Vegan Almond Cheese

This delicious Vegan Almond Cheese is oil-free, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, dairy-free, and nutritional-yeast-free.

I’ve been eating this yummy almond cheese with just about everything lately. Almond cheese and strawberry jam on crackers, almond cheese and figs, almond cheese and grapes, almond cheese with apples (my favorite), and almond cheese in a veggie wrap. And even almond cheese on my oatmeal.

This stuff is yummers.

Is Cheese Healthy?

If you’re trying to eat healthy, regular dairy cheese isn’t really a good option. Every bite of dairy cheese gives you a hefty dose of hormones, cholesterol, and saturated fat. And research shows that the consumption of dairy cheese can contribute to poor cognitive performance (i.e. your brain doesn’t work so great when you eat cheese).

Is cheese good for weight loss?

Cheese is high in calories and fat and contains absolutely no fiber whatsoever – a good recipe for weight gain. It doesn’t matter whether it’s raw cheese, goat cheese, cottage cheese, Gouda cheese, or moose milk cheese – there’s really no cheese that will fit into a healthy diet. Even most reduced-fat or low-fat cheese is still high in saturated fat and cholesterol and contains no fiber. 

Is Vegan Cheese Healthy?

Cheese was one of my favorite foods (Ice cream was the other.) And as bad as cheese is for the body, it’s difficult to quit eating cheese … unless you have a delicious substitute. However, while there are lots of vegan cheese alternatives (nearly every grocery store carries them), I’ve yet to find a truly healthy one. Most are loaded with many highly processed ingredients.

Plus (in my opinion) they all taste a little … um … weird.

The Healthiest Cheese Option

A better choice is to make your own homemade, vegan cheese with healthy, whole-food ingredients. And I’ve got just the recipe for you!

This homemade vegan almond cheese is soooo easy to make. Simple, straightforward, delicious, plant-based goodness. You’re going to love it!

Is Almond Cheese Healthy?

This delicious vegan almond cheese is dairy-free, oil-free, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, and nutritional-yeast-free. It’s the poster child for vegan food that is tasty too.

Almond Cheese

This delicious vegan almond cheese is dairy-free, oil-free, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, and nutritional-yeast-free. It's luscious on crackers or bread and with apples, figs, or grapes.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Soaking Time 8 hours hrs

Course Vegan Cheese

YIELD 2.5 cups

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole raw almonds - See note.
• 1/2 cup lemon juice - or less if you prefer a milder cheese
• 7/8 cup water
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Instructions

• Soak almonds overnight or up to 24 hours. Drain and rinse.
• Remove skins from almonds. (See note.)
• In a high-powered blender, blend almonds, lemon juice, water, tahini, granulated garlic, and salt.
• Transfer mixture to a saucepan. Mixture will be very, very thick and it will seem like you couldn't cook it, but it does fine.

  Cook over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes stirring constantly. (Cooking the cheese thickens it. Cheese will thicken more as it cools.)
• Transfer to a container and chill.

Notes

Squeezing the soaked almonds between your fingers will cause the skins to slip right off. Or to eliminate this step, you can use blanched almonds (almonds that have already had their skins removed).

This recipe makes a tangy cheese. If you prefer a milder cheese, replace some of the lemon juice with water.

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References

Ylilauri, M.P.T., Hantunen, S., Lönnroos, E. et al. Associations of dairy, meat, and fish intakes with risk of incident dementia and with cognitive performance: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD). European Journal of Nutrition 2022

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