Review: Road's End Vegan Macaroni and Chreese
Usually I don’t write product reviews. Usually I don’t like vegan cheese substitutes and the dishes that use them (the ones I’ve tried so far, at least). However, I enjoyed one vegan product so much I couldn’t resist.
Many vegan products have failed to satisfy my discerning taste buds. However, Road’s End Vegan Mac & Chreese definitely made the cut.
I admit, despite my love for cooking to sometimes look for a quick natural food fix. Sometimes this means making Macaroni and Cheese, sometimes even without milk (or butter) if they’re not on hand and I don’t have time to pick them up.
My Road’s End story is a tale of two experiences. With two boxes from my local Whole Foods Market in hand, I first ate one by simply cooking the noodles and then adding the “chreese” powder. I wasn’t very impressed, in fact I found it mildly unpleasant.
The next time I decided on a whim to actually try to be a bit better cook and add soymilk with the chreese powder. Oh what a world of difference it made! The resulting Mac and Chreese was delicious. The resulting dairy-free dish does manage to capture a bit of cheese taste, with a bit curry-ish spicier character than normal Mac and Cheese, and a hint of flour. It was quick, tasty, and filling.
With that in mind, I thoroughly recommend Mac and Chreese, with the suggestion of using unflavored soymilk to achieve that perfect flavor and consistency.
You can find large packs of vegan mac and cheese at reasonable rates on Amazon.com.
Or try your local Whole Foods.
Have you tried this variety? If so, share below your story.
I’ve had a box of the Shells and Chreese Cheddar Style in my pantry and didn’t really have the nerve to try it until I read your review. I’ve been getting my mac n cheese fix at a BBQ down the way called Lazy Bones where all their sauces are vegan and they have vegan mac n cheese made with nutritional yeast and cashews that is TO DIE FOR!! They also do a mean BBQ Small Planet Tofu Steak and have sides like sweet potato fries, veggie kabobs, and apple and lentil salad, and all vegan items are prepared on separate equipment from the meat. The price, unfortunately, was way to steep to eat it on a regular basis. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for turning me on to a product that is simply amazing. I prepared it exactly as the package directed using organic vanilla soymilk (I use it for everything, the vanilla doesn’t make a bit of difference except when you are enjoying it straight!!), and added about 2 T of Earth Balance. It took all my strength not to eat the entire thing!! I was strong, however, and put the second half of it in the fridge, and you can bet when it gets cold by lunch time (yes….I ate it for breakfast!!) I will be trying it out again to see how it eats straight from the fridge. I absolutely recommend this product if you have been missing mac n cheese as I have for years (I haven’t found a vegan cheese substitue that I like except for Teese). I am heading straight for my Huckleberries Natural Market today to pick up a case and hand them out to friends….vegans and non-vegans alike!! Peace all……..Jana (ohsoveggie)
Awesome Jana! Glad you found the review helpful and exciting. Kudos to Jason for turning us both on to this product. I’ve yet to try it and prior to Jason writing about it, had never even heard of it. Sometimes I think i’m a terrible vegetarian. LOL. There’s much I have to learn and experience as a veghead. Slowly but surely, we’ll get there.
Thanks for visiting and sharing your breakfast story with us. I enjoyed it.
i tried vegan products…. and i also tied the vegn mac and chreese…. but i didn’t liked it… it tastes entirely different though… bu its taste is something that i can’t appreciate. i prefer to have a normal mac with some vegetables in it… i like it that way more.. sorry Jason but our review don’t match for this product
Hi Jana,
I also have been searching for (good tasting) vegan cheese substitutes to little avail. I’ll let you know if I find anything up to par. Take care and keep reading!
Good to hear your story! Nobody should have to live without mac and cheese, especially not vegans!
Cheers,
Jason
P.S. @ deals: Your review? Are you some sort of food blog? Your post is kinda hard to understand. Sorry you didn’t like the product as much as the rest of us did.
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