Sunflower seed cream cheese
Simple yet delicious vegan cream cheese made of sunflower seeds. An easy to make dairy-free alternative. Author: Krista, www.bunnymommycooks.com
Servings Prep Time
220g of spread 10min
Servings Prep Time
220g of spread 10min
Ingredients
  • 200g of raw sunflower seeds without shell previously soaked in hot water for 30 minutes
  • 2tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 100ml of water(or less)
  • 1/2teaspoon of salt
  • 4tablespoons of nutritional yeast flakes
  • 1clove of garlic
  • 1/2teaspoon of turmeric powder(optional)
  • 15g of fresh chives
Instructions
  1. rinse the soaked sunflower seeds and put them in food processor together with lemon juice, salt, nutritional yeast, crushed garlic and, if used, turmeric powder;
  2. add half of the indicated amount of water and blend everything together by stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the container. If the mixture is too thick, add gradually one tablespoon of water at a time and continue blending until you reach the desired consistency;
  3. chop the chives and mix them in the cream cheese with a spoon – do not use the food processor for this step!