Non-dairy non-chemical subs for heavy and sour cream

Couldn't Be Parve added 9 months ago

There are lots of non chemical options, but it really depends on how the heavy cream is used in the recipe. There is a non-hydrogeneated toffuti sour cream that works decently as a sour cream, but it needs a bit of tinkering. I have a lot of recipes on my site (www.couldntbeparve.com) that use healthy substitutes in recipes that commonly use cream like ice cream and panna cotta. If you have a specific recipe that you want to convert to non-dairy feel free to send it to me and I will help think of creative ways to do it.

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susan g added 9 months ago

There is a product called MimicCreme, packaged in an aseptic quart, made from nuts. It appears to have been formulated for food service use, and is meant to mimic cream -- it's pretty heavy!

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Couldn't Be Parve added 9 months ago

Mimiccreme is great in some recipes, but it does have a noticeable nutty taste which may not be desirable depending on the recipe you are trying to make.

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for sour cream, I'd use greek yogurt. Heavy cream may be more difficult to sub.

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Plain non-dairy yogurt works for sour cream, for something like a coffee cake you can add a teaspoon or two of lemon to room temperature soy milk (or other non-dairy "milk" product) and let it sit until it starts to curdle and use that (in the way you might sub buttermilk for sour cream or yogurt in a baking recipe).
For heavy cream I often use the thick cream at the top of a can of coconut milk.

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