Fake-Out Mac and Cheese

I made the Fake-Out Cheese from Happy Healthy Life. It was awesome!!!!! It had the look and texture of mac and cheese, was pretty close to the taste, and was completely guilt free but not fat free ;)

The photo is the Mac and cheese I made, the recipe is fromhttp://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2011/08/fake-out-mac-n-cheese.html

Fake-Out Mac ‘n Cheese
makes 5-6 cups

3 cups fake-out cheese sauce (see below)
6 cups cooked macaroni pasta
2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes (optional)

Fake-Out Cheese Sauce Recipe Below

Stretch Your Cheese Sauce - 5 uses
here.
Find five more uses for my Fake-out Cheese Sauce (think cheesy nachos and vegan ‘special sauce’).

Fake-Out Cheese Sauce
vegan, makes 5 cups

3/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1 can cannellini beans, drained (about 1 1/2 cups)
2-3 Tbsp tamari (replaces added salt)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 Tbsp mustard powder
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp fine pepper
1 cup mashed sweet potato OR 1/2 cup instant mashed potato (unflavored) + 1/2 cup water
*see note below
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup vegan butter (Earth Balance) softened
1-2 Tbsp agave syrup
2 Tbsp tahini (adds a tang to the sauce – just as real cheese would)
Last step: thin out to desired thickness with soy milk, soy creamer or water

Did it fake out everyone? No. Did I enjoy... you bet! Of course, it does take a little extra time to prepare, but to me it was worth it. You can also melt this cheese and combine with salsa for a delicious treat. 

~Alisha