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Vegan Cheese Recipes That Non-Vegans Will Love (Oil-free!)

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The most delicious collection of many varieties of vegan cheese recipes! These are all oil-free and are the perfect cheeses for many different occasions. From smoky baked cashew cheese to queso, to ricotta, parmesan and even fat-free cheese sauce! There is a cheese for every type of party that guests, vegan or not, will love!

collage of vegan cheese pictures

HOW TO MAKE VEGAN CHEESE RECIPES

How to make vegan cheese is not hard at all when you have the right recipe, flavor and texture. All of these cheese recipes are oil-free, gluten-free and based on whole foods. I’m all about satisfying cravings. Since I get asked all the time about cheese recipes, I decided to put together all my reader favorite cheese recipes. Every single one of these recipes has tons of 5 star reviews and is loved by vegans and non-vegans.

Yes, you can have vegan queso, smoked vegan cheddar style cheese, vegan cream cheese and delicious vegan cheese sauces for nachos, burritos, tacos, everything.

Vegan cheese is incredibly more healthy than dairy cheese. Dairy cheese contains no fiber and is high in saturated fat and cholesterol. While it may taste good, it’s harmful to your health. I know I feel dramatically better after removing dairy out of my diet years ago.

BEST VEGAN QUESO

I’ve heard from countless of you all saying you’ve served this vegan queso to a crowd of non-vegans and not only did they not know it was vegan but were blown away when they found out. It is that good, folks. Lots of reviews! It is made with cashews, salsa, spices and yogurt.

Vegan queso dip with hand dipping a chip in.

BAKED SMOKY CASHEW CHEESE

This recipe is a crowd-pleaser and is more of a firm cheese. It is baked and becomes solid so it can be sliced or spread onto crackers. It is SO good and one of my favorites for sure. It is made with cashews, spices and acidic ingredients for optimum flavor.

Slices of smoky baked cashew cheese and crackers on platter

BAKED HERBED CASHEW CHEESE

slices of cheese on wood board

BEST VEGAN MOZZARELLA CHEESE

This cheese is very different than most vegan mozzarella recipes online, as it is truly plant-based and whole foods. No weird ingredients like agar agar, tapioca starch or kappa. Easy and fast and incredibly delicious!

grilled cheese sandwich with oozing mozzarella

NUT-FREE VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE

I know not everybody can have nuts and some try to eat low-fat, so this nut-free vegan cheese sauce is perfect for making a healthy vegan mac ‘n’ cheese and it also works great as a sauce over nachos, burritos or just dipping chips in! It is made with very unexpected ingredients, zucchini and potatoes!

closeup of chip with cheese sauce on it

VEGAN PIMENTO CHEESE

This is probably my favorite cheese on my blog. Well, truth be told, I love them all. But this one has a nostalgic feeling since my mom served us pimento cheese a lot growing up. And this one just tastes so amazingly delicious, I always crave it!

white square bowl of cheese with cracker in it

EASY VEGAN MEXICAN CHEESE

2 hands dipping chips into wood bowl of cheese

VEGAN RICOTTA CHEESE

wood bowl of vegan ricotta cheese with spoon

VEGAN LEMON PARMESAN CHEESE

The brightest freshest and most delicious parmesan cheese I’ve ever tasted!

vegan lemon parmesan cheese sprinkled on plate with spoon

VEGAN CREAM CHEESE RECIPES

  • Vegan Pumpkin Cream Cheese
  • Vegan Strawberry Cream Cheese
  • Vegan Blueberry Almond Cream Cheese (with dried blueberries)
  • Vegan Blueberry Cream Cheese (with fresh blueberries and cashews)
  • Vegan Smoky Black Pepper Cream Cheese
  • Vegan Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese

VEGAN PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE

knife sitting in pumpkin cream cheese

VEGAN STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE

white bowl of cream cheese on wood board with bagels

VEGAN BLUEBERRY ALMOND CREAM CHEESE

knife dipped into cream cheese on white plate

VEGAN BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE (with cashews and fresh blueberries)

Plate with bagels and vegan blueberry cream cheese on top.

VEGAN SMOKY BLACK PEPPER CREAM CHEESE

hand holding bagel spreading the cream cheese on it

VEGAN APPLE CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE

cream cheese on several bagels on wood platter

I hope you’ve found some of these vegan cheese recipes helpful and get to try them out!

If you make any of these recipes, be sure to leave feedback below and share your pic on Instagram or Facebook and tag me @thevegan8 #thevegan8!

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  1. Chaz

    September 7, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    This is my first time seeing your blog. I am trying to go oil free. I’m also trying to increase/maintain my protein. Do you have recipes for breakfast and dinner for fall and winter?

    Thank, Chaz
    P.S. , It’s obviously working for you! You’re definitely easy on the eyes.

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      September 7, 2020 at 9:07 pm

      Aww thanks for the kind compliment! Yes, I have hundreds of recipes here on my blog. The best way to search would be through my Recipe Index. Or in the search box, you can type soups, stews or whatever it is you are looking for. Today I just posted pumpkin waffles and have several waffle and pancake recipes, as well as breakfast burritos and oatmeal. You can type any of those keywords in and they will pop up!

      Reply
  2. Kristina Demers

    October 29, 2022 at 10:55 pm

    Hi… would it be possible for you to make a list of vegan cheese recipes you have that don’t contain nutritional yeast.
    Your Mexican Cheese bake is amazing!!

    Reply

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