Product Review: Treeline Treenut Cheese

[runpunkrun]

Treeline Treenut Cheese: French-Style Soft Cheeses

Scallion Flavor: Flavored with chopped scallions for a tangy flavor and creamy texture.

Now, keep in mind I haven't had any dairy in, well, more than two years, but this stuff tastes just like cream cheese. It's soft and spreadable, and deliciously tangy. I spread it on some homemade crackers and it was all I could do to not eat the whole tub. I also tried it on a sweet apple, but it had a weird aftertaste; maybe it'd be better on a tart apple like a Granny Smith. I would have tried it on toast, but I had to make the bread first, and didn't.

Ingredients: Cashew nuts, filtered water, onion powder, sea salt, dried scallions, lemon juice, L. Acidophilus.

Herb-Garlic flavor: Flavored with fine herbs and garlic for a sophisticated and complex flavor.

Tried this one too, and it tastes very similar to the other, though not nearly as garlicky as I expected/hoped/feared. (I have garlic issues.)

Ingredients: Cashew nuts, filtered water, sea salt, lemon juice, dried scallions, garlic powder, white pepper, onion powder, L. Acidophilus, dried basil, dried oregano.

I found these at Natural Grocers, but Treeline products are available in a lot of places in the US, including Kroger stores. The soft cheese comes in several more flavors, and there's a hard cheese, too. Treeline is made in New York and is gluten free, dairy free, lactose free, soy free, palm oil free, probiotic, vegan, and certified non-GMO. From their FAQ: "No gluten is processed or used in our facility." From the packaging: "We do not process dairy, eggs, meat, fish, shellfish, gluten or peanuts in our facility."

Highly recommended for my dairy-free, soy-free, cashew-capable friends.

Comments

[lunabee34]

Those sound very tasty! I'm glad you found something good.

[runpunkrun]

I'm so glad I gave it a try! I really want to try their plain cream cheese, but I've yet to see it in the wild.

Sounds like Cashews > Almonds and Coconut

[jesse_the_k]

A friend enlisted me in a taste test when Nutpods was in development. They have several unsweetened "creamers", some of which are also flavored.

The "plain" contains

Purified water, Coconut Cream, Almonds
Less than 2% Acacia Gum, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Gellan Gum

I wish I liked it better than I do. The mouth-feel is *perfect*, as good as any commercial cream I've had. The initial taste bodes well, but I detect a bitter, metallic aftertaste (licking a penny? Inhaling rust?)

Re: Sounds like Cashews > Almonds and Coconut

[runpunkrun]

Ah, the dreaded aftertaste. I can taste it now. Actually, that's the same kind of taste I got when I tried this on an apple. Weird.

[miella]

Hmm. Cashews are iffy for me, but this is intriguing.

[runpunkrun]

They have both these flavors at the Fred Meyer if you want to cruise by and eyeball them.