Mac & Cheese (with Almond Milk)

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 lb macaroni
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 c. Treehouse Almond Milk
• 1.5 c. freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1.5 c. freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 panko break crumbs

Instructions:

1. Bring pot of water to boil and cook macaroni. Preheat oven to 350.
2. While the macaroni is cooking, heat butter in a saucepan, stir in found mustard, salt and pepper. Whisk in flour, stirring to create a roux.
3. Slowly add the almond milk, 1/4 cup at a time. Add cheese and continue to whisk another 4 minutes. Take off heat
4. When macaroni is just about done, but still a little tough, drain and mix with the cheese mixture.
5. Pour mixture into a casserole dish. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle bread crumbs on top. Bake for another 10 minutes or until it has a crispy golden crust on top.

I swapped out the dairy milk for our almond milk in this classic mac & cheese recipe and it came out pretty darn good. I did stick with the real cheese and butter, however, so I gotta warn you that it's not vegan. With Thanksgiving just next week, this dish is an easy recipe to lighten the heaviness of that meal -- and try it out on your dairy-loving relatives; we bet they'll never know the difference.  

Cheers!
- Bess