If you’re dairy-free, you know how difficult is can sometimes be to find a recipe that tastes like it has milk, butter, cheese, or cream, without actually having, well, milk, butter, cheese, or cream.
Below we’ve shared the creamiest, most delicious, free from dairy recipes we could find! Bon appetit!
1. Creamy tomato pasta

Vegan One Pot Pasta by the Sunkissed Kitchen
This dairy-free tomato pasta sauce could not be creamier or easier to make! Bonus: it can all be made it one pot. Find the recipe from Sunkissed Kitchen here.
2. Dairy-free herbed scalloped potatoes
Anyone dairy-free knows how hard it can be to replace the foods you love, comfort foods included. Traditional scalloped potatoes are made with cream, butter, and cheese – aka the dairy trifecta. This recipe still includes all those ingredients, just with a twist. Get the recipe from Vegan in the Freezer.
3. Creamy garlic pasta
This pasta is all garlic, all creamy, no dairy. It might actually be the most creamy vegan pasta dish we found! Find the recipe from Yup…It’s Vegan here.
4. Dairy-free cheese sauce
We know cheese sauce may not be the healthiest, but oh man, is it good! If you’re majorly missing cheese sauce for your wedges, fries, chips, or really anything else that can be dipped. you need to check out these dairy-free cheese sauce. Get the recipe from Go Dairy Free here.
5. Butternut squash mac and cheese
No need to sacrifice your mac and cheese! This dairy-free recipe has no soy, no fake cheese, or nutritional yeast. What’s the secret ingredient? Would you believe butter squash? Find the recipe from Veggie Inspired here.
6. Creamy baked risotto
Risotto is a hard dish to make. Dairy-free risotto? Easy-peasy! This recipe is super cream all whle being dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free. Get the recipe from Go Dairy Free here.
Looking for more ideas?
Find yummy dairy-free dessert recipes here or start organizing your kitchen to make it easy to cook up your favourite meals.