Warm cookies will be on your table in no time thanks to this incredibly easy recipe! Warm is preferred; you may also add additional Cheddar cheese and garlic powder. Yummm!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 5 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 3 |
| Yield: | 3 baked potatoes |
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashews
- water to cover
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 large baking (russet) potatoes
- ¼ cup chopped fresh chives
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoons fake bacon bits
- 2 tablespoons margarine (such as Earth Balance®)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pinch paprika, or to taste
Instructions
- Place cashews in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for a minimum of 4 hours to overnight. Drain.
- Combine cashews, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and salt in the bowl of a food processor or a high-powered blender. Blend vegan sour cream until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Wash and dry potatoes. Prick several times with a fork and place on a microwave-safe plate. Cook on full power in the microwave until tender, 12 to 14 minutes, turning over once halfway through cooking. Cool for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut cooked potatoes in half. Scoop out flesh without tearing the potato skin. Transfer flesh to a large bowl and place potato skins on the prepared baking sheet. Add vegan sour cream, chives, almond milk, fake bacon bits, margarine, garlic, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the potato flesh. Fill each potato skin with the mixture and mound it up high. Sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Reviews
These were good but the micro cook time needs adjusted. At 12-14 minutes your potatoes are so cooked that it makes it impossible to slice them in half and keep the shell in tact. I recommend 8 minutes. That is what I did on my 2nd try and they turned out perfectly.