15 Dairy-Free Cheeses for Your Favorite Sandwich, Pizza, or Pasta!

Creamy deliciousness. Ooey-gooey stretchy and melty perfection on your pizza. Flavorful slices to put on your sandwich. Cheese. You know you want it, and you know you love it. What other reason do we need to serve you these 15 delicious kinds of vegan cheeses from the Food Monster App? Feel free to make these plant-based cheeses on any occasion, you deserve it!

1. Creamy Spreadable Pesto Cheese 

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Maybe the prettiest cheese you’ll ever see, this Creamy Spreadable Pesto Cheese by Maya Sozer is a sight for sore eyes! Made from cashews, basil leaves, and garlic, you definitely won’t be able to stop eating once you start!

2. Raw Creamy Macadamia Nut Cheese

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This cheese is raw, plant-based, and has all the creaminess you want! It’s made from macadamia nuts, cashew nuts, and herbs and spices of your choice, so you can customize the Raw Creamy Macadamia Nut Cheese by Tanya Alekseeva just how you want it!

3. Herbed Probiotic Cashew Cheese 

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When you want a cheese that is easy to make and doesn’t take a lot of special ingredients, try this Herbed Probiotic Cashew Cheese by Alejandra Olmedo! It gives you a lot of proteins and essential oils from cashews, peanuts, marigold seeds, and brewer’s yeast.

4. Sweet Ricotta Cheese With Raw Buckwheat 

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This Sweet Ricotta Cheese With Raw Buckwheat by Nele Liivlaid is perfect to eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Spread it on some toast, in a sandwich, or put it in your lasagna for ultra creaminess.

5. Vegan Pepper Jack Cashew Cheese

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A firm and delicious cheese, let’s learn how to make Vegan Pepper Jack Cashew Cheese with this recipe by Somer McCowan– it’s easy-peasy and doesn’t take a long time. Mozzarella cheese is perfect for your favorite pizza or served on a great pasta dish.

6. Paprika Cheese 

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Not into nuts, soy, or dairy? Don’t despair, there are more solutions out there – like this Paprika Cheese by Anja Cass made from oats, sweet potato, and red peppers! It tastes delicious on some crackers!

7. Instant Cashew Cheese

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A cashew cheese you blend into cheese in literally no time! Mix all the ingredients, let it sit in the fridge overnight, and you’ll get this beautiful-looking Instant Cashew Cheese by Lenia Patsi!

8. Ooey-Gooey Grilled Cheese 

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What’s more comforting than a classic sandwich with that Ooey-Gooey Grilled Cheese? Serve this vegan cheese by Christina Bedetta on your favorite bread with healthy veggies, you’re always in for a treat!

9. Herb and Pistachio Crusted Spirulina Blue Cheese

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This Herb and Pistachio Crusted Spirulina Blue Cheese by Logan Dunn & Lexus Osman can either be made soft or baked into a more hard cheese if you want to! The base is made from cashews, and herbs and pistachios are added for some flavors, while spirulina makes it more nutritious!

10. Bread Dunkers With Cheese Sauce

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This cheese sauce is made from potatoes, carrots, nutritional yeast, and other good ingredients. It’s perfect to dip some breadsticks in, which makes this Bread Dunkers With Cheese Sauce by Rosie Newton and Dillon Sivyour the perfect pair!

11. Pumpkin Grilled Cheese

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Did you know that you can transform a pumpkin into a delicious cheese? You can! Try the Pumpkin Grilled Cheese recipe by Kirsten Kaminski for a tasty and different plant-based cheese that melts well!

12. Maple-Mustard Squash Grilled Cheese

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Make a twist on the regular cheese, and make it using a vegetable like a squash! This Maple-Mustard Squash Grilled Cheese from the Colorful Kitchen is glazed with maple mustard, to give it a sweet and savory flavor.

13. ‘Vegveeta’ Cheese Dip 

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A cheesy dip with a mild flavor, which makes it perfect to accompany a lot of foods! Don’t you just want to dip a piece of bread into this ‘Vegveeta’ Cheese Dip by Dreena Burton right now?

14. Potato Onion Cheese Spread 

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A unique way to use potatoes, make them into a cheese spread that’s perfect on bread! This Potato Onion Cheese Spread by Claudia Luger-Bazinger is creamy and made tasty with some fresh herbs!

15. Sliceable Cashew Cheese 

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This Sliceable Cashew Cheese can either be sliced, grated, or melted. It has no oil or soy in it, and is only made from completely natural ingredients! You only need an hour and 7 ingredients to make this wonderful cheese.

Lover of ‘meaty and cheesy’ foods? Here are 25 Vegan Recipes for People Who Think There’s No Life Without Meat and Cheese from the Food Monster App!

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