Earlier than we went plant-based for good, we solely ate President’s Selection cheese. That’s as a result of they used a vegetarian supply of rennet of their cheese, and we have been vegetarian. I used to be all the time so grateful that they really labeled their cheese as vegetarian-friendly. It made me assume that whoever creates their merchandise understands what vegetarian means. I don’t are inclined to belief lots of people once they say their merchandise vegetarian or vegan, however President’s Selection is the one model I belief probably the most due to that have.
In that previous few years, I’ve seen that the President’s Selection model has been popping out with new plant-based objects right here and there. My husband has tried their plant-based Simple Burger, and he favored it. We each have tried a couple of of their plant-based dips. There was a roasted pepper dip with cashews that we favored. However, it wasn’t one thing that we have been going to purchase each week.
Then the opposite day I used to be in search of some objects on-line from an area No Frills and seen that there was a President’s Selection plant-based cream cheese. I used to be shocked. By no means did I believe they’d create plant-based cream cheese.
After some analysis, I discovered that they’ve launched a bunch of recent plant-based merchandise – greater than I’ve ever seen without delay.
One among them is cheese sticks! These have been my final favourite consolation meals earlier than going vegan. Sadly, I can’t discover the cheese sticks in my shops but, which is a significant bummer. I want they wouldn’t have even disclosed they made plant-based cheese sticks in the event that they weren’t going to place them within the shops. The cheese sticks are all I would like in my life, to be sincere. However I went forward and tried a number of the different stuff within the meantime.
Replace: I had written them about why the cheese sticks weren’t in-store, and so they stated there was one thing occurring past their management and that they’d attempt to have them in-store as quickly as attainable, however now the hyperlink to the product leads to ‘this web page now not exists’, so I’m assuming they aren’t going to be placing out the vegan cheese sticks anytime quickly.
1. President’s Selection Coconut Cream Cheese-Type Unfold
This was the very first thing we bought and I can say that it’s my favourite store-bought cream cheese thus far.
While you first style it, you get the tang that cream cheese ought to have. It jogs my memory of Philadelphia cream cheese. You then get a style of coconut, which is sensible as a result of the primary ingredient on this President’s Selection plant-based cream cheese is coconut cream.
I don’t usually like a coconut style in my dairy replacements, however this one works. The tang and the creaminess of the unfold are what makes it scrumptious.
I’ve put it on bagels and used it as a dip. I put it in mashed potatoes, and it was fairly coconutty. I didn’t actually prefer it till I added a bunch of different flavors. However, I believe it’s going to be a success in baked items requiring cream cheese.
There may be one different plant-based unfold that I exploit as a alternative for cream cheese from Unfold’Em. I normally get the Chives and Garlic and it’s actually good.
However this President’s Selection plant-based cream cheese is extra harking back to dairy cream cheese to me. There aren’t any additional herbs or flavors. It’s simply tangy creaminess. I didn’t understand how a lot I’ve been lacking that till I tasted it.
This will likely be a continuing in our fridge.
2. President’s Selection Cucumber Cashew Dip
I ate a ton of Tzatziki earlier than going plant-based. I simply favored it as a dip.
Within the President’s Selection plant-based Tzatziki the feel is a little bit completely different… much less creamy. However, the style is basically good. It tastes identical to what a very good Tzatziki ought to style like. However the texture is basically off. Slimy? I don’t know. Not pleasing.
Unfold’Em additionally has a Garlic Tzatziki that I like, however the texture is off in that one too. It’s a little bit extra fermented and ethereal than deeply creamy. That stated, I like the feel in Unfold’em WAY greater than I do within the PC model.
This isn’t one thing I’ll purchase once more.
3. President’s Selection Swiss-Type Slices
The opposite day, earlier than I knew about President’s Selection’s new plant-based lineup, I used to be asking my husband if we had ever eaten any plant-based swiss merchandise. He didn’t assume so and neither did I.
We used to eat swiss on a regular basis earlier than going plant-based.
We had it after meals at his mom’s.
Ever since I used to be younger, I might all the time order bagels with two slices of swiss cheese.
We put swiss on nachos.
We had swiss cheese on a regular basis, and it’s positively one thing I’ve missed. Curiously, a couple of days later, we discovered all these new President’s Selection plant-based merchandise, and swiss-style was considered one of them!
I prefer it. It doesn’t have any bizarre style to me, whilst an aftertaste, which some plant-based cheeses have.
It’s tangy and creamy, identical to they’ve labeled it.
My husband and I don’t assume it tastes precisely like we keep in mind swiss cheese tasting like, however it’s rattling shut.
We keep in mind swiss cheese having a barely grainy texture, and this cheese has the usually clean, creamy texture of a plant-based cheese made with coconut oil. So the feel is a little bit completely different, however not sufficient to show me off.
We tried melting it on nachos, and it melts as most plant-based cheese does within the microwave. Poorly.
It appears onerous, however it has a creamy texture whenever you chew into it. The perfect half was that the style didn’t change for the more severe when heated. Some plant-based cheeses style worse when they’re heated, however this one truly tasted higher when heated.
I’m trying ahead to attempting this in a grilled cheese as a result of I believe it’s going to style actually good. I additionally assume it’d soften higher within the oven, so we’re going to have to provide {that a} strive. But when the style is sweet from the microwave, then it is going to positively be good within the oven.
I attempted it in a bagel, and it was good. Actually good.
As I stated, it doesn’t have that dry or gritty texture that I used to love in swiss, however it was nonetheless very tasty.
This President’s Selection swiss-style cheese will likely be considered one of my go-to store-bought plant-based cheeses for sandwiches and bagels and on high of sure casseroles for the reason that style is sweet when heated.
I nonetheless like a few Earth Island cheeses, particularly the Earth Island Provolone. However we’ve been ordering our meals on-line for the previous 6 months, so we haven’t been to the shop that carries the great Earth Island merchandise. We plan to maintain avoiding the crowds and ordering on-line for some time, so the President’s Selection swiss-style cheese will likely be what we purchase for some time.
4. President’s Selection Plant-Primarily based Vegan Cheesecake
I had seen this for some time procuring at Superstore and No-Frills, however the value put me off. I lastly purchased it together with the opposite plant-based stuff simply to provide it a strive.
It’s good. It tastes like a cheesecake to me. However it’s not onerous to make a plant-based cheesecake. There are numerous variations on-line that style actually good. In reality, lengthy earlier than we went plant-based – like 13 years earlier than, we made a cheesecake with cashews and tofu that was so good we couldn’t inform the distinction between it and our dairy cheesecakes.
The neat factor concerning the President’s Selection one is its base is constituted of lima beans, oats, and coconut oil. You possibly can see all of the substances right here. My husband swears he might style the oats a bit, however I didn’t. It simply tasted like a tangy, creamy dessert.
The large downside was that at room temperature it was manner too gentle and out of the freezer it was manner too onerous. I assume we might have thrown it within the fridge, however we didn’t.
This isn’t one thing I’ll purchase usually. Perhaps if I want a fast dessert to provide company or we’re out of city and I really feel like one thing candy.
Sit up for attempting extra President’s Selection plant-based merchandise… particularly the cheese sticks. Replace: I attempted the vegan cheese sticks and they’re NOT one thing I’ll purchase once more except they alter up their recipe.
