Vegan soy milk powder alternative for vegan cheese sauce

[Adamjandro]

Hi all,

I have a vegan and gluten-free cheese sauce recipe that's absolutely amazing. One of the ingredients is 1 cup of soy milk powder. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but recently I've noticed a correlation with me ingesting soy and me breaking out in acne, rosacea, and additional GI issues whenever I have soy similar to how gluten affects me. I'm experimenting right now with being soy-free also, so now my vegan gluten-free cheese sauce has to be vegan gluten-free and soy-free. Soy-free is new to me... anyone have any recommendations or advice on soy milk powder alternatives?

Thanks all

[kareng]

There is a vegan place here that makes a cashew cheese sauce.  Maybe try a cashew milk?  Not sure if it comes  powdered....

[Adamjandro]

The cheese sauce does already have cashews. The soy milk powder helps thicken it and add some flavor. If there's not much else as an alternative I may double up on the gluten-free corn startch or even add some rice flour or may try almond flour.

[kareng]

Sorry.  I dont know the recipe.  If you are looking for starches/ thickeners - you could experiment with potato starch , arrowroot, or a variety of different " flours".

[Adamjandro]

here are the ingredients:

1 cup coconut milk
2 cups water
1/4 cup gluten-free nutritional yeast
2-3 TSP salt
1/2 cup raw cashew peices
1/2 cup lightly sauteed red bell pepper
1 tbsp pure lemon juice
1/4 cup gluten-free cornstartch
1 tsp onion powder
1 cup soy milk powder, plain