Silken tofu is a magic ingredient that can be used to make vegan cheesecakes, pasta sauces, quiches, South-East Asian meals, soups and a range of desserts. Here is a roundup of the best silken tofu recipes from various wonderful bloggers, including some from us.
Silken tofu is packed full of protein and is a super healthy ingredient for any of your dishes. If you want to know more about the best sources of vegan protein, check out our guide.
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Silken tofu is a great ingredient as it's often a long-life ambient product (that means it doesn't need to be in the fridge, unless opened). I buy mine in bulk, and love Clearspring's Organic Silken Tofu (affiliate link). Some recipes will call for firm silken tofu (affiliate link) or even extra firm silken tofu (affiliate link) so never a bad idea to have these in your cupboard (they last for ages!).
🍰Cheesecake
Cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts, and I've got some fantastic silken tofu recipes here! Who doesn't love that creamy cheesecake filling contrasting with the biscuity base?! Tofu is a fantastic ingredient to make it creamy but also give it a protein kick. If you ever need a soy-free recipe, we recommend our Lemon and Strawberry Cheesecake.
Recipe by Rainbow Nourishments
Recipe by Quite Good Food
🍳Eggs & Breakfast
Probably the best known of silken tofu recipes is scrambled tofu. Super easy to make, and a very filling breakfast. But we also have shakshuka, pancakes and even breakfast pizza. Don't forget the nutritional yeast (affiliate link) which is in a lot of these recipes to give that extra cheezy, nutty flavour.
Check out our guide on vegan egg replacements for more recipes and tips on substituting eggs.
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Recipe by Plant Based Jess
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Recipe by Forkful of Plants
Recipe by Anna Banana
🥧Quiche & Frittata
Quiche and frittata don't have to made with eggs! In fact, silken tofu is the perfect replacements in these recipes as it gives the same texture and lots of protein. Most of these are also made with chickpea flour (also known as gram flour) (affiliate link).
Recipe by Forkful of Plants
🥒Dips & Spreads
These recipes use silken tofu often in place of cream, nuts or oil, which is great for people with allergies (and reduces the calories!). Many of these sorts of dip recipes use apple cider vinegar (affiliate link), which is great for salad dressings and is super healthy!
Recipe by Shane and Simple
Recipe by The Conflicted Vegan
Recipe by Diannes Vegan Kitchen
Recipe by Erica's Recipes
🍮Pudding
Obviously any silken tofu recipe that's a sweet treat wins my heart! These vegan puddings are perfect for dinner parties and can made ahead of time. Ramekins (affiliate link) are great to use for these sorts of desserts.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free
Recipe by Traditional Plant Based Cooking
Recipe by Vegan On Board
🍝Pasta
Who would have thought you could have a creamy pasta sauce made from silken tofu?! Well, these recipes prove you can. They're easy to whizz up, and the pasta sauce can be frozen for a meal later down the line.
Recipe by Delightful Adventures
Recipe by The Daring Kitchen
Recipe by Vegan On Board
🍽️Dinner
So many great silken tofu recipes that make delicious filling meals, especially of the South-East Asian persuasion (one of my favourite areas of the world for food). You'll likely need soy sauce (affiliate link) for these recipes. Or use tamari (affiliate link) which I often for as it's a lower sugar (and gluten free) version of soy sauce.
Recipe by Hurry The Food Up
Recipe by Healthy Slow Cooking
Recipe by Earth To Veg
Recipe by Plant Based On A Budget
Recipe by Drive Me Hungry
🍧Mousse
Mousse is such a delicate dessert, and much easier to make than everyone thinks. These silken tofu mousse recipes will no doubt become go-tos, especially in summer. If you love summer desserts, check out our round up of Vegan Summer Desserts.
If you want to try a different kind of mousse, that's still high protein, try my Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Black Beans.
Recipe by Sunnyside Hanne
Recipe by Plant Based On A Budget
Recipe by The Minimalist Vegan
🥧Pies & Tarts
I just love these silken tofu pie and tart recipes with their silky smooth middles and delicious crusts. Perfect dishes to get your spring form tart dish out for (affiliate link). I love mine as it makes it so easy to remove the pie or tart after it's made. If you're looking for other delicious pies, check out my Chocolate Orange Pecan Pie.
Recipe by Rainbow Nourishments
Recipe by My Quiet Kitchen
Recipe by Eat Plant Based
Recipe by Debra Klein
Recipe by Gastrono Therapy
🥣Soup
Ahhh, the lighter and healtheir silken tofu recipes. These soups are packed with nutrition, despite being light, and are great for those colder days. I take my soup on the go if I have a full day out the house. I actually have two of these thermos flasks (affiliate link) - one for my soup and one for smoothies!
Recipe by Happy Kitchen Rocks
Recipe by Debra Klein
Recipe by Champagne Tastes
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Love Vanessa x
Jamie says
Thanks for including my recipe for Korean silken tofu! Everything looks so delicious!
Jacq says
Love all these ideas for silken tofu! Glad I have a few packs needing used up 🙂
Louise-Claire Cayzer says
Thank you! We always have a few packs in the cupboard too.