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    Vegan Sour Cream Recipe

    Easy Simple Vegan Sour Cream Recipe with cashews, lemon and vinegar. Use anywhere where you use sour cream. Vegan soy-free Recipe.

    Easy Vegan Sour Cream made with cashews, lemon and vinegar. | VeganRicha.com

    This is a basic simple sour cream that I use often in recipes like potato salads or to add sour cream swirls in Carrot Cake Ice cream. Adjust the tang to preference. Cashews make a great creamy base for the sour cream. Silken tofu can also be used for a quick sour cream. Add some nutritional yeast or herbs of choice for other flavor profiles. 

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    Vegan Sour Cream Recipe

    Make your own Vegan Sour cream with soaked cashews and lemon. Easy Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Makes a 1/2 cup cream
    Prep Time1 hr
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time1 hr 5 mins
    Course: how to
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 373kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup (64.5 g) cashews soaked
    • 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) apple cider vinegar
    • 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) or more lemon juice
    • 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
    • 1 teaspoon raw sugar optional

    Instructions

    • Soak the cashews for a few hours. Drain and wash.
    • Blend with the rest of the ingredients and a few tablespoons of water until creamy. Taste and adjust tang and salt. Add 1 tsp nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavor profile. Add more lemon juice for tangier cream.
    • I use my nutribullet to make this smaller quantity. If your blender cannot handle the small quantity, double the recipe and blend.

    Notes

    Nutritional values based on whole recipe

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Sour Cream Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 373 Calories from Fat 252
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 28g43%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Sodium 589mg26%
    Potassium 425mg12%
    Carbohydrates 23g8%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 7g8%
    Protein 11g22%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 24mg2%
    Iron 4.3mg24%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Easy Basic Vegan Sour Cream Recipe with cashews, lemon and vinegar. Use anywhere where you use sour cream. Vegan soy-free Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Mona

      August 22, 2021 at 3:04 pm

      5 stars
      Loved it!

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 23, 2021 at 1:00 am

        Thanks!!

        Reply
    2. Twinkle Doshi

      December 03, 2020 at 6:43 pm

      5 stars
      Turned out so good, we had it with your black bean soup…so comforting and cozy for cooler months!!!

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 04, 2020 at 1:40 pm

        Awesome

        Reply
    3. Sharita M.

      September 03, 2020 at 12:32 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this and had it atop my baked potato with sauteed onions, spinsch and mushrooms. ABSOLUTELY delicious!!! Thus will be my go to receipe for vegan sour cream! Thank you for this, receipe.

      Reply
      • Richa

        September 04, 2020 at 11:15 pm

        Awesome

        Reply
    4. Christina G.

      December 10, 2018 at 9:08 pm

      5 stars
      Made this last night to have with vegan tacos… YUMMY!
      Doubled all the amounts and added the juice of a whole lemon to get the right level of tang.

      We ate almost all of it! Worth every calorie

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 10, 2018 at 10:35 pm

        awesome!

        Reply

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