Dairy Alternatives reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 204 Reddit reviews across 22 subreddits and 26 posts to rank the best Dairy Alternatives brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AskIreland, r/BabyBumpsCanada, r/MSPI, r/AskUK, r/vegan. Top-rated brands include Oatly (4.5/5), Violife (4.1/5), Alpro (4.1/5).
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Reviews204
Subreddits22
Posts26
Brands60
Products78
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#1
Oatly
4.5
(21)
"Former barista here — oatmilk is the closest and best sub for espresso. Get the barista one with a higher fat. Steams up really well once you get the hang of it!"
"Oatly!"
"Oatly ice cream"
"Pretty much any type of oatmilk as I have yet to have a bad one (oatly, kirkland, and planet oat are ones I get a lot)."
"My absolute favourite is oat milk."
"Oat milk will change your life."
"Oatly is the best I've found in tea to not have a strong taste."
"I think everyone should take the west cost route and use oatly. Took a trip to San Francisco last October and got a taste of it."
"Oatly rules; it textures nicely, has a similar sweetness to dairy milk, and lends itself to quite complex latte art."
"My shop exclusively uses Oatly for our dairy alternative. Definitely pairs well with coffee and it has a creamy rich texture."
#2
Violife
4.1
(19)
"Violife is incredible."
"Violife and follow your heart taste the BEST in my opinion. Most taste like ass. I get the violife shredded cheese for pizza, eggs, etc. it melts really nicely. The violife cream cheese is AMAAAAAZING and legit tastes like the real thing."
"Violife cream cheese is one of my faves too."
"Violife cream cheese. Also much better than other alternatives."
"I’ve had great luck with anything by Violife. Sliced smoked provolone, shredded mozzarella, and their cream cheese have been some of my favorites. The cheese melts really well."
"Violife is the best cheese I have had so far."
"Alpro yogurt, violife cheese (original slices, greek and cream cheese), Alpro or Aldi soy milk, and dairy gold plant based butter. 👌6 years on and I miss very little."
"Violife to be quite good tasting, I usually get the shredded mozarella for pizza making"
"I like the Violife cheeses and they're fodmap friendly"
"Violife shredded cheese is pretty good - I like the Tex Mex one a lot."
#3
Alpro
4.1
(12)
"Alpro this isn’t milk (it’s oat milk) is AMAZING for the creaminess!"
"Alpro yogurt, violife cheese (original slices, greek and cream cheese), Alpro or Aldi soy milk, and dairy gold plant based butter. 👌6 years on and I miss very little."
"Alpro or Aldi soy milk."
"Alpro yoghurt is divine"
"Alpro do nice yoghurts."
"Agree that Alpro yogurts are lovely."
"Alpro yoghurts."
"Alpro yoghurt"
"I used the alpro soy milk. They also have a chocolate one that is super good too."
"I like the big pots of Alpro yoghurt, particularly the coconut flavored one."
#4
Almond Milk
4.1
(10)
"I absolutely loved having almond milk with taro and almond powder with tapioca pearls when I worked at a cafe."
"Sub 2 tablespoons of almond milk whisked with 1 teaspoon of agave nectar."
"Almond milk is what we settled on and she had that up to the point we started to reintroduce dairy about a year ago."
"I successfully use almond milk in my frappes."
"It uses a sauce made with almond milk and ground up rolled oats. The sauce was really delicious. It has a nice thick consistency and a surprisingly rich taste."
"I like almond milk as a general milk alternative, but there are lots."
"I typically use almond milk 1:1 for cooked recipes that call for milk."
"Seconded. Almond milk is amazing. Plus, you can keep it in the pantry and it stays good for months."
"I then started using almond milk, which has quite a sweet taste and is worth trying."
"We did almond and oat milks with our kids, since 2 were lactose intolerant."
#5
Ben & Jerry's
4.3
(8)
"My most frequent go-tos are Ben & Jerry's and So Delicious."
"Ben & Jerry's vegan ice cream is amazing!"
"Ben & Jerry’s do vegan ones."
"Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerrys are good too."
"Ben and Jerry's makes dairy free ice cream but there are tons of other options."
"Ben and Jerry’s DF ice cream, or Magnum DF bars- I prefer ice creams that do not have a strong coconut taste to them and these hit that mark in my opinion."
"Ice Creams Ben & Jerry’s for “fun” flavors."
"Icecream: Ben & Jerrys, Booja Booja, Swedish Glace."
#6
Oat Milk
4.0
(8)
"I've completely switched over to oat milk in my day-to-day life simply because it's so good."
"Oat milk!!! It's like the milk at the bottom of your cereal bowl."
"I find oat to be best for hot drinks, because it froths up wall."
"I’ve found oat milk to be the best at foaming, and it doesn’t taste obvious like almond milk does."
"You might like oat milk."
"Look at oat milk or cashew milk. They're both creamy and rich."
"We did almond and oat milks with our kids, since 2 were lactose intolerant."
"Partner prefers oat."
#7
Kite Hill
4.6
(7)
"I highly recommend Kite Hill products especially cream cheese, they closely mimic the taste and texture of regular cream cheese"
"Kite Hill Sour Cream"
"Kite Hill sour cream"
"Kitehill for cream cheese. No competition for me on that one."
"I actually do not do milk at all. Milk alternatives (especially oat and almond) give the dish a grey or almost beige/brown color that’s not very appetizing. What I’ve found to work the best is using yogurt. Specifically the kite hill almond milk yogurt."
"Kite hill cream cheese."
"Kite hill makes good almond milk yogurt, they have a greek style too which is great."
#8
Aldi
4.0
(7)
"Try from Aldi their oat milk (blue pack) or if you prefer Tesco almond milk as affordable alternatives for dairy."
"The Aldi one is 50p a carton and hasn't any additives"
"The cheapest aldi soya milk has no additives"
"My MIL is lactose intolerant and uses Aldi brand soya milk, she secretly put some in the OH's Yorkshire tea and he didn't even notice."
"Aldi soy milk doesn't separate in tea in my experience, and it's got a pretty good 'creamy' texture compared to others I've had."
"Aldi do soya and almond milk for 58p. I really like the soya."
"Aldi, however, has soy and almond milk (sweetened and unsweetened) which is fairly affordable."
#9
Earth Balance
4.0
(6)
"Earth balance butter and Miyoko’s baking sticks as butter substitute."
"Earth balance soy free butter"
"Earth Balance that specifically says it's soy free (red container)"
"I like Earth Balance butter."
"Earth Balance for butter (I baked with it as well and it worked decently)."
"Butter: Earth Balance Soy Free."
#10
Country Crock
4.0
(6)
"Country Crock's plant butter as a stick and a spread was great for me. They used it in everything for Thanksgiving one year and no one could even tell!"
"The Coubtry crock “plant” whipped cream - it’s in fridge section, a thin carton, WORKS AMAZING IN BAKING/cooking!"
"Country Crock has a plant based heavy cream that's almost indistinguishable from the real thing."
"I use country crock plant cream"
"Country crock plant butter is a good butter alternative."
"They have a plant based heavy cream now too but I don't find out until after we could have dairy again."
#11
Riviera
4.6
(5)
"Second everyone about the Riviera yogurt - if you get the plain kind it can also be used lime sour cream."
"Riviera coconut is the best yogurt imo."
"Seconding Riviera coconut yogurt. It’s the best I’ve tried!"
"Vegan as well and came to suggest riviera!"
"I like coconut yogurt, I think the brand I tried was called Riviera, it came in cute little jars."
#12
Chobani
4.6
(5)
"Chobani Oat Milk - no sugar!! soooo good!"
"I used to use Oatly extra creamy as well, but prefer this Chobani version"
"Chobani extra creamy oat milk is the only milk sub that doesn't taste like it's watered down."
"I like the extra creamy oatmilk by Chobani."
"I like the red chobani one. It’s pretty thick"
#13
Coconut Milk
4.4
(5)
"I love doing it with coconut milk+ toffee nut or caramel syrup 😍😍"
"Iced green tea latte with coconut milk, vanilla instead of classic."
"Personally like coconut milk, but everyone has their favourites."
"Unsweetened coconut milk, the fewer ingredients in it the better?"
"I have had great results using coconut milk and cream."
#14
So Delicious
5.0
(4)
"Icecream - So Delicious cashew salted caramel cluster is crack."
"So delicious coconut ice cream bars are so good, non dairy ice cream seems to be some of the only non dairy I actually could enjoy without noticing something is off."
"All the 'So Delicious' products I've had have been really good- honestly might like them better than the real thing (specifically yogurt and ice cream)."
"So delicious (anything), specifically yogurt and ice cream."
#15
Soy Milk
3.8
(5)
"Soy is a big winner."
"Dairy free I prefer Soya."
"Soya milk I find very similar to dairy milk."
"Soy milk and Ripple (pea) milk are closest nutritionally, in terms of fat/protein content."
"Soy milk and hemp milk have a really silky taste."
#16
Ripple
4.8
(4)
"For protein you want ripple or soy milk."
"Ripple is a pea-based milk that is good for drinking straight or cooking with!"
"Ripple milk is my absolute favorite milk alternative."
"Soy milk and Ripple (pea) milk are closest nutritionally, in terms of fat/protein content. We use Ripple Kids."
#17
Chao
4.7
(3)
"I also love the chao creamery cheese slices."
"For sliced cheese I like Chao cheese best."
"Chao cheese"
#18
Rice Milk
4.3
(3)
"Rice milk is the only one I found so far that gives me no problem. I've enjoyed it for years !"
"Rice milk works pretty well in some recipes."
"My mum is severely lactose intolerant but loves a cup of tea, she has tried all the alternatives but says the best is rice milk for taste."
#19
Tofutti
4.3
(3)
"Tofutti sour cream is great"
"Try Tofutti's "better than sour cream". That's my cooking alternative when milk is called for (mashed potatoes, creamy sauces)."
"Sour cream sub - tofutti (soy based)."
#20
Sproud
4.0
(3)
"There's also Sproud which is Pea based and tastes just as good but had less chemicals and more on the old nutritional lists"
"There's also Sprout which is Pea based and tastes just as good but had less chemicals and more on the old nutritional lists"
"Sproud."
#21
Cashew Milk
4.0
(3)
"Cashew milk or oat milk is really creamy."
"Cashew milk is nice and creamy."
"I tried cashew milk last night and managed to drink a full cup of tea with it - I would recommend trying it."
#22
Silk
4.0
(3)
"Original Silk almond milk is still fantastic on cereal"
"The coconut based silk yogurt was pretty good!"
"I've been eating the Silk coconut yogurt, which isn't great tbh but I like yogurt/fruit/granola for breakfast so it's the best I can do."
#23
Califia
4.0
(3)
"Barista blend oat milk has double the fat. Califia is my favorite and oatly next."
"My in laws swear by Califia"
"Califia barista oat."
#24
Daiya
3.7
(3)
"I may be in the minority here but i happen to like daiya"
"The company "Daiya" is making a massive number of cheese and dairy alternatives nowadays. They are very good."
"The one I use sometimes is Daiya, it’s ok but If you’re used to regular cheese you might find the texture & flavour off putting."
#25
Rice Dream
5.0
(2)
"The only milk my stomach can tolerate is Rice Dream"
"My favorite milk alternative is rice milk, so I recommend that. I used Rice Dream / Dream brand."
#26
Nuts for Cheese
5.0
(2)
"Nuts for Cheese has great cashew based cheese and butter!"
"The cashew cheeses are nicest though - Zengarry and Nuts for Cheese are expensive but delicious."
#27
Spread Ems
5.0
(2)
"I would recommend a brand called “Spread Ems” which makes a really tasty chives and garlic cashew cream cheese."
"A harder meadow herb and garlic cheese that is very good."
#28
Fairlife
4.5
(2)
"Fair Life milk doesn't trigger my IBS-D at ALL"
"Fair life is pretty good."
#29
Boursin
4.5
(2)
"For a cheese and crackers type snack, I highly recommend the dairy free Boursin! We served it to our non-vegan friends and they were so impressed."
"The plant based Boursin cheese is good."
#30
Haagen-Dazs
4.5
(2)
"Haagen-Dazs plant based ice cream is excellent!"
"Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerrys are good too."
#31
Earth Island
4.5
(2)
"Melt or Earth Island are excellent replacements for dairy butter. The texture is closer to butter than margarine."
"Earth Island feta and Parmesan are tasty!"
#32
Avonmore
4.0
(2)
"For milk, I have the Avanmore Lactose free milk"
"If you just want to cut lactose go for Avonmore lactose free."
#33
Almond milk
4.0
(2)
"I used to use unsweetened almond milk which was also great, but switched because of potential nut allergies."
"Unsweetened almond milk works great. It's a 1 to 1 ratio."
#34
Milkadamia
4.0
(2)
"I like the milkadamia from Costco for putting in my coffee."
"Milkadamia Macadamia milk."
#35
Lactose Free Milk
4.0
(2)
"Lactose free milk is great, genuinely can't tell the difference."
"For milk your best bet is lactose free milk."
#36
Rude Health
4.0
(2)
"Rude Health Oat milk"
"Rude health oat milk is UPF free but expensive."
#37
A2 Milk
5.0
(1)
"I buy A2 Milk. It’s milk that comes from grass-fed cows who naturally produce only the A2 protein, no A1. It’s easier on your stomach and doesn’t cause discomfort"
#38
Soy milk
4.0
(1)
"Unsweetened soy milk."
#39
Coconut Bliss
4.0
(1)
"Coconut Bliss is a good brand, expensive but good"
#40
Miyokos
4.0
(1)
"Miyokos butter."
#41
Forager
4.0
(1)
"Forager cashew yogurt"
#42
Whole Foods
4.0
(1)
"I love whole foods' non-dairy gouda slices. they melt pretty well, too!"
#43
H!p
4.0
(1)
"Tesco have H!p oat chocolate and it tastes like actual chocolate but it's expensive."
#44
Dairy Gold
4.0
(1)
"Dairy gold plant based butter. 👌6 years on and I miss very little."
#45
Cadbury
4.0
(1)
"Cadbury do some vegan chocolate."
#46
Carbery
4.0
(1)
"Carbery do a lovely lactose free cheddar"
#47
Becel
4.0
(1)
"Becel has a dairy free line that's good too."
#48
Biona
4.0
(1)
"I like the biona one which is just coconut and water."
#49
Good Planet
4.0
(1)
"I like the Good Planet cheese wedges (the ones that are packaged like Laughing Cow) if you can melt it."
#50
Cabot
4.0
(1)
"You can buy Cabot cheese at most stores. I think most of Cabot’s cheeses are lactose free!"
#51
Organic unsweetened coconut milk
4.0
(1)
"I have used organic unsweetened coconut milk and it tastes great in recipes! Good fat too."
#52
Plant based heavy whipping cream
4.0
(1)
"Our Walmart has plant based heavy whipping cream. A lot of fat content in that."
#53
Mooala
4.0
(1)
"I go for Mooala."
#54
Swedish Glacé
4.0
(1)
"Swedish glacé are great."
#55
Ben and Jerry's, Dayia, Silk
4.0
(1)
"There’s a Ben and Jerry’s non dairy flavour with brownies, peanut butter and pretzels that is amazing. Dayia brand smoke Gouda cheese for sandwiches and stuff. Most of the yogurt tastes like coconut to me, but I believe silk brand has an oatmilk version that’s good"
#56
Free
3.0
(1)
"There is a dairy and soy free margarine, it's called Free iirc"
#57
Tesco
3.0
(1)
"My son also likes the almond milk too."
#58
Sons of Butchers
3.0
(1)
"There is a brand of cheese called Sons of Butchers and they do vegan cheese."
#59
Dunnes Store
3.0
(1)
"There's lactose free cheese in Dunnes store and sometimes I get in in Supervalue."
#60
Yoplait
3.0
(1)
"Yoplait have started doing dairy free yoghurts too."
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