Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
I had attempted to create an alfredo sauce before with coconut cream. While it was super easy and yummy, you could still taste the coconut flavor. I wanted a healthy alfredo sauce, but without the coconut flavor. When I created this vegan cauliflower alfredo sauce recipe I loved how it was packed full of flavor and tasted like legit alfredo. Having a yummy gluten free alfredo recipe is a must!
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Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
When you make a healthy alfredo sauce its always a win. I grew up enjoying alfredo- A LOT. However, traditional alfredo is jam packed with dairy, usually flour, and tons of calories.
Healthy Alfredo Sauce
Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce takes all of the junk out and packs your sauce full of goodness. Nobody will know they are eating a sauce created out of a vegetable. With young kids I am always looking for ways to sneak in veggies. This is a great way!
Recently with realizing I can make a cauliflower cream to add into many recipes, I have learned to love cauliflower. Cauliflower is high in B vitamins and full of fiber which we all need more of in our diets.
What Ingredients do I need to make this Vegan Alfredo Sauce Recipe?
- Cauliflower
- Garlic
- Oil
- Salt, Pepper, and Granulated Garlic
- Coconut or Nut Milk
- Nutritional Yeast
- Noodles
You can add shrimp or chicken to this recipe if you are not vegan. Shrimp is my husband’s favorite for this recipe.
How to make this Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce…
You will first need to roast the garlic and cauliflower. To do this preheat the oven to 425ºF. In a bowl add the cauliflower florets, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and pour the florets on the sheet pan evenly. Roast for 20 minutes, tossing halfway through.
Remove the cauliflower and then make the alfredo sauce by adding the roasted cauliflower and garlic to a blender with the coconut or nut milk, additional salt, pepper, and granulated garlic.
Blend on med/low for about 30 seconds and then med/high for 20 seconds (you can add more milk if needed to achieve a nice saucy consistency). While the cauliflower is roasting you can cook your noodles.
Then you will pour the alfredo sauce into a pan and reheat it quickly. Pour over your noodles, toss, and serve.
Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Any gluten free noodle will work for this recipe. Finding vegan fettuccine noodles that are gluten free could be difficult. Explore Cuisine makes an edamame and mung bean fettuccine that is gluten free and vegan, but I personally haven’t tried it. Banza makes an incredible linguine and spaghetti or penne noodle that would work fabulous.
Notes: I highly recommend using a high speed blender. I use a Blendtec and I absolutely love it. It has reserved a permanent spot on my countertop and I can’t rave enough about how great of a job it does at making this creamy sauce. If you want one for yourself you can use the code LIVINGFREELY and head HERE to get 25% off!
Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
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Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic
- 24 oz cauliflower florets washed
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- sprinkle sea salt
- dash pepper
Alfredo
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 cup coconut milk or nut milk
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
Instructions
- You will first need to roast the garlic and cauliflower. To do this preheat the oven to 425ºF. In a bowl add the cauliflower florets, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and pour the florets on the sheet pan evenly. Roast for 20 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- Remove the cauliflower and then make the alfredo sauce by adding the roasted cauliflower and garlic to a blender with the coconut or nut milk, additional salt, pepper, and granulated garlic.
- Blend on med/low for about 30 seconds and then med/high for 20 seconds. You can add more milk if needed to achieve a nice saucy consistency. While the cauliflower is roasting you can cook your noodles.
- Pour the alfredo sauce into a pan and reheat. Then add noodles, (meat if you decide to use), toss, and serve.
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Wow Jen!! This is just freaking unbelievable! I CANNOT wait you make this… omg. I can seriously taste this from here .
Thanks girl! It’s full of so much creamy goodness!
Thanks girl! It’s an awesome nutrient dense recipe that is full of creamy flavor. 🙂
This is such a brilliant use of ingredients! I’m so excited to try it, I know my husband is going to crazy for it too (we both love anything pasta) and we can feel good about it being healthy!
Yay! It’s such a fun comfort food without the guilt.