Baked Vegan Mac and Cheese - Vegan and Oil-free Recipes

Ingredients

• 16 ounces (1 pound or about 454g) dry pasta of choice (use gluten-free if needed)
• 1 ¾ cups raw sunflower seeds (see note 2)
• 2 ¼ cups unsweetened non-dairy milk (see note 3)
• Juice of 1 large or 2 small lemons (or 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice)
• ½ cup nutritional yeast
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled (or about 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 1 ½ tablespoons miso paste (use chickpea miso for soy-free or omit)
• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar (or use any sugar or omit, just rounds out flavors)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric, optional (for color)
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch/flour (see note 5)
• 2-3 tablespoons panko bread crumbs (or gluten-free panko or rice crumbs)