Name: Mushroom Béchamel Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp olive oil (extra virgin); 6 garlic cloves (minced); 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 cups plant milk; 1 Tbsp mushroom powder; ¼ tsp nutmeg (ground); ½ tsp kosher salt

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Vegan béchamel sauce is a versatile sauce to have in your culinary toolbox. Béchamel is one of the French mother sauces and making it vegan has benefits for your health or if you have milk allergies. This creamy and indulgent sauce can be made without any animal products, making it a delicious option for those who follow a plant-based diet.

Of course, it’s perfect for your Eggplant Parm. It makes a great creamy pasta sauce or you can pour it over your veggies. You can also add flavors like lemon, mushroom, or mustard to change the basic flavor.

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How To Make Vegan Béchamel Sauce

Start a Roux for vegan béchamel sauce — Start a roux.

Cook the Roux for vegan béchamel sauce — Cook the roux.

ADDING PLANT MILK TO ROUX for vegan béchamel sauce — Add plant milk

vegan béchamel sauce vegan — Stir until smooth and thick

How to Make Vegan Mushroom Béchamel Sauce

Add mushroom powder for vegan béchamel sauce — Add mushroom powder.

Add Nutmeg for vegan béchamel sauce — And nutmeg to the sauce.

Chefs Tips

The best advice for great vegan béchamel is to keep stirring. It’s a fast sauce to make and you really want to cook the flour and incorporate the roux so you have a smooth, creamy, and thick sauce.
You can make different flavors for your sauce. The base béchamel is the perfect vehicle for adding flavors. I added mushroom powder for the vegan eggplant parm. You can add lemon or garlic and so much more.

Mushroom Béchamel Sauce

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Vegan Béchamel Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: ounces

Calories: 28kcal

Author: Those Vegan Chefs

Vegan béchamel sauce is a versatile sauce to have in your culinary toolbox. It makes a great creamy pasta sauce or pour it over your veggies. You can also add flavors like lemon, mushroom, or mustard to change the basic flavor.

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Ingredients

Mushroom Bechamel sauce

4 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
6 garlic cloves minced
4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups plant milk
1 Tbsp mushroom powder
¼ tsp nutmeg ground
½ tsp kosher salt

Instructions

How to make mushroom béchamel sauce

Heat the extra virgin olive oil over low heat, add the minced garlic, cooking to a light blond color. Add the flour to the garlic and oil. Cook for 3 minutes, it’s important to cook and stir the whole time.
Gradually whisk the plant milk into the flour. Add the mushroom powder, nutmeg, and salt.
Continue to cook over a low simmer for 15 minutes. Stirring frequently.

For regular béchamel, simply leave out the mushroom powder and nutneg.

Notes

Nutritional Values are an estimate.

Nutrition

Vegan Béchamel Sauce

Of course, it’s perfect for your Eggplant Parm. It makes a great creamy pasta sauce or you can pour it over your veggies. You can also add flavors like lemon, mushroom, or mustard to change the basic flavor.

Le Creuset Sauce Pan

Microplane Grater

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How To Make Vegan Béchamel Sauce