Vegan Sour Cream

This is the best vegan sour cream recipe! It is so good that you would never know it’s dairy free. Easy to make with only five ingredients including cashews and coconut milk, it’s the perfect topping for baked potatoes. It also makes a great dip and is Whole30, paleo low in sugar too!

Why you will love this recipe:

• This plant based sour cream is made with just a few simple ingredients including cashews, coconut milk, sea salt, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
• It’s so creamy and delicious! It’s the perfect topping for baked potatoes and also makes a great dip for crackers, chips or raw vegetables and goes great with nachos.
• This sour cream is dairy free and is paleo and Whole30 compliant.
• This paleo sour cream is surprisingly easy to make and comes together in just minutes in your food processor or blender.
• This sour cream is made with no yogurt and no tofu. 

Key ingredients and equipment:

• A food processor or high speed blender (like a Vitamix) – this is the food processor that I use and love.
• Raw cashews – these form the base of this creamy sour cream. If you can’t have cashews I would use pine nuts instead. 
• Coconut milk – I recommend using full fat coconut milk to keep this sour cream thick and creamy. 
• Sea salt – just a pinch is all you need to enhance the flavours of this recipe. 
• Apple cider vinegar – to help give this recipe that perfect tangy taste, just like sour cream. 
• Freshly squeezed lemon juice – to add just a bit more sour flavour to bring it as close as possible to true sour cream. 

How to make this dairy free sour cream:

Step one: place all the ingredients into your food processor or high speed blender. 

Step two: blend everything well until it’s smooth and creamy. 

Chef’s tips:

• You may want to add a little extra apple cider vinegar, lemon juice or water if you want a slightly thinner texture.
• If you still have some of this sour cream left you can store it in the fridge for up to a week. Just note that it will firm up in the fridge (see the next time for how to deal with this).
• This sour cream will become firm in the fridge. If you want to make it creamy again simply place it back in your food processor with a little extra liquid (choose from lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or water) and blend it until smooth.

How to use sour cream:

• Use this sour cream to top baked potatoes or sweet potatoes.
• Use it as a dip for your favourite crackers or tortilla chips.
• Use this sour cream as a dip for raw vegetables.
• Use it to top nachos!

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Other recipes you will love:

• Vegan Mascarpone
• Vegan Cauliflower Soup
• Vegan Asian Coleslaw
• Dairy Free Brownies with Caramel
• Vegan Cilantro Lime Dressing
• Paleo Cauliflower Fried Rice
• Vegan Mac and Cheese

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