Vegan Yogurt: A Dairy-Free Alternative for Gut Health

Vegan Yogurt: A Dairy-Free Alternative for Gut Health

Vegan diets have become very popular in the past few years. This diet is not a fad; it’s a way of life. It’s a way for many of us to connect with the planet and help make it a better place. Even with many of us enjoying this lifestyle, there’s still a stigma that remains: vegan diets are bland and boring. 

Trust us, we’re firm believers that they’re not. One such pain point for those not yet convinced is yogurt. Vegan meats and dairy-free milk have already grown in popularity and it’s easy to spot them nowadays - not vegan yogurt, though—at least not as much as those previously mentioned. Vegan yogurts are deceptively creamy and delicious. Many won’t believe just how good they are at mimicking the real thing. To us, they are the real deal. 

So that’s the agenda for today. We’re going to round up our top vegan yogurt brands and even go one step further and recommend some of our favorites.

What is Vegan Yogurt and What is Vegan Yogurt Made From?

vegan yogurt

No surprise here. Vegan yogurt is a plant-based alternative to dairy yogurt, made without any animal-derived ingredients. Almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, oat milk… They all can make delicious, dairy-free alternatives. 

The process of making vegan yogurt closely resembles that of traditional yogurt, involving fermentation with bacterial cultures to produce the creamy texture and tangy flavor characteristic of your usual yogurts. You read that right. Vegan yogurt can have live, gut-friendly cultures - just your dairy ones!

Vegan Yogurt Brands

Cocojune

Cocojune yogurt

Let’s start with a brand that you might see when you’re strolling at the supermarket (or even here at PlantX). As you can tell by the name, Cocojune is a brand known for dairy-free alternatives made with your tropical fave, coconuts. All of their vegan yogurt products are made with organic coconuts and they come packed with live probiotics. And, sure, we can rave about their texture and flavor (all dreamy, by the way), but we love the fact they “serve up a proven dose of research-backed probiotics”. Neat, huh?

Cocojune’s Organic Cultured Coconut Yogurt

Start with the OG. This Organic Cultured Coconut Yogurt is a delish snack on its own or a base for all your smoothies, shakes, and oats. If you’d like another classic, they do offer this tasty treat in a heavenly vanilla chamomile flavor. 

So Delicious

so delicious

So Delicious is a so obvious choice when it comes to vegan yogurts. They’ve got a span of products that will put your average, ordinary brand to shame. The coconutmilk based yogurt alternatives they make are some of the most indulgent that we’ve seen - and they’re free from lactose and dairy. All their products are Non-GMO Project Verified and vegan-friendly.

So Delicious’ Vanilla Yogurt

As always, we like starting out with classics and working our way up the flavor offerings for each brand. So Delicious’ Vanilla Yogurt is a safe, yet indulgent treat you can pick up. If you want to get a huge bunch of flavors to try, they’ve got blueberry, raspberry, key lime, and strawberry.

So Delicious’ Unsweetened Vanilla Yogurt

Here’s a bonus. While the non-dairy alternatives are leaps and bounds better than regular ones, you can also pick up unsweetened variants from So Delicious. Just check out this Unsweetened Vanilla Yogurt!

Forager Project

forger project

Forager Project claims that it wants to transform dairy. If you ask us, we think they succeeded! Though our focus right now is vegan yogurt, Forager Project also makes a pretty tasty range of products like smoothies, milk, creamers, and dairy-free kids’ drinks. This time, we have a brand that makes their yogurts with a blend of cashews and coconuts. If you’re wondering, Forager Project is 100% organic and plant-based. Always. 

Forager Project’s Organic Cashewmilk Yogurt

Good for the gut and good for you, Forager Project’s Organic Cashewmilk Yogurts are excellent in every way. They’ve got the creamy texture, the flavor, and all those probiotics. Forager Cashewmilk Yogurts contain over 1 billion live active probiotic CFUs! They do have a ton of flavors and unsweetened variants, too.

Forager Project’s Probiotic Cashewmilk Yogurt

Another bonus since we think you’ll love them - Forager Project also makes yogurt drinks! Yogurt doesn't always have to come from a tub, you know. Get these in Plain, Blueberry, Mango, or Strawberry. These make wonderful ingredients for your daily smoothie… without the dairy!

Check Out - Benefits of Vegan Milk: Types & Brands

Shop For More Vegan Yogurt Here at PlantX!

PlantX has so many more yogurt brands just waiting to be discovered. If you don’t believe us, just head on over to the shop and, with just a few clicks, your yogurt-craving minds will be blown!