Although it doesn’t taste exactly like dairy sour cream, vegan sour cream is just as delicious and has a lovely, thick texture.
Also try my tastier (in my opinion) mock sour cream made with tofu and cashew butter.
Yield | About 1 c | |
Time | 5 minutes | |
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Directions | Process all of the ingredients in the food processor until smooth.
Transfer to the covered container and refrigerate for up to four days. |
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Variations | There are four delicious variations on this recipe; just make the sour cream as above, then add the following ingredients and process for another 30 seconds. | |
Sour cream with… | Add | |
Dill |
– ¼ c minced dill – ¼ t white pepper |
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Jalapeño | – ½ jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and chopped | |
Shallot | – 1 T minced shallot | |
Ginger + chives | – 1 T peeled, chopped ginger or ginger juice – 1 T minced chives or scallions |
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Notes | Soft tofu will make a thicker cream, while silken tofu will make it a bit lighter.
Adapted from Myra Kornfeld’s The Voluptuous Vegan. |
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