Plant-Based Dairy

Milk

There are far too many brands to list here. You can find them in your local supermarket in both the fridge and long-life section!

Type - About

Soy - High in protein, creamy, can be used in anything!
Oat - High in protein and fibre, excellent in coffee and baked goods
Coconut - Creamy, sweet, great for cooking, icecream, and in coffee
Almond - Great for cooking, cereal, and coffee
Hemp - High in nutrients (calcium, vitamin D, protein, omega-3), better in savoury dishes
Pea - High in protein, calcium, and omega-3, great for smoothies and cooking.
Rice - Light, neutral flavour, not good for anything that needs to be creamy.
Cashew - Creamy, rich in protein, great for ice cream!
Macadamia - Nutty flavour, great for matcha lattes, mochas, and baked goods.

Butter

• Naturli – 100% Plant-Based Butter (Coles, Woolworths)

• Nuttelex – Buttery Table Spread, Original, Pulse Buttery, Olive Table Spread (Coles, Woolworths)

• Flora Plant – Dairy Free Vegan Spread (Coles, Woolworths)

Cheese

You won’t be saying “but cheese” with this epic range of alternatives.

Cream Cheese

Schmear it on a bagel, use them in a frosting or in a cheesecake!

• Tofutti – Better Than Cream Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Bio – Creamy (Coles, Vegan Grocery Store)

• Kehoe’s – Cashew Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Sheese – Creamy Cheese, Garlic and Herb (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Made With Plants – Cream Cheese (Woolworths)

Cheddar

These cheddar blocks, slices, and shreds are perfect with crackers, nachos, mac and cheese, or in toasties!

• Bio – Cheddar Block (Coles, Woolworths)

• Bio – Cheddar Shred (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Sheese – Mild Cheddar Style (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Green Vie – Cheddar Cheese Slices (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Dairy Free Downunder – Cheddar Style Block (Online)

Mozzarella

Fulfill your gooey needs with these mozzarella alternatives. They are great for pizza, lasagna, toasties, or with crackers.

• Bio – Original Block (Coles)

• Notzarella – Dairy Free Pizza Cheese (Cruelty Free Shop)

• Daiya – Mozzarella-Style Shreds

• Follow Your Heart – Vegan Gourmet Shreds

• Green Vie – Mozzarella Cheese Block

• Cheezly – Super-melting Mozzarella (Cruelty Free Shop)

• Sheese – Mozzarella Vegan Cheese Grated (Woolworths)

• The Vegan Dairy – Smoked Hemp Mozzarella (Find it at a store near you)

If you’re game enough to make your own, try It Doesn’t Taste Like chicken – Best Vegan Mozzarella, it grates, melts, stretches, and tastes delicious, making it perfect for pizza, grilled cheese, and lasagna!

Parmesan

• Extraordinary Foods – Cashew Parmesan Jar (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Follow Your Heart – Vegan Parmesan (Vegan Grocery Store, All About Empathy)

• Bio Cheese – Grated Parmesano (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Green Vie – Parmesan Wheel (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Sheese – Grated Parmesan (Vegan Grocery Store)

Halloumi

• Hello Friend Foods – Haloumi (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Green Vie – Vegaoumi (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Bio – Halloumi (Coles, Woolworths)

Make your own vegan halloumi skewers, with this recipe from Exceedingly Vegan.

Feta

• YAY Foods – Feta (Vegan Grocery Store)

• The Vegan Dairy – Persian Feta (Vegan Grocery Store)

Cheese boards

Love a cheese platter? So many brands are bringing out vegan cheeses perfect for any occasion.

• Sprout and Kernel – Peppercorn Nut Cheese, Chive Nut Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store)

• The Vegan Dairy – Fruit & Pistachio, Aged and Smokey, Chilli Chives, Herb Garlic Boursin, Dill Chèvre Ashed Chèvre Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store, All About Empathy, or find a store near you)

• Artisa Ben Lomond – Brie Cheese, Gladstone (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Dilectio – Camembert (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Green Vie – Blue (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Lauds – Ashed Walnut Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Vegusto – No-Moo Midly Aromatic Cheese (Vegan Grocery Store)

• Fine Cultures – Macadamia & Cashew Camembert Wedge, Peppercorn Brie, Chive and Dill Wedge (Vegan Grocery Store)

Sour Cream

• Vegan Huggs – 5 minute Sour Cream

• Dibble – Sour Cream (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

Mains

For any mains that ask for dairy products, simply use one of the replacements listed under the alternatives above. With the list above you can recreate your favourites, from burgers to pizzas, lazagne, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

• Simple Vegan Blog – Mac and Cheese

• Nora Cooks – Lasagna

• Holy Cow Vegan – Lasagna (Soy Free)

Yoghurt

Make your own homemade Greek yoghurt, with this recipe from Darn Good Veggies, or pick one up on your next grocery shop!

• Coyo – Natural Coconut Yoghurt Vegan (Coles, Woolworths)

• Cocobella – Vanilla, Passionfruit, Coconut,

• Nakula – Plant Based Probiotic, Mango, Natural, Passionfruit, Unsweetened (Woolworths)

• Activia – Probiotics Dairy Free (Woolworths)

• So Delicious – Dairy Free Vanilla, Strawberry (Woolworths, Coles)

• Coles – Dairy Free Coconut Yoghurt

Ice-Cream

Make your own:

• Leelalicious – Salted Caramel Ice Cream

• Domestic Gothess – Chunky Monkey

• Tasty – Best Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream

• Minimalist Baker – No-Churn Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream

• Vegan Huggs – Strawberry Ice Cream

Or leave it to the experts who have perfected the creamy goodness without the cow!

• So Delicious – Creamy Chocolate, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Cookies n Cream, Snickerdoodle, Salted Caramel Cluster, Dark Chocolate Truffle, Banana (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop, Woolworths)

• So Delicious – Coconut Sandwiches, Dipped Salted Caramel Ice Cream.

• Pana Organic – Peanut Butter & Raspberry, Banana & Caramel, Passionfruit Ripple, Toffee Pecan, Boysenberry Cheesecake, Double Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Salted Caramel, Vanilla Bean (Coles, Woolworths)

• Ben & Jerry’s – Chocolate Chip Cookiee Dough, Unfudge our Future, Chocolate Caramel Cluster, Chocolate Fudge, Peanut Butter & Cookies

• Magnum – Dairy Free Classic, Almond (Coles, Woolworths, All About Empathy)

• Streets – Cornetto Vegan Vanilla (Coles, Woolworths)

• Coles – Dairy Free Chocolate Coconut Peanut

• Sanitarium – So Good Vanilla Bliss Frozen Dessert Tub (Coles)

• Plantitude – Frozen Dessert Cookies and Cream, Vanilla, Chocolate (Woolworths)

• Fropro – Singles Vanilla Dipped, Dairy Free Chocolate Frozen Dessert (Woolworths)

Custard

Make your own!

• Exceedingly Vegan – Easy Vegan Custard

• Doves Farm – Vegan Vanilla Custard using Cornflour

• Bianca Zapatka – Vanilla Custard Tart

• Amy Le Creations – Vanilla Custard Slice

Or use one of these custard powders: 

• Just Whole Foods – Vanilla Custard Powder (Online)

• Foster Clarks – Original Custard Powder (Woolworths)

Cheesecake

Yep – even vegans can have cheesecake!

• Bakerita – Baked Cheesecake (GF)

• Bianca Zapatka – Best Strawberry New York Style Cheesecake

• Taste – Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake

• Delish – Raspberry Cheesecake

• The Big Man’s World – Cheesecake (No Soy or Cashews)

Chocolate

Find these and more at the Coles, Woolworths, IGA Cruelty Free Shop, All About Empathy, and online at Flora and Fauna.

• Vego – Hazelnut Bar, Spread, White Chocolate, Nuts & Berries, Vegolino Pralines (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Go Max Go – Cleo’s Peanut Butter Cups, Twilight Candy Bar, Jokerz (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Clarana – Candy Coated Choc Buttons (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Loving Earth – Salted Caramel, Nutty Mr Maple, Very Buck ‘N Berry, White (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Pana Organic – Salted Caramel, Macadamia, Vanilla (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Kresho – Almond Nougat Bar (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Treat Dreams – Caramel Chocolate Bear, Strawberry Chocolate Bear, Peppermint Chocolate Bear, Cookies and Cream Bar, Dark Chocolate Dream Egg, Berries & Cream Bar (All About Empathy, Cruelty Free Shop)

• Pico – Salted Caramel, Coconut Milk, Almond Milk, Hazelnut Milk, Super Dark, Mint Crisp, Sea Salt

• Nomo- (Big W)- Caramel, cookie dough, creamy, chocolate and sea salt, caramelised biscuit, fruit and crunch.

Mousse

• Loving It Vegan – Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Pancakes

These fluffy pancakes don’t need dairy or eggs! 

• Tasty – Fluffiest Vegan Pancakes

• Leites Culinaria – Vegan Pancakes