Description
Easy vegan taquito recipe filled with pumpkin cashew queso cheese and spicy pulled jackfruit! This is the perfect snack for football games or a quick weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
																
							Scale
													
									
			Cashew Pumpkin Queso:
- 2 3/4 cup soaked raw cashews*
 - 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
 - 1/2 tablespoon garlic
 - 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
 - 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
 - 1 teaspoon salt
 - 1 tablespoon water
 
Pulled Jackfruit:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
 - 1/2 cup onions
 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
 - 1/2 teaspoon Hungarian hot paprika or cayenne pepper
 - 1/2 tablespoon garlic
 - 1 teaspoon ground cummin
 - 1 teaspoon chili powder
 - 1 teaspoon salt
 - 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
 - 1/2 tablespoon liquid smoke
 - 1 cup pumpkin puree
 - 1 cup water
 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup
 - 1 cup of corn
 - 1 tablespoon chili onion crunch (from trader joes-optional)
 
Taquitos:
- 30 medium corn tortillas
 - 1 bag of nondairy shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
 - 2 avocados
 - 2 limes
 - fresh cilantro
 
Lime Crema:
- 1/4 cup of nondairy yogurt
 - 1 tablespoon lime juice
 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic
 
Instructions
Cashew Pumpkin Queso:
- Soak raw unsalted cashews in a bowl of water for 24 hrs or boil water and pour over the cashews and allow them to soak for 4 hours until soft.
 - Drain the water from the cashews and pour them into a food processor or blender.
 - Add the pumpkin, garlic, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, salt, and water to the blender.
 - Blend until smooth and creamy, stirring the sides as needed.
 - Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate while jackfruit finishes cooking.
 
Pulled Jackfruit:
- Slice onions into small pieces and turn the crockpot on sautee/brown. Pour the olive oil in the crockpot and cook down the onions until translucent and fragrant.
 - Add pumpkin, water, liquid smoke, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, hot paprika, and salt to the crockpot and stir.
 - Drain the water or brine from two cans of jackfruit and add the jackfruit to the crockpot.
 - Stir well and cover the jackfruit in the pumpkin puree mix.
 - Close the lid and cook on slow cook for 2 1/2 hours.
 - Open the crockpot and using a fork shred the jackfruit into small pieces that will resemble pulled chicken.
 - Add maple syrup, chili onion crunch, and corn to the jackfruit and stir well.
 - Turn the crockpot back on to the simmer/brown setting and leave the lid off so some of the moisture can escape.
 - Cook for an additional 15 min, stirring occasionally.
 
Making homemade taquitos:
- Heat a small amount of oil in a pan. Place one corn tortilla face down and cook for a minute and flip the corn tortilla to the other side and cook again until the tortilla becomes soft and slightly brown. Alternatively, you can wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds.
 - Next, take one tortilla and spread a layer of pumpkin queso cheese, near the middle or on one side of the tortilla.
 - Add a small layer of the pulled jackfruit and sprinkle with cheese.
 - Roll the tortilla up tightly and place the taquito seam side down.
 - Repeat until the mixture is gone or until the desired number of taquitos is made.
 - Transfer the taquitos to the air fryer and place them seam-side down.
 - Cook in the air fryer at 370 for 15 minutes or you can bake them in the oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
 - Once they are baked fully the outside should be nice and crispy.
 - Transfer to a plate and garnish with toppings.
 
Lime Crema and toppings:
- Mix the nondairy yogurt with lime juice and garlic in a small bowl.
 - Slice the avocado and lime into small pieces and wedges.
 - Chop the fresh cilantro
 - Drizzle the taquitos with the lime crema and garnish with avocado, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges.
 - Serve and enjoy!
 
Notes
* to soak the raw cashews leave them in a bowl of water for 24 hours or boil water and pour over the cashews and allow to soak for 2-4 hours. The softer the cashews are the more creamy and smooth the queso will be!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 taquitos
 - Calories: 390
 
Keywords: taquitos, vegan cheese, pumpkin, crockpot meals, jackfruit, meatless meals, vegan, gluten-free,