Everything you need to know about Cream Cheese Substitute options including how and when to use them! All of these substitutes have instructions for making the best cream cheese alternatives, plus how to make homemade almond cream cheese!
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Instructions
Option 3 - Cashew or Almond Cream Cheese
Replace each 1 cup of cream cheese with 1 cup of your cashew or almond cream cheese. Use a food processor blender to puree the strained, soaked nuts into a fine paste, adding olive oil, water, lemon, and nutritional yeast as you blend until smooth and creamy. Season with salt to taste.
Notes
Note that the standard 8-ounce package of cream cheese = 1 cup cream cheese.