Holy. Moly.
Dare I say I made the best cheesy balls yesterday.
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I never thought I would ever use those words in a sentence. There’s a first for everything.
I have a little confession to make to you all…
Did you love that Kraft Dinner when you were a younger kid? Welp, I didn’t.
There was something about the weird looking noodles and creamy bright orange cheese that threw me off.
Yes, I was one of those odd ball kids, who hated mac and cheese, pizza, handburgers (wait, is it a hamburger or handburger?), and all those other foods kids usually enjoy. I lived off carbs. White pasta, white bread, sugary cereals, and french fries. Oh, and frozen peas. Seriously, I do not know how I was not a whale.
Homemade macaroni and cheese on the other hand.
I. could. not. get. enough.
Honestly, almost every single day I came home from school I would beg my mom to make her homemade mac and cheese. It was delicious, it was (mostly) all I would eat for dinner. Until, I realized it wasn’t doing very nice things to my waist line.
When I went on my journey to lose weight, eating mac and cheese? Forget about it. That was totally off limits to me.
That is, until I started experimenting with healthier ingredients to make a great tasting alternative to mac and cheese.
Healthy Cheese Sauce Balls (what a weird recipe name)
Recipe (makes 4 balls) inspired by this recipe
- 6 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 80 grams goat cheese (if vegan, use tofu)
- 2 tablespoons cashew butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 tablespoon dijon mustard (I can’t use this because I’m allergic to mustard, but I know lots of people use it to get a tangier tasting sauce)
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, onion powder (if desired) (again, not for me, I have a sensitivity to these)*
2. Add the lemon juice, mustard, and spices (if using), and nutritional yeast.
3. Grab a fork, and stir until the ingredients are well combined.
4. Separate into 4 equal portions (makes about 2 tablespoons per serving)
5. Enjoy.
By the way, roasted spinach is delicious.
- Good source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6 and B12, and selenium.
- More digestible than cow’s milk, high in calcium, vitamin K, D, A, B6, and B12. And contains CLA’s (to help burn belly fat)
- Contains no sugar or cholesterol and is high in magnesium (can help those bones), thiamin, and riboflavin.
Do you have any food allergies?
I hope you are having a great Thursday, and a lovely night!
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It’s hamburgers! ;D
This is sooo interesting. I’m definitely going to have to try this! I love anythinggg with cheese!
Haha, love it
Me too, how did I live without goat cheese before. Sadness!
I’m with you! I hated those Kraft dinners- always thought they tasted so fake.
Oh these cheesy balls look divine!
I love how you gave some facts with the ingredients too! I love goat cheese <3
Happy Thursday love!
Me too! I can’t believe I missed out on it for so long! Happy Thursday to you to lady xo
Not only do I love the title of this post, but I need to make this.
Um… yum!!!!
Haha, I thought you’d like the title
I’ve never heard of Kraft dinner until I read this post! My mum used to make an awesome home made mac and cheese that all of us kids learned to make over the years.
Mmmm your recipe looks amazeballs (get it?? I’m so lame). Where do you buy nutritional yeast from? Just a supermarket?
I get a really itchy throat if I have more than a few almonds, but I can still eat almond butter, so who knows what’s up with that?!
I can’t believe you’ve never heard of it!! Haha, I actually can find it at a drugstore randomly. Also they have it at a specialty organic food store. You can get it out of the bulk bins in case you don’t like it, so you could just try a little at at time! That’s totally random you get itchy after almonds but not almond buter. Interesting.
LOL, I guess it wasn’t very popular in NZ!
I’ll have to ask at the local health food shop. Although they didn’t have coconut oil, so I won’t hold my breath!
Oh I totally loved Kraft Mac and Cheese haha. Those cheese balls sound amazing!! I finally tried nutritional yeast a couple of months ago and love that stuff!
It’s definitely a good vegan alternative to cheese, but of course I like to mix it with cheese
It tastes so much more flavourful that way! Have a great friday love!
I have to say this looks like SUCH a delicious recipe:).
I can not wait to try it- I want to put it over cauliflower! Cauliflower cheese was one of the foods my mother used to make for me as a kid-fond memories.
I can’t get that Artisana cashew butter where I live, but I have tried it. Seriously, how good is it? Its like white chocolate!
Xxx
Thank you! Yes, over cauliflower ir so good! Or broccoli! I just love the cashew butter, it is absolutely amazing. It tastes like cookie dough.
I actually use to love the Kraft mac and cheese but I hate it now.. along with pre-packaged mash potatoes because it tastes so fake and powdery.
Your recipe sounds delicious! I don’t have nutritional yeast and cashew butter though. Can you substitute that with anything? it’s be interesting to try nutritional yeast but I don’t want to buy an entire container if I don’t like it!
I know! Can you imagine what they add to that stuff, I’m a little afraid to look at the ingredient list. You could sub in any nut butter for the cashew butter. I’m not sure about the nutritional yeast, you can always buy a little sample from the bulk bins in case your afraid you won’t like it!
These look great!!!!! I need to try this out. I haven’t used my noosh in a while I needed some new recipes.
Kraft as a kid..yes!!! I lived off mac n cheese or my mom would make elbows and tomato soup.
Oh ya tomato soup and mac and cheese was the best together! I hope you like it if you try it
Have a great friday!xo
Make it for me! It looks really good but I want some quinoa pasta too!
I will make it for you!
I love this idea and lately I loving all things cheese. And awesome job for challenging yourself!!:)
Thank you! I seriously can not get enough of it lately. The combo with nutritional yeast is super delicious too
hahaha, handburger!!! to be fair, it may as well be called that since theyre made from who knows what parts. maybe cow hands even!
mac n cheese in ball form!! i love it.
Haha I agree, there are probably super funky ingredients added into a burger. I don’t want to know! Have a great weekend!xo
I love anything with nutritional yeast! I’ll definitely have to try this recipe because it’s all the yummy flavor of cheese, minus the drowsy-ness afterwards for me. Have you tried it with tofu specifically? I’m worried it may not have the same flavor as you’d get with goat cheese. Do you have any recommendations for extra spices I could add or something? I’m sure your recipe will be great regardless <3