The Vegan Grilled Cheese! A Childhood Classic that we all know and love gets a Vegan Makeover and still keeps that cheesy goodness.

These days, making a Vegan Grilled Cheese is really not too different from making a traditional one. You really just need bread, some vegan butter and cheese and a little patience!

And the good news is there’s many ways to make a grilled cheese, and I’ll go over a few of my favorite variations with you as well as some tips and tricks to cheesy victory!

Ingredients for Vegan Grilled Cheese

Bread – So I typically use white bread, Texas Toast or some kind of thick sliced bread works best. Sourdough is also a good choice. Really any bread you like will work! Most bread around me is vegan, just watch out for Brioche, Hawaiian, or anything with Honey or Butter in the name.

Cheese – For the Cheese, I like Daiya American or Cheddar Slices. Follow Your Heart also works out well.

Vegan Butter – I typically use Earth Balance sticks for a Grilled Cheese. Some folks like to use Mayo, but I am not one of them!

How to make a Vegan Grilled Cheese

This is very simple, but they are a few tips to ensure you get a nicely browned sandwich with melty cheese. Let’s avoid burnt bread and raw unmelted cheese!

First, let your vegan butter come to room temperature. Something that helps is to cut it into 1 Tbsp portions and let them hangout on a plate. Try to avoid microwaving them as this can lead to uneven melting.

Next, butter your bread with about 1 Tbsp of Vegan Butter for each slice. In a cold, non-stick or well seasoned pan, add a slice of bread butter side down, then 2 – 3 slices of Vegan Cheese, followed by the other slice of bread, butter side up.

Turn the heat to Medium Low (about a 3) and wait a few minutes. Check underneath and see how brown the bread is. If it’s still pale, let it cook longer, until it does get brown. Then flip, and repeat.

This should give the cheese plenty of time to melt, but you can also cover to help trap in the heat. Just be careful as covering too long can steam and make the sandwich soggy.

Variations on a Vegan Grilled Cheese

There’s unlimited ways to customize this, but here’s a few of my favorites.

Instead of using Vegan Butter, I like to use Toum, which is a super delicious garlic spread.

Speaking of garlic, you can also make my Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese!

Doritos Grilled Cheese

Last but not least, you can make a Doritos Crusted Grilled Cheese! Make sure you get the Spicy Sweet Chili flavor which are accidentally vegan. Or make my homemade Doritos!

Then simply crush the chips up, and coat the buttered bread with the crushed chips and grill like you normally would!

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Vegan Grilled Cheese

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Course Sandwiches

Cuisine American

Ingredients

2 slices Bread (White, Sourdough, Texas Toast etc)
1 – 2 Tbsp Vegan Butter (Softened)
2 – 3 slices Vegan Cheese

Instructions

This is very simple, but they are a few tips to ensure you get a nicely browned sandwich with melty cheese. Let’s avoid burnt bread and raw unmelted cheese!
First, let your vegan butter come to room temperature. Something that helps is to cut it into 1 Tbsp portions and let them hangout on a plate. Try to avoid microwaving them as this can lead to uneven melting.
Next, butter your bread with about 1 Tbsp of Vegan Butter for each slice.
In a cold, non-stick or well seasoned pan, add a slice of bread butter side down, then 2 – 3 slices of Vegan Cheese, followed by the other slice of bread, butter side up.
Turn the heat to Medium Low (about a 3) and wait a few minutes. Check underneath and see how brown the bread is. If it’s still pale, let it cook longer, until it does get brown. Then flip, and repeat.
This should give the cheese plenty of time to melt, but you can also cover to help trap in the heat. Just be careful as covering too long can steam and make the sandwich soggy.