scispiracy]

Sound delish! Have you considered taking all of your great recipes and starting a company and sell them? The vegan community so needs more people like yourself making plant-based options. It's only a measly $30.3 billion industry. Or is doing this in your kitchen on KZbin just fine with you?

[@MermaidmomUP]

I went thru the process and it's only giving me a 7 day trial and is asking for money. Has this offer expired?

[@nicktheavatar_]

As someone who had a vegan sauce business (and yes I made queso!) my top seller was the queso/nacho cheese. Good choice of ingredients in this video. Im a little weary of lactic acid because it brought an uncomfortable sourness to the queso (reminded me of sugar on sour patch kids, but way more intense). I approve of the xantham gun for thickening the texture. Doing cashews would also work really well for creaminess. (I get you were trying to recreate Taco Bell’s ingredients though) Jalapeños + juice was literally the secret ingredient that elevated the nacho cheese sauce. I also used (fresh) lemon juice to added more depth to the acidity. I used to add tomato paste to up the umami factor and help with color. Chipotle adobo peppers/paste was also a secret ingredient that also helped with color and adding depth of flavor to the spice and queso. Not too much though. And of course, Carrots are always good for color too. Great video Mark, I wish I could taste yours through the screen!

[@kirill2525]

well thank you for being one of the few people that shairs this stuff. so tierd of creaters (like the people who figured out growing morel mushrooms) saying ha too bad were not telling you and we will keep the greed all to ourselves (even if you will never be a direct competitor) i wanted to start a vegan gormet hotsauce busness myself but its such a pain with all the requerments :/

[@nicktheavatar_]

@@kirill2525 yeah I never did the business in a professional kitchen, I literally did it in my home kitchen (anti-health code of course) and delivered to peoples/businesses door! All I can say is: stick to the recipe. And get a commercial kitchen if you truly want to grow and expand your business

[@SureFeelsGood]

roasted red peppers and liquid from a jar works very well

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Thanks for the great tips.

[@CeeCee-cx6ks]

I use Tahini for creaminess instead of cashews. Yummm and yes to to lemon juice (skip all those acid powders he is using) and a lot of times I will just blend in some medium salsa for the required NACHO taste I desire. Although my base is always just steamed potatoes and carrots and sometimes a quarter of a red pepper for more color and zing. It is a never fail.

[@Hobo_X]

I'm really excited to try the vegan crunchwrap when it spreads to more locations. And that I think brings up an important topic. We should be advocating for as many people as possible to go out and try it!! And if you actually enjoy it, keep ordering it sometimes! Companies won't keep a product around that doesn't sell, and if we can slowly keep showing that there's interest for vegan products then more and more companies will be willing to test new vegan recipes and items. Don't forget it's still a business so there's a 2 way street kind of deal going on. We gotta be willing to support these vegan endeavors to help it keep moving forward!

[@jungtothehuimang]

I make a similar version if this that I learned from Make It Dairy free, but I use great norther beans with the bean water, nooch, cayenne pepper, salt, garlic and onion powder, and jalapenos and once it is all blended it is so good. I don't know if it tastes perfectly like cheese but it tastes good as hell.

[@SauceStache]

That sounds really good too!!! I bet it comes out awesome!!

[@gohawks3571]

That does sound good🤤

[@SureFeelsGood]

roasted red peppers and liquid from a jar works very well, along with oats

[@1mamakuh]

Me too and I love that it tastes cheesy and delicious without the xantham gum and lactic acid etc.

[@WendyAtHome21]

I wasn't going to bring up the weight loss, but since you mentioned it, I had noticed. It's really impolite to comment on others' weight unless they bring up the topic because you never know what's going on behind the scenes, right? Congratulations on being healthier and happier!

[@mickefy]

This was my stance as well!

[@SauceStache]

Thank you both!!!! I really appreciate it! I do feel the older I get the more people are concerned about me losing weight haha but I get it, you really never know what is going on! This was all very healthy way of doing it!

[@mickefy]

@@SauceStache That’s the best way! Woo!

[@margarett_b]

I looove these trail&error videos where you just "give a go" an idea you have or try to replicate something you've tried/seen. Based on your experience and good understanding of food science you're truly able to make some amazing things :D Also, I have never had nachos with a cheese dip :D Always chose salsa and generally had them only a few times but maybe this is why - I just didn't try the better, more addictive version with nacho cheese!

[@rosemarie20]

It's always nice to see Monica.

[@SauceStache]

She's pretty great!!

[@wonderfaller]

To enhance the color, use TURMERIC POWDER.

[@SauceStache]

YES!!!! I coulda added a bit to get that golden touch for sure!!

[@matthewwatts7098]

Looks great! I haven't tried Tapioca in a cheese sauce yet but I feel like it could replace the xantham gum (it may have been you that gave me the tapioca idea!), either way can't wait to put it on my list to try.

[@forgeyourownpath8031]

Best cheese sauce is simply potatoes, carrots, cashews, garlic, salt and pepper. Boiled together till potatoes are soft. Then into a blender with the water add some mustard, nooch and season to taste

[@skwalka6372]

In your version, where is the cheese flavor?

[@OnlyTAS]

​@@skwalka6372 nooch

[@Lauren_P_]

@@OnlyTAS what is nooch?

[@OnlyTAS]

@@Lauren_P_ nutritional yeast. Source of B vitamins, has cheesy-umami taste

[@Prozacslushy97]

​@@Lauren_P_I can best describe the taste to that of cheez its

[@pixelpanic]

I've been on Noom since mid-April and I'm already down 15 pounds, which has been pretty easy, and I feel so much better. I didn't realize how awful I was feeling and it was affecting my mental health. I know I have a way to, still, but I can see that I can do it. So thanks for promoting Noom; I hope it helps others that need it.

[@mikiniwilliams5916]

Thee Burger Dude's nacho cheese is delicious. I used Cashew butter (Joi makes it as a plant based milk base) and it turned out nice and creamy and flavorful.

[@SauceStache]

I bet!!! anything Thee Burger dude makes is phenomenal

[@Longevitylifestylemedicine]

Can’t wait to try this! Love your recipes. You and Monica are looking fantastic.

[@SauceStache]

Yay! Thank you so much!!!! This is one is really good cheese!

[@ushere5791]

FINALLY!!! a vegan cheese with protein...soy and chickpeas!!! yay, mark!!!!! and yes--you look very healthy and trim, and we love to see it! xoxoxo

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!! for all of that!! It was really really good!!

[@mickefy]

I know it was just an ad but I’m seriously going to look into Noom and excited there is a free trial! You definitely look super healthy and happy!

[@chicameowr]

I've been wanting to find a recipe like this. I miss the velvetta/rotell dip and this might be the trick! Thank you!! 🙌

[@hjfragrances]

Is there any way you could make a cheese sauce that uses pea protein? My issue with most vegan cheese is the complete lack of protein, this has chickpeas which is a good start!

[@SauceStache]

Totally!!! I feel like I made a pea protein cheese a few years ago. I think I used Ripple which is a pea protein milk If I remember correctly

[@EricChristensen77]

Great video! Can't wait to try. One thing I noticed in your final pour of the sauce. Did you push it through a fine mesh seive? If not try that next time to smooth it out even more.

[@SauceStache]

I was going to pour it through a sieve, but it came out pretty dang smooth! If you want a smoother finish that would help for sure

[@nijinokanata111]

The best culinary purchase I made was lactic acid, so I can follow along with you until this comes to a taco bell near me! I may add poblano peppers too!

[@cellodivus]

Where is the recipe? I couldn't find it on your website. Or is the recipe what you said in this video? Thanks.

[@sherryk6703]

Thank you for this and all your videos. Perfect instructions and visuals

[@pandatvomegameow]

1. I think you should revisit making a crunchwrap. 2. Yes you look very healthy. You should be proud for how far you have come.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!! I think im going to very soon!!!

[@JTMusicbox]

I love me some nacho cheese! You definitely introduced me to some great ideas in this video that I’ll use.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!! This was a fun experiment for sure!!

[@pinktink77vp]

Hey, I don't know if this was intentional, but I went to your site, tried to get the recipe and got directed to an extension for Google. Then I couldn't find your recipe using the extension. Dying to make it. I guess I'll watch the video again and write down the ingredients as you make the sauce.

[@jayysstar2657]

I'm having the same issue.

[@Poogoo701]

Honestly the best vegan cheeses are naturally fermented. I've found that most of the cheese flavour comes from the cheese cultures. Blending silken tofu with mesophilic cultures, nutritional yeast and coconut oil makes a very cheese tasting spread.

[@skwalka6372]

I have had the same experience. Even naturally fermented tofu, if properly salted and allowed to ripen for a month or two develops a gouda/emmentaler flavor.

[@markj7612]

Any chance that you would give us your recipe?

[@Poogoo701]

@@markj7612 I kind of just eyeball it. But in a blender add 2 blocks of silken tofu, a handful of nutritional yeast, a half teaspoon of sugar, maybe a cup of coconut oil (this could be a mixture of olive oil and could be less than a cup overall ) and a sachet of a mesophilic cheese culture. I feel like it could be possible to replace the tofu with cashews but I'm cheap and I like the taste of soy. After I blend until smooth I place into a container with a lid and let ferment for a least half a day- a whole day. Then I take the mixture a place it into a colander lined with cheese cloth to allow some of the water to drain so that the mixture will thicken up and the water drips from it. At this point I generously add salt to help draw some water out and to flavour the cheese. The salt also makes sure the cheese won't go bad. After a day or so the "cheese" has thickened up considerably and I transfer it into a container in my fridge. The texture is more like a cream cheese and will not melt like traditional cheese. That being said it works great as a cheese spread, in pasta sauces like macaroni and cheese, and in lasagne. It really does have a very close cheese like flavour that helps me keep my vegan diet. Sorry I don't have exact measurements, I kind of just go by taste each step of the way.

[@markj7612]

@@Poogoo701 Thank you for generously taking so much time to share your recipe. I've been vegan for over 40 years,. Never missed meat, but I still want cheese. So I'm trying to learn how to make plant-based cheeses. Those in the store aren't all that great and are expensive, three times what cheese costs. I hope that someone comes up with a good substitute for cheese that's affordable. Thanks again. I'm going to use your rceipe right away.

[@wsams]

I finally made this sauce but without the jalapeños. It's very odd. It tastes exactly like a cheap Banquet processed chicken patty. I had so many of those in the 90s that it brought back memories. The sauce is okay but I never really liked that processed chicken patty flavor.

[@cherylwin9364]

CONGRATULATIONS MAN ! BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ❤😊❤

[@MartialCoachJF]

Thanks for the video once again 🙏🙏 I believe it was really delicious👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🤗

[@user-ic8vf5ss4h]

Mark you look amazing and seem very happy! So great to see someone just altering little things to feel and look better for themselves without any fad diet!

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!! Yeah it was just a lots of little changes that worked over time!

[@SureFeelsGood]

roasted red peppers and liquid from a jar works very well..try it instead of carrots. oats too

[@troymcdonald]

Excited and terrified at the same time. I want to try this but to try and go back and figure all the ingredients and quantities… 💥

[@veggdate]

Im sooooo proud of your weight loss!!!

[@pinkiepinkster8395]

I also add yellow mustard for flavor and color.

[@robertnava6991]

Looks really good! Congratulations on the weight loss, looking slim and trim.🌱💪🏻✌🏻💚

[@SauceStache]

Thanks so much!!

[@avamooltrey]

Looks delicious! I started to sign up for noom as well but didn't like the price.

[@andrewwashere82]

Just occurred, if Taco Bell makes this nationwide, we can now upgrade our veganized menu items with cheeze and sour "cream". 🙌

[@betrejealaungin]

😢😢😢😢 I want Taco Bell but should we not support it because the company's main business is in foods that rely on animal abuse... even if they have some vegan options now

[@isabellezablocki7447]

Yes you have lost amazing amount of weight. It's like this is not the same guy I started watching 2 years ago. For me fasting a full day a week till the next morning has worked. Great idea of a recipe. I will do that for my friends.

[@DK-qj7cr]

I noticed the same thing…he’s looking great

[@BG-eh6be]

Nice recipe man Can you experiment with Lentil or sunflower seed instead of chickpea? I would luv to watch the result

[@sheabarber5708]

Could you not have done the whole process using the blender? My blendtec has a soup setting that ends up steaming hot and very thick.

[@danielmanahan692]

does it help if you plug the bender in? I have been putting all my ingredients in the blender and then shaking it reallly hard. I'll try plugging it in. thanks for the tip

[@offroadskater]

Nice take: This video illustrated an iterative approach on how to arrive at a result. Less nice take: This video was only moderately helpful in teaching how to recreate runny cheese. I thank you nonetheless for your hard work.

[@beverlyodom-jackson2329]

Have you used Nauchi licious

[@vegetarianveganhealth7748]

About to buy the Ingredients to make this. Cant wait.

[@Elmerstudd007]

Thats right... puttin the "Sauce" back in "Sauce Stache"

[@SauceStache]

Boom!! More than you know! ;) got some fun stuff coming soon!!

[@JawBang]

You look great I am thinking of trying Noom I've gained 21 pounds need to get it off , thanks Dr. Stache for another great food science recipe.

[@sarahdee374]

Is your finalized recipe posted somewhere, I can't find it!?

[@bpom527]

Wait... When you showed the ingredient list it said "certified VEGETARIAN"... Dude! Vegetarian is DAIRY!!! Were you going from the vegan ingredient list or their regular item(which would have dairy)? (this is no attack on your video :) The cheez you made looks great! I just wanna make sure people aren't chowing down on something they think is vegan when it actually isn't.)

[@nuitarik]

Is there written down cause I’m having trouble following the recipe

[@jonathanb6371]

Kite hill queso is the best liquid cheese dip EVER. I'M willing to bet taco bells recipe is the same. They may have a partnership with kite hill even🤔

[@RussMichaels]

I have yet to find any vegan cheese that isn't gross here in the UK. I'm sure it exists, but not in the major supermarkets or highstreet shops.

[@Edge2177]

Annatto is usually just for color

[@BrianWelsh-fx4st]

The weight loss is phenomenal, congrats.

[@edielynch7819]

Too much work! Jill McKeever s 5 minute game changer cheese sauce is quick and if you have a Vitamix , there's no need to cook on the stove. Great taste and consistency!

[@krisa6580]

Ohhh I can’t wait to get super heavy by eating way too much of this!!!!!

[@tinarude2485]

My best recipe for vegan cheese is cashews hot water and pickled jalapeno juice.

[@davidlk9103]

I think trying it sans chickpea flour will work well.

[@Thetrilingualreader]

Why did u add xanthan gum if you knew you will cook it on the stove and it will thicken up?😊

[@AutonyB]

Took much to get there I would like a retry

[@flashfive23]

Idk man

[@griefwells]

lookin' good, sauce

[@evid1000]

Is there an actual recipe somewhere for this?

[@JohnMassaglia]

Ingredients: 2 cups soy milk 1/4 cup of canned chickpeas (aquafaba drained) 1/4 cup chickpea flour 1/4 cup nooch pinch of salt 1 tsp lactic acid 1 tsp citric acid 3 tbl pickled jalapenos 1 tsp olive oil 1/4 tsp ground annatto (optional, seemed like too much) 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp cayenne unspecified amount of shredded cooked carrot (for color) 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp xantham gum 1 tb vegan butter 7 tb soy milk 1 tb olive oil blend first section of ingredients together until smooth pour into saucepan and thicken it up on low for 15 minutes add remaining ingredients to make it not as thick and make it glossy

[@evid1000]

@@JohnMassaglia Thanks

[@dope1258]

Dang Sauce, you're looking lean nowadays! 💪

[@SauceStache]

Thank you sooo much!! Been working on it for a while!

[@Elainelovejoy]

Where is the recipe?

[@bunkertons]

Love the sauce and recipe but the book sponsorships are really gross. That company is awful.

[@scottmichaelharris]

Why does it say: contains milk on the nutritional label?

[@SauceStache]

What says contains milk!!

[@scottmichaelharris]

@@SauceStache the ingredients list for the Taco Bell version. It says may contain milk, vegetarian. Weird. About 43 second in.

[@DanielAilling]

Came here to say this! Their ingredient list says "Contains: Milk (certified vegetarian)".

[@Waaltizzlr]

MY MAAAaaaaAAAAAAaaaaN!!!!

[@SauceStache]

MY MAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaAAAAnnnnnnanNNNNN!!!!!

[@poewim]

I’m a bit confused. The Taco Bell ingredient list says “Contains milk”.

[@SauceStache]

Sorry! I was sharing the ingredients list for their non vegan regular cheese. I wanted to make a vegan version of that using those ingredients.

[@potridge]

A big congrats on your weight loss. It just goes to show you that you can be vegan and still be overweight. Oreos are vegan 😮😮

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

Stop skinning your chickpeas people! it doesn't make a lick of difference to the texture. If it does for you, that just means you haven't blended your ingredients long enough and you aren't getting the most out of your texture profile. Just blend for 5 minutes, you'll thank you.

[@evid1000]

When making hummus if you do a test, the smoother versions have less/no skins. So I'm respectively disagreeing with you on the skin on/off.

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

@@evid1000 have you actually tried what I said? i have tried first taking off the skins and blending just until it makes a paste, and then a second batch with the skins on but blending for 5 minutes. the second version is the same as the first, with a lot less work from my end. Have you done this?

[@RecordKrate]

I think Taco Bell nacho cheese has plastic in it….I never cared for it. Now a vegan for years, I’m ok without cheese.

[@mr.speyside5240]

I have a better recipe. Melt Irish butter, add flour, add cream and then actual cheese. 😁

[@squarz]

Hey can you adopt me?

[@GQ3MindSpeaks]

I appreciate it…but waaaay too much going. I’ll look for another recipe.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!! There are a lot of super basic recipes... the point of this one is nailing the texture and flavor spot on. Which is why it requires a bit more attention!

[@brezzyBribri]

Can u do vegan art & spin dip!!!❤ (hot)

[@anonymous14]

So, what was the recipe again? 😂

[@xplorercolorado9224]

🤣

[@offroadskater]

Put loads of stuff in blender. Blend stuff. Add stuff you forgot. Cook the stuff. It'll be thick stuff, now. Stirr in more stuff to change consistency and thin it out. Easy.

[@pac1811]

👍👍👍👍❤

[@HFC786]

Is it possible possible to remove milk from cheese by adding into a sauce and boiling away water and milk

[@jungtothehuimang]

How is that so? The cheese itself is dairy. If there is anything left it is still dairy. Is this a joke? I genuinely can't tell.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

No you cannot boiled animal milk away like you boiled water away . It will stay.

[@jungtothehuimang]

@@isabellezablocki7447 I genuinely cannot tell if they are making a joke of they genuinely believe you can boil the milk out of cheese.

[@espenschjelderup426]

No. Cheese is mostly milk protein.

[@mexdrago3009]

Diarrhea food

[@dotdot7911]

I hate the "cup" mesuring system.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

No, Only a "vegan" would not know it isn't "real cheese"...any Normal person Would know.

[@brewswirl2847]

So it's not cheese, stop scamming people

[@SauceStache]

Omg I’m such a good scammer that the thumbnail itself said in HUGE BOLD LETTERS. Not cheese. Stop ✋ just stop

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

Are you vegan?

[@SauceStache]

I consider myself dairy free pescatarian.

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

@@SauceStache Fish and crustaceans have a CNS, but bivalves don't. So, consider scaling back to oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. And abalone, if you're that loaded!

[@oliverram3243]

@@advertiserfriendlyusername5362 Why would he stop eating nutritious foods like salmon and sardines?

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

@@oliverram3243 For the same reason that I imagine he doesn't eat the flesh of fowl or four-legged beasts. What all those animals have in common is a brain. Therefore, emotions. Therefore, capacity for suffering. No brain, no capacity for suffering.

[@oliverram3243]

@@advertiserfriendlyusername5362 wrong. The science is constantly evolving and we’re realizing plants can potentially be sentient too. I’d be wary to make scientific conclusions for the purpose of your ideological rigidity that you’ve completely figured out for thousands of years of human existence.

[@AdarableKitten]

you should have used cashews with the chickpeas and cashew milk. please make recipes that avoid SOY

[@anointed444]

Bruh is it true that you aren’t vegan? 😕

[@DamienYuen7718]

Nice processed oil. 😂

[@andreasbialek5692]

I love vegan recipes, but anything made with the microwave is a no-go! Microwave rays change the structure of the food! 🤦🏼☝️💯

[@davidmeyer1054]

Lol, no.

[@Eskapismus]

I hope you only eat raw cake dough as baking it changes its structure. 😱

[@ryanlucas3907]

ya... you will know that's not real cheese, lol. Nice try.

[@theethinethou]

Just processed garbage.

[@kengethin3086]

It's not cheese it's CRAP.