Healthy Amazing Vegan Cheese (WFPB, No nuts, No oil)

We love, love, love this recipe.  Kids will eat it in a grilled cheese sandwich for their school lunches or just in slices.  I'm still perfecting getting it solid.  It sounds like I need to increase my thickening time from 5 minutes on the stove to 8-10 minutes.  In the meantime, we just leave out the agar agar powder for a nacho cheese consistency to put over black bean pasta or potatoes.  It really is delicious!

Ingredients (put them in blender in order listed)
1 cup water
1 cup oats
1 cup sweet potato, steamed
1 bell pepper, chargrilled or roasted, marinated in vinegar*
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon smoked paprika (or to taste)
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup water

Optional: to firm the cheese
1 1/3 cup water
2 1/2 tablespoons agar agar powder

Directions
Place 12 ingredients in order into blender.  Blend until combined, approximately 1 minute.  Heat agar agar powder and water on separate pan on stove.  Bring to boil, turn down, and whisk mixture constantly until thick as molasses, 5-10 minutes. Quickly put mixture into blender and blend until combined.  Poor into molds. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

* I buy the roasted red pepper in a jar with water at my local grocery store.  Or use my affiliate link to buy online.