A Cream Cheese Alternative That Just Tastes Sooooooooo Good!

By Mairead O'Keeffe, New Leaf Health Store

You may be lactose intolerant, off dairy, vegan or just like healthy tasty food … you need to try this new product on the market from Hungry Soul.

Irish made in Co. Clare by Jacques Brennan and his family. It is on the market only since 2022 and already quite popular. Made using traditional cheese making methods of culturing and fermenting with all-natural plant-based ingredients. No oils or starches are added nor any artificial preservatives – only organic cashew, filtered water, sea salt and cultures – Pure Goodness!

‘The special taste comes from fermentation’, says Jacques. Jacques became vegan over 10 years ago and found it very difficult to stop eating cheese. What he found on the market did not meet his culinary demands, so he decided to make his own, “I wanted to make something which was fermented like diary cheese but using a plant-base medium, I wanted the tangy taste and the lingering mouthfeel.” Hungry Soul’s cream cheese alternative comes in three flavours – the original Natural, one with organic Garlic & Chives and another with organic Smoked Paprika & Onion (my favourite!). What we really like at New Leaf is not only that it tastes so good, but that the ingredients are all natural and there is minimal processing. And as Jacques says “pure goodness”.

Today, there is a lot of talk about gut health & probiotics and fermented foods are know for their high levels of lactobacilli cultures. Hungry Soul’s alternative cream cheese has live cultures, so naturally full of those healthy probiotics. This cream cheese that has so many uses; on crackers, in pasta sauce, in a wrap, on hot new potatoes. Only the other day, Jacques foraged some field mushrooms and after frying with a little garlic added a dollop or two of natural Hungry Soul cream cheese and made a delicious ‘bruschetta ai funghi’

Did I mention that it has zero % cholesterol? No refined oils or fats. And it really does taste great … but don’t take our work for it, just try it!

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