
Introducing a delicious new sauce for your next taco night or burrito bowl lunch: Creamy Cashew Jalapeno Sauce! This subtly spicy, flavorful sauce comes together just right 6 ingredients And 5 minutes Active preparation time.
Inspired by a restaurant called Harlow’s, it’s a versatile flavor addition to bowls (recipe coming soon), quesadillas, and more! Get ready to level up your next meal. Let us show you how it’s done!

Take these 6 ingredients And it’s Creamy Jalapeno Sauce time: cashews, jalapenos, nutritional yeast, lime, garlic and salt!

Soak the cashews to soften and ensure a mild flavor, then add the soaked cashews to a blender. Mix them with remaining ingredients and water. And that it is!

We hope you love this Cashew Jalapeno Sauce! This is:
Creamy
delicious
Subtly spicy
balanced
versatile
& very tasty!
We love it in everything from tortilla chips to bowls (recipe coming soon — peek below!), quesadillas, salads, enchiladas, and tacos. It adds a fun richness that really brings the meal together!
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Let us know if you try this recipe! Leave a comment, rate it and don’t forget to tag a photo @minimalistbaker on Instagram Cheers, friends!

serving 10 (~2 Tablespoons serving)
- 3/4 the cup raw cashews
- 1/2 small jalapeño, roughly chopped (1/2 small jalapeño yields ~ 2 tablespoons or 17 grams)
- 1/2-1 table spoon Nutritional Scream
- 2/3 the cup Purified water
- 1 table spoon Lemon juice
- 1/2 Medium cloves Garlic, peeled
- 1/4 teaspoon Sea salt
*Preparation includes soaking the cashews.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with less amount of nutritional yeast.
Worship: 1 (two tablespoons) serving Calories: 71 Sugars: 4.2 g Protein: 2.5 g Fat: 5.4 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 1 g Monounsaturated fats: 2.9 g Trans fats: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 75 mg Potassium: 99 mg Fiber: 0.6 g Sugar: 0.8 g Vitamin A: 4 IU Vitamin C: 3.2 mg Calcium: 5.9 mg Iron: 0.8 mg