Step 1

Place the cashews, nutritional yeast, hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and 1/4 cup of water into the bowl of a food processor fitted with an s-blade.

Step 2

Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Step 3

Thin with anywhere between 1/4 and 3/4 cup of water, depending on desired thickness (I used about 1/2 cup in the batch shown in the photos). Blend again until smooth.

Step 4

Season the queso with salt to taste, and adjust any other seasonings to your liking.

Step 5

Serve.