The BEST Homemade Vegan Cream Cheese!

I grew up loving cream cheese. I would add it to my bagels, pizza, sandwiches, and even dip veggies into it. My taste buds just could not get enough.

When I made the swap to a plant based lifestyle, I immediately missed the cream cheese. I used store bought substitutes but, my goodness, did those add up on the receipt. Lucky for you, I figured out how to make it at home and it’s way better than any store bought. Another bonus? It saves money AND you can add extra ingredients to make it perfect for YOU!

Nowadays, when I lather on my homemade vegan cream cheese onto toast with all the fixings like you see above, my belly doesn’t ache, I no longer break out, and I feel energised vs sluggish. Plant power, baby. It’s a miracle.

For fun additions to this recipe, try adding everything bagel seasoning, a mix of different herbs, etc. I love to browse the cream cheese section at the local shops and see what new flavours they have and then recreate them in my kitchen! I’m such a cooking nerd haha.

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What you will need for The BEST Vegan Cream Cheese!:

Ingredients Required:

Cashews (Yes you can sub for sunflower seeds!)

Unsweetened Non-dairy Yogurt

Garlic

Lemon

Dill

Sea Salt & Pepper

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Compostable & Unbleached Parchment Paper

The parchment paper by “If You Care” is unbleached, chlorine free, and compostable. I have used this up to the highest oven setting without any issues! Paper, in it’s natural state is beige or light brown. For years people have subjected it to a bleaching process to create the white sheets we all know and love. Unfortunately, cleaning the paper is having the opposite effect on the environment. The most common bleaching agent – chlorine dioxide (ClO2) – occurs naturally as a component of salt, but once it separates from it’s natural pair it begins to cause problems. The paper bleaching process deposits chlorine in the lakes and streams where mills are most commonly located, and once there it bonds with organic matter in the form of dioxins. Dioxins are a group of highly toxic chemicals that are thought to pose negative effects on reproductive and immune system development, as well as cause several kinds of cancers. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there is no safe level of dioxin exposure.

Vonuva Plant Based Wax Wraps

Reusable. Compostable. Cruelty-Free! Each wrap is made of unbleached certified organic cotton cloth infused with all-natural candelilla wax, pine resin, a pinch of soy wax and organic coconut oil.

Plastic-Free Glass Containers

Plastic Free. Sustainable. Non-toxic. The bamboo lids are strong, durable and beautiful. They’re plastic free, BPA free, phthalate free, biodegradable and recyclable! They also double as portable cutting boards!

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