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Vegan Buffalo Cheese Fries

Buffalo Cheezy Sweet Potato Fries

Charity Morgan
Sweet potato fries covered in creamy ranch and cheese sauces.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 bags Precut sweet potatoes Original recipe calls for 4 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick wedges.
  • 3 stalks Celery thinly sliced
  • 2 whole Carrots shredded
  • 1/4 cup Minced flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 tbsp Plant-based butter
  • 1/2 cup Hot sauce

Buffalo Cheeze Sauce

  • 4 cups Raw cashews, soaked and drained To soak add cashews to a bowl and cover with filtered water by 2 inches, add a pinch of salt. Cover the bowl and leave at room temperature for 3 hours.
  • 3 1/2 cups Unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk
  • 1/4 cup Nutritional yeast
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Hot Sauce
  • 2 tsp Sweet paprika
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Celery seed
  • 1 tsp Dry mustard

Classic Herby Ranch

  • 2 cups Plant-based Mayonnaise
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp Onion powder
  • 1 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp Distilled white vinegar, red wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp Fine pink Himalayan sea salt or to taste
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup Chopped fresh herbs such as dill, chives, thyme, cilantro, basil, flat-leaf parsley, oregano, or rosemary
  • Unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk Optional

Instructions
 

Buffalo Sauce

  • To make the buffalo sauce, combine the butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan. Heat over medium until the butter melts, whisking to combine.
  • Remove from heat and set aside.

Buffalo Cheeze Sauce

  • In a high-speed blender combine drained cashews, milk, nutritional yeast, garlic, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, pepper, hot sauce, paprika, celery seed, and dry mustard.
  • Blend on high until completely smooth and the exterior of the blender is warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.

Classic Herby Ranch Dressing

  • Spoon the mayonnaise into a medium bowl. Using a Microplane, grate the garlic into a bowl (make sure to give the Microplane a good whack to release all of the garlic).
  • Add the nutritional yeast, onion powder, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
  • Whisk until smooth.
  • Stir in the herbs.
  • If you like a thinner dressing add a few tablespoons of plant-based milk.

The Sweet Potato Fries

  • Follow the cooking instructions on the back of your bags of sweet potato fries. I cooked mine in a deep fryer at 325 degrees for 4-6 minutes.
  • The cook time will depend upon how crispy you prefer your fries.

Assemble Your Cheezy Fries

  • Ladle 1/2 a cup Buffalo cheeze sauce onto a serving dish. Place the fries on top of the sauce.
  • Spoon some of the Buffalo sauce over the fries.
  • Drizzle on some of your Herby Ranch Dressing.
  • Drizzle on the Buffalo cheeze sauce.
  • Garnish with celery, carrots, and parsley.
  • Serve and enjoy!