Substitute for sour cream?

[HoosierDaddy]

Hi - I eat plant based about 90% of the time, but am a sucker for cheese and sour cream. I am doing my meal prep for the week and wondering if there is a readily-available substitute for sour cream for a topping on baked spuds etc? I have Googled recipes, but to be honest I know i won't make them... I'd love something shop bought and handy. Any recommendations? I have used plain alpro yogurt before, but found it quite sweet.

[IsTheRainEverComingBack]

You can buy vegan sour cream, Tesco do one. Also Oatly creme fraiche would work well.

[HoosierDaddy]

Oh brilliant, thanks. I rarely shop in tesco but there is one near my work, so will pop in at lunchtime. I am now excited about a baked spud rock and roll

[IsTheRainEverComingBack]

Good luck! My best advice though is to avoid dairy subs for a while before you start trying them, if you’ve just eaten real dairy and then you eat a sub it will taste weird, but over time your tastebuds will adapt.

[HoosierDaddy]

I used to not eat dairy at all, but I gradually started making exceptions (excuses) if I was out. Then at home. I haven't found a fake cheese that I like, so will probably just cut it out altogether, but I love something cold/sour on taco beans for example. So maybe fake sour cream will be my new "thing"

[Synecdoche]

Soak cashews in water for about four hours, then drain and blend with a dash of cider vinegar and chopped spring onions.

[Loyaultemelie]

The oatley creme fresh is lovely especially when cooking with added nutritional yeast (ok so I'm addicted to nutritional yeast I admit this 🤷‍♀️) I find the daiya cheese substitute is the nicest (especially on pizza)or as pp suggested cashew is gorgeous

[witchy89]

The Tesco one is in their free from section, not the fridge section, and comes in a plastic squeezy tube like their mayonnaise. I wasn't a massive fan tbh. There's one by the brand 'follow your heart' (who make Vegannaise) which is apparently really good but you'd probably only find that in a health food shop!

[LauraMipsum]

Whizz up silken tofu, lemon juice and red wine vinegar for definitely the nicest vegan sour cream I've had.

www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/spiked-sour-cream/#gs.MdxYvQc