Alternative to single cream (Alpro Soya Alternative to Single Cream)

Member Name: genmil

Product:	Alpro Soya Alternative to Single Cream
Date:	22/10/08 (272 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice in coffee and puddings

Disadvantages: non

I have been hesitant about finding an alternative to single cream. Nothing can beat the taste of cream but this is one luxury I can't have. yes I am lactose intolerant.

I have used Alpro soya milk for tea but I have not tried Alpro soya cream till last week. I do not have problem with the taste of soya but I was a little concern on how it will go with apple crumble. Courageously I timidly pour a few drops of the soya cream into the dessert and hey it taste as good as single cream.
The soya cream mixes very well and it does not overpower the taste of the apple crumble.

I never use Alpro soya milk for coffee as it seems to curd but surprisingly it does curd when I use the soya cream with coffee. The combination gives a creamy texture and a nutty taste to coffee.

The main ingredients in the soya cream are water, vegetable oil and soya beans.
The following are the breakdown of ingredients and energy values extracted from the Alpro website:

beans (4%), Fructose-glucose syrup, Emulsifiers: Sucrose esters of fatty acids and Soya lecithin, Stabilisers: Xanthan gum, Guar gum and Carrageenan, Sea salt, Natural flavouring, Antioxidant: Natural tocopherol

Energy values
Energy value : 170Kcal/703 KJ
Protein : 2.0 g
Carbohydrate : 1.6 g
Sodium : 0.05 g

The Alpro soya cream comes in 250ml carton and cost 69p in most supermarkets.
Now that I have tried the soya cream, I am going to find out how else I can use the cream, perhaps I will try them in soup, smoothies and even cakes.

Nothing can replace single or double cream. However if it is needed, Alpro soya cream is definitely a good alternative to single cream.

Summary: For the lactose intolerant