5 Best Dairy-Free Cheeses

For pizzas, strombolis, and baked pasta dishes, I have yet to find another dairy-free cheese that I like more than Daiya Mozza Shreds. It melts, it stretches, and its flavor is balanced in savoriness and richness.

Follow Your Heart's Vegan Gourmet Cheddar Cheese Alternative is a dairy-free cheese that I prefer eating with crackers or using in baked dishes like dairy-free and vegan quiches. It doesn't stretch quite as much as traditional cheese, but it melts to creamy, delicious perfection, and it has one of the best flavors I've found in vegan cheeses.

Teese Cheddar Vegan Cheese is hands-down my favorite store-bought dairy-free cheese for sandwiches, from panini to vegan grilled cheese sandwiches. With a punchy cheddar flavor and plenty of melt and stretch, it's so satisfying on a toasted sandwich.

There is no other dairy-free cream cheese on the market that I adore more than Tofutti's Better Than Cream Cheese. I'm not kidding when I say that it tastes just like real cream cheese. In addition to using it as a spread for bagels and toast, it can be whipped up into some of the best dairy-free dips and vegan cheesecakes.

I have yet to find a store-bought dairy-free cheese dip that I like, but until then, I love this Dairy-Free Queso Cheese Dip that I've been making for years. Great as a dip for crackers, chips or veggies, this recipe also makes a rich cheesy sauce for burritos and quesadillas.