How to make Vegan Parmesan Cheese. Use Cashews, Pecans or Pepitas to make Dairy-free Parmesan cheese. Nut-free Vegan Parmesan Recipe.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: how to
  • Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Pepitas ((pumpkin seeds), or cashews, almonds or pecans or walnuts or a combination)
  • 2 Tbsp bread crumbs (or gf crumbs or use more of the nut or seed)
  • 1 to 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 tsp dry thyme
  • 1/4 tsp dry rosemary
  • a dash of black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • salt to taste (,depends on the nutritional yeast satyness (use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp))
  • Other flavor additions: a bit of ground mustard and some lime zest

Method

  1. Pulse to a fine meal in a food processor. Pulse in 2 -3 second bursts. Taste and adjust salt and nutritional yeast for cheesier flavor. Store in an airtight container for upto a month and refrigerated for upto 2 months.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.