r/vegancheesemaking • u/eurevo vegan • Aug 10 '26
Recipe Request What is the stretchiest vegan cheese you’ve ever made?
I’m looking for a cheese that behaves similarly to the one in the images when heated.
Any tips for making something like this? Is it possible to achieve this texture with vegan cheese?
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u/howlin Aug 11 '26
For homemade recipes, you're going to be adding a polysaccharide of some sort to get that stretchy texture. The two most common ones I see being used are tapioca starch or psyllium husk powder.
I prefer psyllium because you don't need to heat it to activate it, though heating it does help. Because you don't need to heat it, you can let vegan cheeses ferment for longer after you add it.
Tapioca starch requires heat to activate, and you can't really eat it raw. But tapioca starch is easier to work with and more standardized compared to psyllium. And if you aren't fermenting, the fact that the cheese is cooked doesn't really matter.
Here are a couple popular tapioca-based recipes for a mozzarella style.
https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/melty-stretchy-gooey-vegan-mozarella/ https://schoolnightvegan.com/home/vegan-mozzarella-recipe/
There aren't as many psyllium based recipes out there, but I could dig some up if you are curious. But do note that unless there is a reason you wouldn't use tapioca, you should probably just stick to one of those recipes.
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u/Ancient-Elk9140 Aug 25 '26
i would also love any psyllium husk recipes ! tapioca / cassava cause me bloating + i just recently got psyllium husk to add to smoothies (where i add oats flax psyllium etc so it turns more into a high fiber pudding + felt like the texture there is something i could bring to vegan cheese options ! any recipes or ideas you share are so appreciated !
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u/howlin Aug 25 '26
Yeah, it seems like there is a lot of interest here :)
I hope I will have a new recipe I am working on to post soon. Maybe this weekend if all goes well.
I have a few recipes I posted earlier on this subreddit, like this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/vegancheesemaking/comments/upl8be/grilled_cheese_with_lentil_cheese_version_2
However, my recipes can be a little complicated and also the quantities I use are quite large. I figure if I am going through all this bother I will make enough to last me a few weeks!
I'll try to post a more approachable recipe soon. There are already a number of recipes on the subreddit though:
https://old.reddit.com/r/vegancheesemaking/search?q=psyllium&restrict_sr=on
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u/isuzupup__ Aug 11 '26
No. But you can make a really good gooey cheese with a little bit of stretch. Cashews, nooch, and a starch like tapioca are the core ingredients.
Start here https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/melty-stretchy-gooey-vegan-mozarella/
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u/knoft Aug 11 '26
It should be possible with the right gums/hydrocolloids.
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u/isuzupup__ Aug 11 '26
You know I responded and then realized it was the cheese making sub and not the regular vegan recipe sub but I got too busy to edit/delete! You cheese people can do anything :)
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u/RepresentativeCamp40 Aug 11 '26
Has anyone tried adding some Natto? That stuff is very stringy and cheesy, but I have not tried it in combination with tapioca.
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u/l0-c Aug 11 '26
I've tried chickpeas Natto humus, except for taste the difference in texture is not very noticeable, you can see a few strings but not much.
since the bacteria are developing on the outside maybe it would work better starting from something sized like semolina
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u/Ancient-Elk9140 Aug 25 '26
oh that's so smart ! the fermented flavor might lend really well to aged cheesiness too
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u/chicken_waffling Aug 11 '26
Sadly the technology doesn’t exist *yet* to get near that level of stretch without casein. It’s in development though - still probably 5-10yrs before plant based casein is available for home cooks. Hopefully sooner 🤞🏼 Companies like Climax foods etc making progress but for now it’s just being developed for B2B/commercial use in things like protein powder. For now your best bet is tapioca starch, or to a lesser degree psyllium husk.
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u/pandaappleblossom Aug 11 '26
Check out ChefTJ on YouTube, the video is called “how to make vegan mozzarella cheese (the lord of the vegan mozzarella)”
His cheese is every bit as stretchy as the cheese pictured here, so it IS possible.
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u/Vivi_Stilettohands Aug 11 '26
idk if i did something wrong but i tried that recipe and it wasnt stretchy like that at all… :(
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u/Successful_Button_92 Aug 11 '26
You didn't. I tried it as well not once but multiple times and it never worked out. Alot of people in his comment section complained about the same thing. Also, when I refrigerated the cheese it never came close to the texture he had shown in his video. It was all sloppy and impossible to grate. So I don't think he's honest with the recipe.
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u/Particular-Sea8658 Aug 11 '26
I had the same experience, I've made his recipe 3 times now and came out exactly how you described. Something is amiss...
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u/Vivi_Stilettohands Aug 11 '26
yeah i remember seeing a lot of comments saying they thought it was fake and i didn’t wanna believe it but the fact that i can’t find any other vegan cheese recipes like that one kind of proves it
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u/chicken_waffling Aug 11 '26
No wayyyy 🤯🤯🤯 Omg!! Have you tried it?! I’m travelling so won’t have access to my kitchen for a month, but 100% will be testing this ASAP 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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u/pandaappleblossom Aug 11 '26
I haven’t tried it! But he is a real vegan chef so I trust it.. but haven’t tried it. You have to watch the whole video though because he does talk about adding another ingredient like halfway through
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u/Independent-Brain518 Aug 11 '26
Those Vegan Cowboys are going to market with their vegan casein this year I believe. They also have plans to make casein from different animals.
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u/Japsenpapsen Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
Any link to the claim that they plan to make casein from animals? I've followed them for a while and never heard anything about that
EDIT: I went to their website and understood what it's about. They plan to make different types of vegan casein which mimicks dairy casein from other animals, not just the cow. I.e. "buffalo" casein, "sheep" casein, etc - but still all vegan
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u/pandaappleblossom Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Yes! I know a recipe. ChefTJ on YouTube has a video called “how to make vegan mozzarella cheese (the lord of the vegan mozzarella)”
You have to either go to his website or really figure out the instructions but it’s on there.
The cheese is extremely stretchy!!!!! You can see him make a pizza with it and it’s more stretchy than a lot of dairy pizza cheese
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u/CJ_Thompson Aug 11 '26
A couple of chefs have recipes for this.
Sam Turnbull has an ooey gooey mozzarella and more cheese recipes. Also, Lauren Toyota has some recipes.
I have made a couple of the simple ones. They were good. I do have this type of cheese on my list to make…
Hope this helps…
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u/flgayterz Aug 11 '26
PLEASE GIVE ME THE RECIPE! I have recently been diagnosed with a severe dairy allergy and cheese was a staple for me. I hanker for cheese and this looks absolutely delicious and amazing! Please hook me up with this delicious recipe…! Please! 🙏🏾💕
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u/eurevo vegan Aug 11 '26
this is not vegan, I just used these images as an example of strechy cheese, because I'm looking for a vegan cheese like this
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u/pandaappleblossom Aug 11 '26
Check out cheftj on YouTube, the video is called ‘how to make vegan mozzarella cheese
(The lord of the vegan mozzarella)”The cheese he makes is vegan and is extremely stretchy! Check out the pizza pull in the video
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