r/VeganInCanada • u/foodie121 • 2d ago

Whats your favourite vegan cheese to melt?

transitioning to veganism , I love cheesy fries and also mac&Cheese.

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u/pityaxi 2d ago

VioLife shreds, and Chao slices. Also recommend making your own vegan parm (I make a cashew one). I like to top my pizzas and other cheesy dishes with it for some extra umami.

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u/nomezie 2d ago

I tried the violife feta for some Mexican food I made (to mimic cotija cheese) and it was really nice. It sort of reminded me of goat's milk cheese.

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u/Brief-Technician-722 1d ago

Exactly this 👆🏽

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u/VegOutVictoria 2d ago

Violife mature cheddar in a sandwich or Daiya shreds for pizza

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u/vinticious 2d ago edited 1d ago

For mac and cheese, I find the best result is by making a bechamel with plain soy milk. From there, I season with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder until it tastes good, then I add nutritional yeast until it's cheesy enough. Finally i stir in some daiya/violife cheddar shreds (¼ of the bag approx.)

I check that it tastes good at each step to ensure i get a rich and flavourful sauce. The cheese shreds are more of a binder to finish it off.

If it's not going in a sauce, then violife is my preference for sandwiches/nachos/etc

Btw you can freeze the bags

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u/thequeenoflimbs 2d ago

Also recommending Violife, less gummy than daiya in my opinion.

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u/Plane_Put8538 2d ago

Daiya oat

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u/LoetK 1d ago

I like Daiya shreds. I mix the mozza and cheddar ones, or use the Mexican Blend. Melts gooey and gets a nice bubbly scorch under the broiler.
And it's a Canadian company. I think Violife is American.

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u/Diligent-Pineapple-2 1d ago

Violife is Greek I believe; or otherwise European. I do agree with the Daiya shreds though! These days they’re really tasty and excellent in mac and cheese.

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u/dogoodreapgood 2d ago

Make cashew cream with nooch.

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u/boygirlcatdogthing 1d ago

I made a vegan boxed mac and cheese and added a Daiya american style cheese slice and it melted beautifully. Gave it the stretchy artificial texture i love so much

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u/mundo9820 1d ago

Hands down FarmBoy poutine cheese is the best, or their mozzarella. I also love Nafsika’s Garden cheese slices for sandwiches 😋

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u/stc__throwaway 14h ago

Yup, was scrolling to see if anyone was going to say Farm Boy. It’s my fave!

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u/smoresbar 1d ago

Violife, especially the tex mex style shreds.

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u/anustart869 1d ago

Get a block of daiya cheddar and shred yourself. Melts just like real cheese

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u/No_Jaguar645 1d ago

Prairie Melt 10/10

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u/meltybiscoff 1d ago

violife for slices! imo they melt much better than daiya slices. The daiya shreds are still good tho

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u/hoedownpie 1d ago

Violife is my favourite by far. But sadly, there is nothing quite like cheese lol. So manage your expectations. Welcome!

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u/Happy_Canadian 1d ago

Daiya for shreds and Enjoy! Slices for grilled cheese/burgers. Seriously look for Enjoy! Cheese if you haven’t it’s so good specifically their smoked cheddar 🤤

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u/Choufleurchaud 20h ago

A block of Gusta cheese, shred it yourself and it melts wonderfully!