Recipe: Plant-Based Cream Cheese

A plant-based spread worthy of your favorite bagel.

If you wanted to made traditional dairy cream cheese at home, it would be far more time intensive, and likely more expensive, than the recipe below. With this quick homemade plant-based cream cheese, all you need is a few common ingredients, a bit of hands-off soaking time, and a few active minutes with a food processor.

This simple, easy to make vegan cream cheese is made with a good balance of protein-rich tofu and creamy cashews, delivering a nice tang from a mix of lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Finished off with a touch of salt, only five whole food ingredients come together to make a terrific spread to grace any bagel you discover is worthy of it.