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7 delicious vegan cheese recipes

If you want to follow a vegan diet, but you like cheese, you have at your disposal numerous 100% plant-based alternativeswhich will allow you to enjoy this food.

Vegan cheeses They are made from different bases. They can be made, for example, with soy derivatives, vegetable milks or pastas and yogurts made from soaked nuts or seeds.

Discover this vegan parmesan recipe.

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Vegan cottage cheese recipe with rejuvelac

A separate specialty are raw or raw vegan cheeses: in this style of vegan cheeses, no refined products are used, so they are much healthier than many commercial vegan cheeses, and they are also not subjected to more than 42°C, so as not to denature their ingredients and preserve all their nutritional value.

Here you will find a selection of very easy to make raw vegan cheese recipes, made from nuts and seeds. Enjoy them!

Also remember that if you are interested in vegetable recipes, the ebook «Healthy lunches and dinners: 100 vegetarian recipes» by Cuerpomente is ideal for discovering ideas for healthy, vegetable and exquisite dishes.

How to make vegan cheeses

Vegan cheeses are made from soy derivatives (silk or firm tofu, soy milk or yogurt), vegetable milks (rice or oats) or pastas and yogurts made from nuts or seeds soaked

With this base, different types of ingredients to give elasticity and a cheese texture without affecting the flavor:

  • Starches such as tapioca or potato, glutinous rice flour or modified starch.
  • Gelling agents such as agar-agar.
  • Thickeners or stabilizers
  • Emulsifiers such as lecithin (soy or sunflower).

The creaminess and firmness They are achieved by adding oils such as raw coconut oilwith its peculiar flavor or flavorless and refined.

How to get the cheese flavor

To provide a mild fermented flavor, they add natural and healthy acids such as lemon, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar or rejuvelac, a fermented water obtained from sprouts.

Another option is to use ferments and bacteria as is done with dairy cheeses.

You can also achieve greater intensity flavor by adding nutritional yeast, garlic, dried tomato, spirulina algae, salt, chili, pepper, aromatic herbs and natural flavors or aromas.

Benefits of vegan cheeses

In vegan cheeses, especially raw vegan ones, there are all advantages. Not only are they less processed and more natural than dairy cheeses, but they are very complete. Among its advantages and health properties we can highlight:

  1. They provide pure and nutritious energy. They provide abundant energy in the form of carbohydrates, accompanied by fiber. Also healthy fats and quality proteins.
  2. They are rich in calcium and vitamins. The ingredients used as a base for cheeses make them a great source of calcium and other minerals and trace elements. Furthermore, they are…
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