Vegan Eggplant Lasagna

Damona Mozzarella Dairy-Free cheese sauce : The Ultimate Dairy-Free, Vegan Mozzarella That Actually Melts

Damona Mozzarella Dairy-Free cheese sauce:

The Ultimate Dairy-Free Cheese, Vegan Mozzarella That Actually Melts

Let’s talk cheese.
Not just any cheese—but the kind that melts, stretches, and oozes in all the right ways… without a drop of dairy in sight 🧀✨

Meet Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce, a 100% dairy-free, vegan mozzarella sauce made with real plant-based ingredients and absolutely no artificial additives, preservatives, or flavours. It’s clean-label, plant-based comfort food—and it’s genuinely good.

Sticky, Stretchy, Silky Vegan Mozzarella Dairy-Free Cheese

This is not your average vegan cheese alternative. Damona’s plant-based liquid mozzarella is smooth, glossy, and designed to perform. When heated, it becomes beautifully sticky and stretchy, delivering that classic mozzarella pull without heaviness or artificial aftertaste.

Whether baked, poured, or stirred through a dish, it offers a silky texture and rich mouthfeel that rivals traditional dairy mozzarella—without compromise.

What Makes Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce Different?

Unlike many dairy-free cheeses on the market, Damona focuses on quality over shortcuts.

✔ 100% vegan
✔ Completely dairy-free
✔ No artificial additives or preservatives
✔ No artificial flavours

Instead, it’s made with carefully selected plant-based ingredients that deliver flavour, melt, and consistency naturally. It’s ideal for vegans, those with lactose intolerance, or anyone choosing to eat more plant-forward food without sacrificing taste.

How to Use Vegan Mozzarella Cheese Sauce

This vegan mozzarella sauce is incredibly versatile and quickly becomes a kitchen essential:

Pizza: Pour, spread, bake. Expect bubbling edges and real stretch.

Pasta: Stir through hot pasta or use as a creamy pasta sauce base.

Dips: Serve warm with bread, chips, or roasted vegetables.

Nachos: Drizzle generously for the ultimate dairy-free comfort food.

It’s made for real cooking—not novelty use—and delivers consistent results every time.

Clean, Plant-Based Comfort Food

What sets Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce apart is its balance. It doesn’t try to mimic dairy with overly processed ingredients. Instead, it delivers indulgence, comfort, and flavour using a cleaner, more thoughtful approach.

This is vegan cheese for people who love food—rich, satisfying, and genuinely enjoyable to cook with.

The Verdict

If you’re searching for a vegan mozzarella cheese sauce that melts, stretches, and tastes incredible, Damona delivers on all fronts.

Sticky. Stretchy. Silky.
This is dairy-free mozzarella done properly—and once you try it, you’ll find yourself reaching for it again and again 🌱🧀

Our Vegan Eggplant Lasagne

Instead of traditional pasta sheets, thinly sliced roasted eggplant forms the base of this lasagna. It adds richness, structure, and a naturally silky texture that pairs beautifully with the sauce.

Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce brings everything together—melting into the layers, bubbling on top, and delivering that sticky, stretchy finish that makes lasagna feel complete.

This is plant-based comfort food done properly.

Author
Andrew Harrington
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Servings
6
Category

Main

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggplants, sliced lengthways into 5mm sheets
  • Olive oil, for brushing
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Sea salt
  • Tomato & Mushroom Sauce
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 150gm Great Southern Truffles Black Truffle Salsa
  • 2 x Tin Agi Genus San Marzano Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • Sea Salt
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Cheese Layer
  • 1½–2 cups Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce
  • Fresh basil or parsley, to finish
  • Black Garlic Pecorino Dairy free cheese by Damona
  • Pukara Estate Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 250ml,

Directions

  1. 1️⃣ Prepare the Eggplant Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Lay eggplant slices on lined trays, brush lightly with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Tip: Roasting removes bitterness and prevents a watery lasagna.
  3. Roast for 20–25 minutes, flipping once, until tender and lightly golden. Set aside.
  4. 2️⃣ Make the Tomato & Mushroom Sauce Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
  5. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent (about 5 minutes).
  6. Add garlic and Truffles, cooking until mushrooms release moisture and become deeply savoury.
  7. Stir in passata, tomato paste, herbs, salt, and pepper.
  8. Simmer gently for 15–20 minutes until thick and rich.
  9. 3️⃣ Assemble the Lasagna Reduce oven to 180°C.
  10. In a baking dish:
  11. Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce
  12. Add a layer of roasted eggplant
  13. Spoon over more tomato sauce
  14. Drizzle generously with Damona Mozzarella Cheese Sauce
  15. Repeat layers until finished, ending with mozzarella sauce on top.
  16. 4️⃣ Bake Cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  17. Remove foil and bake for a further 15–20 minutes, until bubbling, golden, and slightly stretchy on top.
  18. Rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
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