• Home
    • about me
    • contact me
  • recipes
    • instant pot recipes
    • slow cooker recipes
    • drinks and syrups
    • appetizers
    • breakfast
    • dessert
    • mains
    • pasta
    • salads
    • sandwich
    • soup
    • spreads
    • stews
  • crockpot faq
    • slow cooker recipes
  • IP recipes
    • instant pot accessories
  • air fryer recipes
    • My Favorite Air Fryers and Accessories
  • My Books
  • Kathy’s Must-Haves

Home » crockpot » Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

Please note that this post may contain affiliate links. (That means I make a commission if you use my affiliate link to buy the product.) For more information, please see my full disclosure policy.

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

December 8, 2015 by Kathy Hester 17 Comments

PinterestFacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppPocketEmail

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

I love potatoes and most vegans count on them for comfort food meals just like everyone else. Plus they are nutritious and delicious. I have a modernized old-fashioned favorite side dish, Au Gratin Potatoes.

It’s a twist to cook them in your 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker. That’s just the beginning of my changes. The sauce is vegan, of course, and is made with vegetables!

It’s similar to my Creamy Vegetable-based Vegan Cheese Sauce. I didn’t have any turnips on hand so I left those out. You could change cooked turnip out for up to 1/3 of the cauliflower. I didn’t use cashews in this version so it could have less calories and be nut-free for company.

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

You cook up the cauliflower and carrots then toss them in a blender with some nondairy milk and nutritional yeast. Blend until smooth and you’re ready to slice your potatoes.

You can keep this completely oil-free and place a piece of parchment paper in your slow cooker or you can hit it with a little spray oil to make clean up easier. It’s all up to you!

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil
Print Recipe
4.57 from 16 votes

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

This cheezy sauce is ridiculously easy to make. Even better no one in your family will realize just how healthy these vegan au gratin potatoes really are. They are gluten-free, soy-free and have no oil added! (You can oil your slow cooker to make clean up easier or press a large piece of parchment paper in and layer your potatoes on top of that.)
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 277kcal
Author: Kathy Hester

Ingredients

  • 2 packed cups cooked cauliflower florets
  • 1 cup cooked carrot coins
  • 1 cup unsweetened plain nondairy milk
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 medium potatoes

Instructions

  • Blend everything except for the potatoes in your blender and blend until smooth. You will need to stop and scrape the sides down a few times to make sure there are no lumps.
  • Pour just enough sauce to cover the bottom of your 3½ to 4 quart slow cooker. Layer with about ⅓ of the potatoes, and cover with sauce. Repeat until the potatoes are all used and end with sauce poured over the top.
  • Cook on low 7 to 9 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 395mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 6g
Join Kathy's Cooking Club!


Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

PinterestFacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppPocketEmail

Filed Under: crockpot, Fall, Gluten-free, No Added Oil, Side Dish, Soy-free Tagged With: cauliflower, crockpot, no oil added, potato, potatoes au gratin, slow cooker, Vegan

« 2 Quart Slow Cookers and an Autumn Harvest Veggie Soup Recipe
9 of the Best Vegan Bean Recipes »

Comments

  1. Barely Vegan says

    December 9, 2015 at 10:48 pm

    This looks amazing!! I loooove potatoes au gratin. Even though there is cauliflower in the sauce, I’d probably pour it over more cauliflower and make cauliflower au gratin. I looooove cauliflower too!! Great recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • John says

      April 12, 2017 at 6:41 pm

      Not much flavor

      Reply
  2. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says

    December 21, 2015 at 2:29 am

    I need to save this for my vegan guests, I always feel bad when I make cheesy au gratins, no need to anymore.

    Reply
  3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    December 21, 2015 at 7:44 am

    O this looks so creamy and delish!!! I want a huge plate <3

    Reply
  4. Florian @ContentednessCooking says

    December 21, 2015 at 10:57 am

    Wow such a comfort dish, definitely a must make!

    Reply
  5. Diana Johnson @ Eating Richly Even When You're Broke says

    December 21, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    I use nutritional yeast as a supplement to boost my breast milk supply, and keep thinking I should try it in a recipe other than lactation cookies. This looks like a winner!

    Reply
    • Andrea says

      January 9, 2017 at 1:38 am

      Brewers yeast in your lactation cookies will eork waaayyyyy better! Trust!

      Reply
  6. Emily says

    December 22, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    I’ve never craved vegan potato au gratin… until now! This looks amazing! Love the addition of cauliflower!

    Reply
  7. Kathryn Grace says

    March 5, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    Like all your recipes, this looks ever so tasty. Pinning so I can try it sometime when I have both potatoes and cauliflower on hand. Thank you!

    Reply
  8. Sara says

    February 15, 2017 at 9:25 am

    if no slow cooker is available where i can cook ? In a pan or in oven ? thank you so much! this recipe looks amazing!!!

    Reply
    • Kathy Hester says

      February 15, 2017 at 4:14 pm

      I would cook it in the oven, covered and remove the cover for it to brown about 10 to 15 minutes. I’d try cooking it at 350 degrees, but I’m unsure of the time it will take to cook.

      Reply
  9. Diana says

    May 17, 2017 at 12:35 pm

    Im going to this eith putting a layer of onions seperated into rings between the potatoes. Yummmmmmmmmmmm

    Reply
  10. Donna says

    November 5, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    These were amazing! I added sliced onions to each layer, as suggested above, & I baked them in the oven. Will definitely be making this recipe again!

    Reply
    • Kathy Hester says

      November 11, 2017 at 8:29 am

      What a great idea!

      Reply
  11. Caroline says

    December 10, 2017 at 12:30 pm

    I just made this and found it to be very bland. I even added some Dijon and Worcestershire and more nutritional yeast. Had to add more milk also to get it to blend – even using my Vitamix.

    Reply
  12. Lara Calo says

    November 4, 2019 at 6:25 am

    What vegan dish would go with this? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kathy Hester says

      November 17, 2019 at 6:43 pm

      Just about anything: seitan, tofu, cauliflower steaks, or even tempeh or beans.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Join my November Plant Based Cooking Classes!

Join Kathy's Cooking Club!

Learn How to Use Your IP

The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot

Learn all about nutritional yeast!
Healthy Slow Cooking is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. We also participate in other affiliate programs. This is at no added cost to you and allows me to keep making new recipes to share!
ⓒ Kathy Hester, HealthySlowCooking.com
| privacy policy | contact |
All rights reserved. No materials may be used without permission.