Cream Cheese Substitute

Best Cream Cheese Substitute

The 6 best cream cheese substitutes to put in to meals, eat from the tub or spread on to a cracker. These have been voted by vegan cheese lovers and those looking for animal and dairy free cheese alternatives.

You can also vote on any and all of the cream cheeses alternatives that you've tried by simply heading to the cheese page and clicking on the stars to rate them. As well as overall rating there is a rating for raw, melting, cooking and similarity to animal and dairy based cheese.

Hopefully these can help you find a tasty cream cheese substitute quickly and you find a new favourite.

Cultured Cream Cheese Substitutes

There are many different types of cream cheeses, different families and here we have a complete and growing list of cultured cream cheeses. These are also known as aged cream cheeses and are made by different brands.

Here you can see what options you have if you're looking for just cultured cream cheeses.

You may notice that some of them don't look like cultured or aged cream cheeses, we didn't realise that these options even existed. You imagine moldy and firm cheese to be cultured, but not cream cheese.

It's a nice surprise to see these alternatives, mostly using probiotics to culture the cheeses.

There are more options for cultured and aged cream cheese substitutes than any other family or type of cheese. Mae sure to have a good look through the table below to see if there are any new cheeses you are yet to try.

Plain Cream Cheese Substitutes

If you just want an original or plain cream cheese substitute here is a table list of all the options.

There are more plain cream cheese alternatives than any other type or flavour or family of cheese.

This means they are great to add to a pasta dish or cracker if you're wanting to savour the flavours of the dish and only add a creamy substitute. These are perfect for making a dry meal or crispy cracker that more exciting and many would struggle to guess that these vegan cheese substitutes aren't animal based or dairy cheeses.

You have more options for plain and original cream cheese than any other flavour, below we look at other flavours and see what else is out there.

Herb Cream Cheese Substitute

Here are a complete list of herb flavour cream cheese substitutes. If you're looking for something with a bit of a flavour to it which will work well with the cream cheese texture and plain creamy flavours, this list should get you started.

We are continually adding new cream cheese substitutes to the website and vegan cheese discovery app and when we do they'll auto populate all of the tables and cheeses on this page.

Cheddar Cream Cheese Substitutes

Cheddar cheese is one of the most popular cheese types and families. Many brands make cheddar style cheese substitutes but you'll find that cheddar cream cheese substitutes are not as popular.

If you can't stay away from cheddar style cheeses then the cream texture cheeses will make you happy.

Below is a full list of all cheddar cream cheeses available, all are vegan, plant based and free from animal products and ingredients.

Smoked Cream Cheese Substitute

If you like smoked cheeses, there are a number of smoked cream cheese substitutes for you to choose from.

These options are all vegan and dairy free, which means are great substitutes and will work well with your favourite dishes.

Just check out the table of smoked cream alternatives and hopefully you'll find a new favourite. A smoked cream cheese is always great to have at a cheese party with friends as they are especially tasty on plain crackers and rye breads.

Ricotta Cream Cheese Substitute

Is ricotta one of your favourite cream cheeses? There aren't that many substitutes but we will continually be looking for options to add to this section in the future.

Ricotta isn't usually a cream cheese but the texture of these below categorises it here and you can get similar tastes, flavours and creaminess to the animal based sheep, cow and goat ricottas that you've probably had in the past.

Mascaropone Cream Cheese Substitute 

Looking for a dessert cream cheese substitute, like mascarpone? There aren't many options but they do exist.

Thankfully there is at least one dessert soft and creamy spreadable cheese substitute and we are continually on the lookout for more in the future.

If you're looking for a whipped cream alternative and substitute for the desserts you're making, give these a try. They can also be used in savoury dishes too, like lasagnes and other pasta dishes.

Nut Based Cream Cheese Substitutes

Here is a complete list of nut based cream cheese substitutes. The main ingredients used in these vegan cream cheeses are nuts but other ingredients are used.

We have created this list because some people may prefer nut based cheese alternatives compared with oil based. 

This ingredient is one of the more popular and you can find almonds and cashews making up the majority of nut based cream cheeses.

Nuts are fantastic for flavour and texture as well as being a healthier ingredient.

Oil Based Cream Cheese Substitute

All of the cream cheese substitutes below use plant oils, such as coconut oil, palm oil and sunflower oil. Other ingredients may be used, such as nuts, starches and flavourings but the base and foundation of each cream cheese alternative are oils.

Coconut oil is one of the most used ingredients in vegan cheese alternatives and here you can see all of the cream cheeses which use such ingredient to make them possible.

A handful also use sunflower and palm oil. Many people are against the use of palm oil due to recent rainforest destruction, but it's been used for decades as a food ingredient and you can find sustainable palm. One of the good things about it is that it creates more than twice as much as the second most resourceful oil so uses half the land as the second highest yielding plant oil for the same amount of produce.

Soya Based Cream Cheese Substitute

Here are all cream cheese alternatives that are made mostly with soya.

You may be thinking, how can cheese be made of tofu or soya beans? A few cheeses use it as a main ingredient that are either mixed with nuts or plant oils and there are some fantastic soya based cream cheeses to try.

Full List of Cream Cheese Substitutes

If you'd rather just see a full and complete list of every option you have for cream cheese substitutes, well here you are.

If you're looking for other vegan cheese substitutes then make sure to head to the discovery tool where you can filter and sort through over 500 vegan cheese options to find new favourites.