{"id":261,"date":"2017-10-17T12:54:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T11:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abcreatief.com\/LEKKER\/?p=261"},"modified":"2017-10-17T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:00:36","slug":"best-vegan-cheddar-cheese-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcreatief.com\/LEKKER\/en\/best-vegan-cheddar-cheese-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Best vegan cheddar cheese EVER"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cheese\"There are many reasons why you would\u00a0want to eat less or no cheese. <\/span>Cheese contains a lot of saturated fat. <\/span>Bad for your body, bad for your skin .. Cheese is, just like all animal products, bad for the environment .. And the dairy industry isn’t very animal-friendly. <\/span>But did you know that cheese is even as addictive as morphine because of the high concentration of casein?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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There are several cheese substitutes, such as\u00a0willemburger, but I’m sure there are a lot more brands in the USA. Most of t<\/span>hese are too expensive for me and personally I’ve never found one that I liked (I like the old, spicy cheese). Also<\/span>, most\u00a0vegan cheeses contain a lot of added fat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“A super-healthy grilled cheese sandwich! It exists!”<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"GrilledThe homemade vegan cheddar contains no added fat and consists of mostly fresh, unprocessed and natural ingredients. <\/span>And it tastes fantastic, especially\u00a0on your pizza, between a\u00a0cheeseburger or sandwich. <\/span>And the best part; <\/span>the cheese melts like real cheese. <\/span><\/span>
\nI couldn’t find a recipe that was tasty enough, so I created\u00a0my own recipe; <\/span>spicy and savory, very much like real cheddar cheese. Everyone will love it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The recipe<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Ingredients<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

3 teaspoons\u00a0agar agar, <\/span><\/span>
\n350 ml of water, <\/span><\/span>
\n60 grams of cashew nuts <\/span><\/span>
\n100 ml nutritional\u00a0yeast <\/span><\/span>
\n1 red chili pepper <\/span><\/span>
\n1\/4 red sweet\u00a0pepper <\/span><\/span>
\n4 tablespoons lemon juice <\/span><\/span>
\n1\/4 onion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\n2 garlic cloves <\/span><\/span>
\n1\/2 teaspoon\u00a0turmeric <\/span><\/span>
\n1 teaspoon\u00a0mustard <\/span><\/span>
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt <\/span><\/span>
\ngood pinch chili powder <\/span><\/span>
\nPinch of allspice<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Preparation<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Add the agar agar to the water into a small pan and b<\/span>ring to a\u00a0boil and simmer a few minutes while stirring until all the agar has\u00a0dissolved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Remove most of the seeds from the peppers and chop the onion, garlic, paprika and pepper into wedges.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then put\u00a0all ingredients in a blender, including the hot agar agar solution and mix until you have a smooth ‘sauce’.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You can taste it and any additional spices \/ salt to taste.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Finish<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
Finish<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

\"kaas2\"The cheese solidifies rather quickly, so you should not wait\u00a0too long. <\/span><\/span>
\nPour the liquid cheese into a mould\u00a0or grocery container.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I use a simple plastic container so I can cut square slices, but if you want the cheese to look a bit more ‘real’, you could use something like this:\u00a06 Inch Round Baking Mould <\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span>Or even better;Square Silicone Mould<\/a>\"\".
\nAnd how awesome are these!!\u00a0100% Handmade Square Silicon<\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After you poured it into your mould, put it in your refrigerator and wait at least one hour. It also hardens at room temperature, but it will take longer. When it fully solidified<\/span>, it is easy to remove from the mould. Simply shake it a little and put the mould upside down.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It looks a little jelly-like, and that might feel a little weird when eating it, but I’m sure you agree that it tastes good, and it gets even better when you use it on\u00a0a grilled cheese sandwich :D<\/p>\n

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Price in Euros<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Agar 50 cents <\/span><\/span>
\nCashew 90 cents <\/span><\/span>
\nnutritional yeast: 40\u00a0cents <\/span><\/span>
\nred pepper 30 cents <\/span><\/span>
\nOther 35 cents<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Total: \u00b1 \u20ac 2,50 <\/span><\/span>
\nFor\u00a0a chunk of cheese of about half a kilo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For comparison: A piece of dutch ‘old Amsterdam’ cheese costs about 7 euros. <\/span><\/span>
\n500g cheddar easily cost 5 euros <\/span><\/span>
\nand the same amount vegan willemburger even cost 9 euros here in Holland!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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