Blend everything to make the best, creamiest, and healthiest vegan sour cream ever. Check out our best sauce recipes. You can use the vegan sour cream immediately, although still slightly warm from the blending. You can add some finely chopped dill or chives on top. This homemade vegan sour cream recipe is gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and soy-free. The taste is slightly nutty, almost cheesy, but neutral overall, making it an excellent condiment for most dishes. The tanginess comes from lemon and vinegar since we don’t use lactic acid. To achieve the creamiest, silkiest texture, you have two options. Either use a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or soak the cashew nuts in hot water for about 1 to 2 hours before blending them.
Water
Water is used twice in this recipe. First, we use hot water to soak the cashews (this step is not required if you have a high-speed blender like Vitamix). Then we rinse the soaked nuts and blend them with cold tap water. You can add more or less water based on how thin or thick you want your sour cream to be.
Lemon juice
Lemon juice adds that sour, tangy feeling, but make sure you don’t blend any lemon seeds. It happened once to us, and they made our recipe super bitter.
Apple cider vinegar
Like the lemon, apple cider vinegar adds acidity and a slightly sour taste.
Salt
To make this condiment taste good. We recommend sea salt or kosher salt.
Dill or chives
We love to sprinkle some finely chopped fresh dill or chives on this recipe. Soak the cashews with hot water for about 1 hour. Drain and rinse the soaked nuts and add them to the blender with water, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Blend at high speed until silky smooth. It might take from 3 to 7 minutes. Add more water if you want thinner sour cream. Or you can store it in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container. It will thicken up as it cools down, becoming easier to spoon. If you want to make it thinner, add water.
Is vegan sour cream healthy?
Yes, we would consider substituting vegan sour cream for regular sour cream a healthy choice because this recipe contains mainly unsalted, almost raw cashews.Cashew nuts are a healthy whole food, rich in protein, healthy fats, and antioxidants, and can significantly benefit your health. Among those are reduced cholesterol, prevention of heart disease, stroke prevention, diabetes prevention and management, and much more. Vegan sour cream is a convenient and delicious way to increase your cashew nut consumption.
As a sour cream substitute: add it on top of Mexican food, together with a spoonful of guacamole, or use it as an ingredient in other recipes, such as our smokey chipotle sauce. To replace cheese and butter: you can use it to replace cheese on pizza and pasta bakes. It won’t be stringy, but it’ll surely be creamy! Add a few tablespoons on top of the pizza after baking. You can make pasta and risotto creamy instead of melty cheese or butter. Add a dollop to the pasta or rice towards the end before serving. To drizzle on veggies: it’s perfectly paired with baked potato, baked sweet potatoes, grilled eggplant, roasted zucchini, and stuffed bell peppers. As a cream replacement for soups: in mushroom soup, potato soup, or add a dollop of cream on top of zucchini soup.
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Storage
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container like a mason jar for up to 5 days. The sour cream thickens up in the fridge, making it perfect for spooning. To bring it back to a thinner consistency, add a little water and whisk it. For more condiment ideas, check out our dressing and sauces category page. ” player-type=”default” override-embed=”default”]
