These vegan thanksgiving recipes are just as tasty and hearty as your favorite options. Sometimes, making a meal for people with distinct dietary needs is overwhelming. Fortunately, the dishes on this list are plant-based and straightforward to make.
In addition, your non-vegan guests can also partake in the healthy and low-carb feast you prepare. Are you ready?
Here are my 20 best vegan thanksgiving dinner options;
1. Vegan Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a staple for every thanksgiving dinner, so it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s at the top spot. These vegan mashed potatoes are creamy and as delicious as your standard recipe.
It is made with healthy brown butter (vegan butter) and has a luscious texture and tasty nutty flavor. In addition, the potato mash contains flavorful ingredients like vegan cream cheese, garlic & onion powder, and others.
Add chives for a balance and serve with or without an extra drizzle of brown butter. Your guests will be unable to resist!
2. Vegan Mac and Cheese
What’s a vegan thanksgiving menu without a bowl of savory Mac and cheese? This super creamy vegan Mac and cheese is honestly the best you’ve ever had.
This stovetop dish is made with a tasty vegan cashew cheese sauce, dairy-free milk, nutritional yeast, and a host of warm spices. With a spicy hint balancing the creamy sauce, your taste buds are in for a treat.
Finish with a generous hand of breadcrumbs and fresh thyme.
3. Vegan Holiday Roast
You need a sizzling hot roast at every thanksgiving table, but chicken, turkey, and other meats are not vegan. So, here’s a scrumptious alternative your guests will find irresistible!
This vegan roast is full of mushrooms, one of the excellent vegetables that deliver a meaty texture. Flavored with garlic, caramelized onions, and other tasty spices, they are wrapped in a flaky puff pastry crust.
Add other ingredients such as pecans, spinach, lentils, peas, beans, vegan cheese, and others to the pastry for extra volume.
4. Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole
Whip up this delicious-tasting sweet potato casserole for your next holiday. Creamy, tender, and savory, this is the scrumptious casserole ever!
What a delightful and appealing array of colors! The smooth textured potato filling is complemented nicely with crunchy pecans. In addition, the nutty flavor of pecans is perfect with the potato’s sweetness.
Add in the streusel topping, and you have an award-winning dish!
5. Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Here’s a fresh, simple, and flavorful dish everyone can enjoy. Made with only nine ingredients, it’s perfect whenever you need a quick thanksgiving side dish.
For this recipe, you need green beans, mushrooms, dairy-free milk, vegetable broth, and other hearty ingredients. You can make this versatile dish in the skillet, air fryer, oven, or stovetop.
You’ll have a mouth-watering and appealing finish regardless of your preferred method.
6. Vegan Butternut Squash Fondue
A creamy fondue is always a delicious addition to your dinner on holidays. Since cheese is a dairy product, the next best alternative for a vegan twist is butternut squash!
This vegan butternut squash fondue packs a lot of flavors because it is roasted with sage before being blended with a combination of nutritional yeast, coconut milk, garlic, and paprika. In the end, you have a smooth, creamy consistency that is light and refreshing.
To serve, throw in a mix of roasted carrots, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, and other veggies. Alternatively, consider roasted tofu cubes or crusty bread.
7. Vegan Chili Cheese Dip
Whip up this dairy-free dip with crunchy chips, and your guests may be complete before the main meal. It’s cheesy, creamy, spicy, and, best of all, dairy-free!
This mind-blowing dip is made with a blend of cashews, peppers, nutritional yeast, canned black beans, salsa, jalapeno, and lots more. Thanks to the ingredients, it has a beautiful, meaty texture that matches the spice level.
It’s not just flavorful but rich in protein, fiber, and zinc. Serve with some vegan chips, and it’s perfect!
8. Vegan Pot Pies
These vegan pot pies fit the bill if you want a quick, savory, and healthy dish! They taste like your standard chicken pot pies but dare I say better?! These flavorful pies have a meaty texture and are so filling.
King oyster mushrooms are the star of this dish because of their meaty texture and taste. Shredded mushrooms are mixed with a mix of delicious veggies and vegetable broth. Place in ramekins of vegan puff pastry, bake, and it’s ready!
Garnish with a single stem of rosemary, and serve!
9. Vegan Gravy
Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without some gravy, and this vegan mushroom gravy is divine! This side dish will impress your guests all year and is rich and flavorful with a smooth consistency.
All you need to make this dish is some oil, vegetable broth, mushrooms, flour, seasonings, and other simple ingredients. Remember to pay attention to your meal because gravy gets burnt easily.
It’s perfect for steak, chicken, and mashed potatoes!
10. Vegan Cornbread Stuffing
Stuffing is one of my favorite thanksgiving meals, so when I found this vegan alternative, I was beyond excited! This cornbread and sage stuffing has a subtle sweetness that delivers a flavorful taste to the dish.
Aside from the taste, cornbread can easily absorb a meal’s flavors, making it an excellent choice for stuffing. Add a mix of celery, carrot, and onion, and you will have a delightful stuffing.
Now that we’ve covered the main and side dishes, it’s time for some vegan thanksgiving desserts!
11. Vegan Pumpkin Muffins
Muffins are treats everyone loves, so you’ll get compliments for these vegan pumpkin muffins all day! Yummy and crumbly, these handheld goodies have the perfect texture.
The pumpkin puree is flavored with vanilla extract, brown sugar, sea salt, cinnamon, and maple syrup, giving it a sweet and salty taste with spice. It’s a wonderful thanksgiving and all-year treat.
As for the crumbly top, you have chopped pecans or walnuts, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice; it’s insanely delicious!
12. Vegan Carrot Cake
This simple and flavorful vegan carrot cake is incredibly moist, fluffy, and easy to make. You get a hint in every bite with warm spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.
But the mixture of shredded carrots and chopped pecans make this dessert top-notch. Instead, this combination delivers a sweet, nutty taste and fantastic texture. Topped with a vegan cream cheese frosting, this is the ultimate dessert!
13. Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Who doesn’t love banana bread? It’s moist, rich, and utterly delicious. This vegan bread is loaded with sugar-free chocolate chips.
This tasty treat follows the regular recipe, but the ingredients are dairy-free, gluten-free, and sugar-free. So all you need to do is mix in your ingredients, fold in your chocolate chips, and bake.
You’ll have the yummiest banana bread in a few minutes!
14. Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Here’s one of the best vegan cinnamon rolls that everyone, including your non-vegan friends, can enjoy. Bursting with warm cinnamon flavor, these rolls are soft, fluffy, and incredibly sweet!
Aside from cinnamon, these rolls have vegan butter, brown/coconut sugar, dairy-free milk, vanilla extract, and other delicious ingredients. The method is straightforward and quick- you’ll have a tasty batch in under an hour!
Use vegan icing or cream cheese frosting for the finishing touches, and it’s ready!
15. Vegan Ginger Pear Bundt Cake
Nothing is as satisfying as sugar dust over a perfectly baked Bundt cake. But, this vegan ginger pear Bundt cake is more than its appearance; its taste is second to none.
Crystallized ginger and fresh pear chunks come together to deliver a sweet flavor with a warm hint of spice. Add some vegan yogurt to the mix and have the softest and fluffiest cake ever! Don’t be surprised by how quickly your guests finish this dessert.
You can enjoy this cake for breakfast and other times of the year.
16. Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is easily one of the most famous thanksgiving desserts. Hence, you need to try out this delicious vegan pumpkin pie.
It’s rich, flavorful, creamy, and super easy to make. You need nine ingredients and a few straightforward steps, and you’ll have an incredibly savory pie. Mix pumpkin, coconut milk, brown sugar, maple syrup, cornstarch, and several ingredients to form a pudding.
Transfer the pudding to a sugar-free crust, bake, and you’re done. Serve with whipped non-dairy or coconut cream and sugared cranberries. You can also try fresh pomegranate, vegan caramel sauce, or a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream.
17. Vegan Apple Tart
Apples have a natural sweetness, so you know this simple vegan apple tart will be a treat. But, can we take a moment to appreciate the perfect swirl arrangement of apple slices? Incredibly appealing!
These thin apple slices are coated in brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice before placing them in a delicious homemade pie crust. Coat the top with some maple syrup, and it’s ready.
The sweetness of the apples and the warm hint of cinnamon complement the tangy lemon juice. So you get an irresistible balance of flavors that keeps you coming back for more!
18. Vegan Chocolate Plum Cake
You will swoon over this chocolate plum cake if you love chocolate and fruit desserts. Rich, moist, and insanely delicious, this is a dessert everyone will enjoy.
The combination of sweet chocolate filling, creme fraiche, and roasted plums is divine. A helpful tip is to use different plums for the filling and topping. For this recipe, Victoria plums were used in the cake filling, and round red plums were roasted for the topping.
Overall, it’s a light and delightful cake that isn’t overly sweet.
19. Vegan Pumpkin Parfaits
Here’s an easy, fun dessert you can make ahead of your dinner. Consider these deconstructed pumpkin pies in individual glasses.
You have three significant aspects to these vegan pumpkin parfaits; a creamy pumpkin mousse filling, a granola and cookie crust, and whipped coconut cream topping. To tie all these elements together are sea salt, vegan butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon.
Refreshing and delicious, it’s a welcomed treat to every party.
20. Vegan Maple Pecan Pie
This is hands down the best pecan pie ever; it tastes like your standard pecan pie but even better! Ditch the corn syrup because this dessert is naturally sweet.
For this recipe, you’ll add dates and maple syrup for sweetness and ground flax seeds in place of eggs. This combination will give the filling a loose consistency, which is better than a thick texture. Use a homemade pie crust, bake, and serve.
20 vegan thanksgiving recipes
Are you searching for healthy treats and desserts next thanksgiving dinner? Try some of these delightful vegan thanksgiving recipes and thank me later!
Ingredients
Vegan Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Vegan Holiday Roast
Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Vegan Butternut Squash Fondue
Vegan Chili Cheese Dip
Vegan Pot Pies
Vegan Gravy
Vegan Cornbread Stuffing
Vegan Pumpkin Muffins
Vegan Carrot Cake
Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Vegan Ginger Pear Bundt Cake
Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Vegan Apple Tart
Vegan Chocolate Plum Cake
Vegan Pumpkin Parfaits
Vegan Maple Pecan Pie
Directions
- Choose your preferred recipe
- Assemble the necessary ingredients for the dish
- Prepare a vegan thanksgiving recipe in an hour or less!