Vegan cheese is made using plant-based ingredients like soy milk or nut milk from cashews, almonds, or macadamias. Then a bacterial culture is added to separate the proteins in the milk. To achieve a cheese-like texture, it is supplemented with emulsifiers, oils, and thickeners, like tapioca, arrowroot, pea flour, or agar. Other vegan cheese sauce recipe uses nutritional yeast, water, some spices, cooked potatoes, and carrots blended together until smooth.