We’ve shared some dairy-free cheese recipes on the blog and they’re quite popular because cheese is one the things that people who goes plant based miss the most. I love them all, but there are two recipes I really adore: our vegan cheese and our vegan parmesan cheese, everybody loves them!
Looking for new dishes, I found an amazing lasagna soup (recipe coming soon!) which is usually served with some ricotta cheese on top. I decided to make a vegan version, so I did my research online and also took a lot at Artisan Vegan Cheese, a great book you need to read if you want to make delicious vegan cheeses.
I’m in love with this vegan tofu ricotta! It requires only 4 ingredients, is ready in less than 5 minutes and is so delicious as a dip and spread onto a slice of bread or a rice cake. Besides, I want to make lasagna or cannelloni with this awesome dairy-free cheese. I’m sure it will be awesome!
Tips:
- Tofu is the main ingredient, so I can’t give you another alternative, sorry!
- Nutritional yeast is also an essential ingredient because it gives the ricotta a cheesy flavor. I know it’s not easy to find it in some countries, bur you can also use brewer’s yeast (the reduced bitterness kind). If you prefer a more intense flavor, use our vegan parmesan cheese instead.
Vegan Tofu Ricotta
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Gluten Free, How-Tos
- Cuisine: Vegan
I’m in love with this vegan tofu ricotta! It requires only 4 ingredients, is so delicious and ready in less than 5 minutes.
Ingredients
- 10 oz firm tofu (275 g), drained *
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Chop the tofu and place it with the rest of the ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- Blend just for a few seconds until you get the consistency you can see in the pictures.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Notes
* I don’t usually press my tofu, but it’s up to you.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the recipe
- Calories: 61
- Sugar: 0.3 g
- Sodium: 93.3 mg
- Fat: 3.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.8 g
- Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
Tasted like tofu to me, even upped the lemon and nutritional yeast…
★★
I don’t usually leave reviews, but this cheese had the perfect texture and taste similar to the real thing. I added spices and spinach, because I used it to stuff pasta shells. Thanks for the recipe!
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Hi Ruth! Thank YOU for your review 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!
Made it just as per recipe. tasted and added a little more salt and lemon juice and about a 1/4 tsp of miso and a pinch each of onion powder and garlic powder, and a few freshly chopped chives. It was so yummy I basically ate the lot with a spoon in one sitting and promptly made another batch which is in my fridge. really great recipe and so simple. For me, adding the chives took away that slight chemical tofu taste completely. thanks!
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Hi Barb! Sounds great 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!
We just made this recipe subbing Bragg’s amino acids for nutritional yeast and adding a little turmeric, garlic and onion powders.
We dumped alll ingredients into the Vitamix and and it is fantastic !
It’s Passover so nutritional yeast is out for us.
We are using this for matzoh lasagna.
Thanks Iosune !
Hi Beth! You’re so welcome 🙂 Have a nice day!
Would the tofu ricotta work for mac and “cheese”?
Hi Carol! I haven’t tried it myself, but I think it should work. Have you tried my vegan mac and cheese recipe => https://simpleveganblog.com/vegan-mac-and-cheese/? It’s SO good!
I want to change my review. I just remade this and it’s excellent!
★★★★★
Hi Abigayil! Thanks a lot 🙂
It was quite good, but as my tofu had been previously drained, it required the addition of water in order to get the right consistency.
★★★★
Hi Abigayil! You don’t have to drain the tofu, just follow the recipe 🙂
Love this recipe I add spinach and minced garlic
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Hi Jordan! Thanks a lot 🙂 Sounds great!
My son made this and I could not believe it was not real ricotta. It is so good. I made some myself after and same result. You can’t go wrong with this recipe. Thank you for sharing. It is amazing.
★★★★★
Hi Darlene! I’m so happy to hear that 🙂 You’re so welcome!
Absolutely love this recipe! I was a little nervous to try it since it has so few ingredients, but it was delicious. I love how much easier (and cheaper!) it is than using cashews. Thanks so much!
★★★★★
Hi Lauren! You’re so welcome 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Hi!
What is the minimum hours for it to be stored?
You mentioned max, but not minimum.
I am trying to use this receipe for friendly competition at work, so time is limited.
Hi Eri! You can enjoy it immediately 🙂
Would this work for a sweet cannoli filling as well? I would obviously add powdered sugar and vanilla as I do with typical ricotta for cannoli filling but I’m wondering if the addition of those ingredients would work in this particular ricotta recipe.
Hi Jane! I’ve never tried it myself, so I’m not sure, but I think it could work…
Just curious-I would have thought silken tofu?? Or too liquidy? I’m new to tofu
Hi Beth! I’ve never tried this recipe using silken tofu myself, but I think firm tofu works best. Have a nice day!
Hello! Is it possible to use apple cider vinegar instead of lemon juice?
Hi Gabriella! I’ve never tried it myself, but I think it could work 🙂
I’m sorry, hate to be the critic, but I just made this and it was god-awful! WAY too salty. Tasted like rotten gym socks…maybe too much yeast? Sorry, just wasted a block of tofu…. maybe different proportions would work better….. ugh
Hi Melissa! This recipe works, did you follow all the steps and use the same ingredients? Did you use nutritional yeast? I’m so sorry it didn’t work for you!
oops forgot to rate it!
★★★★★
Thank you so much! Have a nice day 😀
excellent in my vegan spanakopita!
Hi Jo! Thanks a lot 😀
beautiful, taste great.. thanks for sharing
★★★★★
Hi Pat! You’re so welcome 🙂
This recipe looks delicious!
The only problem is that I don’t have nutritional yeast flakes. Do you think it would alter the flavor and texture very much if I were to leave them out?
Hi Christine! Thanks a lot 🙂 The nutritional yeast is an important ingredient, so I think your ricotta is not going to taste like real cheese, sorry!
I tried this tonight (was my first time making tofu anything so I was a little scared) I used it for some baked stuffed shells (added a little chopped spinach to the ricotta) and I was absolutely blown away! It was so delicious I still cant believe it. 11/10 would reccomend everyone to try.
Ps. Even my sister and niece (both non vegan) loved it. Its that good!
Hi Tim! I’m so glad you liked it 😀 Have a great day!
This looks fabulous. Thank you for the recipe. I presume the tofu is the type packed in water rather than the silken type?
Hi Vicky! Thanks a lot 😀 Yes it is, I don’t think silken tofu is going to work for this recipe. Have a nice day!