A creamy vegan sour cream recipe made from tofu! This vegan sour cream is gluten-free, palm oil-free, nut-free, and of course... vegan. Creamy and delicious, this sour cream can be whipped up in minutes with just 5 simple ingredients. It makes the perfect topping for tacos, fajitas, and burritos. It can be used in place of regular sour cream 1:1 in most recipes too. A dollop on the top of your favorite soup transforms it into creamy deliciousness, and makes baked potatoes into a full meal!
After reading about the negative impacts of palm oil, I have tried to avoid it when I can. All the store-bought vegan sour creams that I could find had palm oil, so I decided to create my own. I now prefer this recipe to the store-bought versions.
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❤️ This recipe is
- quick and easy to make.
- made with shelf-stable ingredients that you can always keep on hand.
- creamy and delicious.
- a healthier cruelty-free vegan sour cream option.
- free of nuts, dairy, and gluten!
🧾 Ingredients and substitutions
- Tofu - Silken tofu works the best for this recipe (firm or the extra firm version of the silken type) it is the shelf-stable kind that comes in a little box. You can also use soft tofu that comes in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.
- Lemon Juice - for some sourness. It can be fresh squeezed or bottled.
- Salt- for flavor.
- Sugar - for a little sweetness.
- Oil - to make it a little richer and creamier to mimic real sour cream. You can use any neutral-flavored oil like canola, vegetable, or light olive oil. (optional- leave it out for oil-free sour cream).
🔪 Helpful tools
- A blender or an immersion blender to mix it together and get it creamy.
❔ Where can you buy silken tofu?
I usually purchase mine at the local Asian market since they usually have the best price, but they also have this kind of tofu in most grocery stores or order it here. Sometimes it is in the refrigerated section, but it can be kept in your pantry.
*If you can’t find silken tofu, any soft tofu will work, it just may not be as creamy.
🥄 Instructions
- Just dump everything into your blender or immersion blender and mix until creamy. It's that easy!
The perfect vegan sour cream to whip up for your next vegan taco party!
👩🏻🍳 Pro tips
- Store extra in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- If you like tangier sour cream, omit the sugar.
- Omit oil for oil-free sour cream.
🥡 Storage
You can keep the sour cream in an airtight container in the fridge for about 5 days. Enjoy it on tacos, burritos, soups, and baked potatoes.
🌮 How to use this sour cream
This homemade dairy-free sour cream recipe is perfect for anything that you like to put sour cream into.
- My kids love it spread on tempeh tacos, TVP tacos, or tostadas and top them with veggies.
- A dollop of this sour cream in my vegan lentil soup or pumpkin bean soup tastes amazing!
- You can also use it to make a simple garlic cream sauce like in my vegan scallops or my creamy vegan mushroom pasta or vegan "beef" stroganoff recipes.
- Use it in homemade vegan dips like my easy vegan spinach dip.
- You can even use it in desserts like my vegan bundt cake.
- Bake it into my popular vegan cornbread casserole!
✨ More homemade vegan staples
I love making my own homemade dairy-free staples. It saves a ton of money at the grocery store and allows me to control the ingredients. I have many of these recipes included here on the blog and even more in my cookbook, The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Vegan Staples.
- Vegan Butter
- Vegan Egg Substitutes
- Homemade Coffee Creamer
- Vegan Cheese
- Dairy-Free Alfredo Sauce
- Vegan Mayo
- Vegan Ranch
- Soy Yogurt
📌 Be sure to follow me on Pinterest for new vegan recipes!
An easy way to make your own vegan sour cream with tofu and a few simple ingredients.
- 1 (12 oz.) block silken tofu (or 1 1/2 cup soft tofu well-drained)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil or any neutral-flavored oil (optional)
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Put all ingredients into a blender, food processor, or use an immersion blender.
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Blend well until creamy.
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Store in the refrigerator and use as you would regular sour cream to top your burritos, tacos, nachos, or soups!
- Store extra in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- If you like tangier sour cream, omit the sugar.
- Omit oil for oil-free sour cream.
This was originally posted on March 8, 2017. It was updated on February 26, 2021, to include new images and more detailed instructions.
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