How-to Make Dairy-Free Cultured Cream Cheese | Healthy Recipes (2024)

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What are the ingredients in dairy-free cream cheese? ›

Filtered Water, Organic Coconut Oil, Expeller-Pressed High-Oleic Safflower Oil, Modified Potato and Corn Starches, Organic Vegan Cane Sugar, Less than 2% of: Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Calcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Sugarcane Fiber, Sodium Citrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Beta Carotene for Color.

Popular cultured dairy products include yogurt, sour cream, dips, cottage cheese, cream cheese, buttermilk, and kefir, with the use of cultures and ingredients varying depending on the product under development.

Soy milk-based alternatives

Of all the dairy-free cream cheese substitutes, soy milk-based cream cheeses most closely resemble traditional cream cheese. They're versatile in both savory and sweet dishes, providing a creamy, slightly tangy flavor that can elevate a recipe.

Violife Plain Cream Cheese

This non-dairy cream cheese is the real deal—in texture, appearance and taste. By that we mean it checks all the boxes: Creamy, smooth and super spreadable. It even slightly melts.

Vegan cheeses are 100% animal-free and made using vegetable proteins. Usually, they're made from soy; nuts, such as cashews and macadamias; and vegetable oils, such as coconut oil. You can also find cheeses that derive from agar, tapioca, peas and arrowroot.

Filtered Water, Coconut Oil, Potato Starch, Salt (Sea Salt), Glucono-Delta-Lactone, Flavor (Vegan Sources), Olive Extract, Vitamin B12.

Organic Valley Cream Cheese and Neufchatel Cheese are both "cultured" dairy products. First, a bacterial culture is added to a mixture of warmed organic milk and cream. The active culture converts lactose into lactic acid, which causes the cheese to form.

From its introduction, Cool Whip was labeled and advertised as non-dairy, but as of 2018 it contains skimmed milk and sodium caseinate, a milk derivative. Even before the skimmed milk was introduced, Cool Whip was classified in Jewish dietary traditions as dairy because of the sodium caseinate.

To use as a cream cheese substitute in baked goods and dips, blend one cup ricotta with one cup plain yogurt to equal two cups substitute. For frosting and cheesecakes, blend one cup ricotta with one cup heavy cream to equal two cups substitute.

For the best melting results, we turn up the heat. An oven set to 425°F will help you get the creamiest, dreamiest results. Another trick: Try microwaving your recipe before moving it to the oven or stove. This jump-starts the melt, so you have less cooking time in the oven or skillet.

Why does dairy free cheese not melt? ›

Without casein, cheese may look and even taste similar, but it won't melt the same.

ALDI Kite Hill Cream Cheese, Dairy Free, Plain Same-Day Delivery or Pickup | Instacart.

Ingredients. Filtered Water, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Faba Bean Protein, Guar Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavors.

Ingredients. almond and oat preparation (water, almond protein 6%, gluten-free oat bran 3%), coconut oil, salt, stabiliser (locust bean gum), vegan culture.

Ingredients. Cream, evaporated skim milk, salt, bacterial culture, guar gum, xanthan gum, lactic acid, carob bean gum, lactase (enzyme).