Mascarpone Cheese

By GuidingVegan

Ingredients

• 7 oz raw cashew nuts, pre-soaked – or if using a high speed blender just rinse before processing
• 1 tsp nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup or agave
• 1/2 cup cold water
• THICKENER INGREDIENTS
• 1 1/2 tsp agar powder mix well with 1/2 cup boiling water

Preparation

Step 1

Place the mascarpone ingredients (not the thickener ingredients yet) in a high speed food processor and process until totally smooth – this may take some minutes, so be patient. You will probably have to scrape down the edges of the processor with a plastic spatula half way through, and process again.

Add the thickener to this mixture, and process for a further minute.