Chipotle Butternut Cheesy Sauce

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Healthspan-Solution-What-Life-Years/dp/1465490078/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZXWCDC1ZT7ZK&dchild=1&keywords=the+healthspan+solution&qid=1612815596&sprefix=the+healthspan+so%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1

This is the best vegan cheese sauce I’ve tasted, and the book (above) is fantastic in general!

Ingredients

• 1 small butternut squash
• 1/2 cup small cashews
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
• 3/4 cup nonsweetened plant milk
• 2 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tbsp low-sodium tamari
• 1/2 - 3/4 tsb ground chipotle powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the overn to 375
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat
3. Place the squash on the prepared baking sheet (whole)
4. Roast until the skin is brown and bubbling, 20 - 40 minutes
5. Once it is cool enough to handle, peel, remove the seeds, and measure out 1 1/2 cups roasted squash
6. In a blender, pulse the cashews and nutritional yeast until powdered, 10 - 20 seconds
7. Add the cooked squash, plant milk, lemon juice, tamari, and chipotle powder.
8. Puree until smooth, about 60 seconds