This Artisan Green Pea Cheese is amazing. If you think vegan cheese can only be made with nuts, try this. It’s simple, tasty and beautiful.
The idea of making this Artisan Green Pea Cheese idea came to me while I was using the peas for dinner. I loved the color so much and was picturing how pretty it would be with the color of soft-white mold that grows on vegan brie.
Then, I thought of the request I got from my Youtube viewers. A few of them had asked me if they could make vegan cheese from something else besides cashews and almonds, and making cheese from green peas was my new challenge. Now, I was determined to make a beautiful cheese from green peas!
Green peas are very sweet and tasty to eat fresh, so I knew the cheese should taste good. The downside of using them to make cheese is that there is no fat in them, so I use coconut oil as its fat—and it worked amazing.
As I love eating raw peas so much, it came natural to me to use raw peas to make the cheese.
So, the first attempt was making it with raw peas. I went through the whole process, the mold grew on it nicely and I was so happy.
However, the result wasn’t good. It was bitter and did not at all taste good. None of us could eat it, and I ended up putting it in the compost.
A few days went by and I still couldn’t let go of the idea, so I gave it another try. This time I steamed the peas first, and the color was even prettier. Once the peas are cooked the color turns to a beautiful bright green.
I went through the process of making it again, and this time it worked. It was very tasty and creamy. It’s hard to believe that I could make cheese with legumes!
I didn’t stop there, I remade it 3 more times after the first one. I wanted to make sure that it really tasted good. Now, I’m confident to share it with you.
Ready to make Artisan Green Pea Cheese? Let me show you how!…
