George This Vegan Swedish Brown Gravy – Ikea Style is so rich and flavourful, creamy, and insanely yummy, yet simple and quick to make, ready in only 5 minutes! It’s the perfect companion for our Authentic Gluten-Free & Vegan Swedish Meatballs, our Vegan Christmas Spiced Swedish Meatballs and our Swedish Style Vegan Christmas Ham. So addictive, it will add amazing flavour to any of our Vegan Meats recipes or baked/boiled potatoes. This is truly the best vegan Swedish brown gravy you’re going to find. The most delicious and the HEALTHIEST, as it’s made with homemade cashew cream!
This vegan gravy is the perfect sauce to have at any holiday or special occasion meal, it will take any dish to a whole new level. We make it every week because it’s just too good and super easy! Another gravy that we make every week too, is our insanely delicious Creamy Vegan Green Peppercorn Gravy. You need to try this one too because it tastes AMAZING!!
You also need to try this amazing brown gravy with our new creation: Crispy Delicious GF & Vegan Potato Waffles with Authentic Gluten-Free & Vegan Swedish Meatballs. See photo below:
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The Best Vegan Swedish Brown Gravy – Ikea Style
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Ingredients
Homemade Cashew Cream
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup cashews
Vegan Swedish Brown Gravy
- 1 tbsp vegan salted butter
- 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce, or tamari
- 1/2 cube vegetable broth
- 2 pinches black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 dash smoked salt
- 1 tbsp lingonberry jam, an ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT!
Instructions
Homemade Cashew Cream
- In a high-speed blender, combine the cashews and water, and blend until very smooth (no cashew pieces left).
Vegan Swedish Brown Gravy
- Put a small saucepan over medium-high heat, and heat the vegan butter until it's melted. Stir in the flour, and mix well, using a whisk, until a paste has formed.
- Now stir in the cashew cream you previously made in the blender, the 1/2 a cube of vegetable broth, Japanese soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper, smoked salt, and lingonberry jam, and continue stirring with the whisk until it thickens. It will take a few minutes.
- Now, this delicious gravy is ready to be served over our Authentic Gluten-Free & Vegan Swedish Meatballs, our Vegan Christmas Spiced Swedish Meatballs, our Swedish Style Vegan Christmas Ham, or any of our Mock-Meat recipes. Enjoy!
- You also need to try this amazing brown gravy with our new creation: Crispy Delicious GF & Vegan Potato Waffles with Authentic Gluten-Free & Vegan Swedish Meatballs. Yo're going to love this combo!
Notes
- Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 5 days.
- If you don’t eat gluten, feel free to use cornstarch or any gluten-free flour.
Nutrition
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This gravy is full of flavor and very very tasty. Thank you for this great recipe!
I made this gravy for the first time today, it was so delicious and will be making it again! Thank you! Loved it with your Swedish meatballs!
Made this for dinner with IKEA meatballs and egg noodles. The recipe was spot on and easy to follow. The only thing I will do different next time is doubling the recipe
Hi Kristen,
We are so happy to hear that you liked the recipe! We always double the recipe too, we eat it so fast!