Dairy Free Paleo Cream Cheese Recipe


Dairy Free Paleo Cream Cheese Recipe
Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.
Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.

Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect for spreading on these paleo bagels!

Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.

This dairy free cream cheese will blow your mind with it’s rich creaminess. I am only speaking from experience. Because this stuff has changed the way I eat! The element of having something rich and creamy in a recipe was lacking in my life.

Since discovering dairy free cream cheese, everything tastes better! I can say without a doubt- I have yet to find a recipe, savory or sweet, that doesn’t go well with this cream cheese. It’s simply divine.

Isn’t it a joy when you can make one of your favorite recipes in a food processor and have it ready in minutes? That’s how I feel about this cream cheese. Just give it to me! It only takes four ingredients and a food processor (or high power blender) to make this dreamy cream cheese.

Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.

It’s finger dipping good. Toast spreading good. And cheesecake worthy. A few ways to use this cream cheese:

  • Spread it on these homemade paleo bagels
  • Make these bomb outta-this-world-good cream cheese bars
  • Spread it on my favorite paleo crackers
  • Eat it finger dipping style

*Pro tip: make these dairy free raspberry cream cheese bars with this cream cheese recipe! It’s literally one of the best things I have even had in my life. Not joking.

the instant cream cheese recipe you need!

When I was a kid my brothers, sister, and I would make it our after lunch ritual to make mini, self-assemble, five minute cheesecakes. To do this all you need is your favorite cracker, your favorite jam, and cream cheese! Spread a little jam over your cream cheese on a cracker and you instantly have some crunch with some smooth… cheesecake!

Hands down my favorite crackers are Simple Mills almond flour crackers. They taste legit and trust me when I say they don’t taste like they are healthy for ya! The only problem you might run into is… trying not to eat the whole box. Good luck!! By the way, they totally make amazing kid-style cheesecakes! 🙂

P.S. My favorite variety is the Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Almond Flour Crackers, YUM. The best news: these almond flour crackers are available in Safeway’s across the Pacific Northwest- so don’t walk, RUN.

Ready in 10 minutes! Dairy free, raw, paleo cream bars, layered with a 2 ingredient crust, cashew cream cheese, raspberry filling, and whipped cream. Super easy to make in the blender and have 9g protein per square! Raw paleo cheesecake recipe. No bake cashew cheesecake. Best gluten free vegan cheesecake. Raw paleo cheesecake recipe. No bake cheesecake recipe. Paleo cream cheese. Best paleo dessert recipes. Mothers day dessert recipes. Healthy paleo meals.

Single serving size of cream cheese isn’t a bad idea either. It just so happens that it’s one of my late night snacking go-to’s. Dipping the finger in the cream cheese jar… ohhhh ya. I can’t wait to see what you think! I hope you love it just as much as I do… and find many lovely ways to use it in your paleo meals. Dairy free cream cheese FTW!

Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.

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Dairy Free Paleo Cream Cheese Recipe
Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet!
Ingredients
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
tablespoons
Course Condiment
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Rating: 3.12
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings
tablespoons
Course Condiment
Votes: 235
Rating: 3.12
You:
Rate this recipe!
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a food processor (or high powered blender) blend the soaked cashews (drain water from cashews before blending) until they turn into a coarse texture. Add rest of the ingredients. Blend for 4-5 minutes until completely smooth!
  2. Once the cashew mixture turns into cream cheese consistency, use it or store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts
Dairy Free Paleo Cream Cheese Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Sodium 0.3mg 0%
Potassium 2mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 0.004%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1%
Iron 6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Easy dairy free, vegan, and paleo cream cheese recipe. Soy free, made in 5 minutes, and able to store in the fridge for 1 week. Addictively creamy and a perfect addition to any recipe- savory or sweet! Paleo cream cheese recipe. Easy paleo cheese recipe. Dairy free cheese recipe. Cashew cream cheese recipe. Best cashew cheese recipe. Easy vegan cheese recipe. Best dairy free cheese ideas. Dairy free cream cheese. Best paleo raw dairy free cheese. raw cheese recipes. cashew cheese recipes.

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    • 4
      Kaylie Johnson

      Oh Patricia! My goodness, looks like my brain was working faster than my hands for forgot to type the hour part! 🙂 Yes, it’s 1 hour a least. I soak them overnight if I can, but an hour works too. Just fixed this on the recipe.

  1. 12
    Heidi

    I’ve a food allergy to cashews, but not to almonds or walnuts. Could I use soaked walnuts instead to make this dreamy and creamy delight?

  2. 17
    Hélène Champagne

    Bonjour, si vous ne lisez pas le français, j’ai ajouté la traduction plus bas.
    Je suis très contente de trouver cette recette de fromage à la crème sans lactose. Merci !
    Ma question portait sur les amandes naturelles en remplacement des noix de cajous, mais elle a déjà été posée. Je crois bien que je vais l’essayer en petite quantité. Par contre, je n’ai pas d’huile de noix de coco puis-je utiliser d’autres sortes d’huiles ?
    Bonne journée 🙂

    Hello, excuse my English, it’s a tranlation….
    I am very happy to find this recipe for lactose-free cream cheese. Thank you !
    My question was about natural almonds instead of cashew nuts, but it has already been asked. I think I’ll try it in small quantities. On the other hand, I do not have coconut oil, can I use other kinds of oils?
    Have a good day 🙂

  3. 21
    sarah

    It was super lemony – like, over powering. Do you think it would be possible to leave it out or cut it and replace with more water?

  4. 27
    Ange

    Hi Kaylie, is that 2 cups dry measured and then soaked or is that cups after they have soaked? Not sure if cashews swell with soaking like chickpeas do or just soften so I thought I’d make sure my measure was accurate.

  5. 29
    Olivia

    Hi Kaylie, I am allergic to most tree nuts including cashews but not to macadamia or Brazil nuts…. which of the two if any can I substitute for the cashews? Thanks

  6. 30
    Farnaz

    Hi Kaylie, I am allergic to most tree nuts including cashews but not to macadamia or Brazil nuts…. which of the two if any can I substitute for the cashews? Thanks

  7. 32
    Marianne Maiolino

    If my cashew cream (plain) has soured, is it bad to use? It is over a week old.
    Thought it might make a more authentic cream cheese taste? I did use the water because it seemed too thick, would that make it sour?

  8. 34
    Jamie

    Can’t wait to try this, looks amazing. Do you think this would work if I added strawberries to make strawberry “cream cheese”?

  9. 38
    Maryalice

    I have been looking for an easy dairy free cream cheese option for my bagels, and I love this recipe! I added strawberries to mine and it was delicious! The kiddos even liked it!

  10. 42
    Jill Fisher

    Would this work in a cheesecake recipe? I love cheesecake, but dairy years me up inside. I really wish that I could find a good dairy free substitute that would work in cheesecake.

    • 43
      Kaylie Johnson

      I haven’t tried this recipe in a baked cheesecake, but I have lots of raw cheesecakes on my blog using a similar base. To view them, just search “cheesecake” into my search bar on the website an d lots of easy recipes will pop up! 🙂

  11. 44
    Heather

    Hi there! Wondering how well this would do heated, if you’ve ever tried. I have a Vegan friend and another who is allergic to dairy and saw this and thought I could make a hot spinach and artichoke dip using this as part of it. But I don’t know how this faux “cream cheese” would hold up to being heated.

  12. 46
    Christine

    This alternative cheese sounds great unfortunately we have a cashew nut allergy in the house, do you think macadamias would work too.

  13. 51
    Michelle

    This is soooooo good! I paired it with your bagel recipe. I did want to note that I added Himalayan sea salt & it made a huge difference. It cut the sweetness of the cashews and eliminated the lemon flavor without affecting the tartness. The taste is almost indistinguishable from dairy cream cheese. I’m in love! The other non dairy cc recipe I used involved 2 days making homemade rejuvelac! The whole process truly took 5 minutes as I always have soaked almonds and cashews on hand.

  14. 58
    Melu Ginnetti

    Thank you so much for this great recipe!!
    I know it will taste wonderful because “Seven Day Adventists” have tons of dairy free recipes also using cashews and they are simply delicious! Please keep posting healthy alternatives. We really need them! 😊

  15. 59
    Kricket Lamb

    Hello Kaylie,
    Could I use this “cream cheese” to make cheese cakes? I have a bad dairy allergy (not IBS) but love to make and eat cheesecakes. Would this work?

  16. 71
    Genevieve

    Even after soaking the cashews overnight -nearly 24 hrs.- when I used my Vitamix it cane out smooth but still very slightly chunky. I added another Tablespoon of water to help the mixture rotate more in the food processor. Is it supposed to be slightly chunky or is there anything else I could do?

  17. 72
    Genevieve

    I added a couple more tablespoons to my batch until my vitamix food processor could be put on level 7. The mixture got warm and finally became smooth. Yum!

  18. 75
    Pattie

    Hi, I just made this and I agree that 1/4 cup lemon juice makes it too lemony. If you leave out the lemon juice you have to replace that liquid with another liquid, I’d use water. Also, I cannot use straight coconut oil so I used “Chosen Blend” which is a combination of avocado oil, organic safflower and coconut. It is a liquid oil and does not have a coconut flavor. It worked. I have to say that it never got as creamy as dairy cream cheese, it stayed gritty but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Oh, I too added a pinch of himalayan salt to cut the lemon flavor. I would make this again.

  19. 79
    Ashley Gordon

    Thank you! Just made it ! It’s great can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow! Now I have a full can of coconut cream . I don’t know what to do with it. Do you have any recipes that have coconut cream in them? Don’t wanna waste it.

    • 80
      Kaylie

      Hi Ashley, soooo many!!! my bacon garlic spaghetti squash casserole, spicy whole30 noodles, and dairy free cream cheese bars are a few of my faves 🙂

  20. 81
    Susan

    I was just wondering if this recipe can be turned into a veggie cream cheese once it’s all blended together? By let’s say adding peppers, green onion, carrots, etc.

  21. 83
    Marci Mitchell

    In the recipe ingredient list is says coconut cream. But in the comments people are saying they used coconut oil. Which should I use?

  22. 89
    Vicki

    I just made this. It is yummy. The addition of coconut cream is genius. It tastes like cream cheese. I used lite coconut milk because I wanted to cut the fat but it was still great. Thank you

  23. 94
    Kim

    Will this work to freeze and thaw at a later time? I should’ve cut the recipe in half cut didn’t think to and I’m quite sure I won’t eat this much (nor should I! Lol) in a week.

  24. 98
    Meg

    Does anyone know if this tastes like actual cream cheese? I want to use it for cucumber sandwiches and I feel like cashews would be weird with that.

  25. 107
    Katie Stack

    Hi! I see in the comments that people are asking. About switching the oil….I don’t see oil listed in the ingredients section of the recipe. IS that the coconut cream? Or was oil supposedly to be in it also?

  26. 114
    Paul

    The recipe says “coconut cream” but in the comments, you keep saying “coconut oil “. Which is I it? If it’s coconut oil, is it the refined version? I really don’t want a cream cheese that tastes like a pina colada. Thanks!

  27. 120
    Kathy Cooke

    I used macadamias for lower carbs with 2.5 tbsp lemon juice, 1.75 tbsp ACV, 1 tbsp coconut cream, 1 tbsp coconut oil, 3/4 tsp salt, and enough water to make a smooth blend. It tastes good, but more like salted, tangy nuts than cream cheese to me. It probably would be better with cashews, but they’re too carby for the keto diet; 4 tbsp net carbs for 1 tbsp is 20% of my carbs for an entire day. It’s 0.5g net carbs per tbsp with macadamias. It might work better for the keto diet with half cashews and half macadamias. Would probably be pretty good spread on some keto bread with homemade chia jam on top. Would probs also be good with a little sweetener, vanilla, and/or berries blended in.

  28. 121
    Kim

    Hi does this have to be kept in the fridge once it’s made? I’m making a red velvet cake that’s all and wondered if it was like regular cream cheese?

  29. 123
    Kristin

    Hi! I can’t wait to try some of your creations! I’ve been making cashew cream cheese for a couple of years now and use it in everything! Lasagna, buffalo chicken dip, cheesecake and nobody can tell the difference!
    However, unless Simple Mills has changed their recipe to take out thr sunflower oil, which I’m pretty sure they haven’t, they’re not Paleo 🙂

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