Easy Vegan Mozzarella

🌿 FULL RECIPE🌿

Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: varies
Serves: 1 vegan cheese wheel

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup raw cashews

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2 cups coconut milk

½ teaspoon lactic acid (sub 1/2 tablespoons Lemon Juice.)

1 tablespoon Nutritional Yeast

3/4 cups refined coconut oil

1/2 tablespoon salt, plus more as needed for salt water mixture

4 tablespoons kappa carrageenan

1/4 cup tapioca starch

1/4 cup potato starch

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rinse cashews and soak overnight in a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water 1/2 cup raw cashews (another option is to boil the cashews and add apple cider later, I personally like the taste the apple cider gives to the soaked cashews.) many vegan recipes will suggested letting the cheese ferment for a couple days this method allows you to bypass that step.

2. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.

FOR A SOFT CHEESE

3. Fill a large bowl with water and salt generously. Stir to dissolve the salt, then add ice. Set aside.

4. Transfer the blended mixture to a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until it begins to pull together, about 3-5 minutes.

5. Add back to the blender and pulse until smooth.

6. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop pieces of the mixture into the ice water. Allow the “mozzarella” balls to sit for 30 minutes, until they have firmed up and become stretchy.

7. Store in salt water in the fridge for up to 1 week.

FOR A HARDER CHEESE

8. Prepare a cheese form with pam spray or saran wrap.

9. Transfer your mixture into greased dish and place in fridge for at least an hour.

10. The longer you leave the mozzarella in the fridge, the firmer it gets. This cheese is also easy to freeze.

11. ENJOY!

🍍 Pro Tips:

*If you have a nut allergy this can be subbed for any sesame seeds or firm tofu.

*Sub the Kappa Carrageenan for Agar Agar. This will result in a less firm, more rubbery cheese.

*For the perfect stretchy and melty cheeze, add both potato starch and tapioca starch. If you only have tapioca flour double the amount, for potato starch only add in 1 more tablespoon.

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