The best vegan cheese you can buy in the UK

Why not celebrate in style with the Plant Kitchen No Cheeseboard Selection? Featuring mature, smoked, mixed cranberry and crumbly French-style vegan cheese, everyone's faves are joining the party. Grab some vegan Mexicana and you've got a fab platter. If you've got a vegan coming for a special dinner, you're sorted.

Customer review: "Never had vegan cheese this nice before. Really good texture, and good flavour- not processed texture and flavour like a lot of vegan cheese that reminds me of American cheese. Much more like the real thing!"

This Applewood Vegan Smoky Cheese Alternative has a powerful taste and creamy texture that is fully reminiscent of the real thing. The best of both worlds, this cheese is great cold on sandwiches or crackers. It melts beautifully on jacket potatoes and toasties. Also, it's available in most supermarkets, so you won't have trouble finding this gem.

Our review: "By far one of my favourite vegan cheeses. It tastes so good melted on anything! Great texture, too. The smoky flavour is really nice and not too overpowering. Highly recommend this product!"

There’s nothing like some warm camembert fresh out of the oven. This non-dairy Violife Le Rond Camembert Flavour version is made with that ever-so-popular coconut oil, resulting in a smooth and velvety texture, full of flavour. Enjoy alongside some warm bread, crackers or grapes.

Customer review: "The best vegan camembert, full-flavoured, great on its own, or with grapes on a drop of seeded sourdough. It’s great to find a nutritious vegan cheese with healthy ingredients, delicious!"

This Nush Chive Almond Cream Cheese Style Spread is so convincing; that you’ll hardly believe it’s not the real thing. It works wonderfully on crackers or a bagel. It's made from almonds and is very creamy. Our mouths are watering...

Our review: "Nush's Chive Spread is my absolute favourite vegan cream cheese alternative for bagels and sandwiches."

Perfect for sandwiches and burgers, these Violife Original Slices will rid you of all your vegan cheese cravings. It melts like a dream, making it ideal for on top of veggie burgers or toasties. The cheesy taste is so subtle and delicious - you won’t be going back anytime soon.

Our review: "I love using Violife's slices in a burger. They melt really well - and taste mature."

If you’ve missed grating some Parmesan over a warm bowl of pasta, this Violife Prosociano Vegan Cheese Style option will just do the trick. With an authentic strong nutty flavour and aroma, this vegan cheese can add depth to any dish and works well in sauces.

Customer review: "I love this cheese so much - I've even taken to eating it on its own, oops. Best on pasta, though!"

What is life without pizza? This stuff melts perfectly, is super cheesy in flavour and completely free of any coconut taste, which some vegans may have come to grow tired of. These Violife Mozzarella Flavour Slices are delicious on pizza or any other dish that requires mozzarella. If you're looking to get a decent quantity for the price you pay, this is the stuff.

Our review: "I tried this on pizza a few weeks back. The slices were easy to apply to a homemade pizza - and even tasted nice in a sandwich. I like this cheese; it melts great and tastes lovely. Better than most vegan mozzarella I’ve tried."

Grated cheese sits at the centre of all great comfort food, so finding non-dairy substitutes is a must. Whether you’re making a vegan pasta bake, a pizza or some good ol’ fashioned cauliflower cheese, this Cathedral City Plant-Based Dairy Free Grated is highly versatile, and melts perfectly, leaving a scintillating mature taste and smooth texture. Catch this great alternative at most supermarkets.

Our review: "If you're looking for that mature taste that most vegan cheese lacks, you've found it. This Cathedral City Plant-Based cheese melts really well! Goes lovely and gooey, especially brilliant for pasta bake and cauli cheese."

Greek salad is the ideal healthy lunch for spring and summer – but what’s a Greek salad without a little Feta cheese? This Lidl Vemondo Greek Style Vegan Cheese alternative perfectly emulates the unique crumbliness and saltiness that makes Feta delicious, and the creaminess is also on par with the real thing – truly uncanny.

Honestly, we can't tell the difference. However, this alternative is only available in-store at your local Lidl.

Our review: "This cheese has a lovely, crumbly texture and is very tasty! As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between the taste and texture of this cheese to dairy feta cheese. It goes perfectly in a Greek-style salad or melted int a Mediterranean aubergine bake. Recommend this."

Looking to make the perfect vegan cheese board - or simply miss cheddar cheese? This Violife Vegan Epic Mature Cheddar Flavoured Block has a nice texture and brings the strong 'cheese flavour' we all long for. This dairy-free version is tasty in sandwiches, cracking on crackers and melts like a dream in sauces. Enjoy!

Our review: "Another firm favourite. I enjoy this vegan cheese. It has a tang like dairy cheese and it melts well. It's especially nice in sandwiches and with crackers, plus it can be grated into pasta."

Complete your vegan cheese platter with this True Blue Cheese Alternative. Crafted from organic fermented cashews, salt, and unique cultures, it starts creamy and mild, intensifying in flavour and texture as it ages. Sounds lovely.

Customer review: "I treated myself to some vegan cheeses over Christmas and this one and the Camembert were absolutely delicious. I will definitely buy it again as a treat."

Have you (or your loved one) ever wondered what it was like to make your vegan cheese? The Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit contains enough ingredients to make 20 batches of 6 different varieties of vegan cheese: from Mozzarella to Feta to Parmesan. Stored in your cupboard this kit will last well over a year. These recipes use either Cashews or Macadamia nuts, and a little Almond milk, unlike the supermarket coconut concoctions.