Vegan Everything Bagel Cheese Ball
Cashew based cheese ball mixed with and coated in everything bagel spice!
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
Cashew Cheese
- 1 1/2 C. Raw cashews, soaked for at least 8 hours
- 4 Tbsp. Lemon juice
- 4 Tbsp. Coconut oil
- 1/3 C. Water
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Pepper
Everything Bagel Spice
- 1 Tbsp. Dried garlic
- 1 Tbsp. Dried onion
- 1 Tbsp. Poppy Seeds
- 1 Tbsp. Sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp. Black sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Black pepper
Instructions
- Once you have soaked your cashews for at least 8 hours or overnight, drain and place into a food processor or blender with the remaining cheese ingredients. Blend or process until nice and smooth, it may take a few minutes and you may need to scrap down the sides every once in a while.
- Once the cheese is nice and smooth, place the mixture into a cheese cloth that has been folded over a few times. Close the cheese cloth around the cheese tightly and tie off. Place in a colander over a bowl, and let sit over night to drain.
- The next day, make your spice, by combining all the spices in a bowl and stirring. If you don't have black sesame seeds, you can just use another tablespoon of white sesame seeds.
- Scoop the cheese into a bowl, and stir in about 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture, taste and add more if desired.
- Next, either roll the cheese into a ball and roll or coat with the remaining spices or place the cheese on a plate you plan to use for serving and form into a ball on the plate, and then coat with the spices. You don't have to use all of the remaining spice mixture, just as much as you need to coat the ball.
- Serve with crackers, bread, bagel chips, veggies or whatever your heart desires!