Dairy Free Sour Cream

Buying dairy/casein free sour cream can get pricey when you want to use larger quantities for a recipe. But this quick and easy fix, originally from Cassidy's Craveable Creations, is not only excellent for cooking but also for all of your other sour cream needs.

Ingredients
1 6oz. cup coconut Greek yogurt*
3/4 tsp. lemon juice

Directions
Mix lemon juice into Greek yogurt.

Cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to use.

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*NOTE: We found So Delicious Greek Yogurt at Woodman's for 99¢ per cup.

Tofutti American Slices

Finding dairy free cheese that doesn't contain casein, doesn't get soupy when heated, tastes good, and isn't just plain weird can be difficult. But Tofutti has done a pretty decent job. This is my go to cheese for American slices. It runs about $4-5 dollars for a pack of 12 slices but for dairy free cheese that's pretty average (and when you want cheese it's definitely worth it, especially these slices).

We highly recommend these for burgers (like the Black Bean Burgers), ham and cheese sandwiches, etc. We haven't tried it on grilled cheese, but I'm not sure this cheese can tolerate the heat long enough to make a grilled cheese without getting weird.

Diaya Cheese

Since going dairy free in 2009, I have tried countless cheeses. Although nothing quite compares to slicing colby off the block or brie on french bread, Diaya does a pretty good job of satisfying my cheese cravings.

One of my biggest things with cheese is that it has to melt and not turn into a soupy mess or just get all sweaty and hold its shape. Diaya doesn't melt exactly like real dairy cheese, but it does a pretty darn good job, and tastes what I remember cheese tasting like (for the most part).

Note: When looking at cheese be sure to read the ingredients. Many "dairy free" cheese still contain casein, they just have the lactose removed.