30 Nutritional Yeast Recipes (2024)

❤️ Why use nutritional yeast

Nutritional yeast has a cheesy and slightly nutty flavor that's delicious on popcorn, pasta, rice, bread, and more. Use it in savory dishes to give your meals a rich umami flavor. It's an easy way to add protein and vitamins to your meals. Most kids love the taste of it, so it's a great way to get extra nutrients in picky eaters.

🥄 What is nutritional yeast used for?

Nutritional yeast is used as a cheesy flavoring in many vegan recipes, especially vegan cheese. It's also delicious sprinkled on popcorn or used in place of parmesan cheese on pasta dishes. My kids love to sprinkle it on bread or tortillas and I use it to season vegan cheese crackers for snacks.

🏪 Where to buy it?

You can buy nutritional yeast at most large grocery stores and natural food markets. You can find it in bulk in natural food stores or the natural foods section of most grocery stores. If you can't find it near you, it's easy to buy online and have it shipped to your house.

👍 Favorite brands

There is a slight difference in flavor between brands of nutritional yeast. I've found that the more yellow the color, the more flavorful the Nooch. You can find it in bulk at many coops and natural foods stores, but if it has sat out exposed to the air for too long, it will lose some of its flavor. I prefer to buy it in small bags at Trader Joe's or in a sealed container like the KAL brand or Anthony's brand for the freshest and cheesiest flavor.

❓ Frequently asked questions

🥡 How to store nutritional yeast

Keep your nutritional yeast in a cool dry place. If you buy it in bulk, store it in a sealed glass container in the pantry. You can also keep it in the fridge or even the freezer if you won't be using it up in the next month or so.

Vegan Cheeses

Nutritional yeast is the key ingredient in most vegan cheeses. If you leave it out of these recipes, they just won't taste like cheese. Here are just a few of the vegan cheese recipes that I make with it. You can see all of my free vegan cheese recipes here or check out my guide to vegan cheese-making cookbook.

• Classic Vegan Provolone
• Stretchy Vegan Mozzeralla
• Sharp Vegan Cheddar
• Vegan Smoked Gouda
• Spicy Vegan Pepper Jack
• Tofu Cream Cheese
• The Best Vegan Feta
• Tofu Ricotta

Soups and Sauces

Nooch is great for flavoring soups and sauces too. Sprinkle it into anything that you want to have a cheesy umami flavor.

• Vegan Alfredo with Coconut Milk
• Nacho Cheese Sauce
• Veggie Cheese Sauce
• Easy Vegan Gravy in Any Flavor
• The Best Vegan Ceasar Dressing
• Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing
• Vegetarian "Chicken" a la King
• Cheesy Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
• Tahini Dressing
• Tofu Pasta Sauce
• Vegan Pesto

Vegan meats

Nutritional yeast gives a rich umami flavor to vegan meat substitutes too. I use it in lots of my seitan recipes to give them a meatier flavor.

• Vegan Chicken Seitan
• Vegetarian Steak Substitute
• Seitan Sausage
• The Best Vegan Turkey
• Seitan Ham
• Rice Paper Bacon

Vegan eggs

Nooch also gives egg substitutes a more realistic umami flavor. I use it in all of my egg-like recipes.

• Vegan Scrambled Eggs
• Tofu Breakfast Sandwiches
• Chickpea Omelets
• Vegan Egg Muffins
• Vegan Quiche Lorraine

Roasted Vegetables

Nutritional yeast gives veggies a cheesy flavor. Sprinkle it on anything that you would put parmesan cheese on.

• Roasted Root Veggies
• Cheesy Baked Broccoli
• Cabbage Steaks
• Baked Cauliflower Nuggets
• Sauteed Chickpeas