Super Easy Vegan Cream Cheese 🧀

 

Christmas is coming and there's nothing like a cheese board to get you in the mood for the season however if like me your stomach suffers when overloaded with dairy and you don't want to spend all day running to the toilet this dairy-free vegan cream cheese alternative is quick and easy to make and tastes just as good, if not better than the real thing.

Consider this recipe is a base with which you can add all sorts of flavours to. I love adding some smoked paprika into the mix and have also tried it with roasted garlic and rosemary. So feel free to add in some of your own herbs and spices and even some dried cranberries, a dash of brandy and some orange zest for a more festive flavour. 

The best thing about this is that it's super simple and really quick to make you just need a blender and that's it! I always thought vegan cheeses were difficult to make but this is a really easy substitute for when you have those cheese cravings and the ingredients are really simple and easily available. I honestly prefer this over a lot of the cream cheeses I used to eat and as a bonus it's much healthier for your than the regular dairy cream cheese.

Ingredients

• 170g Firm tofu
• 4 Tbsp Nutritional yeast
• 1 Tbsp Olive oil
• 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Tsp Miso paste
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened soy milk (if you want a thicker cheese you can omit this)
• Salt & Pepper to your taste

Step 1 - Blend

In a blender add all of the ingredients and blend until smooth. I recommend that you also give it a taste at this point and if you need to you can adjust the taste to your liking.

Step 2 - Chill

Scrape the mixture out of the blender and put it in a airtight box to chill for a couple hours in the fridge. You can serve straight from the blender but I think the texture and taste is much better after it's chilled for a little while.

Step 3 - Serve

Once the cream cheese has chilled it's ready to eat so just spread it on some toast and enjoy and it should last 3 - 5 days in an airtight box in the fridge depending on how fresh your tofu is.

Happy Holidays and be sure to tag me on Instagram if you make it

Love & Hugs

Cate

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