Grilled Cheese Dairy-Free

Is dairy-free grilled cheese possible? You bet!

Here's how we've been making gooey grilled cheese sandwiches at our house for over a decade.

DAIRY-FREE GRILLED CHEESE INGREDIENTS

Over the years, I've tried to dazzle my kids with some pretty creative grilled cheese variations. 

I've made an olive dip to go with it. I've added ham slices. I've tried the latest and greatest newest dairy-free cheeses on the market. 

But alas, my kids are just meh about all the grilled cheese hoopla. What do they want? 

Just a good ole' soy cheese slice that's been on the market since maybe the 1980's. Go, Tofutti! 

These American cheese slices made with soy is where it's at when it comes to my kids and their grilled cheese. 

Perhaps that's because this was the first dairy-free cheese they ever had back in 2007? But that's ok! 

Here's how we make our dairy-free grilled cheese just they way my kids like it. 

CHEESE - soy cheese slices

Like I said, my kids stick with what they've always known.

But I've gotten some great melt using dairy-free cheese shreds, too.

I'd say use your favorite milk-free cheese and see how it melts!

BREAD - sandwich bread or thick bread

With sandwich bread, my kids mostly like one slice of dairy-free cheese.

But they prefer the thick white bread with two slices of soy cheese.

If you prefer, you can make your own allergy-friendly homemade white bread and cut it as thick as you want.

BUTTER - dairy-free butter

So many dairy-free brands for buttering bread, these days.

We like to use the softest one we have on hand, for easy spreading.

Country Crock works well. But double-check labels! Ingredients can change.

Serve dairy-free grilled cheese with canned tomato soup.

And this may end up being your kids' favorite meal of all times. 

And that's super easy for you, mom!

Here are the steps to teach your kiddos how to make their own toasted cheese someday. 

HOW TO MAKE DAIRY-FREE GOOEY GRILLED CHEESE 

TIPS

• Toast your grilled cheese low and slow on the stove. That gives plenty of time for the cheese to melt. 
• Before toasting, top one slice of your bread with cheese and microwave cheese side up to melt the cheese. 

Both of these are great options for getting the gooey grilled cheese you want. 

STEPS 

1. Pull out two pieces of dairy-free bread.
2. Spread dairy-free butter on one side of each piece of bread.
3. Put one piece of bread down on the griddle (affiliate), butter side down.
4. Layer dairy-free cheese on top of the bread in the skillet.
5. Top the cheese with the second piece of bread, butter side up. 
6. Toast the sandwich on the griddle, medium heat, until the butter side down is golden brown.
7. Flip sandwich with a spatula and toast the second bread, butter side down, until also golden.
8. The cheese inside should be melted and ready to serve when both sides of the bread are golden.

We hope you like dairy-free grilled cheese as much as we do!