Easy Alfredo Sauce

For alfredo sauce:
1 cup raw, unsalted cashews
2 1/2 cups water, divided
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 clove garlic

Soak cashews in 2 cups cold water overnight or at least a couple of hours.  Drain and rinse.  Add cashews, salt, plus 1/2 cup water to Vitamix.  Blend at low, gradually moving to HIGH until creamy and whipped.  Add garlic and nutritional yeast and blend again.

For sweetened cashew cream:
1 cup raw, unsalted cashews 
1 dried Medjool date, pitted 
22 1/2 cups water, divided 
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

For "cheesy" cashew cream:
1 cup raw, unsalted cashews 2 1/2 cups water, divided
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast 
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt