The Viral TikTok Vegan Parmesan is INCREDIBLE (nut-free!)

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WOWOWOW PEOPLE, this one knocked me right off my feet. So many of you sent me this recipe and at first glance I thought... eh idk if i wanna do another vegan cheese but THEN i saw the craggy, parmy look taht this thing had and I decided why the heck not. What's another vegan cheese?! Well let me tell you, this one did not disappoint, I was astounded with the final result on this vegan cheese. Excited to share it, hope you give it a try too!
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‪@veganscratchkitchen3412‬ recipe:
1 cup soy milk
½ cup refined coconut oil
150g potato starch
5 tbsp nutritional yeast
¾ tsp citric acid or 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp white miso paste
1 tsp mushroom umami seasoning
¼ tsp mustard powder
1 ½ tsp salt
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[@veganscratchkitchen3412]

Thank you SO much for posting my recipe!!!!!!

[@erichuet1888]

what a coincidence. I just started following you this week on ig, and here you are on merle's video.

[@LorraineRo]

Thank you so much for this recipe! Just saw it on insta a few days ago and saved it. Will definitely try it out on the weekend 😃

[@Aria.Inthavong]

it's amazing!

[@anthropomorphicpeanut6160]

How did you come up with this? It's impressive

[@nailinthefashion]

Why haven't you posted on here in 4 years baby??? You're a star

[@deniseferron3397]

I’ve made this twice now. This first time I followed the recipe to a tee and was thrilled with the results. We found it could use a little more tang and salt, but overall the texture and grate-ability were spot on. The second time I upped the seasoning but totally forgot to add the oil. I didn’t have high hopes for this batch but, lo and behold, it turned out fantastic! So happy that I don’t need to buy commercial vegan parm anymore. This one blows them all out of the water, is super inexpensive to make, and I’m throwing away less plastic packaging.

[@justcarineinparis]

Thank you for sharing your experience, I am glad to hear I don’t need the oil ❤

[@deedee2874]

how different was the no oil version

[@deniseferron3397]

@@deedee2874 It has pretty much the same flavour but the texture is a little bouncier, if that makes sense. The mouthfeel is different, too. It doesn’t coat the inside of your mouth as much. Surprisingly, it grilled about the same as the oil version, which doesn’t melt all that much. The next time I make this parm, I’ll try doubling the oil to see if that helps. But I’m sure I’ll be making it without oil again.

[@jb6050]

What fat does to cheese is to smoother the texture and make it more 'meltable'. So, for a hard cheese like parmesan you may probably skip it. I like to add some olive oil and grind white pepper for taste. Other things that add some cheesy flavor is the water of black olive preserves.

[@julesvall4913]

Yayyy!! We missed Aria taste tests, for those of us that aren’t vegan but who try to incorporate as much plant based foods as possible, it’s always good seeing a non-vegan’s opinions. Plus you guys are just fun together!

[@natlej]

Yas! now this looks amazing! I'm not vegan but always love trying non-animal product options so I can reduce how many animal products I use. Love me some parmesan so I must try this!

[@MerleONeal]

Definitely try it, this one blew me away

[@thebowandbullet]

Gratability rating: Great! 😄 I'll have to try this recipe.

[@MerleONeal]

yes you dooo!!

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

I see whatchu did there 😉

[@alcyonae]

Grate job!

[@davidvllr]

Everyone, stop what you're doing, Merle posted

[@MerleONeal]

Bahahaha work?! who needs to work when there's vegan parmesan on the line!

[@ginaschlitz6337]

Definitely adding to my library. Parm and sharp cheddar are the only cheeses I miss. I appreciate your dedication to the process and fairness to the recipe. Thanks for the video.

[@lcwaves]

definitely miss brie - apricot and brie grilled sandwiches were my absolute fav years ago!

[@akeebamcbean3377]

Parmesan aside, you look so well-rested on the trip back from Ireland! absolutely glad you enjoyed your stay

[@MerleONeal]

Aw thanks, Ireland was such a beautiful respite, magical place

[@AmyBG88]

Vegan here, the cheese I miss the most is a good sharp cheddar. I’ve tried a couple of vegan brands of it but they do not taste like it. But no biggie, not torturing cows is much more important! 😊

[@jumano]

I'd make this recipe but let it age for a bit. I'm pretty sure there must be loads of vegan cheddar recipes.

[@jumano]

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[@Tangocita444]

Same! I miss a really good, mature cheddar. Violife is pretty good - but nothing like the real thing. But, alas, same as you - it's not worth it and Violife is "Good enough" for now. :)

[@rainforestspirit]

Same! I am from Wisconsin and I really miss the sharp cheddar aged 3+ years. If Merle can find a recipe for this that actually tastes good, I would be forever grateful! Violife was ok but still not the same. And now no grocery store in my town sells the mature cheddar variety.

[@jamesjasonallen4168]

Gourmet Vegetarian Kitchen has a recipe for vegan cheddar. No idea if it’s any good though.

[@wildawake]

I subscribed to vegan scratch kitchen. I appreciate you doing this video. I cant wait to try it.

[@ImBoredAsAMoFo]

BLUE CHEESE!!! BLUE CHEESE!!! BLUUUUEEEEE CHEEEESE! 🤣🤣🤣

[@vanillablossom]

There's a recipe for vegan blue cheese (original one, the others just copy it, often without giving credit), I made it once, it was incredible, very blue and amazing taste, but it was tedious and took up some space in the fridge for months until it matured. If I had extra fridge and more time, I'd remake it, but alas 😅😂

[@powderpink9019]

I live in Poland and there is a vegan cheese company here called "serio" (it's a wordplay because ser means cheese in Polish) and their parmesan is just amazing... I wonder if I'd like this one better

[@MerleONeal]

only one way to find out👀

[@barbarabruce7648]

Poland is the most vegan friendly country ! I was there visiting recently and the vegan food in the supermarkets, restaurants and the vegan cakes....!!!!! Whoa mumma. Very progressive. And yep, the vegan cheese is UMAZING!!!!

[@Nedara7]

I think the cheese I miss the most would be what is called "grass" cheese in Dutch, meaning the cows mainly or only ate grass and the cheese is very young and soft. Since I'm lactose intolerant I can't have it at all. That's also why I'm so glad babybel has made plant based cheese now, it's very similar! Maybe you could try to make something like that!

[@CurlyAndCurvy]

That blender shot is always SO SATISFYING. I love watching the stuff turn into...sludge? "Sludge" doesn't sound appealing, but I think it looks amazing! 😅

[@CorineT]

Been a hot minute since I’ve had time to watch your videos Merle - you look fantastic!❤

[@DarkBlood325]

It looks amaaaazing! Without aging anything. I must try this because it looks so good!

[@galisebernard1919]

Love your energy, always have me cackling 😂 thanks for posting!

[@MerleONeal]

Aw happy to make ya laugh, thanks for hangin out!

[@estefaniacalvados2776]

MERLE! We SO need some more travel vlogs from you! Next time pleeeease ! 😍

[@tosca...]

It IS very exciting! I will be giving it a try 😊

[@louisehung5864]

Gorgonzola babyyyyy - that’s the friend I miss! Thanks for the vid, I’m definitely making this parm

[@alisondavies6433]

Camembert, I miss soo much was my absolute fav! Love and will try this recipe 😋 thank you for sharing 😀✨️

[@trudybongers3534]

❤❤😮😮 thanks for your ideas and lessons learned 😊😊❤❤

[@sweetsapphiresunseed]

❤ thanks for giving me smiles every Wed ❤

[@MerleONeal]

🥹 happy to

[@MiR13HC]

Ok merle! This sounds delish! Youre the best ❤ 😊

[@MerleONeal]

I hope you enjoy!! this recipe is sOOO SO GOOD

[@maryclairegaloni8727]

Wow what a great learning video…I will give this a try for sure👏👍

[@umafa1645]

So interesting Merle, thankss

[@flavio_pc]

I'll try to do. Thanks!

[@chadyfrs93]

Thank you for sharing!!! It looks great! Now where am I gonna find white miso paste in Greece??!!! Cheese I miss the most...feta of course

[@NikkiNotion]

I'm so glad you got recommend to me I haven't seen you in a while. Subscribed so I don't lose you again!

[@MerleONeal]

welcome back!

[@mathewrtaylor]

Not a vegan, but I have tried making several vegan cheeses. I am totally intrigued by a non nut cheese, and I'll have to try this. Thanks for posting this, and super authentic to me, including a fail. Subscribed for that alone. Looking forward to combing through your content for other ideas!

[@MerleONeal]

Aw thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed! I hope you like it

[@MrandMrFor]

Wow thanks! I'd love seeing a Gorgonzola tutorial 🥰 thank you so much again

[@simpking01]

queso oaxaca for sure but i think i’m going to have to make a recipe myself

[@momstheword11]

Merle, so good to see you are still making recipe videos! I love your work. So making this and liking and subbing. Happy Summer!

[@momstheword11]

Note: I might try this with black salt for extra flavor? Fruit pectin for firmness? Dunno. Very nice recipe, thanks!

[@MerleONeal]

thank you for coming along for the ride!!!

[@knowleecrypto]

I'll definitely try.

[@A.N.H.2000]

Not me wanting to try this recipe, even if I'm totally not vegan 😄Thanks Merle!! You are so fun to watch! Keep doing this!! ❤

[@MerleONeal]

Thank you!! You should try it!! Your mind will be BLOWN and then you can save some $$ on parmesan ;)

[@Zectifin]

you should definitely give it a try. Even lessening your animal products is still a good step.

[@A.N.H.2000]

Now I definitely will try it!! Going grocery shopping for some miso paste and will make this recipe 😋

[@AnastasTarpanov]

OMG, I'm definitely trying this!

[@MerleONeal]

Highly highly recommend

[@neonmoon8356]

TY for testing the recipe, I appreciate how it uses accessible ingredients and techniques. I would love a white cheddar dupe. Because the ones I've tried just don't have the right kind of sour umami tang. They were all pretty clearly a citrus sour, not cheesy enough. Bonus points if it can be melted in a grilled cheese :)

[@ahhhlindsanityyy]

This looks amazing!!! Definitely gonna try this, thank you for sharing this and not giving up on getting it to work. I'm lactose intolerant and miss boursin, feta and cottage cheese 😔 and I've always wanted to try melopita, which is a Greek honey and ricotta pie.

[@karlarondon8647]

They make a dairy free boursin!

[@wendytube007]

I don't know how people feel about parchment paper but I use it all the time I would probably used that to help you get it out of the container that looks like a great recipe I'd be trying it

[@vallieohara489]

THAT is a GREAT Idea and it just makes so much sense!!!✨✨

[@Kayla-ey9oq]

So excited to try this! My go to night cheeses (yay for dated 30 Rock references) were Muenster and dill Havarti. I'd love to see a vegan version of those

[@sydneyhainsworth9141]

Cheddar cheese!! Parm and cheddar are my top ones that I crave because I love that sharpness and it seems difficult to recreate

[@hettiebrigham8413]

Love your videos

[@MerleONeal]

I LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM!

[@tennisislove1]

Hi!! So excited to try this recipe and loved watching the video thanks for sharing!! Is there a vegan feta? I loveee feta and would love a vegan feta!

[@Dreamysunshine23]

Ooooo that's so cool 😎😋

[@sammybalamby]

not vegan, but i’m allergic to dairy & i definitely miss goat cheese the most!! i not only put it on absolutely everything, but i also used to just eat it by the spoonful with some honey on it. i haven’t been able to find a vegan alternative that hits that nostalgia spot yet

[@ibbymp4]

This is toooooo real. I’m not vegan nor lactose intolerant, but it’s hard to find goat cheese around me and if a good plant-based alternative recipe came out I’d probably go mostly plant-based. Brie too. I’d love a good plant based cheese charcuterie board

[@missglenellen]

Thank you and cheers from Ireland (Beara Peninsula)

[@dantongdoudou]

Burrata for sure! And halloumi is another one!

[@eddward209]

Love your channel Merle. I’m a life long Vegan. What’s the cooking time of the cheese steam wise? Thank you and love your energy.

[@Livv_it_is]

This looks soooo realistic! I am impressed. For me I think I miss a very goooood feta the most, but there are pretty good alternatives tbf.

[@rebawilks105]

I can't wait to try the parmesan cheese! I miss blue cheese and an extra sharp cheddar. I use to be able to get Follow Your Heart blue cheese where I live, but the stores here aren't carrying it anymore. I haven't been able to find any type of vegan sharp or extra sharp cheddar that resembles the taste and texture of cow's milk cheddar.

[@Zectifin]

That looks amazing. Would love some kind of a replacement for swiss that doesn't suck.

[@indychun]

looks so good! my craving: not cheese, but I used to devour genoa salami out of the bag and I've never been able to find a recipe recreating it. not pepperoni, not any other kind of sausage - i just want the classic peppered genoa salami!

[@rainforestspirit]

The cheese that I miss the most is super sharp cheddar. If you can find something like this, I would appreciate it so much! I am from Wisconsin and the sharp cheddar aged 3+ years is insane. Thank you so much for testing this recipe out! I will need to try it - still a bit confused on how the steaming works though.

[@MerleONeal]

so, I'd highly recommend using a smaller tupperware container than I did so that it actually fits inside your pan and you can cover it with a lid! If that makes sense

[@florawinter4721]

I have never been a big cheesy girly but the two cheeses I liked were mozzarella and smoked goat cheese. But I don´t think about them anymore. I found that a specific smoked tofu in salted water tastes kind of like that goat cheese :) I am still looking for the mozzarella alternative though.... I love your content! There is something so relaxing about seeing you make cheese for some reason xD

[@holovka]

I’ve taken to trying aged vegan cheeses mainly cashew based but this might age well too… a little applewood smoke… Found Gondino … parmasanstyle at a vegan restaurant in Roma … wow it was amazing. On cold dishes it rocks. A little bit chickpea ish but I guess that’s another ingredient that works. Sheeze cheese awesome sharp cheddar… have them in Australia under the Cheer label…. I think it’s better than the non plant based variety on offer that the label shares its name with. Also potatoes starch based without the plastic texture of most others

[@darklycute00]

i’m totally gonna try making this! i’m a new vegan and my partner is obsessed with blue cheese so i’d love to try to make a vegan version of that. also goat cheese 😭

[@vanillablossom]

There's a recipe for vegan blue cheese (original one, the others just copy it, often without giving credit), I made it once, it was incredible, very blue and amazing taste, but it was tedious and took up some space in the fridge for months until it matured. If I had extra fridge and more time, I'd remake it, but alas 😅😂

[@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos]

Cheese I missed the most: Roquefort. But that changed with discovering fermented bean curd (sold in glasses in Asian markets). Cheese I currently miss the most: 1. A hard strong aged cheese for sandwiches (not melted mostly). 2. A strong Bergkäse that's stringy when melted. To make Käsespätzle.

[@gabepapadakis-hewitt2286]

Great video! The only cheese product I miss is Cheez-Its.

[@nikzane]

Goddam this looks good! Thank you Merle (& Vegan Scratch Kitchen)! This definitely ups the Parmesan game. 😋 How about a Brie cheese? Like, a proper gooey, creamy Brie _(or “brie”, since it’s not from Brie, France!)._ 🧀😋

[@udibarkan]

Great video Merle! what kind of other starches can replace the potato starch? also can olive oil replace the coconut oil? (or it needs to be a saturated fat?)

[@cathleenwarner1778]

Fun video, my mom just went to Ireland too, maybe you saw each other-LOL

[@liltrench5862]

Nice video!! The cheese I miss is brie 😀

[@limbopferd]

Cheese aside, that pasta dish looks so good. Nice 💖

[@sandracarli1110]

I pulverise 1 C cashews, then add 2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp of salt and blend again shortly. It is easy and tastes great without much saturated fat. The salt helps preserve it. I keep it in the fridge and even after 2 months it tastes great.

[@auue23]

Nice! Finally a recipe without nuts or peanuts!

[@sabahinventor]

As a non-vegan I need to try this!!!

[@susiegilmour3520]

Looks so good. Can I ask how long you steamed it for?

[@nozee77]

I am very sure the first soft version would still be an amazing addition to sauces or dips!

[@MerleONeal]

oh absolutely it would

[@joannemcmillan9201]

The cheeses I miss most are all of them. At first I thought I couldn’t go vegan because I loved cheese. Sharp tangy cheddar and blue cheese were a big part of my life.

[@nyawile]

halloumi for sure!

[@MerleONeal]

o0o0o a salty momentttt

[@strawberrysoymilkshake]

This is good timing because the discount grocer near my house has had a vegan parm a couple of times and I've bought like 6-8 blocks both times to last me, but I'm nearly out and I was like WHAT am I going to get next??? It looks super similar and was legit, even my non vegan friend was like if you put that on my pasta I wouldn't know! Ngl I don't WANT to do the work making it as opposed to buying it but I do really want cheese.

[@kroberts9285]

what brand is this?!

[@strawberrysoymilkshake]

@@kroberts9285 Bio cheese- I live in Australia

[@littlepatrinka7941]

Thanks for this, Merle! I miss Brie and Muenster the most!

[@Mark_Wheeler]

The cheese I miss the most is really sharp cheddar.

[@sheagaier7582]

defs trying this! Hope you enjoyed ireland! I didn't have much vegan accessibility when i was there, but i was wondering if you had a different experience bc of the location. I think i had limited vegan food accessibility because I was in county Donegal. Not sure which part of ireland you went to

[@JRR31984]

Very GOOD, VIDEO.

[@victoriah.20]

I miss asiago. Was recently with my mom and she got one of those asiago bagels. I then remembered how much I used to love it. Went looking for some vegan ones to just buy (vs make) afterwards though couldn't find much that seemed worth paying for.

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

This made me gasp so hard I almost choked 😅

[@paulaandrea8023]

I dont have cheese cravings, because there's amazing vegan options, but, the one cheese i do miss it's blue cheese

[@copacopa1013]

Smoked mozzarella!!! There’s some pretty decent store brand, but I’d love to make some at home.

[@HouseKatArmy]

I am going to try this, but I think I will use my silicon bread pan and steam it in my instant pot

[@BenjaminWagner-qw5vx]

How was Ireland for vegan food? I was delighted by how wonderful the U.K. was when I went a few weeks ago and I even tried some of the places you featured in your London video. Thanks!

[@MerleONeal]

it was easier in some places than others, small towns were tricky but the cities were great

[@Dindonmasker]

it's so weird seeing the exact same ingredients used in almost all vegan cheeses being processed in this way and comming out parmesan on the other side. i love it! i need to try that out! edit: this just made me think of the time i made cheese in the dehydrator and it was so flavorful. it's probably similar to this but that was cashew cheese and it was thicker so the center was still soft.

[@Saryana0]

The recipe looks awesome! I'm not vegan but I'd love to consider it if it's cheaper than regular parmesan. Where I live sadly most vegan products are just incredibly expensive though, but I might try and convert to grams and calculate/compare to a regular piece of parm.

[@stretchypowers]

Vegan here, can't say I have cheese cravings. The cheese kinds I used to love were the runny mouldy blue cheeses (ex. gorgonzola), so I would love to see more experimenting in that direction in the vegan cheese world

[@VirginiaFeuRosa]

The cheese I miss the most is Provolone (very common in Brazil, even though it’s Italian, but I never see people talking about it in English videos). One that used to be one of my favourites is what we call “queijo coalho”. Don’t know if it exists by any name in English… both are very salty! Thanks for sharing this recipe. ❤

[@MerleONeal]

ohhh Provolone would be such an interesting one to recreate! That flavor is so unique

[@beuzzzi]

que saudade de queijo coalho 😭 acho que a larica vegana tem receita fazendo ele com semente de girassol (mas não sei se é parecido)

[@VirginiaFeuRosa]

@@beuzzzi nunca testei, também.

[@yasagarwal859]

I did some jugar for it since for steamer I always have ones for idlie or momos I always use that for steaming. plus I added a bit of hing (cause I like it's taste)

[@justin_g_smith]

So wild you never saw yourself telling people they can create their online nut cheese aesthetic, because I’ve been waiting for this moment for years 😉

[@MerleONeal]

I think if I HAD to choose... you'd be some kind of macadamia nut cheese - classy, elegant, down to party

[@justin_g_smith]

Absolutely stunning! Tysm

[@samantharae8941]

I’d love to see you try a good feta recipe! Something I could use in a Greek salad, on a home made pizza, a sandwich or even some avocado toast. I’ve tried a couple different vegan fetas from the store but they just don’t quite do it for me

[@saraquill]

It’s more chèvre than feta, but I got lovely salty, tangy results with miso pickled tofu.

[@masdanar9321]

Im so late 😢 but here to support our cute gal

[@krysdekel]

My birth year!! ❤

[@mico2xs]

Dubliner cheese by Kerrygold (from Ireland) is like a cheddar with parmesan cultures added that is an amazing combo. I'd love to find that in a vegan cheese.

[@irgendwasmitcomputer]

Blend it in your vitamix until it is hot to activate the starch. No steaming needed.

[@nikkids4266]

Ok ok ok… we all loooove a good vegan cheese. But Merle, gurl… what was that pasta you were eating?! Like why you do that to me (us) 😭.

[@MerleONeal]

MAYHAPS the recipe for that pasta will be coming up soon 👀

[@nikkids4266]

@@MerleONeal egads! 😱. Then I shall keep an eye out. Cuz now I’ve got some yummy parm to put on it 😉.

[@frozenBird925]

My cheese craving is Gouda. The vegan alternatives never seem to hit the spot, so I'd be all over a realistic vegan Gouda

[@rowenn1729]

real cheese is soooo good ❤❤❤

[@rubybobkowski4464]

if i have to choose a cheese... i think i pick a nice sharp cheddarrrrrrrr ugh but really all of it. now im hungry.

[@MerleONeal]

sharp cheddar gives that good ole flavor punch. a nice sharp cheddar with some mozz on a grilled cheese GAHHH

[@sunny5ma]

Our reigning vegan queen!! Loves it. This looks soo good!! I'm glad you left the trial and error in, I love to see the whole entire process!! And I love the commitment to redo it after your trip haha!! So good! ❤❤❤ Edit: recipe for that pasta next please, that looked positively mouth-watering!! Also, I love it when Aria is in these!! I love to see his face and his reactions!! 💖💖💖

[@MerleONeal]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! And yes, the cheese was THAT GOOD that I had to re-make post Ireland- and I think I'm gonna have to make a pasta video because it seems to be getting a lot of interest

[@abcdefghijklomop3414]

I miss all mexican cheeses. Can't wait to try this recipe!

[@tralfaz]

FYI, in the US coconuts are considered to be nuts and are listed as a nut allergen.