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Three-Ingredient Alfredo Sauce

November 21, 2008
by Chocolate-Covered Katie

(Well, four if you count the salt)

I don’t know how I came up with this recipe; sometimes when I’m in the kitchen, creativity just takes over and I’m powerless to stop it (not that I want to).

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CCK’s “3-ingredient” Alfredo
(Makes about 1 1/2 cups)

  • 2 teaspoons agar agar flakes (Use a little more if you want it reeeaally thick.  Also, if you’re wary of agar flakes, you can make this substitution)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vegan butter (I use Smart Balance Light, but you could also use Earth Balance, Soy Garden, Spectrum, etc.)
  • 1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk (preferably unsweetened, unless you like a sweet Alfredo sauce)
  • Salt (I won’t list the amount I use, because people have completely different tolerances regarding salt. So just taste-test; and remember that it’s easier to keep adding more than to take some away!)
  • If you want a cheesy sauce, I’m thinking you could probably stir in some vegan Parmesan or melted Vegan Rella or Follow-Your-Heart cheese right before you put the sauce in the fridge. I haven’t tried this, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

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Procedure:

  • Put your milk and agar in a small pot and turn the heat to high.  
  • Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for about 5-7ish more minutes, stirring occasionally, until the agar agar flakes are mostly dissolved.
  • Turn off the heat and let sit for about 5 minutes (if you want to add cheeze, now would be the time to do so), then cover and put into the refrigerator.
  • The next day (or at least a few hours later, when the mixture has had time to cool and gel), retrieve the pot from the fridge. It should look ugly and gelatinous– not exactly the makings of a delicious sauce… or so you’d think!
  • Add your melted vegan butter and the salt. Using your hand blender (or put it in the regular blender or Magic Bullet), blend the sauce until it’s thick and creamy. Yay!

Now you are ready for the fun part– eating your sauce! Honestly, I sometimes don’t even bother to put it over anything, opting instead to eat it as a soup (I like putting roasted spaghetti squash or brussels sprouts or other veggies into my soup).

But other times… well, let’s just say this makes a great pasta—or zucchini pasta—sauce!

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Above, a close up of 3-ingredient-alfredo-d zucchini pasta 

Below, making a meal outta it:

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With veggie salad, berries, and two healthy Carrot Cake cupcakes!!

Wonder if they’d be good in the alfredo. Maybe not…


43 Comments leave one →
  1. B36Kitchen permalink
    November 21, 2008 10:38 pm

    What an interesting and simple sauce. I love 3 or 4 ingredient recipes!

  2. magpie permalink
    November 21, 2008 10:39 pm

    Haha, I use a lot of salt too – I did a nutritional analysis recently for my class and I was kind of shocked at how much I was having! Sounds very good :)

  3. November 21, 2008 10:39 pm

    You and your agar-agar! I think you’ve found your magic ingredient. I need to try that stuff!

    Good luck with papers, I’m doing the same thing! :)

  4. Halie permalink
    November 21, 2008 10:46 pm

    I’m so glad I’ve stocked up on agar powder! I would love to try this!

    Have an enjoyable weekend!

  5. River permalink
    November 21, 2008 11:22 pm

    Mmmm creamylicious! The soup with the spaghetti squash is genius!

  6. shelby permalink
    November 21, 2008 11:52 pm

    Don’t even worry about it girl! Your busy and have wayy more important things to do.

    Great recipe, you are really creative!

  7. Melissa permalink
    November 22, 2008 12:11 am

    Oh wow. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for the recipe…how creative!

  8. imadedinner permalink
    November 22, 2008 12:42 am

    Such an interesting idea! Thanks!

  9. Ricki permalink
    November 22, 2008 12:54 am

    Very cool (or hot!) sauce. Don’t worry about the comments–it can be very hard to keep up (I know I struggle with it!). Just go out and enjoy your weekend! :)

  10. Teenage Veg Head permalink
    November 22, 2008 1:12 am

    your a genius!!
    i can’t believe you came up with a three ingredient HEALTHY alfredo recipe. im definitely going to try it soon!

  11. loveofoats.com permalink
    November 22, 2008 1:14 am

    wow – what a yummy idea!!!! super simple too :) have a great weekend!

  12. Becca permalink
    November 22, 2008 1:27 am

    Awww, I wish I coudl make it but I can never get my hands on agar agar!!! But it does look incredibly delicious!Have a great weekend!!!

  13. sweetpotato permalink
    November 22, 2008 4:08 am

    Yum!!!!

    And yes, I do have a cupcake tattoo!

  14. Katie permalink
    November 22, 2008 6:06 am

    Genius! I have got to try this!

  15. federal vegan (kate) permalink
    November 22, 2008 1:54 pm

    Ha, now that you got me to buy a big thing of agar flakes I totally have to try this! Love the creativity.

  16. shellyfish permalink
    November 22, 2008 3:06 pm

    Why am I suddenly craving pasta? Yummy for my tummy, woot!

  17. Brooke permalink
    November 22, 2008 4:33 pm

    i love alfredo sauce and i love easy recipes! i feel like i really need to get agar!

    i hope you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend katie :)

  18. Joanna permalink
    November 22, 2008 6:05 pm

    this is so funny. alfredo soup?!?!!? i don’t know if it sounds really rich or really good. haha probably both.

    just wanna let you know that you won the butterfly award on my blog!! congrats katie!

  19. Lauren permalink
    November 22, 2008 6:05 pm

    oh this sounds so great! i’ve been wanting to try an alfredo recipe since i’ve become vegan..but have yet too. yours is so simple though I’ll have to try it. thanks! :)

  20. Vegetation permalink
    November 22, 2008 10:21 pm

    Ooo I love the idea of this for those nights when I’m crazy busy and don’t want to spend hours prepping food!

    And I love reading about people’s interesting eating habits.

    And don’t worry about the comments. I seem to have been in comment hibernation lately!

  21. carolinebee permalink
    November 23, 2008 1:08 am

    Hey! Love your blog, I just started one! haha your disclaimer is great, it sounds like a phone message, thanks for all the recipes!

  22. Vegan On Stage permalink
    November 23, 2008 5:09 am

    omg get me some of that!!!!!

  23. aTxVegn permalink
    November 23, 2008 5:11 am

    That’s the healthiest alfredo sauce I’ve ever seen and I just love it!

  24. carolinebee permalink
    November 23, 2008 3:38 pm

    Please do, I’ll add you too!

  25. Joanna permalink
    November 23, 2008 8:17 pm

    i’ll be your muffin maker only if you’ll be my cupcake maker haha

  26. Bethany permalink
    November 29, 2008 5:13 am

    Yum! I can’t believe that recipe is so simple. I have to try it out. thanks for sharing.

  27. Jack permalink
    December 10, 2008 10:25 pm

    That looks so good! Just a tip, leaving the shells on the pistachios actually fools your body into eating less.

    http://pistachiohealth.com/the_pistachio_principle.html

    I’m hunting the web for different creative ways to use pistachios in my cooking, I’m finding a lot of fun stuff!

  28. March 30, 2009 12:08 am

    I just found this sauce. I bet it would be good over fish. YUM!! Thanks for idea Katie!!!

    ~Justine

  29. Nicole permalink
    November 19, 2009 12:33 am

    Just tried this with blended silken tofu, a bit o’tahini + tamari, and a ton of garlic powder…YUM!

  30. Moonrat permalink
    May 29, 2010 6:08 pm

    My all-time FAVORITE Vegan Alfredo sauce is pretty much a “Nooch Sauce” (‘nooch’ being short for nutritional yeast). All it requires is nutritional yeast, vegan milk (i’m a huge UNSWEETENED almond breeze fan as well), and black pepper. If you want to thicken it up a bit, just adding corn starch or flour always works!

    Also, the nutritional yeast has A LOT of B Vitamins and other great things.

    P.S. Sorry if this is ULTRA old news!

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