I've Tried Every Dairy-Free Alternative on the Market, and These Products Taste the Best

Ripple Unsweetened Original plant-based milk is actually soy-free and made with pea protein — it's so creamy and delicious. A 70-calorie one-cup serving offers eight grams of protein and 45 percent of your daily calcium, and it has zero carbs. The only bad thing is that it doesn't offer vitamin B12.

Runners-up:

• Silk Protein Almond & Cashew Nutmilk
• Silk Unsweetened Organic Soy

I recently discovered this Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk yogurt, and I'm hooked. It's thick and creamy, and it tastes slightly sweet even though it's unsweetened. It's also soy-free, which I prefer because I eat so much tofu and tempeh; it's good to mix up my protein sources. A one-cup serving offers seven grams of protein.

Runners-up:

• Silk Soy Vanilla
• Kite Hill Unsweetened
• Forager Cashew Yogurt

Finding the perfect dairy-free shredded mozzarella became my life goal. I mean, it's a necessity for homemade pizza, lasagna, and paninis. Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet Shreds is by far the best. It melts and tastes the most like mozzarella.

Runners-up:

• Daiya Cutting Board Collection Shreds, Mozzarella Style
• Miyoko's Creamery Fresh VeganMozz
• Violife Mozzarella Shreds

To add a little pizzazz to pasta and pizza, this Follow Your Heart Parmesan is so good. It's shredded, so it melts, and the flavor is salty and delicious. I've tried other brands, but I like this the best.

For a little comfort food, grilled cheese hits the spot, and these Chao Creamy Original slices are amazing. They melt and taste like American cheese!

Runner-up:

• Daiya American Style

Once again, thank you, Trader Joe's, for offering an amazing vegan product. This Vegan Cream Cheese Alternative tastes the most like regular cream cheese. It has the perfect creamy texture and mild flavor — perfect for bagels and cream cheese frosting.

Runner-up:

• Kite Hill Plain Almond Milk Cream Cheese

Not just for bagels, this Kite Hill Chive Almond Milk Cream Cheese is perfect for crackers or as a veggie dip. This is amazing, and nothing compares. If you've ever had Boursin, it's very similar.

For toast, baking, and sautéing, you've got to have a good vegan butter. Miyoko's Creamery Cultured Vegan Butter looks, tastes, and melts the most like real butter. You can even find it at Trader Joe's!

Runners-up:

• Earth Balance spread and baking sticks
• Smart Balance Original

There are so many delicious dairy-free ice creams, it's really hard to choose a favorite. I love this Breyers Non-Dairy ice cream (the Vanilla Peanut Butter is delish!), but I love the ones listed below as well.

Runners up:

• Trader Joe's Soy Creamy
• Ben & Jerry's Coconut Seven Layer Bar
• NadaMoo (love the MMM . . . Maple Pecan flavor and the Lotta Mint Chip)
• So Delicious Cashew Milk Ice Cream

For ranch-lovers, this Daiya Homestyle Ranch is creamy, flavorful, and pretty easy to find.

Runner-up:

• Just Ranch

Trader Joe's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are dairy-free! Just note that the Chunks are not.

Runners-up:

• Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
• Lily's Dark Chocolate Chips