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cheesy cauliflower bake

Vegan Cauliflower Cheese Bake

5 from 1 vote
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: British
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 sides
Calories: 187kcal
Author: Kelly
Cost: $1.13 per serving
This vegan cheesy cauliflower bake is healthier than it tastes. You won't have to feel guilty coming back for seconds! It's perfect as a main course or a side.
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Equipment

  • Casserole dish

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter or margarine (*can sub with 20g oil)
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • cup Homemade Soy Milk (*can sub with milk of your choice)
  • 1 cup shredded vegan cheese
  • Black pepper, panko breadcrumbs, and vegan parmesan (*optional)

Instructions

  • Break cauliflower into florets. Steam until fork-tender (20 minutes on stove top, or 2 minutes in the Instant Pot on "Steam" function, quick release).
  • While you let the cauliflower cool, preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
  • Whisk together butter and flour in a small saucepan on medium heat.
  • When thoroughly mixed into a smooth paste, add soy milk and turn heat down to low. Whisk frequently until slightly thickened.
  • Stir in two-thirds (75g) of the vegan cheese and turn off the heat. Stir until sauce is thick and gloopy (see Note 1).
  • When cauliflower is cool enough to handle, nestle the florets into a baking dish. Optional: you can also add half a cup of your favourite vegan sausage at this point.
  • Pour the cheesy sauce evenly over the cauliflower. Sprinkle remaining cheese (40g) on top.
  • Optional: top with black pepper, breadcrumbs, and/or vegan parm if you'd like.
  • Bake at 375 °F (190 °C) on the second-to-top oven rack for 25 minutes.

Notes

  1. See video for example of the proper consistency of the sauce. It's okay if there are some lumpy bits of cheese still in the sauce; vegan cheeze is slower to melt so it's likely that your sauce will thicken before the cheeze is fully melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 369mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 67mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg