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.
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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
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
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!
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 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!
beautiful, taste great.. thanks for sharing
★★★★★
Hi Pat! You’re so welcome 🙂
excellent in my vegan spanakopita!
oops forgot to rate it!
★★★★★