Hey vegans - what are some alternatives to cream cheese?

Cream cheese is the only thing standing in my way of veganism (that, and my hypocritical vegan mother who tells me veganism is unhealthy for teenagers). Although when trying to lose weight I did find an alternative (Fage greek yogurt) I want to find a vegan alternative.

I tried Tofutti's Better Than Cream Cheese, and it's quite good, but it has trans fat!

What trans-fat free vegan cream cheeses have you tried. Would you recommend them?

Tofutti makes a trans fat free one that tastes even better than the one with the trans fats. It's in a yellow tub, you can usually find it at health food stores. Whole Foods has it as well.

Original Post by meekipoof:

Tofutti makes a trans fat free one that tastes even better than the one with the trans fats. It's in a yellow tub, you can usually find it at health food stores. Whole Foods has it as well.

I happened to notice that at trader joe's today. I'm not vegan/vegetarian, but I'm trying to eat less cheese (I end up eating too much, and it's just too many calories). Does it taste like real cream cheese, and do know how it is on calories?

I use baba ganoush or hummus in place of cream cheese.
Not the same, but works for something creamy on a hot bagel or english muffin.  There are a few recipes floating around out there for home made cream "cheese" using silken tofu.  Most of them are going to be something like this:

in a food processor, combine silken tofu, lemon juice, salt, fresh herbs

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Rindi, I looked online and the trans fat free one has 120 calories for 2 TB (regular cream cheese (full fat) has about 100 calories.  But, tofutti's (plain) regular cream cheese has 85 calories per 2 TB.

You can make vegan cream cheese out of raw cashews.  Google it and you'll get a bunch of recipes.

Original Post by swimfan93:

Rindi, I looked online and the trans fat free one has 120 calories for 2 TB (regular cream cheese (full fat) has about 100 calories.  But, tofutti's (plain) regular cream cheese has 85 calories per 2 TB.

The nutritional info on the tofutti website is incorrect (I emailed them a few months back and they confirmed this). It's really 60 cal for 2 tablespoons of the trans fat free one.

I think it tastes just like cream cheese, or at least close enough that I can't tell the difference.

there's a brand called yosoy found in grocery stores which makes fun flavoured soy cream cheeses but don't buy them. they taste really fake/terrible. tofutti is probably the best, but i would prefer hummus or garlic margarine anyday.

Vegan Gourmet cream cheese.

2Tbsp = 90 calories, 8g Fat, 3.5g saturated fat, 0g Trans fat, 0g cholesterol, 130mg sodium, 3g carbs, 2g fiber, 0 sugar, 2g protein.

Most people agree that Vegan Gourmet has the best vegan cheeses.  IT MELTS!