This brand of cheese is available in Cheddar, Mozzarella, Monterrey jack, and Nacho.
I use this cheese to top our pizzas as it really does melt and have a good mozzarella taste. However, after the cheese begins to cool, it starts to return to its more solid state, but I like that quality for a pizza because it "holds" the toppings in place instead of sliding them off.
I would not recommend this brand of cheese alternative for a creamy dish like macaroni and cheese. Although the cheddar has a good taste and the texture is good when served and eaten immediately, after it starts cooling the texture is just really off. My boys wouldn't touch it. :(
Price: $4.50 - $5.50 for a 10 oz. block
This brand of cheese freezes well. After opening, I shred the entire package immediately and freeze in a bag.
On a side note, I have one son that will eat this brand of cheese alternative straight from the package. It's not something I would do, but, hey... it's got protien, iron, calcium, and fiber! :)
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We tried this cheese a while back and loved it. It works great on pizza (as you said). I also like to shred the Monterrey Jack and Cheddar together and it is pretty good in tacos.
I just can't find a good dairy free cheese. This one I believe has caesin, so it still has milk proteins if I remember right. And man, I thought it tasted terrible. Daiya isn't much better, although everyone loves it so much. We just skip cheese and find it's so much better without having to find a cheese substitute.
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Jennifer
Jennifer,
I absolutely agree - there is not a good dairy free cheese. I pretty much just gave up on recipes that needed cheese. It was just easier to do without those dishes than to make them taste decent. :)
I did want to comment regarding the casein, though. I have not purchased this cheese in quite some time, but at the time of this post it was definitely casein-free. I would hate to see that they have changed their ingredient list, but this just goes to show that one always needs to read labels.
Hope the blog hop goes well! :)
Becky @MustFollowRecipes
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