what's the best milk alternative for cooking?

[MadMonkeys]

Dd2 is milk intolerant, we're on a voyage of discovery... Don't know yet if she can have cheese, yoghurt etc and we think she may be gluten intolerant too. I'm new to all this lark, having had childhood allergies myself but way before I was doing the cooking :)

What milk alternatives are good for cooking - making sauces, baking, puddings etc? Dd2 is only 7mo. Are nut based alternatives ok for little tiddlers? I've tried formula in rice pudding, which worked fine and she loved it but its a bit sweet for my taste and it would be nice to cook sauces etc that the whole family will eat.

[okiecokie]

Rice Milk, Oatly (although may be an issue if gluten intolerant), coconut milk, Soya milk? All worth a try. I cooked with Neocate in the beginning!

[Happygirl77]

I'd suggest Oatly if oats can be tolerated - rice milk is very sweet and not for the under-5s due to the risk of arsenic poisoning (though it may be ok when cooked).

[trixymalixy]

I like Oatly or Koko (coconut milk, but not the tinned stuff) for cooking with. Soya is vile and rice milk is too sweet.

[MadMonkeys]

Thanks for replies, that's very useful. She's been ok with porridge so I guess Oatly will be ok, I'll give it a go.

[Runningblue]

I made porridge, rice pudding, custard etc with oatly. The oatly cream is lovely as a base for pasta sauce, or as a topping for puddings etc.
We used pure sunflower spread for cooking.

[Runningblue]

Use the oatly enriched with vitamins and calcium rather than organic, which bizarrely, at least it didnt used to, have anything like that added.

Its also nice to drink, so you could try giving in a sippy cup?