Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese

Ginny McMeans

Ginny McMeans

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January 26, 2019

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March 22, 2023

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese takes 5 minutes to make and may be your choice of parmesan after you’ve tasted it.  High in protein and flavor hemp seeds are the star!

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese is in a cork topped jar with some spilled on the plate it's sitting on.

Have you ever taken a spoonful of hemp seed hearts?  If you haven’t then you’re missing something.  They are that good!

I have very loving nieces that are well over 20 and can easily tell me ‘no’ but I have held up a spoonful (well half a spoon so I didn’t freak them out) and said: “Here try it! You’re going to love them!”

They all hesitated but then took the spoonful and all of them couldn’t believe it.  Their eyes would open wide and say “Wow!  What is that!”

It’s raw hemp seeds and it’s also called hemp seed hearts.  Not toasted. Those are different. But they are packed full of protein and the best addition to almost everything.

A homemade condiment has 5 ingredients and each is in a small white bowl in different shapes.

You’ll have only five ingredients to nirvana with this recipe.  All it takes are some measuring spoons, measuring cups, and a food processor.

The food processor really does come in handy. I really don’t know how all of the ingredients would be broken down in any other way.

Come to think of it a mortar and pestle would probably work but then it would take more than mere minutes.

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese has 5 ingredients and each is in a small white bowl in different shapes.food processor waiting to be combined.

You can grind as fine as you like.  I didn’t go real fine this time around but you can do whatever pleases you.  The taste is still the same.

You can use a spoon, a shaker and even your fingers to sprinkle on the goods.  Just make sure you get enough.

I just posted an Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes recipes and sprinkled this all over the potatoes.  Wow!

Hemp hearts and 4 more ingredients are all in a food processor and ground to a perfect sprinkling size.

Health Benefits of Hemp Seed

  • 6g of protein are in one ounce! If you’re like me I can use 1 ounce very easily.
  • They have fat and they are the ‘good fat’ = omega-3 and omega-6 so make sure you have hemp seeds occasionally.
  • There is Vitamin E included and so many more nutrients that you don’t want to miss.
  • Lately ‘they’ are saying that hemp seeds may reduce symptoms of menopause. That’s got to be a plus!
  • Minerals galore = iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, calcium, and zinc.

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese is in a cork topped jar with another corked jar behind.

Tips for Making Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese

  • There aren’t too many notes to take for this recipe.
  • I already mentioned a food processor is needed and it really is because you want to break everything down to about the same size.
  • Don’t over-process it.  You don’t want hemp butter. It just takes about 15 pulses or about 15 seconds.
  • Do add the seasonings.  Give it a try because it is over the top good but if you have picky eaters such as a child or an adult child then you can hold back and just use the salt.
  • No need to add any other binder or filler.  The ingredients are a really nice mix.
  • Keep refrigerated.
  • Your package of hemp hearts will have an expiration date on it and that is the date you can go by for how long it will keep in the fridge.

Helpful Tools

Stainless steel measuring cups and spoons – this set has so many sizes!

You don’t need a huge food processor and this 3 cup one will work great.  If you have a big one that will work too!

Are you looking for cute little corked bottles for this nut free vegan parmesan cheese and other seasonings? Then these glass bottles might be what you’re looking for.

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese is in a cork topped jar with some spilled on the plate it's sitting on.a tipped corked jar behind.

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese is in a cork topped jar with some spilled on the plate it's sitting on.a tipped corked jar behind.

Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese

Ginny McMeans
4.8400 from 31 votes
Nut Free Vegan Parmesan Cheese takes 5 minutes to make and may be your choice of parmesan after you’ve tasted it.  It keeps in the fridge for weeks.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 12 Ounces

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup hemp seeds, raw shelled and they are also called hemp hearts
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Place all of the ingredients into a food processor.
  • Turn on high for about 15-20 seconds, tops.  Scrape down the sides if needed. You can also pulse it about 15 to 20 times instead. Stir and sprinkle!
  • Keep refrigerated.

Notes

Keep refrigerated. It may form ice crystals if frozen so I wouldn’t go that route.  Just refrigerate.  Your package of hemp hearts will have an expiration date on it and that is the date you can go by for how long it will keep in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving:1Ounce, Calories:100kcal, Carbohydrates:1g, Protein:6g, Fat:7g, Sodium:97mg, Potassium:18mg, Vitamin A:85IU, Calcium:23mg, Iron:2.4mg

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  1. Gwen Avatar
    Gwen

    5 stars
    Love this. It will be a regular in my pantry now. I always refrigerate my hemp hearts. I suspect would be best to keep this refrigerated too.

    1. Ginny McMeans Avatar

      Thank you Gwen! Yes, refrigerate for sure. I’ll add that to the post. Thanks for the heads up!

  2. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    5 stars
    Just made this! Never mind sprinkling it on stuff – it’s so good i could eat it straight out of the jar with a spoon!! This will become a regular for me. Love it. Thanks for the recipe.

    1. Ginny McMeans Avatar

      You are very welcome and thank you so much Jane! You feel exactly as I do about the stuff 😀

  3. Sheilagh Avatar
    Sheilagh

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh, so love this. Thank you so much

  4. Anna Johstono Avatar
    Anna Johstono

    Mine is like paste. Help! I think it’s because my hemp hearts were already refrigerated.

    1. Ginny McMeans Avatar

      Oh my gosh Anna. Mine are always refrigerated so that wasn’t it. Were they frozen first and had melted ice crystals in the mix? I think you must have processed them way too long and were actually turning it into hemp butter. Just process it a few pulses or on and off for about 20 seconds, tops.

  5. cj Avatar
    cj

    Hi,
    Do you have a substitution for the hemp hearts … I’m allergic to hemp. Thanks

  6. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh, I’m excited! I love it. It will now be my go to sprinkling on everything. Perfect as is and you can lessen some ingredients and/or add others. The options are endless. Thank you!!

    1. Ginny McMeans Avatar

      You are very welcome Jennifer and thanks so much. Great input!

  7. Joan Burrows Avatar
    Joan Burrows

    5 stars
    Very easy to make, love it

  8. Kiley Avatar
    Kiley

    Looks amazing, can’t wait to try it! Where did you find the glass bottle with the spoon attached? I looked thru your link but only found the plain milk bottle. Love your recipes!

    1. Ginny McMeans Avatar

      Ah, thanks Kiley. I bought it at Cost Plus World Market a few years ago. They still might have them though. They keep their classic things in a long time.

  9. Shelly Avatar
    Shelly

    5 stars
    This is a really nice parmesan. You may say we love it! When I make a batch it gets sprinkled on everything savoury. Thanks so much for the recipe.

  10. Laura Jane Nemeth Avatar
    Laura Jane Nemeth

    5 stars
    I tried this recipe tonight. I was amazed how wonderful it is. I will be putting it on everything. Everyone must try this, it is great!!!!

  11. Mar Avatar
    Mar

    5 stars
    Wowwww, tastes great😍love it, thank you very much!

  12. Amy Reb Avatar
    Amy Reb

    5 stars
    I always keep some in a jar in the fridge! I put some on top of some egg bites before I bake them! This is great stuff!

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Hi, my name is Ginny and it is fantastic that you have come to visit and see my recipes. I have a positive attitude and can’t seem to be in nature enough. My North American bird count is 678 and I’m always watching for mammals and insects too. My head is stuffed full of recipes that I want to create and life is just to dang short. The recipes feature healthy and delicious vegan food that you can enjoy now or freeze for future meals.

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