classic baked macaroni and cheese with bread crumbs

CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BREAD CRUMBS FULL
CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BREAD CRUMBS MAC

If you’re thinking in terms of comfort food then our vegan garlic bread or vegan cornbread is a perfect addition.

CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BREAD CRUMBS MAC

If you’re thinking of what to eat with vegan mac and cheese then there’s some great sides that go perfectly with this!

I have not tested any other plant milks and while almond milk may work fine, my only worry is that it will create a sauce that is a little thin.Ĭan I leave out the nutritional yeast? The nutritional yeast really brings it with the cheesy flavor in this sauce! But yes you can leave it out without it ruining the recipe, but I do recommend you leave it in. How can I make this vegan mac and cheese without coconut milk? You can use soy milk instead of coconut milk, the end result is slightly less rich but you can definitely do it, I have tested it this way and it was great. If you’re not a coconut fan then see below!

CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH BREAD CRUMBS FULL

It needs to be canned full fat unsweetened coconut milk. Definitely do NOT use any kind of coconut milk that is sweetened, that would not work in this recipe. That created the richest sauce for this recipe. What kind of coconut milk did you use in this recipe? I used full fat coconut milk that comes in cans. Alternatively you can make your own homemade vegan butter and use that in this recipe. Just read the ingredients of the margarines and find one that is dairy-free. What can I use instead of vegan butter? You can use a dairy-free margarine which is basically the same thing. You can use brown or whole wheat bread but white bread actually works best for this recipe.

Transferred to a bowl and added some melted vegan butter and tossed them up with it and then placed on top of the mac and cheese. Blitzed them into breadcrumbs in the blender. I toasted 3 thick cut slices of white bread and then broke them into pieces and put them into the blender. I made my own breadcrumbs for this which is easy and works great! We used our cheesy garlic vegan alfredo sauce as major inspiration for this.Īdd the cooked macaroni to your big pot of sauce and toss it all together and then transfer into a 9×13 baking dish, top with breadcrumbs and bake for 20 minutes until beautifully golden brown on top. The spices in this sauce really make it, you won’t have any doubt that this is a cheese sauce.

I created a bechamel sauce with some vegan butter, all purpose flour, coconut milk and vegetable stock and once that was thick and creamy like a white sauce should be, I added some cheesy flavorings in the form of dijon mustard, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. I did try a version with some vegan cheese added to the sauce, and quite honestly I just didn’t think it worked as well as the version without, so this is it. So if you’re living somewhere where it’s hard to find vegan cheese in the supermarket, no worries, this recipe is for you.

This vegan mac and cheese is ultra cheesy yet we did not use one shred of actual vegan cheese in it. We made a vegan bechamel sauce and added all sorts of cheesy flavorings to it in lieu of actual cheese so that even non-vegans will find this cheesy as all heck, and then we topped it with delicious breadcrumbs and baked it. This is really a ‘classic’ vegan mac and cheese recipe in the sense that a classic mac and cheese usually involves a bechamel sauce with heaps of cheese added to it, and then it’s placed into a dish and topped with breadcrumbs and baked.Īnd that’s really very close to what we did here. It’s creamy, saucy, ultra cheesy and topped with a delicious crispy breadcrumb topping and baked to perfection. This classic baked vegan mac and cheese is everything you want a mac and cheese to be. Topped with breadcrumbs and baked until golden brown and crispy. This classic vegan mac and cheese is ultra cheesy, saucy and creamy.

Classic baked macaroni and cheese with bread crumbs