Dairy Free Parmesan Style Sprinkles
Sometimes you just need salty, crunchy bits on spaghetti and baked eggplant right? There are many versions of nut and seed-based vegan cheese sprinkles you can make. Here is the basic technique - feel free to experiment to your heart's content
Psst! If you love pasta and Italian food, you may want to pick up one of our Dairy-Free Sauce Kits while you're here. It makes Alfredo sauce, a creamy fondue style sauce and a mac and cheese style sauce.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup or blend of roasted pine nuts, cashews, walnuts, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower, hemp and sesame seeds or even almond flour in a pinch
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, to taste
- big pinch dairy-free citric acid or dry lemon zest, optional
Supplies
- Mini food processor or hand blender
- Storage jar
Yield
- 1/2 cup
Instructions
STEP 1.
Place all ingredients in the mini food processor and pulse a few times. Check the texture and stir if needed to make sure all nuts get chopped. Done! You can now sprinkle away.
Low-tech version- crush it all in plastic bag with a rolling pin!
Low-tech version- crush it all in plastic bag with a rolling pin!
Storage Guidelines
- Cover and store in the refrigerator
- Use within 1 week