Biscuits, Biscuits, Biscuits: Are Custard Creams Vegan?

Here’s everything you need to know about these crunchy, sweet and creamy biscuits. 

Custard Creams

Custard creams are one of the quintessential British biscuits that you’ll find accompanying cups of tea across the country. They’re made from two vanilla flavoured and domino-shaped biscuits that are filled with a creamy custard-tasting buttercream filling. 

Are custard creams vegan? 

Yes and no. Custard creams traditionally rely heavily on dairy-based butter and milk for their creamy filling, however, there are plenty of plant-based options that just require checking the ingredients list. Be that on purpose in ‘free from’ ranges, or sometimes just accidentally vegan. 

Are McVities custard creams vegan?

Unfortunately, the iconic McVities custard creams aren’t suitable for vegans. They contain whey, dried dairy-milk powder making the big brand’s custard creams not vegan-friendly.  

Which custard creams are vegan?

Fear not, it’s not all doom and gloom. For you plant-powered custard cream fiends, there are plenty of vegan alternatives.  A few of our favourites include:  

• Morrison’s free-from custard creams
• Love More custard creams
• ASDA’s free-from custard creams

If you’re desperate to know more about plant-based biscuits, then make sure to check out this post of our 11 favourite vegan biscuits. You might just stumble across your next favourite treat.

Make sure to send more plant-based questions our way in the comments section.