Don’t freeze as the fat crystals go all grainy when defrosted. It has a tangy flavor and helps to tenderize baked goods. As long as there’s no mold growing on it. Use buttermilk as a substitute for sour cream in baking recipes.
I generally ignore he best before date and eat it even weeks after it is out of date. Sour Cream can be stored for weeks in the refrigerator. This Almond Hummus recipe will work in a similar way. HummusĪnother option to replace sour cream when you’re just looking for a sauce to dollop on things. OR in baked goods, unless you think you won’t notice the green colour and avocadoey flavour. Don’t use avocado in recipes where the sour cream is cooked. In recipes where you are just dolloping on the sour cream as a sauce I often use mashed avocado or some guac. Pine Nut ‘Sauce’Ī similar idea to the cashew sauce above using pine nuts instead. It is delicious in it’s own right but it’s a handy dairy-free alternative to sour cream – especially in Mexican cooking. I love making this fresh creamy sauce using cashews and lime juice. The Best Dairy-Free Sour Cream Substitutes 1. For savoury cooking buttermilk is much less thick so won’t be idea but then better than nothing. Use 1/4 teaspoon baking soda for each 1 teaspoon baking powder your recipe calls for, and add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice to the wet ingredients. In baking buttermilk will work for cakes but will be too high in moisture if using it in pastry. Use 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar and 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch as a substitute for 1 teaspoon baking powder.
My mum used to add vinegar to cream to make sour cream for pikelets which worked well but looked pretty gross. Whipped cream won’t have the acidity of it’s sour cousin so adding a squeeze of lemon and/or some lemon zest will make up for the tangy flavour. Double CreamĪ thick dollop of double cream will be sweeter than sour cream which may or may not be a good thing. Just be careful if your recipe requires the sour cream to be cooked as yoghurt will curdle if brought to the boil, so best to add it at the last minute. Greek yoghurts contain a lot less fat (approx 10%) compared to regular sour cream (approx 35% fat) so it will be lighter and slightly more acidic but generally this isn’t a problem. If I don’t have sour cream in the fridge, a tangy creamy Greek Yoghurt is my go-to substitute. The Best Sour Cream Substitutes – Dairy 1. If it still lacks that tartness that comes with sour cream you can add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Sour Cream is a delicious dairy product made by fermenting cream with lactic acid bacteria cultures which give the cream a fresh tangy flavour and thicken the texture so it looks more like whipped cream. Yogurt works as a good substitute for sour cream in baking. Looking for an alternative to Sour Cream? You’re in the right place! Keep reading for my favourite simple Sour Cream substitutes both dairy and dairy-free.
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