{"id":4495,"date":"2022-07-08T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/?post_type=food&p=4495"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:33:13","slug":"plant-based-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"food","link":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/food-drink\/plant-based-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Based Philadelphia: Vegan Philly Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PlantPhiladelphia cream cheese is a much-loved, versatile kitchen staple for many non-vegans but now there is a genuinely superb plant-based version for vegans to enjoy! We have looked at vegan cheese substitutes<\/a> and indeed vegan cream cheese<\/a> substitutes before and it is safe to say that they are not always the best but having sampled (perhaps a little too extensively!) Plant Based Philadelphia<\/a> we can confidently say that vegans will be thrilled with this product.<\/p>\n

Check Out Our Article on Vegan Cream Cheese<\/a><\/div>\n

How Does Vegan Philadelphia Taste?<\/h2>\n

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There are lots of criticisms levelled at vegan versions of different dairy cheese and cheese-based products. Sometimes they are too sweet, others can be cloying, occasionally they taste a little too strongly of coconut or some other base that has replaced the dairy, whilst many spread-style options are grainy or texturally just not quite right.<\/p>\n

However, the people behind this vegan Philly have really nailed it and both our vegan and non-vegan taste-testers agreed. It lacks the same milky, \u201cdairyness\u201d of the original (which was invented in New York, not Philadelphia, more than 150 years ago) but has the same cooling, creamy texture and mouthfeel that is so important to the core products.<\/p>\n

Aside from that milkiness that non-vegans will be used to, the only minor criticism we could level at this spread is that it has a very slightly sweet taste. This is despite the fact it actually contains less sugar than Philadelphia Original and is, in fact, very low in sugar. Even when used as a savoury cheese substitute this isn\u2019t off-putting though but it really comes into its own when using Plant Based Philadelphia in sweet dishes.<\/p>\n

It is really easy, for example, to use this excellent product to make a cracking vegan cheesecake, whilst it would also work well as the basis for vegan icing for your favourite vegan cake. Every vegan has their own food that they miss and if yours is Philadelphia we think you\u2019ll be really satisfied with this, whether you use it as part of a quick, relatively healthy and certainly very easy snack, or you get a bit more creative and use it to make dessert.<\/p>\n

What Is Plant Based Philadelphia Made Of?<\/h2>\n

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Why this product works is, we believe, down to the way they have combined three different base ingredients that are often used to make vegan milks<\/a>. It uses almonds, oats and coconut milk and, for those who do not like heavily processed vegan food, contains relatively few ingredients. The full list is:<\/p>\n