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Vegetable masala veggie burgers: I love that the Indian spices add a twist to the basic boring veggie burger. These even stand up to grilling. An awesome substitute if you crave spaghetti and meatballs, these are so flavorful and so perfectly spiced with herbs. Dark chocolate almonds: The perfect amount of sweetness and crunch, a handful of these is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Simmer with a cup of crushed tomatoes, a can of chickpeas, some diced sweet potato, red pepper, and mushrooms, and serve over rice. Add a few spoonfuls to a can of coconut milk in a saucepan. They also taste delicious all on their own.

Three pieces offer a quick 12 grams of protein. Get whatever looks good to you, but I tend to buy these. When you run out of fresh produce, you can still cook. Sriracha, and cook it up. Keep all the beans you can carry stocked in the pantry. Put a can of coconut cream in the fridge overnight, scoop out the cream, mix it with some maple syrup or powdered sugar, and you have great whipped cream! Even better, frozen fruits and veggies are just as nutritious as fresh ones. Add nuts and nutritional yeast for extra protein. And at only 30 calories a pop, you can munch your coffee break.

Also a crazy good addition as a sandwich smear. Vitamin B12, which is a key nutrition vegans should be keeping their eyes on. Just enough background heat to keep them interesting. Add some extra chocolate chips and almonds for an not difficult upgrade. Sweet fluffy cinnamon cookies. This stuff is super rich and luscious. Makes magical vegan cream cheese frosting, too. Like, fudgey goodness good. This is ice cream everyone can agree on. Just when we thought TJs had won the gummy game, they dropped these babies from vegan heaven.

Slather over toasty bagels and taste the smiley sunshine, or make these truffles. Other delicious options include the Beet Hummus, as well as the Cilantro Jalepeno. Absolutely delightful dipped in coffee. Because who wants garbage cake? If you want something smaller to get your warm, cinnamony carb on, give these a whirl. Soft as clouds, you could probably use these for pillows, but they taste too good for that nonsense, so we suggest eating them instead. Like take out, done better. Not only is it delicious and nutty, it packs some pretty impressive essential fatty acid power. Kind of like Swedish fish, but again, done much better, these cute little critters will swim their way into your heart.

These are delicious plain, with peanut butter, crumbled on ice cream, or eaten dunked in a nice, cool glass of coconut milk. Vegan rice Krispie treats? Taco Bell cinnamon twist. Tastes like childhood, with none of the dairy. But way, way better. You can microwave these in a pinch to satisfy any instant fried sweet dough craving. Swap the eggs with a flax or chia egg and you have a delightful vanilla cake, flavored with real vanilla and not with imitation garbage. Better than any real meatball on the market.

Double yums when eaten with Plaintain Chips. So great in coffee, curries, or whipped into whipped cream to top all of your vegan pies. Toss into a pita with some cukes and tomatoes and you have a delicious falafel on the go. These are sweet, chocolately, salty, and have an extra unique crunch from the raw sugar. Wonderful to keep on hand for a quick lunch, especially with some nuked broccoli in it to round things out. Looking for the most perfect pasta dinner ever? These are truly nacho average kale chips, pun intended. Big chunks of tangy cherries and generous dark chocolate chunks float in a smooth and luscious creamy cherry ice cream base. The strawberry might even be better than the chocolate, but both are more than worthy of a try.

As far as a brownie mix goes, this is good. They pack a powerful protein and iron punch per serving, too, making them an even better addition to a vegan diet. Perfect for fajitas or tossed into salads, these meat substitutes are lightly seasoned and done right. Puts Tofutti and every other cream cheese replacement to utter shame, at a fraction of the price. With a perfect texture and flawless flavor, this is the gold standard for unflavored hummus. This one in particular has an intense and sunny sunflower taste and is perfectly garnished with a hint of salt and sugar.

Just greasy enough to be satisfying fun food without feeling too junky, these crispy meatless tenders could fool carnivores. Green Dragon hot sauce. The simple things in life are the best. So deeply chocolatey that it almost tastes a bit fruity, this bar is the reason this author gets out of bed some mornings. This spicy saucy substitute is a customer favorite for omnivores and vegans and everyone in between. Wonderful with pasta dishes or on hoagie bread, they also lend themselves perfectly to appetizers, and taste amazeballs with their Sriracha BBQ Sauce.

Dip in their Organic Ketchup or BBQ sauce and feel like a kid again. And they toast up magically. So wee and dippable and delicious. Aptly named, this burrito packs quinoa, kale, sweet potatoes, and a mild heat into a yummy tortilla making it wonderful and cheap option for lunch on the go. This savory meal has a wonderful, flavorful sauce and tender rice with cashews for crunch. Toss in some spinach if you fancy. Al dente noodles with delicious, spicy red sauce, this imported pasta gets a thumbs up from even the biggest Italian food snobs. Brownie Crisps, of course. These have all the delightful chewy interior and crust that bagels should have. Prepare to raise your standards.

The holy grail of chocolate covered nuts. Your chicken tender fix, satisfied. The human body has an extraordinary ability to detoxify itself. However, we live in a world that is increasingly polluted, exposing our bodies to thousands of harmful chemicals that lead to obesity, diabetes, arthritis, allergies, and heart disease. PB pretzels were a great vegan option, and the employee concurred. Strawberry Chia Smoothie Drink. Not necessarily a health food, but a delicious vegan snack nonetheless! Strawberry Chia Smoothie as one of their favorites, and it sounds so delicious! Peanut butter pretzels are great too!

The marshmallows are the best! Green Dragon Hot Sauce. Whole Foods Market, also offer store brand options. Watch our video: 5 Vegan Egg Replacers for Baking! Plus, vegetarian and vegan items are strictly labeled, making it even more convenient. Vegetarian Cookbook and a quick trip to. That pesto will last you many meals.

Cook until everything is nice and hot, and stuff into taco shells. Transfer to plates, top with crispy pancetta, and enjoy. Flour your hands and a cookie sheet, turn the dough out onto the sheet, and gently stretch it to fill the surface. Place them on a baking sheet and bake until tender, about 50 minutes to an hour. Drizzle in the Green Goddess dressing to taste, toss once more, and top with crumbled goat cheese. Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the ravioli according the package instructions. Place the lentils in a bowl and use your hands to break them up. Set aside to drain on paper towels. When the potatoes have about 15 minutes left, toss the broccolini with a couple of teaspoons of olive oil, season with salt, and add them to the sheet pan alongside the potatoes. Fill the potatoes with chili, top with guac, and dig in. Chop up your tomato, throw it in the bowl, and toss with the lentils.

Keep in mind that these recipes assume you have the basics like salt and pepper, and maybe a little olive oil, but some of these meals are so cheap, you could add a bottle of EVOO and still not spend much more than a tenner. Once the potatoes and broccolini are ready, transfer the vegetables to a plate and split the potatoes. Any cover that keeps out ambient bacteria is fine. Delicious for dipping apple slices! But when I can sneak something in this tasty and prevent them from consuming dairy, I consider that a win! Drain the liquid off of the soaked cashews. Beyond that, the process made me incredibly nervous.

Hello Shannon, can I use probiotic caps or coconut kefir water in lieu of yogurt? Portland, Oregon for work travel! When I went vegan, I figured that cream cheese was just gonna be one of those things I lived without. So far it tastes wonderful. Prepare a clean and dry glass or other nonreactive container. However, it just occurred to me to ask if this would be safe to eat while pregnant? Mix this in with some almond milk and vegan butter with some spices and BOOM vegan alfredo sauce, the best one at that!

Anything that keeps out external bacteria should work fine. They do work for this recipe, but I recommend against them if you have other options available. Also tastes pretty much completely like a nut butter after culturing for over 24 hours. But I think it would probably work fairly well if you make sure to drain it to a similar water content and are deliberate about how you salt it. Here is the super simple recipe! Will I have to reduce the salt? It came out tasting and smelling a bit funny. The ambient temperature in your kitchen may be too cool.

Vitamix and then just sit at room temp for a couple days. Hi Moran, yes it sounds like the culture went bad. You know what yogurt is like, and you probably know what dairy cream cheese is like. However, if your ambient temperature in your home is very warm it could encourage too much bad bacteria to grow, so unfortunately some people just have trouble culturing things in general. Transfer to the clean container and cover. Also, make sure all of your equipment is completely clean before you get started. So Delicious Plain Unsweetened Cultured Coconut Milk as my nondairy yogurt of choice. Thanks for the help!

If your recipe is very delicate you may want to use the strained version of this for best results. Gerson Therapy saved my life. This vegan cream cheese will make a believer out of any skeptic. How warm is it in your kitchen? Or simply place a plate over it? The taste is interesting, definitely tangy. It sure freaking was. Hey Patricia, Whole Foods bulk bin raw cashews are pretty fresh and priced competitively.

Where do you buy non dairy yogurt? Hello, This looks amazing! Try moving the mixture to a warmer location, or adding a bit more yogurt. Then BOOM the best vegan pizza topping my mouth hath ever tasted. However, if the color changes during the culturing process it might be a sign of mold so just proceed with caution. Hi Deborah, yes this does work for baking! So anxious to try this! The cold temperature of the fridge would prevent the culturing process.

Add them to a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth. Thank you for sharing this with us! Yes, the fermentation process does create air bubbles which may have been released when opened if you were culturing in an airtight container. Hopefully this is helpful. Weird question but I made this yesterday and followed the directions. Wonder where to buy FRESH raw cashews? It comes out creamy and tangy. Are fermented and cultured foods considered safe for pregnancy in general? Not sure how it affects the other bacteria in the starter.

It looks like this product has cane sugar added, so that will affect the flavor and might also affect the culturing process. Hi Shannon, This recipe looks great! Raw Vegan, simply because its the healthiest diet. This is the first recipe I have found that sounds like it will do the job for me. Tori, based on this it sounds to me like you might have used roasted cashews instead of raw? Then one day, I discovered that you can make not difficult cultured cashew cream cheese with nothing but nondairy yogurt and cashews. Hi Pam, so for the raw cashews, you have several options, they may be in the bulk bin at some natural market in your area that you can drive to, if there is such a thing, but are unlikely to be found at a regular supermarket in small towns. For a firmer texture like block cream cheese, press out the liquid using cheesecloth. Let me know how it turns out! Bulk tends to be fresher!

However I give the disclaimer that I have not tested this recipe using anything other than actual yogurt. Thanks for the recipe! The reason I recommend filtered water is to prevent unpredicted effects on the culturing process from straight tap water. Is it supposed to taste similar to dairy cream cheese? The first time I made it, it was delicious but took forever because I made used a regular blender. Tried this today and I love it. Culturing can be a bit finicky the first couple of times.

This is absolutely amazing! My fingers are crossed, let me know! My only concern is that I live in Florida, and finding a spot to let it culture without getting too warm may be tricky, as I keep the AC set to 86 or so while I am away at work to save electric. Culturing can be a bit of a fussy thing until you find the conditions that work best for you. My daughter has been vegan for about a year, and while I am not, I am always looking for new ways to incorporate her needs into family favorites. The Gerson Diet is also cited in this profound Cancer Doc. Thanks I will give the mesophilic culture a try. Thank you for a great recipe!

In short, commercial vegan cream cheese substitutes just do not do it for me. Having recently discovered a great recipe for jalapeno poppers using vegan cream cheese I have been on the hunt for a viable alternative. Also did you use an opaque cover the cheese, or did you use a cheese colth? Hi Amber, anything sterile will work fine, including the normal jar top. Hi Cindy, is the prepared cashew cream just cashews and water? Amazingly not difficult vegan cultured cashew cream cheese, made from just two ingredients: cashews and nondairy yogurt. Warmed it slightly in a sauce pan and added in nutritional yeast, a little unsweetened coconut milk, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika and. Nor did blending cashews with lemon juice.

Or should I just use a cloth? Your results may vary. Any suggestions on what I could do differently next time? You could also purchase a yogurt starter or probiotics online to use for this. If so I think it would probably work. Am wondering if I can ferment using a glass jar and covering the blended cashews tightly with the metal cover. My kids do not eat whole food plant based.

Hi Alison, do you mean this one? Some cashews are more brown than otheres or even a little gray. It needs to be something that has live cultures which is why I call for yogurt. And unlike rejuvelac, you will already know what the end product is supposed to smell and taste like! AC to 75 without breaking the bank. Where do I find the ingredients for the cashew cream cheese? When I opened it it kinda popped and the contents are very fluffy.

Tastes exactly like dairy Alfredo sauce! Then, add the yogurt and salt and pulse to combine. He asked me for the recipe and now slathers it on his bagels too. This definitely needs plenty of salt to bring out the flavor. Would I add the extra ingredients before or after it cultures? Was it seriously that not difficult this entire time?

Mine came out very differently than pictured and described! The lid popping is that normal? Has anyone tried this? Let sit out at room temperature for 24 hours. You really do need to soak them overnight first, and use RAW cashews. It could also be if your cashews were old and gone rancid. Forager cashew yogurt a little more prone to mold than other brands.

So take it from someone who is far from a whiz with culturing and fermenting things: this cashew cream cheese is extremely not difficult to make. This recipe is unsweetened so I would recommend following a cream cheese frosting recipe that mixes cream cheese with sugar, etc. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Yes, this should have a white color like my pictures, or light brown. Thank you for this enthusiastic and helpful description. Unless you live in California, the origin of almost every piece of fruit I saw in the store. However, none of the pies were gigantic. Grocery prices are geographically dependent and subject to constant change. So if you want a Hungry Man dinner, look elsewhere.

Sorry, that stuff kind of sucks. Walmart and our main regional grocery store, Publix, to see how prices stacked up on a variety of products. After all, the oranges in my Floridian store only had to travel a few miles, which might not be true in, say, Kansas. You probably want to steer clear of those. Also: Where are the trash bags? Please keep your flowers in water if you want them to live. Looking beyond cheddar pays off, I promise!

Plus, they had so many options, as opposed to the small shelf of raisins, craisins and occasional cherries at the other stores. And some of our findings might surprise you. With its prices, you can afford to experiment and find out what you actually like. Walmart or a warehouse club store. But in the end, the best store for you depends on your priorities. But the prepackaged lunch salads with everything included?

JamieCattanach on Twitter to wave hello. And gourmet cheese does not exist at Walmart, at least at my local store. Her writing has also been featured at Word Riot, DMQ Review, Hinchas de Poesia and elsewhere. But as with any bargain shop, some deals are better than others. Confused about the differences? The ingredients will be simple: cocoa, cocoa butter, sugar and occasionally lecithin, and sometimes vanilla.

Gourmet vegan gift chocolates and other vegan treats from Chocolate Inspirations, Inc. Lesser quality chocolates have a long ingredients list, which, along with cheap fillers such as food starch and artificial flavorings, will often contain milk, milk solids or milk fat. You may also want to seek out a local chocolatier, as they will likely have many vegan options available. So while most chocolate is not vegan simply due to the additives, the good news is that there are plenty of vegan chocolate options available. Vegan Chocolate from VeganStore. But then the omnivorous questioner will likely just give you a confused and blank stare, as this is clearly not the answer they expected! Where do you get your protein from?

Whole Foods and other specialty grocers should carry a few of these. You can find these chocolates just about anywhere, including at your regular grocery store. Chocolate comes from beans! Here are a few brands of vegan chocolate that are specifically made to be vegan and are marketed and labeled as such. Chocolate itself comes from a plant, making it vegan, yes, but in the process of going from the tree to the grocery store, a variety of additives are added, including sugar and milk or milkfat. Which is of course, true. Check out: The nutritional properties of raw cacao. Chocolate comes from the pod of the cocoa tree, making it, of course, vegan. BBQ ribs and vanilla milkshakes.

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