You can slice it, you can grate it, and most of you can enjoy it with abandon thanks to the pure ingredients in Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese. The cute little boxes house airtight packages with chilled, perfectly shaped, dairy-free hard cheese wheels. They are each made with insanely simple ingredients, which primarily consist of cashews and water. But it’s the addition of probiotics and the “aging” time that cause the cultures to work their magic and create pungent flavors.
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Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese is a Solid Dairy-Free Option
In terms of texture, these Treeline’s vegan cheese wheels are relatively smooth and creamy, but with a slight ground nut vibe. And though they are labeled as hard nut cheese, I’d describe the consistency as a cross between firm and soft cheese. It’s just barely solid enough for easy grating (it does crumble a touch), but it’s still quite forgiving to the bite with a melt-away taste.
Classic
Despite the basic name, this variety has smoky, full-bodied flavor with lightly salty and gently pungent notes. Unlike the Treeline Soft Cheeses, their dairy-free hard cheeses are void of lemon, allowing a little more cohesive depth in the overall experience.
Ingredients: cashew nuts, filtered water, hickory smoked salt, vegan lactic acid, l. acidophilus.*
Nutrition (per 1-ounce serving): 140 calories, 11g fat, 5g carbs, 1g fiber, 0g sugars, 5g protein.*
Cracked Pepper
This taste is quite similar to the Classic, but instead of a smoky flavor, it’s spiked with the fresh mild heat of cracked black pepper.
Ingredients: cashew nuts, filtered water, sea salt, vegan lactic acid, l. acidophilus, black peppercorns.*
Nutrition (per 1-ounce serving): 140 calories, 11g fat, 5g carbs, 4g fiber, 0g sugars, 5g protein.*
More Allergen Information*
Treeline has their own 15,000 square food production facility in Kingston, NY where they make and ship all of their products. Their facility is dairy-free, gluten-free, and kosher.
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More Facts on Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese
Price: $8.99 per 4-ounce wheel (with free shipping included if you purchase from their website!)
Availability: Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese is sold in about 3000 stores throughout the U.S. They also sell direct to customers via their website, and ship nationwide. See their website below to find out where to buy or to order online.
Certifications: Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese is Non-GMO Verified and Certified Kosher Pareve.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Treeline Aged Artisanal Nut Cheese is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and paleo-friendly.*
For More Product Information: Visit the Treeline Treenut Cheese website at www.treelinecheese.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
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Bite of the Best
Bold and funky (in an authentic, savory sort of way), you only need a little bit to make a big impact. I loved slicing these very thinly and sprinkling them over salads and pastas galore. That small touch really elevates an average dish into something special. The Cracked Pepper variety does have a nice spicy bite, too.
Worth it
Like any other fine cheese, this aged dairy-free nut cheese is a luxury in taste, texture, and price. But the versatility (it grates and slices!) and pungent taste (just a little will do it) make it an indulgence worth trialing. We likened it to a quality Parmesan, but with a gentler consistency (it still melts in your mouth rather than crumbling) and it’s own uniquely pungent flavor flair. I also liked the very short ingredient list and the fact that it actually contains probiotics. Just be sure to use or freeze it within one week. We discovered that it doesn’t last the full 2 weeks in the refrigerator like the package states, but it does freeze very well.
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Just wanted to share a comment from reader Michelle S. via our Facebook page on Treeline Cheese: “I have tried a lot of vegan cheeses that people have recommended as “delicious” and most of them are so bad, I cannot even eat them! This is one of the few that I have liked. In fact, I would call it AMAZING! I only tried the Herb-Garlic so far and it is so delicious! I could easily serve this to cheese lovers and they would not know it was vegan! It is really that good! I am going to go buy every kind they have now! I found it at Rollin’ Oats in St. Petersburg, FL, but they only had 2 or 3 flavors. After wasting so much money on horrible vegan cheese products, I was only willing to risk buying one. smile emoticon According to their website, they have lots of amazing sounding products that I cannot wait to try now! I am SO excited to discover this brand!”
Love it!!!!!! Can NOT remember where I found it & we full- time travel? Can Not find it anywhere (Myrtle Beach, SC area, Charleston, SC, Ft Myers, Fla.—- can we just order a bunch from the TREELINE folks????????????
It says that you can contact them Barbara – http://www.treelinecheese.com/where-to-buy.html – but you can also order it online from Vegan Essentials.
I bought it Wednesday I ate it by Saturday it was gone.I enjoyed it
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your feedback Gail.