Vegan Beer and Cheese Dip

Square cropped image of a black bowl filled with beer cheese dip sits on wood board with pile of pretzel bites stacked on the board behind the bowl. Glass mug of golden beer sits to the back left of the board with two pretzel bites in front of the mug

For this supremely cheesy dip, simply simmer veggies with beer on the stove, then blend with other delicious flavor-adding ingredients! Quick to make and great for serving with soft pretzels.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American-inspired, Vegan

Keyword Vegan beer cheese dip, Vegan pretzel cheese dip

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings Servings (about 1 cup per)

Calories 286kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup onion
4 cups sweet potato
3 cups cauliflower
¾ cup cashews
2 tablespoons vegan butter (or coconut oil)
1 bottle beer (355 milliliters)
1 cup vegetable broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
¾ cup nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon smoked paprika

Instructions

Dice onion, sweet potato and cauliflower. Place into a large skillet with cashews and vegan butter.
1 cup onion, 4 cups sweet potato, 3 cups cauliflower, ¾ cup cashews, 2 tablespoons vegan butter
Move the pan onto your stove over medium heat. Let the butter melt and the vegetables to begin to sizzle in the butter. Add the bottle of beer. Place a lid on the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.
1 bottle beer
Add vegetable broth to the pan and simmer with the lid off for another 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are fork tender (easy to poke a fork through).
1 cup vegetable broth
While the vegetables and cashews simmer, place the remaining flavoring ingredients into a blender.
2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, ¾ cup nutritional yeast, 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Transfer the cooked vegetables to your blender and blend until smooth.
Serve dip hot alongside some soft pretzel bites!

Notes

This recipe makes a large amount. It can be halved but also freezes really well.

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

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