I used to love traditional cottage cheese, the fresh creamy texture, and its nutrition profile. However, finding a store-bought plant-based cottage cheese is almost impossible, so what’s better than making your own? This recipe is also naturally:
Gluten-free Dairy-free Nut-free Oil-free Keto-friendly Low-carb Grain-free
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make vegan cottage cheese are:
Firm Tofu Block – Crumble by hand into small chunks. Cottage cheese is more like a curd than cheese or spread. As a result, crumbled tofu resembles cheese curd and adds the same protein as regular milk. Unsweetened Yogurt – You can use plain soy or oat yogurt to reduce saturated fat. However, I found that coconut yogurt provides the best cream texture however, it does taste coconutty. Apple Cider Vinegar – This add a subtle tang to the mix. Probiotic Capsules – Totally optional, but I found that adding probiotics brings not only gut-friendly bacteria but also a nice flavor to the cheese.
How To Make Vegan Cottage Cheese
Great news, it takes just a few minutes to whip a batch of dairy-free cottage cheese at home. It’s probably the easiest vegan cheese recipe because cottage cheese is milk curd with a light, salty flavor. It’s easy to reproduce its texture and taste without going through a process like soaking cashews or waiting for the cheese to set and harden.
Flavors
You can add flavors to this recipe like regular cottage cheese. For example you can add:
1 teaspoon of crushed garlic or 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder. Fresh chopped dill 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder 1 teaspoon of dried chives 1-2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
Serving Ideas
This plant-based cottage cheese has a bland flavor. Therefore, it goes well with sweet or savory food. You can use this recipe as you would use regular cottage cheese from the store. It means you can:
Spread on toast as a base for savory or sweet toast. For example, it goes well with strawberry slices and a drizzle of peanut butter and maple syrup. Or a savory toast topped with avocado slices, cucumber, or arugula, and a drizzle of olive oil. Use in lasagna as a vegan protein white sauce. In a bowl topped with fruits, nuts, and maple syrup. In a bowl topped with raw vegetables and bagel seasoning.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ideas to make this recipe, even if you have missing ingredients or an allergy.
Apple cider vinegar – lemon juice or white vinegar also works. Probiotics – this is optional, the recipe works very well without it. Coconut-free – try plain soy yogurt or plain oat yogurt.
Below are the answers to your most frequent questions about this recipe.
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