Oatly Healthy Oat Dairy Free Alternative to Cream
A surprisingly thick Soya and Dairy Free alternative. It is so thick that it actually keeps some of its shape when poured - see picture below. My Mom was SO impressed by Oatly’s cream alternative that she changed over from Soya based creams at the drop of a hat. It definite;y tastes the closest to real cream, in my opinion. It is not sweetened, which is a wonderful attribute and makes it a great alternative for Sugar Free, Dairy Free and Soya Free diets. I must admit that I was apprehensive to try Oatly for quite some time... something about an oat based cream that slightly grossed me out but in all honesty I was so surprised with Oatly’s quality and versatility that I have become a true convert! Product Recommendations: pour over summer fruits. Look for inspiring recipes at www.oatly.com
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Wheat Free (contains Oats)
- Soya Free
- Sugar Free
- Yeast Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Ingredients: Oat base (water, oats 10%), rapeseed oil, palm oil, emulsifier: rapeseed lecithin, stabiliser: xanthan, sea salt
Nutritional Information per 100g:
Energy 600kJ/150kcal
Protein 1g
Carbohydrates 6g
of which Sugars 3.5g
Fats 13g
of which Saturated 3g
Cholestrol 0mg
Fibre 0.7g
Sodium 0.04g
SoyaToo! Soy Whip Spray Cream
A true luxury... Soya-Too is sweet and whipped and comes in a can ready to spray out onto your favourite desserts. My Mom and I got a bit carried away with this product (it’s so easy to do!) and we found that a quick and VERY indulgent snack was to spread some honey on a rice cracker and then top with Soya-Too cream - YUM! .. its also brilliant for crepes and pancakes and with Pancake Tuesday just around the corner what better time to try it out! My only complain is that it has a very slight ‘plastic’ texture which seems to be the compromise for whipped Dairy Free Creams. The absolute key to using Soya-Too spray cream is to follow the directions 100%. If you don’t do this you could end up losing half the contents (which I have done numerous times!)... The trick is to leave the can out of the fridge for about 10 minutes before use and then give the can one firm shake downwards (you will feel the contents move forward) **do not shake up and down** and then spray the cream out in a vertical fashion.
Soya Too Soya Whip is available in both Restore and Down to Earth.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Gluten free
- Wheat Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Ingredients: Soy drink (water, soybeans) (74%), coconut fat (5%), palm butter (5%), sugar-beet syrup, corn maltodextrin, tartaric acid, thickener: seaweed extracts, sea salt, natural vanilla extract, propellant: nitrous oxide
Nutritional Information per 100g:
Energy 139kcal/576kJ
Protein 1.2g
Carbohydrates 9.4g
Fat 10.7g
of which saturated fatty acids 10.0g
Cholesterol 0.0g
Another luxury! Similar to Soya-Too, Cremovita comes pre-whipped but this time, in the carton. All that is required is some light whisking before serving to smooth out the texture. You can actually eat it straight from the carton but it will be denser this way. Unfortunately I haven’t seen it in Dublin. My taster pack was bought in the Fruit n’ Nut Place Health Food Store in Portlaoise but it is a product from the ever-popular Granovita line so I’m sure that if you request it in any good quality stores, such as Rathmine’s The Hopsack, that they can/will order it in for you.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Gluten Free
- Wheat Free
- Nut Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Ingredients: Water, Vegetable fats, sugar beet syrup, soya beans (4%), maltodextrin of maize, tartaric acid, thickener (carageenan), sea salt, natural flavouring (vanilla)
Nutritional Information per 100g:
Energy 155kJ/155kcal
Protein 1.6g
Carbohydrates 12.3g
Fat 11.0g
Fibre 0.6g
Sodium 0.02g
Ecomil’s Dairy Cream substitute is a welcome substitute for Soya free and Sugar Free diets. It is sweetened with Agave syrup which I always find causes an oddly ‘artificial’ tasting sweetness despite it’s 100% natural-ness, but the Free From attributes are brilliant. I have used this Almond based cream numerous times in a savoury recipe (Mushroom á la Créme on pasta) and it worked out fine. I was actually surprised that the agave sweetness didn’t hinder the final product.
Package recommendations: Does not curdle when cooking. You can boil it and mix it up with sour food such as lemon or mustard
Available in Down to Earth as well as many Gourmet grocers and the Dublin Co-op.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Wheat Free
- Gluten Free
- Soya Free
- Sugar Free (note: contains agave syrup)
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Ingredients: Water, almond oil, almond (7%), agave syrup, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, stabilizers: xanthan gum, arabic gum, sea salt, natural almond flavouring
Nutritional Information per 100ml:
Energy 363kJ/87kcal
Protein 0.6g
Carbohydrates 1.7g
Fats 8g
Alpro Soya Single
It has a thick consistency, but still runs freely, like real single cream. It has the slightest of slight sweetness and when it’s cold I could drink it straight. The only downfalls are that it has a slight taste of Soya, as is the case with almost all Soya products and it has the second highest fat content of all the creams (only Provamel Soya Cream is higher, by 0.6g). I actually really like Alpro’s Soya Single based on taste alone but there is some confusion relating to the Wheat and content. The confusion is directly related to Provamel’s Cream substitute (which is reviewed next). I was recently told that Provamel and Alpro were actually the same product...BUT, some of the ingredients are slightly different. I have contacted Alpro who have confirmed for me that all of their products have been endorsed by the Ceoliac society.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free (made in a nut-free environment)
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- GMO Free
Ingredients: Water, Sunflower oil (15.4%), Hulled soya beans (4%), Fructose-glucose syrup, Emulsifiers (Sucrose esters of fatty acids, Soya lecithin), Stabilisers (Xanthan gum, Guar gum and Carageenan), Sea salt, Flavouring, Antioxidant (Natural Tocopherol).
Nutritional Information per 100g
Energy 716kJ/174kcal
Protein 2.0g
Carbohydrates 1.6g
of which sugars 1.6g
Fat 17.3g
of which saturates 2.2g
of which mono-saturates 4.3g
of which polyunsaturates 10.8g
Cholesterol nil
Fibre 0.4g
Sodium 0.05g
equivalent as salt 0.14g
Provamel Soya Alternative to Cream
A basic Soya based cream substitute. It is great for use in ice cream recipes, etc but it is sweetened with Wheat Syrup which is unnecessary in my opinion due to the amount of Free From customers it is cutting out. The very strange thing about Provamel’s Soya Cream is that they are owned by the same company as Alpro (see above)... Some people are under the assumption that the product is the same and although the ingredients are VERY similar, Provamel states Wheat Syrup instead of Fructose-Glucose Syrup (which granted, could just be Wheat Syrup). It also leaves out the Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids which are present in Alpro’s Cream. Provamel is available in large Tesco Stores, Nourish on Wicklow Street and Health Matters on Grafton Street.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Gluten Free (contains Wheat syrup but states ‘Gluten free’ on the package)
- Nut Free (contains sunflower oil)
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Organic
- Sweetened with Wheat Syrup
WARNING: Contains Wheat Syrup
Ingredients: Water, Organic sunflower oil (15%), Hulled organic soya beans (6%), Organic Wheat Syrup, Emulsifier: soya lecithin, Stabilisers: xanthan gum, guar gum and carageenan, Sea Salt, Natural Flavouring, Anti-oxidant: natural tocopherol
Nutritional Information per 100ml:
Energy 784kJ/190kcal
Protein 3.1g
Carbohydrates 3.8g
of which Sugars 3.1g
Fat 17.9g
of which saturates 2.3g
of which mono-unsaturates 4.2g
of which poly-unsaturates 11.4g
of which Cholestrol nil
Fibre 0.5g
Sodium 0.06g
equivalent as salt 0.14g
A bit thinner than other Soya-based cream alternatives and quite sweet. Unlike Provamel’s and possibly Alpro’s Soya Cream it is Wheat Free. Available in Down to Earth on South Great Georges Street.
- Dairy Free
- Lactose Free
- Wheat Free
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Ingredients: soya drink 82% (water, soya beans 7%), sunfower oil, soya lecithin, cane sugar, thickeners: xanthan - carrageenan
Nutritional Information per 100ml:
Energy 173kcal/715kJ
Protein 3.0g
Carbohydrates 1.8g
of which Sugar 1.8g
Fat 17.0g
of which saturates 2.0g
of which mono-unsaturates 5.5g
of which poly-unsaturates 9.5g
of which Cholestrol 0.0g
Fibre 0.5g
Sodium 0.03g
Of course there are also numerous recipes for making your own Dairy Free creams but that is a topic for another day!
What is your favourite Dairy Free Cream? and what is your favourite way of using it?!
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