The Best Vegan Parmesan Cheese

This easy vegan Parmesan cheese will satisfy your cheese cravings without any dairy. Made with 5 simple ingredients in less than 5 minutes, this vegan parm tastes as close to the “real thing” as possible. Perfect on top of pasta, risotto, pizza or any other dishes you’d usually use Parmesan cheese for.

Deliciously savory homemade dairy-free parmesan is so close to traditional parmesan, you would never guess it’s vegan! If you are looking for the best vegan parmesan cheese, look no further, because that’s the only recipe you’ll ever need.

This recipe will quickly become your new favorite staple. It is made with 5 ingredients in just 5 minutes, and you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 month.

This vegan parmesan is:

• vegan (and vegetarian);
• dairy-free;
• gluten-free;
• oil-free;
• soy-free;
• easy;
• quick;
• healthy;
• nutritious;
• savory;
• cheesy;
• delicious;
• perfect for meal prep;
• storable in the fridge for 1 month;
• freezable.

Ingredients

• macadamia nuts;
• nutritional yeast;
• garlic powder;
• onion powder;
• sea salt.

How to Make The Best Vegan Parmesan

This recipe comes together in just 5 minutes without any prep work (see the vegan parmesan web story).

In a bowl of a food processor combine macadamia nuts, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder and sea salt.

Pulse on high for about 30 seconds or until it resembles parmesan-like texture, scrapping sides.

You can also use a grinder or a blender, but make sure not to blend it into butter.

Serving Options

This dairy-free parmesan cheese works amazing with many dishes, especially Italian ones. You can use it in any recipe that calls for traditional parmesan cheese.

• Use it for vegan lasagna
• Add it to pasta dishes like stuffed shells, vegan spaghetti bolognese, vegan alfredo, vegan pumpkin pasta, vegan cannelloni or vegan pesto pasta;
• Appetizers like stuffed mushrooms or mushroom crostini;
• Gnocchi;
• Vegan quiche;
• Vegan casserole;
  
• Risotto;
• Pizza;
• Arancini;
• Gratin;
• Vegan mac’n’cheese.

Let me know which dishes you ended up using this vegan parmesan cheese in in the comments below.

Cook’s Tips

• This cheesy vegan parmesan cheese is very close to traditional parmesan and is super easy to make with 5 ingredients in just 5 minutes.
• You will end up with approximately 1 cup of vegan parmesan.
• Store it in an airtight container or a glass jar in the fridge for up to 1 month.
• Freeze it in a freezer safe airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
• If you don’t have a food processor, you can also use a grinder or a blender, but make sure not to blend it into butter
• Use this vegan parmesan for any recipe that calls for traditional parmesan cheese, including pasta dishes likevegan lasagna, stuffed shells, vegan spaghetti bolognese, vegan alfredo, vegan pumpkin pasta, vegan mac’n’cheese or vegan pesto pasta; as well as for vegan casserole, quiche, pizza, risotto, gnocchi, arancini, gratin, stuffed mushrooms, mushroom crostini, etc.

Recipe Variations

• You can customize this vegan parmesan recipe with black pepper or herbs for an extra flavor. Use dried herbs, such as basil, chives, oregano, thyme, parsley or rosemary.
• Use other nuts if you wish: blanched almonds, cashews or pine nuts would work well.
• You can also use roasted nuts, but the consistency will be a little harder, so I recommend using raw nuts for this recipe.
• Use brewer’s yeast if you can’t find nutritional yeast.
• I recommend using a combination of garlic and onion powders for a more intense flavor. However, you can only use garlic or onion powder, but make sure to double the amounts.
  

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• Vegan Tofu Ricotta
• Vegan Pesto
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• Vegan Avocado Dressing
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• Vegan Cashew Mayo

If you try this vegan Parmesan cheese, be sure to let me know how it turned out by leaving a comment and a star-rating below. Your feedback is very valuable for me and other readers as well!