Vegan Doritos Mac and Cheese
This Vegan Doritos Mac and Cheese is like no other mac and cheese you’ve ever tasted. Creamy, comforting, and delicious, it’s everything you love about baked mac and cheese but vegan, and with loads of crushed Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos in every creamy bite. Whether your guests are vegan or not, they’ll love this Spicy Sweet Chili Mac and Cheese.
Ingredients
- 16 oz elbows or shells
- 1 cup vegan cheddar shreds
- 1 cup crushed Sweet Chili Doritos
For the tofu cheese sauce:
- 14 oz firm tofu
- 1 cup plain unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 cup crushed Sweet Chili Doritos
- 1 cup vegan cheddar
- 1/2 cup melted refined coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp white miso
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Cook your pasta according to the box directions. Use the lowest number in the time range they give you.
- Add all the ingredients for the tofu cheese sauce to a high-powered blender or food processor. Blend, starting at a low speed and slowly increasing to high (use your tamper if needed), for at least 4-6 minutes. When ready, the mixture will go from gritty and matte to smooth and shiny. That’s the key!
- Preheat your oven to 325F and combine the sauce and pasta in your baking dish. Top with 1 cup vegan cheddar and bake, covered tightly, for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle the baked mac with extra Sweet Chili Doritos and serve immediately!
Notes
Make sure you use a coconut oil that’s labeled “refined” so you do not get a coconut flavor.
Do not use silken tofu. Soft or silken tofu will create a much looser sauce, and the sauce is creamy enough!
Use any plant milk you like (soy, almond, oat, etc.), but make sure you use something with as neutral a flavor as possible. We love the unsweetened line of plant milks from Elmhurst.
Blend the sauce until absolutely, completely. smooth. You want to fully emulsify the tofu and coconut oil, so blending can take up to 6 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when the mix goes from gritty and matte to smooth and shiny.
Make sure you use a high-power blender for best results and lean on your tamper to help you get things going. We've used a Vitamix for this previously, but the Salton Power Blender works just as well for a much more reasonable price!
Serve the baked mac and cheese on a heat source like the Salton XL Hotray Warming Tray. Keeping the mac and cheese hot helps keep that sauce nice and creamy!
Hippeas makes a widely available vegan nacho cheese chip if you can’t find vegan Doritos in your area.
What Doritos are vegan?
To my knowledge, the only vegan friendly Doritos in the US are the purple-bagged Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos used in this recipe. Most Doritos have dairy in them, and a couple, including the Salsa Verde flavor in the green bag, contain chicken fat and aren’t even suitable for vegetarians. There are a couple international flavors not available in the US that are suitable for vegans. Be sure to read the package before purchasing or find the full ingredient lists for all your favorite flavors on the Doritos’ product page on their website. Hippeas also makes a vegan nacho cheese chip if you can’t find vegan Doritos in your area.Nutrition
Calories: 687kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 19gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 899mgPotassium: 317mgFiber: 7gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 122IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 222mgIron: 3mg
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