This vegan broccoli cheese soup is deliciously cheesy with all the cheesy flavor you could dream of. Rich and creamy, hearty and satisfying!
This vegan broccoli cheese soup is so cheesy it’s crazy! Especially considering the fact that it doesn’t have any actual cheese in it.
If there was a blind taste test happening I don’t think many people would believe you if you told them that there is no cheese in it, that is how cheesy this is!
And broccoli and cheesy stuff does go extremely well together. I mean broccoli and cheese sauce – well that goes way back.
All the way back to when I was a kid and could not stand green vegetables. I remember one particularly memorable occasion of being made to sit at the dinner table for roughly 5 hours after everyone else had left because I was NOT going to eat that soggy lump of cooked spinach. I was very stubborn. My mom was much more stubborn. I didn’t stand a chance.
But what I do remember is that if green veggies (broccoli particularly) had cheese sauce on – well then I could quite easily be persuaded to eat them.
So now, even though we’re all adults and I’m pretty sure we all love the green veg 
, putting them in some cheesy soup is still a very good idea people!
If you love hearty soups then check out our vegan minestrone soup, vegan black bean soup and our vegan potato leek soup too!
How To Make Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup
The base of this soup is potatoes and carrots, with the carrots providing the beautiful color. They cook with onions and garlic in some vegetable stock and when nice and cooked are blended with coconut cream and nutritional yeast (for cheesy flavor) and other spices.
The textures, the flavors, it’s ridiculous how cheesy this is. You immersion blend the whole pot, if you have an immersion blender, otherwise you can transfer to your blender jug in stages and then return to the pot, and then you add in your broccoli florets and let them cook in the soup for a few minutes until just tender.
This is great as an appetizer or entrée, but I would probably lean more towards an entrée, even though soups are usually appetizers, this is really hearty and filling, it’s not something you want to have a bowl of and then have something else afterwards.
How To Serve Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup
Serve it with a tiny bit of vegan cheese on top for decoration, really the only actual ‘cheese’ in the dish, a couple of broccoli florets and some black pepper.
And then of course you need some bread for dipping since this is a great soup for dipping. And you have a seriously satisfying meal.
Storing and Freezing
This makes a big pot of soup but leftovers keep very well in the fridge for 3-4 days so even if you’re only cooking for a couple of people, make the full batch and eat it over a few days, you won’t be sorry you did!
This soup is also freezer friendly if you’d like to freeze it.
More Delicious Vegan Soup Recipes!
- Spicy Vegan Carrot Soup
- Vegan Tomato Soup
- Vegan Lentil Soup
- Vegan Potato Soup
- Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
- Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Vegan Split Pea Soup
- Vegan Miso Soup
Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6
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This vegan broccoli cheese soup is deliciously cheesy and has all the cheesy flavor you could dream of. Rich and creamy, hearty and satisfying!
Ingredients
- 1 Onion (Chopped)
- 1 tsp Crushed Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Dried Basil
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 4 Medium Potatoes (~2.2lb/1kg) – (Peeled and Chopped)
- 4 Large Carrots (Chopped)
- 4 Cups (960ml) Vegetable Stock
- 1/2 cup (30g) Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1 Can (14oz/400ml) Coconut Cream
- 4 cups Broccoli Florets (360g) – (about 1 Large Head or 2 Medium Heads cut into florets)
- Sea Salt and Black Pepper to taste
For Serving:
- Grated Vegan Cheese (Optional)
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- Add the chopped onion and crushed garlic to a pot with the olive oil, dried basil and oregano and sauté until softened.
- Add in the potatoes and carrots and the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover the pot and simmer until the potatoes and carrots are cooked.
- Then add in the nutritional yeast, onion powder, dijon mustard and paprika and stir in. Add in the coconut cream.
- Remove the pot from the heat and blend with an immersion blender. If you don’t have an immersion blender, transfer in stages to a blender jug and then return to the pot.
- Return the pot to the heat. Add in the broccoli florets and cook for a few minutes in the soup until just softened.
- Serve the soup with a little grated vegan cheese (optional) and some black pepper.
Notes
*Leftovers keep very well in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Category: Appetizer, Savory, Gluten-Free
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serve (of 6)
- Calories: 386
- Sugar: 9.5g
- Sodium: 216mg
- Fat: 17.2g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 51.1g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 8.8g
Keywords: vegan broccoli cheese soup
Hello I want to make this. Can you confirm what size Onion and if Yellow/Sweet is preferred over red or white? Thank you.
Hi Judy, it’s just a regular medium sized onion and it can be either white or brown onion. 🙂
Thank you. Made this and we really liked it very much.
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Awesome! Thanks so much Judy!
Delicious,made this 3 times now and each time came out perfect.
One time I didn’t have fresh broccoli, frozen worked just as well, yummy soup and can keep for a few days in the fridge, if it lasts that long.
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Yay! Thanks so much Hazel. 🙂
Hi!
I’m brazilian and here (in Brazil) it’s difficult to found Nutritional Yeast.
Can I replace it?
PS: I love your recipes.
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Hi Gleice, so glad you like the recipes! I don’t think there is really a substitute, but this recipe would still work and be tasty without it, just not as cheesy. All the best! 🙂
Omg super delicious!! I made this recipe exactly as written and it was a total hit with my family!! I will definitely make this again very soon.
Thanks so much!!
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Awesome! So glad it was a hit! Thanks for the wonderful review. 🙂
Made this recipe last night for my son who is having trouble eating after having his wisdom teeth out and it WAS FANTASTIC!!!! This was a simple recipe and my son was able to “slurp” it up with no problem LOL! Thank you!!!
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So happy you enjoyed it! Hope your son has a speedy recovery! 🙂
This is a fantastic recipe! I added about 1/4c more nutritional yeast for extra cheesy-ness. Amazing! Thank-you!
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Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the great review. 🙂
This is just finishing cooking in the pan & smells amazing.
Thank you for a great recipe x
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Fantastic! Hope you love it! Thanks so much for the wonderful review. 🙂
It was delicious. I will be making again tonight. All the family tucked in even my (nearly) 21 year old who moans that I don’t buy dairy cheese anymore 😉
More vegan cheese recipes please x x
Hi, is there a substitute for the coconut cream? Thanks.
Hi there, you could use a different non-dairy cream or milk in the same quantity, which would be 1 and 2/3 cups. 🙂
I’m cooking for one bc my husband isn’t into vegetables. Can I freeze this into individual portions?
Hi Amy, yes you can definitely do that. 🙂
Does it taste very “coconut-y”? One person in my family won’t even try it if it does. There’s always one…
Hi Dominique, I don’t think it does, but you can definitely switch it for a different non-dairy milk or cream just to be on the safe side. 🙂
I have never posted a review for a recipe, until now! This soup was so amazing, I just had to say THANK YOU! I only really tweaked one thing.
I used broth/water to cook onions and garlic to omit the oil.
I cannot get over how wonderful this soup is. I have been searching for a vegan cheesy-ish dish with delicious flavor. And this is IT! 💗
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Yay! So happy to hear this Jackie! Thanks for posting and the wonderful review. xo
Love the idea of this recipe but I really detest Dijon. Can you suggest another mustard? Looks wonderful.
Hi Kim, sure any prepared yellow mustard will also work great here! 🙂
Absolutely delicious! Family loved it and two of them are not usually a fan of nutritional yeast. I didn’t have enough carrots so substituted with yellow squash to make up the difference. Still amazing. I will definitely make this again.
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Fantastic! Thanks for the great review Tammy! 🙂
Super cheesy and I LOVE it!!
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I have made this before and my husband (he’s not a vegan) said it was one of the best things I’ve ever made. So thank you Alison! I have added this to my Easter dinner coming up as a starter soup!
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Perfect! Thanks so much Alina! 🙂
I made this last night, but I improvised with a bag of frozen sliced carrots and mashed potato flakes. It was divine! I showed it off on Facebook. My immersion blender wasn’t really getting the lumps out so I put it in the blender in 2 stages. Also added about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil after adding the broccoli. The oil gave it a perfectly cheesy gloss and mouth feel. So great! I made sure to link to this recipe for my Facebook vegan friends!
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Hi Richard! So glad to hear it came out well. It sounds great with those adjustments. Thanks so much for the awesome review, and sharing it with your facebook friends! 🙂
Delicious! Non vegans loved it, also!
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Wonderful! Thanks Iva! 🙂
What can possibly be the substitute for paprika?
You can leave it out without it being a big issue.
Can you make this without the coconut cream?
You could use something else in its place like a different non-dairy cream or non-dairy milk.
Warm, rich, cheesy amazing soup!
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