Vegan Hard Cheese Cheddar & Parmesan Style

Ever since I figured out how to make vegan brie and blue cheese tasty, I was determined to make Vegan Hard Cheese. It took me a while to get the result I wanted but the method is simple and accessible for all. I hope you enjoy my video and find it helpful.
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To make milk curds, please watch Almond Brie Video: • Almond Brie
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How to make Fermented Tofu (Chao): • Fermented Tofu Chao
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The level of dedication that goes into your videos is incredible 🤯 Working on something for 18 months is really rare these days.. If I could I would definitely buy cheeses from you

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much for your kind words. The work itself is very easy and doesn't take long at all. After that I just let it in be in the fridge without doing anything :)

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@@GourmetVegetarianKitchen Do you have a dedicated fridge just for cheese or is your regular one just full to the brim with cheeses?

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@@GourmetVegetarianKitchen so any plans to sale?🙏🙏🙏

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I was thinking the same. The level of care and dedication is incredible. I would definitely want to buy cheese from Gourmet Vegetarian Kitchen too. I think eating this would make us eat her love and care and feel ourself with good energy and positivity!

[@smol-one]

...you don't know many people with hobbies they're dedicated to, do you? Or even just people that are into skill building? Or anyone in a trade job? Most things, just in general, take longer than 18 months to get good. And even with dairy cheese, most of the time is aging. Sits in a cave somewhere with no one touching it.

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You are just phenomenal!! Cant believe I've finally seen a person on youtube uploaded a video that took more than a year to create. Seriously hats off!!

[@elianand_]

Hi, I do my own vegan cheeses for five years or more, but yours are really the best videos teaching how to make vegan cheeses. I never let them so many months to age. I was afraid to create unwanted molds. Not anymore after watching your video. Thanks for this.

[@ultron90]

I'm not a vegan but I just love seeing vegan cheese being made the way actual cheese is made. It looks so fun. I'm always amazed to watch your vegan cheese videos. Thank you for this latest one!!

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much, I'm so happy you enjoy my videos!

[@tofurobot4947]

Vegan pasta & Italian food lovers rejoice! Parmesan made from almonds is possible! The queen of vegan cheeses has done it again!

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Aww... thank you so much!

[@lastlime3792]

That’s like saying almonds made from cow liver is possible🙄. It’s not, you are so very delusional and make attempts to pretend you don’t want or need animal products.

[@wanderluster9034]

Which probitics do you use? Acidophilus or mesophilic? Are they both vegan?

[@david_post_punk]

​@@wanderluster9034 what u mean r they vegan, any kind of probiotics are freaking living bacterias

[@DouglasMcLaurin]

This is beyond just "preparing a vegan cheese". This is ART!

[@History_revisited]

I had the worst day, and you just made it way better. I’ve already made the Brie and I am thrilled to try these recipes 🙃 The most amazing thing about your recipes is they’re from almonds! Me and my brother are both allergic to dairy, but he’s also allergic to tree nuts. Not to almonds though! So we can both enjoy these cheeses

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

I'm so glad to make your day better, thank you for your kind words. I'm also very happy to know that you and your brother can enjoy cheese from almond milk together!

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Someone needs to start making this in production level, and so we can get it at deli's etc, because honestly for people on the move are not able to store cheese for 12-18 months. Would love to taste, perhaps one fine day haha. Thank you for your dedication and beautifully made cheeses.

[@ewchi-m4n012]

I'm thiinking seriously on doing that lmao

[@lielani]

Is this kind of cheese safe ?

[@made.online2149]

@@lielani You realize that dairy cheese is made the exact same way, yes?

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Check out Miyoko's artisan cheese wheels! Her products have started popping up in many big grocers, Target and such.

[@russelllukenbill]

​@@lielani Safe for who exactly? You, or the cow? I think it is only unsafe if you eat three or four pounds of this absolutely divine creation at one time.

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I admire your patience in aging the cheese for 18 months without slicing it!

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[@Anousha88]

Not only does the plant based cheese looks amazing , the presentation is absolutely beautiful ! Thank you :)

[@biancaneves3346]

This video is a work of art and I'm speechless. I've been making my aged and cultured vegan cheeses for years, but this is next level!

[@CathyBerger]

Made two versions of the hard cheddar in November '22. One with cashew milk and the other with almond. I modified the Gourmet Vegetarian Kitchen recipe - I didn't use probiotics or coconut oil - instead used 900ml nut milk and 100ml coconut milk and added mesophilic and miso to the curd - It has been 6 months and no sign of any mold under the wax for either the cashew or the almond 🙂I am going to wait the year though. I then made a larger almond one in February '23. However, I added some date syrup after the milk reached its peak temp and the heat was turned off and then I sprinkled the mesophilic over the milk at 85F - stirred in after rehydrating. Will see if there is a difference as to when the mesophilic is added.

[@hanno8705]

Aaaannnnd? :)

[@cassandra9581]

It's been one year, curious how it turned out!

[@cathyberger2354]

@@cassandra9581 Update: Cut open all the cheeses and taste - I had 2 8-month 'cheddars' and 1 6-month 'cheddar'. No mold whatsoever as I made sure they were pressed and dry before coating with the faux wax - coconut oil. The faux coating did not crack. The cheeses were not hard but solid - the knife went through like butter - I could squish it between 2 fingers. There was no smell of cheddar. In fact, there was no smell at all. Only one tasted slightly like cheddar - but not much. They all tasted terribly acidic in a VERY unpleasant way. I'd say this was a bust. Verdict: Will never make again. I'm not vegan so, I will stick to regular cheeses. No, these cheeses will not melt. Back to making cheese with cows milk - coming out beautifully.

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NO MELT I was only looking for that kind of comment. Such a shame. Because in this video, this chees looks like a real one.

[@moalenn]

You literally modified the recipe, of course it's going to be a bust if you did not follow the recipe closely. @@cathyberger2354

[@nejamondus5760]

Votre video est encore une nouvelle petite merveille. Je suis débutante dans la fabrication des fromages vegetaux. J'ai fais mes premiers essais en m'aidant de video et livres sur le sujet. Votre façon de faire m'a beaucoup inspiré. Vos videos sont en plus pédagogiques et esthétiques. Ces fabrications sont aussi une grande école de la patience . Mais quelle belle récompense lors de la dégustation ! Merci pour vos partages .

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I'm so glad you find my videos helpful. I'm also very happy you make vegan cheese, thanks for letting me know!

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it blows my mind that these cheeses are vegan friendly I love it :)

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I like the music as much as I enjoy your videos. I am planning to apply a similar route for split peas. I really admire your patience with such long term projects too, like soy sauce, miso. Also, I adore the deep organic simplicity yet outmost functionality of all your kitchenware, tools and utensils. Thanks for your time and effort, thank you for sharing these.

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I may not like cheese, but I still find this fascinating. Awesome job! 😃

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Thank you so much for watching my video!

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THAT LOOKS INCREDIBLE

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[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@muninjr]

It is so comforting to watch. Thanks for making this

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoy watching it!

[@Ermude10]

Yes!! I knew you'd make hard cheeses one day! Can't wait to try it out!

[@Bonnass12]

OMG this is incredible! Thank you for this, so nice to watch and so instructive. I made the blue cheese and the brie. Also made brie using pistachio which was unbelievable I recommend trying it! I am now thinking of doing it again and ageing the pistachio brie for 12 months, I can imagine the taste would be even better. :)

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

How creative, I have never thought about using pistachio before!. Do you make pistachio milk and turn into milk curds first, or just the paste? I'll definite try your idea. Please share the result with us when you get it done. Thank you for watching my video!

[@bendrexler8257]

Wow just found this amazing video and pistachio cheese sounds incredible. Please let us know if this is successful in 12 months!

[@djazt.8053]

@@GourmetVegetarianKitchen Would be amazing to see you also make aged gourmet cheeses out of acorns. Many don't even know acorns can be rendered edible, let alone made into sth so tasty …

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Such an amazing video! So satisfying. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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They look incredible!

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You. Are. A. Wizard. The cheese looks so rich. I wish I had the patience to make it.

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I absolutely loved watching this video, it was almost therapeutic. You’ve inspired me! I’m definitely going to try the cheddar cheese. Thanks for sharing.

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[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

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Awesome video. The cheese will be the star of any dish. Although, I would imagine the “wax” melting where I live 🌵

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[@Shuggies]

What great timing.. seriously... I've just made my yogurt from a culture and strained yesterday then late last night started pressing the whey out... so I got my seasoning in it earlier a d started looking around for further ideas on an aged cheese and here you are !!) You've been quite busy making your cheeses 🧀 😉 👌 THEY look amazing 😍👍.. I shall see what I see from here then... I hope mine do as well as yours have done. mine will never make it a year tho 😆.. I need to make a couple more batches so we are not so tempted to devour 🤦‍♀️😋✌️. Thank you for sharing your recipe and I found your fails a treat to observe... I will ha e to draw on tour bravery now... im afraid I would have simply tossed them but now I shall do the trim and taste method , of coarse within reason . 😉👋🏻💝

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[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much for your kind words. The actual work is not that much and the process is very simple. The wait is long but really worth it. I hope you make it soon!

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Really 🎩 off your passions. Look very delicious

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You're most welcome, and thank you so much!

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Thank you so much!

[@anastasiia1683]

I've accidentally came across your video about almond ricotta because my yougurt failed and I wanted to see how to turn it into ricotta. But I wasn't expecting to find these aged cheese recipe! I've became vegan for almost 2,5 months. I don't care about meat, but I so used to love cheese. Unfortunately, all the vegan cheese sold (at least in my country) is not the one - it doesn't have that firmness and rich test of the one, which was left to age. So I am definitely going to try this out. Thank you very much for the video!

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Finally the cheddar!! I have waited a year for this!!

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I'd love to have your patience. I know exactly that my husband would eat that cheese within 10 minutes. And imagine my face if I spend 1 year or more on a cheese. Your cheese looks incredible tho and wow, how I would love to try it (would be gone in 10mns).

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@@tosca... thank you so much for watching my video and your kind words.

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Wow!! Really admire your diligence in figuring this out. Your cheeses look beautiful! Can't wait to try out your recipes! 😃👍

[@eveydayvegancooking]

The video is amazing. The cheeses look delicious. You are my hero! I’m going to try them all. Feedback in 12-18 months 😂 I just wish I could buy those at the supermarket. I was visiting Paris, some 3 years ago and there are literally hundreds of vegan hard cheeses in the vegan stores there. Why can’t we have that in the US? 😭

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Me parece una muy buena forma de hacer quesos veganos, muchas gracias

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I’ve missed her as well!! I’m constantly checking to see if she’s posted a new video that I didn’t get a notification for.

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Thank you so much, and I'm sorry I have gone so long without posting!

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Excellent. Don't think I'll make it but its great to know it can be done.

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As always.... Amazing and beautifully done!

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Thank you so much!

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So interesing! Really great and easy to understand with nice music too, so relaxing to watch.

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i didn't know that making cheese could be such a piece of art

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Usually I like to just enjoy the video but this time im going to make an effort to make one of this!

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U, my dear, should definitely make these to sell. U are amazing. Every cheese u make looks absolutely delicious. I am so excited to try to make these.

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I am beside myself. I did not even know this was possible!

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You are a genius! What a beautiful video.

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Cheese Mali g goddess! And such a great artistic sense for her vids. Also I usually mute these things but not hers. Thank you thank you thank you!

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Finally you made it ❤️😊👍🏻

[@GourmetVegetarianKitchen]

Yes, it took me a while :)

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The dedication! And those lovely hands 🙌

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Beautiful, you are infinitely patient!

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Im in love !!!! Thank you for sharing all this. Have you considered tackling vegan Foi Gras. I found one at a family owned vegan store in Thailand it was a master piece!!

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so much class and care in your video!