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What are your favorite vegan substitutes?

What are your favorite vegan substitutes?

Started by SmartAssProducts on February 12, 2011

9 Comments

SmartAssProducts said #1 Feb 12, 2011 at 4:38pm

I'd like your opinions on the best vegan alternatives for certain foods. I'm thinking in terms of people who would go veg, but say they can't imagine not eating [fill in the blank]. Like butter on corn on the cob, or sour cream on a baked potato, or yogurt, or whatever! What are your personal favorite brands/varieties of vegan alternatives for the following?:

Mayonnaise

Sour cream

Butter/margarine

Milk

Creamer (for coffee)

Cheese (like cheddar, something for a dish like macaroni and cheese)

Cheese (like mozzarella, something for pizza)

Cheese (like cream cheese, on a bagel)

Eggs (for direct eating, like scrambled)

Eggs (for cooking/baking)

Yogurt

That's all I can think of right now!

sherry P said #2 Feb 13, 2011 at 7:04am

Mayonnaise - Veganaise

Sour cream - Follow Your Heart brand

Butter/margarine - Earth Balance

Milk - Silk vanilla Soy Milk or Silk Dark Chocolate Almond Milk

Creamer (for coffee) - I just use Silk Vanilla Soy Milk

Cheese (like cheddar, something for a dish like macaroni and cheese) - Follow Your Heart brand

Cheese (like mozzarella, something for pizza) - Follow Your Heart

Cheese (like cream cheese, on a bagel) - Follow Your Heart

Eggs (for direct eating, like scrambled) - I make Tofu Scramble (Yum)

Eggs (for cooking/baking) - Ener-G egg replacer

Yogurt - Coconut milk yogurt or Soy yogurt

Ashley Kristina said #3 Feb 13, 2011 at 8:51am

I agree with Sherry, but Daiya shredded mozzarella should be added to the list. Veganaise is great. After they had it at my house, my parents (who are not vegan) started only useing veganaise now instead of mayonnaise.

Hazel said #4 Feb 13, 2011 at 9:06am

Sherry listed some good ones. I never tried replacements fro tsome of that stuff, so I can't add too much. Maybe add Tofutti Sour Cream; So Delicious Coconut Creamer (I don't drink coffee anymore, but this stuff is more like dairy creamer); Almond, coconut, or rice milk; Daiya cheese, or for things like mac and cheese there are some great cheese recipes out there using nutritional yeast; tofu scramble - add tumeric to make the tofu yellow.

Smurfy said #5 Feb 13, 2011 at 9:07am

Mayonnaise - Veganaise (Grapeseed Oil)

Sour cream - Tofutti Sour Supreme

Butter/margarine - Earth Balance (organic or soyfree)

Milk - Trader Joes organic rice milk

Creamer (for coffee) - I don't drink coffee, but I would probably use something by Silk

Cheese (like cheddar, something for a dish like macaroni and cheese) - Daiya cheddar style

Cheese (like mozzarella, something for pizza) Daiya mozzarella style

Cheese (like cream cheese, on a bagel) - Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese

Eggs (for direct eating, like scrambled) - I still can't make a decent tofu scramble or salad to save my life, but most people have good results following the recipe in Vegan with a Vengeance. I hear that black salt really helps give tofu an eggy taste.

Eggs (for cooking/baking) EnerG egg replacer

Yogurt - Whole Soy & Co is really yummy. My pet rats love it too!!!

sherry P said #6 Feb 13, 2011 at 9:28am

For Tofu Scramble this is what I do, and sorry I don't have measurements.

Rinse, drain, and press tofu (not long I usually only press it while cutting up the other items).

Chop appox. 1/2 onion, and slice about 4oz mushrooms.

Sautee a small amount of minced garlic and the onion in olive oil in large frying pan. Add tofu, crumbling as you add it. Cook another approx. 5 min., spritz the mixture with Bragg's liquid aminos and sprinkle on about 1-2TBS nutritional yeast flakes (adds yellow color and vitamin b12), sautee another minute. Next add in mushroom and cook until mushrooms are tender. Then I just add some fresh ground black pepper. Yum, eat and enjoy.

Sometimes if mixture starts to become to dry during cooking I will add about 1TBS water or another dash of oil.

SmartAssProducts said #7 Feb 13, 2011 at 12:14pm

THANKS for the great replies! You're all just amazing.

I was never a fan of sour cream on baked potatoes, so NOT putting sour cream on my baked potatoes wasn't a big deal--and in all these years I have not tried any sour cream substitutes. I've actually known people who've said they just cannot imagine eating a baked potato without sour cream on it, so it got me thinking I should ask for ideas!

Sherry, your recipe for Tofu Scramble sounds great. Thank you so much for taking the time to post it.

I LOVE Silk Very Vanilla soy milk for drinking and for cold cereal. However, I tried Silk yogurt once...and let's just say I'm not a fan! So it's good to hear other suggestions.

Keep 'em coming!

Tracy Binol said #8 Feb 14, 2011 at 5:01pm

Hum! You All! I keep asking why we need to have substitutes. I guess I just started cooking and eating differently instead of trying to make the same meals with substitutes.

So instead of butter on corn on the cob I grill mine brushed with a mixture of olive oil, salt and chipolte chilies.

I roast my potatoes in the oven with olive oil. Add salt and cajun spice

I drink rice milk in my coffee and on my cereal. I guess my only true substitution, oops also bread.

Don't do any replacing for eggs, or cheese. But I might try the tofu scramble.

Dani A said #9 Feb 14, 2011 at 5:47pm

Mayonnaise -Never used the "real" stuff

Sour cream - Same, but if I'm making a dip, I have used Tofutti twice before and people enjoyed it. I don't like "real" sour cream, so I can't honestly say

Butter/margarine - Usually can use olive oil as a sub.

Milk - rarely use "milk" but I usually use rice

Creamer (for coffee) - Never used it

Cheese (like cheddar, something for a dish like macaroni and cheese) - I have my own recipe for a cheese sauce on my blog that is easy and delicious (http://veganrockergirl.blogspot.com)

Cheese (like mozzarella, something for pizza) - I REALLY try to avoid processed stuff (as you can probably tell!) But Galaxy's rice vegan is amazing. Not all Galaxy products are vegan, but the vegan ones say "VEGAN" in huge letters across the front.

Cheese (like cream cheese, on a bagel) - I prefer hummus on my bagel!

Eggs (for direct eating, like scrambled) _??Allergic to real eggs, so I never needed a "substitute"

Eggs (for cooking/baking) - I use bananas for baking instead of eggs

Yogurt - ???

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