One of the biggest challenges when you are vegan or dairy-free is to find things that are really creamy compared with even though they are lactose free foods and vegan. For this article (as well as everything that I prepare and write about) everything is totally dairy=free, meaning that there is no trace of dairy protein (casein) like you will usually find in soy cheese, for example.
Some people will look for basic vegan cream cheese and dip recipes, in which case, the good news is you will find that it won’t be too much trouble. You will find an ingredient list below that breaks up the options by food intolerance and special diet. If you are gluten or soy intolerant, as well as lactose intolerant, there are good options for you, if you a little creative
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Lactose-free Options
If you are lactose intolerant you will be able to find a number of products in the supermarket like Tofutti, for example. You will also be able to find lactose-free ice cream, soy milk, vegan margarine, and eggs. With soy yogurt you can make a variety of dips and desserts.
Vegan Options
All we need to eliminate is the dairy and the eggs now. Most of the soy products mentioned above will still apply and make life easy for you. Look for vegan stores in your city and you will still find a great variety of spread and dips that you usually won’t find in the supermarket
Gluten-Free Vegan Options
If you eliminate wheat, rye, barley, and oats (just to be safe), plus make it vegan, you will still find tons of options at your vegan store. Also, you still have all the soy products we talked about. Watch out for traces of gluten in products if you are very intolerant. Always read every label very carefully. Use corn starch as a thickener instead of wheat flour in recipes (or white rice flour).
Gluten-free, Soy-free Vegan Options
Here’s where things get fun. Now you have start taking things into your own hand and thinking about what ingredients are really creamy for DIY recipes.
• Cashews
• Vegan margarine
• Almond milk
• avocado
Organic Gluten-free, Soy-free, Nut-free Vegan Options
No problem, just cut out the nuts and look for the organic section/ label. At this point you should already be making the recipes yourself so the adjustment is minor.
• Hemp milk
• Avocados
• Vegan margarine
• Corn starch
• Rice milk ice cream
• Vegan chocolate
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