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I started cooking with Lactaid a couple of years ago due to Em’s lactose intolerance. I have found that I can use it in any recipe that calls for milk and the recipes taste just as delicious as if I used regular milk. It’s simple to cook with Lactaid because the exchange is simple 1 to 1. 1 cup of milk equals 1 cup of Lactaid.
Lactaid was recently used by celebrity chef Melissa d’Arabian on the today show to make Chicken Lactose Free Creamy Mushroom Sauce. She makes it look so easy and delicious.
Yesterday I made White Chocolate Pudding using Lactaid. What I love about making pudding is that its so easy for summer! Basically it’s just mix, pour and chill. Easy. Peasy.
You only need 4 simple ingredients: Lactaid, pudding, graham cracker crusts and strawberries. Just mix up the pudding per package directions and pour into the graham cracker crusts and chill for 3 hours.
Right before serving top the pudding with strawberries picked from the garden. Our strawberry season is wrapping up, but I was able to still grab a good sized handful from the garden…so very good!!
I’ve also used Lactaid in alfredo sauce. This is one of our favorite meals and its easy to make. Yes, I use alfredo sauce on any type of noodle. I just use whatever I find in the pantry.
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 clove of garlic, finely minced
2 cups of Lactaid
Salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Over medium heat melt butter. Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add flour and mix until you have a thick paste. Add Lactaid and continuously mix to remove all lumps. Continue mixing until sauce starts to thicken. Simmer for 4-5 minutes until you have a nice sauce.
**If the sauce seems to thick, add in Lactaid 1 tablespoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you like. Too thin and you can add a bit of flour.**
2. Remove from heat, add lactose free cheese (usually aged white cheddars are lactose free) and serve over noodles.
What is your favorite recipe to make with Lactaid?
@Debbie, I started years back because of Em’s sensitivity. I hadn’t heard of it before then either. Thanks for stopping by.
Very interesting, never seen or heard of cooking with Lactaid.
Those looks so yummy and easy to make. I love the presentation.
Oh YUM!!! I am a huge Lactaid advocate in our house! We love it and my kids can’t have regular dairy milk. So we use Lactaid all the time. These recipes look fantastic!
Great post! I have been wanting to try Lactaid for a while now since I am lactose intolerant, I may grab one this weekend and try it when I cook.
These look so tasty!!! I need to try your recipe. How delicious!!!
that looks tasty – I have never tried this brand before. It’s nice to know that you can bake with it!
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This pudding was the result of a kitchen experiment, and I have since “perfected†the recipe and updated this post. I served it with a cup up banana and my son went nuts over it! It would taste amazing with some cocoa powder added to make chocolate pudding, or as a pudding base for Banana Pudding! Try it out and please let me know what variations you used and how it turned out! I used Lactaid milk for lactose free pudding, but it would turn out just as nice with regular milk. Please make sure you DO NOT use a Teflon coated pan, as you will be whipping the mixture while it cooks to keep it smooth. A ceramic or stainless steel pot would be a much better choice.