Vegan Cream Cheese reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 259 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 50 posts to rank the best Vegan Cream Cheese brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/vegan, r/veganrecipes, r/veganuk, r/VeganBaking, r/PlantBasedDiet. Top-rated brands include Tofutti (4.3/5), Kite Hill (4.7/5), Trader Joe's (4.4/5).

Stats

Reviews259

Subreddits14

Posts50

Brands37

Products46

Top communities

r/vegan155 r/veganrecipes24 r/veganuk17 r/VeganBaking15 r/PlantBasedDiet14

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Tofutti

4.3

(63)

"Tofutti all the way. I’ve made dozens of not hundreds of cheesecakes."

"Definitely Tofutti for cheesecake. Its texture is perfect."

"I used tofutti, because it was so rich. The cheesecakes sold out and got raves every time."

"Tofutti haven't let me down throughout the years."

"I’ve read Toffuti is best"

"Tofutti hands down. I've made many excellent cheesecakes with it."

"I second Tofutti. It is the closest in flavor, texture, and resistance to being beaten, whipped, or heated."

"Tofutti never fails."

"The cheapest one is Tofutti, so that's my go-to, but Kite Hil, Miyoko's, and Violife are all great, too!"

"Still prefer toffuti over all the new ones."

Kite Hill

4.7

(45)

"I love Kite Hill and Miyoko’s and I’ve used both of these in tart fillings and they held up great."

"If no one has a nut allergy, kite Hill is the absolute best. I use it anytime I make a vegan cream cheese."

"KITE HILL CHIVE hands down the beat."

"I’ve found Kite Hill to be really similar to dairy cream cheese. The texture is the same and the flavor is very mild."

"Kite Hill is amazing!! Also very expensive."

"Kite Hill is my favorite and I recently tried their tzatziki sauce for some homemade gyros and it was fantastic IMO."

"Kite hill 100%."

"Kite Hill or Miyokos."

"I bought kite hill almond cream cheese and some bagels, ate them so fast."

"Kite Hill is the best when we did an informal taste test."

Trader Joe's

4.4

(28)

"I love Trader Joe's vegan cream cheese."

"Coming in again late to recommend Trader Joe's Vegan Cream Cheese Alternative."

"Trader Joe’s brand vegan cream cheese tastes the closest to the real thing imo!"

"Trader Joe’s plain cream cheese is the best that I have found"

"I love trader joes new vegan cream cheese."

"Trader Joe's and VioLife are the best by far. KiteHill is good too, just expensive"

"The Trader Joes version is better than real cream cheese imo."

"Trader Joes is the best out there."

"Trader Joe’s vegan cream cheese is cheap and very similar to that whipped Neufchâtel stuff, which I prefer because it’s spreadable without waiting for it to warm up on your toasted bagel."

"I used Trader Joe's vegan cream cheese, halved the recipe, and it was a delicious treat"

Violife

4.3

(26)

"Violife for sure."

"Violife. Hands down."

"Violife hands down."

"Violife!!!"

"I really recommend violife’s cream cheese."

"I made a baked cheesecake with violife cream cheese and it worked brilliantly :)"

"I like Violife it tastes Exactly like the real stuff."

"Violife’s plain cream cheese tastes exactly like dairy cream cheese. I’m obsessed with it on bagels with chia seeds."

"Another vote for Violife, it's literally the same as Philadelphia."

"The violife one is great, I use it for biscoff cheesecakes."

Miyoko's

4.6

(24)

"I love Kite Hill and Miyoko’s and I’ve used both of these in tart fillings and they held up great."

"Yes yes yes Miyoko’s is by far theeee best!"

"Yes, Miyokos is the best! I used it for a cheesecake, and it was delicious."

"I use Miyokos for cream cheese frosting. it's delicious and has fooled many non vegans."

"I've made vegan cheesecakes from both Miyoko's and Tofutti cream cheese, and they worked perfectly."

"Miyokos is my go to for cream cheese that will be heated."

"Miyokos!! I used it for 'crab' rangoons and it was PERFECT."

"I love miyoko’s not only bc it’s delicious but bc it’s made without oil."

"Miyoko is the best 👍"

"Miyokos has some good stuff. Their cream cheese and cheese is delicious"

Oatly

4.3

(12)

"I used the plain Oatly cream cheese to make cheesecake multiple times, it’s great and came out soooo tasty!"

"Oatly creamy oat spread is my favourite."

"Oatly is identical to the real deal."

"Oatly påMackan. Find it in any wellsorted grossery store in Sweden."

"Oatley cream cheese works really well!"

"I recently tried Oatly and it tastes delicious."

"Oatly is what I’ve found tastes the best for frosting specifically."

"The Oatly one is good."

"Oatly spread!"

"Love the Oatly Cream Cheese"

Daiya

3.4

(11)

"I've had a few of their chocolate cheesecakes and they were amazing."

"I’ve only ever used Daiya and I like it! It’s not as tangy as I remember the cow stuff to be, but it’s great on a bagel."

"I like daiya tbh, especially their strawberry on plain bagels."

"Daiya's cream cheese - I used it for cream cheese frosting a while ago and it was fantastic."

"The Daiya brand makes a pretty decent cream cheese."

"I love Daiya's cream cheese - I used it for cream cheese frosting a while ago and it was fantastic."

"I love it! I think it tastes like real cream cheese."

"I like Daiya cream cheese but it’s not that easy to find."

"SO and one of our cats like the daiya- both disliked violife."

"I tried they daiya cream cheese yesterday it was terrible! I can't recommend that."

Philadelphia

3.6

(5)

"Philadelphia plant-based is hands down the best vegan cream cheese I've had. The texture, flavor, and mouth feel is perfect compared to what I remember cream cheese being"

"I've tried a few other's ...and I liked the Vegan Philadelphia the best."

"The plant-based Philadelphia is the only vegan cream cheese that I've found acceptable so far."

"I'm using the plant based Philadelphia one right now."

"I just read that Philadelphia makes vegan cream cheese now."

Go Veggie

3.8

(4)

"I used Go Veggie cream cheese. It was pretty good."

"I like the go veggie brand as well as kite hill."

"I recently found vegan Go Veggie! Cream cheese and I really like it."

"I think Go Veggie and Daiya come the closest."

#10

Follow Your Heart

4.3

(3)

"Follow your heart has been the best and closest to dairy cream cheese to me"

"Follow your heart"

"Follow your heart brand is tasty"

#11

Ben & Esther's

4.0

(3)

"Ben and Esther’s"

"Ben & Esther’s on Alberta is a good choice!"

"Ben and Esther's, Sweetpea"

#12

Treeline

4.0

(3)

"I really like Treeline"

"Treeline."

"I really like Treeline’s soft style cheeses."

#13

Julienne Bruno

5.0

(2)

"Julienne Bruno. All the others are garbage."

"At the moment my favourite is the Julienne Bruno Crematta."

#14

Bute Island

5.0

(2)

"I love “Bute Island cream sheese” but I dont know if it’s only in the uk."

"Scheese / bute island it’s by far my fave and I’ve tried a lot I find other brands taste too savoury to use in baking"

#15

Kroger

5.0

(2)

"Kroger's store brand is the best I've come by so far."

"I like the Kroger Simple Truth best!"

#16

4.0

(1)

"NuCulture cashew spreads are the closest thing to vegan cream cheese that I'll eat."

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