A question about nutritional yeast:

[demmiblue]

I am trying to veganize some of the recipes that I want to try.

Many of these recipes call for a sprinkling of parm.

Is nutritional yeast a good replacement? What does it taste like? I have googled, but I would appreciate this forum's input.

The last time I sought it out, I was faced with the prospect of buying a huge container. $


TIA

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. My wife is enjoying it...I've yet to quite "go there"!

We purchased a smallish bottle - got it on Vitacost, medium flake size.

[socialindependocrat]

2. It's good!

I'm not vegan but my friend used to use it on
buttered toast and it was pretty good!

We used to buy it but I can't remember it as being that expensive.

It lasts a long time, too.

[Ratty]

3. Love it

There's a great recipe in the Greens Cookbook for pumpkin soup. It calls for some nutritional yeast and it sooo makes the recipe.

I don't know whether it would make a good replacement for parmesan cheese though.

Our local grocery sells it in the bulk food bins so you can just get a little. I don't know about buying a huge container. Seems risky.

[blondie58]

4. i found a small bag of it at natural grocers by vitAmin cottage

Here in Colorado for a couple of bucks. I am still undecided after trying it on popcorn.

[LeftyMom]

5. On it's own it's got a somewhat cheesy flavor.

I also add it to savory dishes with some frequency.

If you're looking for something to use in place of the big green can o' cheese, there's a product called Parma that consists of ground walnuts, nutritional yeast and sea salt. It's a good substitute because it's got some of the mouth feel, fat and salt but is still pretty darn healthy. There are spicy and garlic versions as well, I put the spicy on pretty much everything.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

6. Here's a recipe from my sole vegan cookbook

1 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbs. onion powder
3 Tbs. Schilling's Vegetable Supreme Seasoning

Mix it all together, sprinkle on a cookie sheet, cover with wax paper and roll out thin. Remove the wax paper and place in a 200 degree oven for 2 hours. Grind fine and store in a covered container in the fridge for up to a month.

I have never tried this myself, and I don't know what the vegetable seasoning is so I can't recommend a substitute. But give it a try and let us know.

[Chan790]

8. Nice.

Please add it to the recipe thread pinned at the top of the forum; it'll make it easier to find at a later date when I or someone else goes looking for it. Thanks.

[ginnyinWI]

7. Homemade Vegan Parmesan mix

This is a good one:

In food processor combine: 1 c. raw almonds, 1 c. nutritional yeast, 1/4 c. raw sesame seeds, 2 tsp kelp powder.
Process about a minute.
Store in a shaker just like Parmesan cheese.

I get nutritional yeast from the bulk bins at my local natural foods store. It's a little cheaper than buying the one in the plastic shaker. I kept the shaker and refill it with bulk bin stuff now.

It's expensive but it will last you a while. You can find kelp powder in the spices aisle.

[freshwest]

12. I just bought some of this, Bragg's at my supermarket. By itself it seems to not be much, but

I'm going to try out this recipe. I don't used Parmesan anymore but would like to have something vegan to take its'place with a few dishes. Thanks for posting this.

[HopeHoops]

9. It's an excellent replacement - just don't overdo it.

[Codeine]

10. Get it. It is one of the most commonly-used ingredients in vegan cooking.

A tablespoon of nutritional yeast in a vegan gravy recipe or a quarter cup in your stew will add a fantastic depth of flavor.

[The empressof all]

11. Look in the Bulk Section of your grocery

Several of our local grocers carry it in the bins.

It's AMAZING on Popcorn!

[stuntcat]

13. I like to sprinkle some on popcorn

I bought it for a cauliflower recipe I make sometimes, it adds a cheesiness. But I also put a little on hot popcorn whenever I make it yummy