Easy 10 Minute Perfect Vegan Gravy

wooden bowl of vegan mashed potatoes and gravy

5 from 14 votes

Easy 10 Minute Perfect Vegan Gravy

This vegan gravy really is the perfect vegan gravy. It is perfect over mashed potatoes, is easy, fast, and simple to make and comes together in just about 10 minutes. It is also gluten-free and oil-free. No traditional flour needed, just cornstarch.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time8

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best vegan gravy, easy vegan gravy, vegan gravy

Servings: cups

Calories: 23.8kcal

Author: Brandi Doming

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups (540g) low-sodium vegetable broth, separated
3 tablespoons (24g) cornstarch
1 tablespoon (15g) low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

NOTE

I use this scale.

Instructions

First, add only 1/4 cup of the broth to a small bowl with the cornstarch and whisk together until smooth to make a slurry. This is what will thicken the gravy. You do not want to add the cornstarch to all the broth, because it will get clumpy and be really hard to mix in smoothly and will ruin the gravy. Set aside.
Add the remaining 2 cups of broth to a medium pot. Add the remaining ingredients: soy sauce, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, rice vinegar, salt, and pepper and whisk well.
Now whisk in the cornstarch slurry until smooth.
Add to the stove and turn the heat to medium-high. Once it starts to boil, slightly lower the heat and simmer, whisking often to prevent clumping at the bottom, for about 5-8 minutes or so until it begins to noticeably thicken. DO be careful about overcooking though, because as the gravy cools, it will thicken more. And if you overcook it, it will get toot thick and goopy as it cools because of the cornstarch.
I like to heat it until it is just thickening and then remove from the heat.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes away from the heat to thicken up more and then serve right after. Whisk once more before serving over my buttermilk mashed potatoes.
This gravy will thicken a lot in the fridge overnight or as it sits (as all gravies do), so just give it a good whisk to smoothen it back out before serving again or add a touch of broth if needed/desired.

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