Dairy-free recipes, with hidden milk flagged
Set dairy-free once. Saucepan flags milk, butter, cheese and cream, finds the ones hiding in sauces and breads, and suggests a swap.
Android is coming soon.
Saucepan is a cooking app. A flag is a guide, not a guarantee, and it is not medical or religious advice. Always check labels, and ask your doctor, dietitian or religious authority when it matters.
What the dairy-free filter does
Set it once, for everyone you cook for. Explore and your own recipes then show what fits, flag the ingredient that does not, and suggest a swap.
What Saucepan flags
- Milk, cream, butter, ghee, yogurt, cheese and whey.
- Milk is one of the allergens in Saucepan, and allergy flags are free.
Where it cannot know
- Dairy in packaged foods. Bread, chocolate, stock cubes and sauces often contain milk without saying so in the recipe.
- “May contain milk” statements and shared equipment.
- The difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance. Lactose-free milk is still dairy, so Saucepan flags it.
In short. This is a planning guide, not medical advice. For a milk allergy, check every label.
Common dairy-free swaps
What to use instead, and how to use it.
Instead of Butter
Olive oil, or a dairy-free block butter
Use oil for sautéing. For baking use a block dairy-free butter.
Instead of Milk
Oat, soy or unsweetened almond milk
Oat milk is creamy in sauces. Soy milk is closest in protein for baking.
Instead of Cream
Full-fat coconut milk or cashew cream
Coconut milk carries a faint flavour that suits curries and desserts. Cashew cream is neutral but is a tree nut.
Instead of Parmesan
Nutritional yeast
Savoury and cheesy. Add salt separately.
Instead of Yogurt
Coconut or soy yogurt
Soy yogurt is thicker and has more protein.
Instead of Ghee
Refined coconut oil or olive oil
Refined coconut oil has little coconut flavour and handles high heat.
Instead of Buttermilk
Plant milk plus a spoon of lemon juice
Let it sit five minutes before using it in baking.
Does this ingredient fit?
Type an ingredient and pick a diet. This is a quick guide built from Saucepan’s own ingredient table. It runs on your device.
Pick a starting point or type your own. Sauces and packaged foods vary, so the answer is a guide.
Questions
Is lactose-free milk dairy-free?
No. Lactose-free milk still contains milk protein, so Saucepan flags it as dairy.
Is ghee dairy-free?
No. Ghee is made from butter. It has very little milk protein, but it is still dairy, so Saucepan flags it.
Does dark chocolate contain dairy?
Some does and some carries a “may contain milk” warning. Saucepan marks chocolate “check”.
Is the dairy flag free?
Yes. Milk is an allergen in Saucepan, and allergy flags are free.
Related
Android is coming soon.
Saucepan is a cooking app. A flag is a guide, not a guarantee, and it is not medical or religious advice. Always check labels, and ask your doctor, dietitian or religious authority when it matters.