Double Batch Treenut Cheez: Cranberry Orange Pecan and Everything Bagel Flavors
The flavors of these "cheezes" are so good you won't miss the real thing.
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Per serving (Base Cheez): 120 cal; 3g prot; 11g total fat (2g sat fat); 4g carb; 0mg chol; 75mg sod; 1g fiber; 1g sugar
Per serving (Cran-Orange Pecan Cheez): 150 cal; 3g prot; 13g total fat (2g sat fat); 8g carb; 0mg chol; 75mg sod; 1g fiber; 4g sugar
Per serving (Everything Bagel Cheez): 140 cal; 4g prot; 12g total fat (2g sat fat); 5g carb; 0mg chol; 75mg sod; 1g fiber; 1g sugar
Ingredients
Base cheez
- 1½ cups raw unsalted cashew pieces
- 1 cup raw unsalted macadamia nuts
- 1 cup spring water
- 1 tsp. probiotics powder (if you don’t have it in powder form, you can open up capsules)
- Juice from ½ small lemon
- 1 Tbs. nutritional yeast, optional
- ½ tsp. sea salt
Cran-orange pecan flavor
- 3 Tbs. chopped juice-sweetened dried cranberries, or more to taste
- 3 Tbs. chopped toasted pecans, or more to taste
- 2 lightly packed tsp. orange zest
Everything bagel flavor
- 2 Tbs. toasted sesame seeds
- 1 Tbs. nutritional yeast, optional
- 2 tsp. granulated onion powder
- 1½ tsp. granulated garlic powder
- 1½ tsp. poppy seeds, optional
- ¾ tsp. sweet paprika
- Flake salt, to taste
Preparation
1. Cover nuts with water in separate bowls, and soak 8 hours or overnight. Discard soak water, rinse well, and combine nuts in high-speed blender. Add spring water, and blend mixture until smooth. Add probiotic powder, and stir well.
2. Transfer mixture to clean nut milk bag, and twist until cheez is tightly bound, but not squishing out. Use string or rubber band to secure top, and place bundle into fine mesh stainless steel strainer over bowl. (If you don’t have a nut milk bag, you can spoon the cheez directly into the center of your strainer.) Cover lightly with clean dish towel, and place in a warmish area to drain and culture for 24 hours.
3. When cheez is cultured, turn it out into a bowl. Stir in lemon juice, nutritional yeast, if using, and salt. Divide into two equal batches, and place in separate bowls.
4. Into one bowl, fold cranberries, pecans, and zest into Base Cheez. Taste and add more, if desired.
5. Into second bowl, add sesame seeds, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, poppy seeds, paprika, and flake salt to Base Cheez, and stir to mix well. Taste and adjust seasonings, if desired.
6. Store cheezes in 2 covered glass containers in refrigerator for up to 5 days, or freeze extra for use within 2 months.Base Cheez