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Pumpkin "Cheese" Sauce

This is a "cheese" sauce that you can use in many ways. I used nutritional yeast as the cheese flavor. This recipe has been kid tested and approved.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbs Earth Balance butter
  • 1 1/2 cups Unsweetened non dairy milk
  • 2 Tbs Cornstarch
  • dash garlic powder
  • 10 Tbs Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • dash black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. In large pot, melt butter. Add milk and whisk together.
  2. Add cornstarch and seasonings into pot and continue to whisk on med-low heat.
  3. Once cornstarch and seasonings are incorporated, add in nutritional yeast. Whisk in until combined.
  4. Add pumpkin. Stir into cheese mixture. Turn heat up to medium to begin to thicken.
  5. Serve as a dip or try it in pasta to form a vegan option.

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