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    Home » Recipes » Sauces

    Vegan Hollandaise Sauce

    Published: Aug 30, 2023 · Modified: Aug 30, 2023 by Richard Makin

    🥜 NF
    🌾 GF
    🫛 SF
    <15 mins
    🌱 VG

    Publised on 30/08/2023. Last Updated on 30/08/2023 by Richard

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    4.6 from 35 votes

    Quick, easy, delicious vegan hollandaise sauce for all your brunch needs! Tangy and velvety smooth. No cashews and no tofu required.

    vegan hollandaise

    Finally, a vegan hollandaise sauce recipe you'll ACTUALLY make! No need to soak any cashews or blend any tofu! Just whip up a batch of super smooth tangy vegan hollandaise in 5 minutes! Perfect for drizzling over steamed veggies or for serving with the perfect vegan eggs benedict.

    You'll be SHOOK by how silky smooth and velvety this vegan hollandaise is with not even a hint of greasiness! And what's more, it's easy to make in advance too! Store in a jar in the fridge and heat up whenever you need it!

    vegan hollandaise sauce
    Jump to:
    • 🧈 Vegan Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients
    • 🥣 Vegan Hollandaise Sauce Method
    • 🔀 How to Store and Reheat
    • 🔪 Equipment
    • 🤷‍♀️ Vegan Hollandaise Sauce FAQs
    • Vegan Hollandaise Sauce

    🧈 Vegan Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients

    I deliberately did my best to make this recipe with the least number of ingredients possible. Hollandaise sauce is usually a very simple recipe which obvs uses egg yolks (gross). Most vegan hollandaise sauce recipes use either cashews, tofu or plain flour to get a thick creamy sauce. But not me!

    ingredients

    As always, the full list of ingredients is at the bottom of the page. But for now, here's everything you'll need to make this recipe:

    • plant milk
    • cornstarch
    • vegan mayonnaise (I use Hellmann's)
    • vegan butter (I use Flora Plant)
    • white wine vinegar
    • lemon juice
    • cayenne pepper
    • kala namak
    vegan hollandaise sauce

    🥣 Vegan Hollandaise Sauce Method

    Let me give you a little breakdown of how to make this vegan hollandaise sauce recipe. Trust me, it's far easier than you think!

    Ingredients in double boiler

    1. First, we're going to place our vegan butter and vegan mayonnaise in a heatproof bowl and sit it over a double boiler. Melt these down and whisk together until smooth. Next we're going to add a cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened.

    mixing together

    2. Once the sauce has thickened, we're going to add our big flavour makers! Vinegar and lemon juice for tanginess, cayenne pepper for heat and kala namak for that eggy flavour! And that's it! You're done!

    broccoli

    🔀 How to Store and Reheat

    The best bit about this vegan hollandaise recipe is that it's easy to keep and reheat! This means you can prep in advance and have a batch ready for breakfast.

    To store, keep in a sealed jar in the fridge. To reheat, just spoon the sauce into a heatproof bowl and place over a pan of simmering water. Whisk until smooth and heated sufficiently then serve!

    vegan hollandaise

    🔪 Equipment

    Here's everything you'll need to make a gorgeous batch of vegan hollandaise sauce.

    • 1 Small saucepan
    • 1 Heatproof Bowl
    • 1 Whisk
    vegan hollandaise sauce

    🤷‍♀️ Vegan Hollandaise Sauce FAQs

    Q: What is hollandaise sauce made from?

    A: Traditionally, hollandaise is made from butter, egg yolks, vinegar and lemon juice.

    Q: What is vegan hollandaise sauce made from?

    A: This recipe uses vegan butter, vegan mayonnaise as well as plant milk and corn starch for a smooth, delicious mouthfeel.

    vegan eggs benedict

    Love a good vegan saucy sauce?? Why not try making my Vegan Buffalo Sauce, my Vegan Peppercorn Sauce or my Vegan Gochujang Mayo!

    vegan hollandaise sauce

    Vegan Hollandaise Sauce

    Quick, easy, delicious vegan hollandaise sauce for all your brunch needs! Tangy and velvety smooth. No cashews and no tofu required.
    4.60 from 35 votes
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    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 305kcal
    Author: Richard Makin

    Equipment

    • 1 Small saucepan
    • 1 Heatproof Bowl
    • 1 Whisk

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon plant milk
    • ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
    • 60 ml vegan mayonnaise I use Hellmann's
    • 40 g vegan butter I use Flora Plant
    • 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • Pinch cayenne pepper
    • ⅛ teaspoon kala namak
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Place a small saucepan over a high heat and add an inch of water. Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to low.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together the plant milk and the cornstarch. Set aside.
      1 tablespoon plant milk, ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
    • Place the vegan mayonnaise and vegan butter in a heatproof bowl and sit it on top of the saucepan of simmering water. Whisk until the vegan butter is melted and the mixture is smooth.
      60 ml vegan mayonnaise, 40 g vegan butter
    • Add the plant milk/cornstarch mixture and continue whisking until the mixture has thickened to a smooth, glossy sauce. Don't worry if the mixture appears to split, just keep whisking and the mixture will thicken.
    • Once the sauce has thickened, whisk in the remaining ingredients until smooth. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and serve warm.
      1 teaspoon white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, Pinch cayenne pepper, ⅛ teaspoon kala namak
    • Note: Store any extra vegan hollandaise sauce in a jar in the fridge. When you're ready to reheat the sauce, spoon it into a heatproof bowl and place over a pan of simmering water again. Whisk until smooth.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 793IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.05mg
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    1. Marie

      June 22, 2025 at 2:50 pm

      1 star
      It just tastes mayo beurk!!!!

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