Making these creamy, dairy-free, scalloped potatoes couldn’t be easier. Slice your potatoes and onions, blend up some Mother Mix sauce infused with some seasonings, layer everything together, and bake. Hello, low-stress, gluten-free, dairy-free comfort food! If you’re not onto the Mother Mix yet, don’t worry, we’ve got the equivalent ingredients (almond flour, nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, salt) listed for you and the recipe is still very fast and easy.
The Ingredients
This Scalloped Potato recipe is made with just a few simple ingredients: potatoes, onions, margarine, nutmeg, garlic, and the Mother Mix, our DIY vegan comfort-food starter. If you don’t have the Mother Mix, you can use the equivalent ingredients: almond flour, nutritional yeast, tapioca starch and salt. See the Printable Recipe Card for the quantities.
Choosing Potatoes
You’ll want to use starchy potatoes, such as Idaho or Russet potatoes. You can also use Yukon Gold potatoes, which are considered an all-purpose potato. You can leave the peel on or off, whatever you like.
Choosing Onions
For the onions, you can use an all-purpose type onion such as white onions or sweet onions.
About the Mother Mix
The Mother Mix is your shortcut to making a wide variety of creamy or cheesy plant-based recipes. Use it on its own to make a simple dairy-free or vegan cream sauce or as a base for a dip. The Mother Mix is an all-natural, gluten-free dry mix that you can make in minutes and then store in your pantry so it’s ready when you are to make some delicious comfort food.
Making Scalloped Potatoes
Start by slicing your potatoes about 1/16 of an inch thick or thinner if you can. Slice your onion about the same size thickness.
Make the Mother Mix sauce, using the mix and nutmeg and garlic. Leave out the garlic if you wish, but include the nutmeg, because that’s a key flavour note in the Bechamel sauce from which traditional scalloped potatoes are made. (And please note, if you haven’t made the Mother Mix, don’t worry, we’ve included the equivalent ingredients.)
Now you just need to layer it all together and then bake. Start with a thin layer of sauce, followed by a layer of potato, and then onion.
Keep repeating this, ending with a layer of potatoes. Dab some butter substitute on the top.
It’s ready to go into the oven. Check it around the 35 minute mark, but it’s likely to be ready closer to 50 minutes. The potatoes should be tender, and cooked through. Serve hot.
Other Recipes that Use the Mother Mix
The Mother Mix is your shortcut to making a wide variety of creamy or cheesy plant-based recipes. Use it on its own to make a simple dairy-free or vegan cream sauce or as a base for a dip. The Mother Mix is an all-natural, gluten-free dry mix that you can make in minutes and then store in your pantry so it’s ready when you are to make some delicious comfort food.
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Printable Recipe Card
Dairy-Free and GF Scalloped Potatoes
made even easier if you have our DIY Mother Mix on hand, but still easy
without. These gluten-free scalloped potatoes are perfect for a weekend dinner
or as a festive side for special occasion.
Ingredients
- 4 cups potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup Mother Mix + 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon margarine
Optionally, if you don't have the Mother Mix
- 3/4 cup almond flour (we use superfine almond flour, also called almond meal, or ground blanched almonds)
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour)
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast (add more if you want the potatoes to taste cheesy)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350F. Slice the potatoes and onions, about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch think. Blend the Mother Mix (or equivalent ingredients), along with nutmeg, garlic, and salt, on high for 1 minute.
- Assemble: In a baking dish, place a thin layer of sauce, followed by a thin layer of potatoes, and then a thin layer of onions. Repeat for two layers, and then finish with a layer of potatoes. Dab the margarine on top.
- Bake: Bake for about 50 minutes, until potatoes are cooked through and fork tender.
Notes
Storage and Reheating
You can store this in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in 250F, covered for about 15 minutes or until warmed through.About the Mother Mix
The Mother Mix is a DIY pantry-staple that gives you a jumpstart on a number of recipes on this site. It’s vegan and gluten-free and made from just 4 all natural ingredients: almond flour, nutritional yeast, tapioca flour, and salt. It takes just a few minutes to make it.Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate only.Nutrition
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