40+ Vegan Recipes for the Holidays
Celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with over 40 vegan recipes that cater to everyone. From wholesome starters to decadent sides followed by hearty main dishes, these plant-based recipes will have everyone reaching for seconds!
Celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas this year with over 40 vegan recipes! I have starters, decadent sides, and everything in between. Enjoy the holidays this year with plant-based cooking that everyone at your table will love.
As vegans and vegetarians everywhere can attest, our holiday plates can feel lonely when gathered with friends and family. For many years, I have had a plain salad or potato; if you are reading this, I bet you feel the same way.
Fear not; I have over 40 vegan recipes covered this year! They are festive and have the warm flavors of holiday cooking but without any animal products!
Kick off the holiday dinner with pumpkin hummus, followed by a shaved Brussels sprout salad. Enjoy the rich decadence of vegan scalloped potatoes and oven-roasted purple cauliflower. Savor a mushroom pot pie, topped off with mushroom gravy because it’s the holidays!
If you are looking for desserts, I have some of the best vegan holiday desserts.
Apps
Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms
These festive vegan stuffed mushrooms are a perfect appetizer for the holiday season. Umami-packed mushrooms filled with cheesy vegan ricotta, spinach, and garlic and topped with vegan parmesan make a perfect vegan alternative to traditional stuffed mushrooms. They are also gluten—and dairy-free and delicious!
Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
This easy-to-assemble Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board is the perfect holiday centerpiece! An edible wreath with a stunning assembly of briny olives, sweet fall and winter fruits, chewy cookies and dried fruits, crunchy nuts and crackers, fresh herbs, and jams.
Pumpkin Spice Hummus
This pumpkin spice hummus recipe takes 10 minutes to blend. It’s smooth, creamy, and super easy to make! Perfect for using up leftover pumpkin puree.
Authentic Lebanese Hummus
This traditional Lebanese hummus recipe is smooth, creamy with a touch of lemon. One bite and you will always prefer authentic hummus.
Apple Chutney
This apple chutney is a sweet and tangy Indian-style chutney with a gentle kick of warm spices. Serve it as a side dish or spread it on crispy toast, paratha (Indian flatbread), or crackers; it tastes delicious. It is vegan and gluten-free.
Soups and Salads
Strawberry, Apricot, and Pistachio Salad
Sweet strawberries, smooth apricots, and warm, earthy notes of pistachio, all followed by a refreshing mint pop, describe this spring mix salad recipe.
Smashed Brussel Sprouts Salad With Quinoa
Try our quinoa & brussels sprouts salad this festive season. Christmas’s most infamous vegetable has never tasted so good!
Chick-fil-A Kale Crunch Salad
Chick-fil-A’s Kale Crunch Salad is made of kale, cabbage, almonds, and dried cherries; use this Chick-fil-A copycat recipe to make it at home.
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
This Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad is made with delicious shredded Brussels sprouts, chopped kale, grated carrot, pomegranate arils, candied pecans, and creamy avocado, tossed together in a light lemon shallot vinaigrette. So easy to make, it’s a great salad for a holiday side dish.
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
This creamy, easy-to-make Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup is a vegan soup recipe perfect for any night of the week.
Carrot Pumpkin Soup
This Carrot Pumpkin Soup contains nutrient-dense carrots and pumpkin accompanied by aromatic spices. It comes together in under an hour and in just one pot.
Bread
No-Knead Vegan Focaccia Bread: The Perfect Easy Bread Recipe
Vegan focaccia bread only needs 10 minutes of hands-on prep time, and no kneading is required; this Vegan Focaccia is very easy to make.
Vegan Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Soft, fluffy, buttery vegan pumpkin dinner rolls are easy to make and use only six key ingredients! They are the perfect dinner side in fall and winter.
Easy Homemade Bread Recipe
This easy yeast bread recipe is perfect for beginners. It contains ingredients you probably already have in your house and can be ready in 3 hours (that’s pretty fast in the world of bread making).
Authentic Turkish Pide Bread Recipe
Turkish Pide Bread (Ramazan Pidesi) is a soft, fluffy flatbread that is flavorful and easy to make.
Easy No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread Recipe
This easy, no-knead Dutch oven bread recipe is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, making it the perfect bread!
Sides
Hassleback Potatoes in the Air Fryer
Hassleback potatoes in an air fryer make a crisper potato! Hasselback potatoes are thinly sliced, resulting in a crisper and golden potato.
Oven Roasted Purple Cauliflower
Oven-roasted purple cauliflower is sweet and caramelized. Made with five essential ingredients, it’s ideal for dinner, holidays, and much more!
Vegan Stuffing
The best vegan stuffing (GF optional) is moist inside and crispy on top, hearty, wholesome, satisfying, and flavorful – perfect for impressing the entire family over the holidays!
Batata Harra – Lebanese Spicy Potatoes
Batata Harra, “spicy potatoes” in Arabic, are oven-roasted and tossed in spicy cilantro garlic and crushed red pepper sauce. You can finish this flavor-packed sauce with a squeeze of fresh lemons for a fresh flavor.
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze
No more bland, bitter, or mushy Brussels Sprouts! This festive period, we’re making our simple yet extremely flavorsome Christmas sprouts side dish!
Sweet Potato Muffins
With a delicious blend of warming spices, these Savoury Sweet Potato Muffins are delicious and served with holiday dinners! Plus, they are full of nutrient-dense ingredients and free of oil, gluten, and added sugar.
Easy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
This Vegan Mushroom Gravy is perfect for slathering over holiday dinners. It’s also free of soy, nuts, corn, and gluten, making it allergen-friendly!
Lebanese Rice with Vermicelli
Lebanese vermicelli rice (riz b sha’riyeh) is a simple three-ingredient Middle Eastern staple made with rice and vermicelli pasta. This recipe is easy to make and is so versatile that you can enjoy it as the perfect side dish with all cuisines.
Vegan Scalloped Potatoes
This gluten-free Vegan Scalloped Potatoes (Potatoes Au Gratin) is a French classic that no one can resist!
Easy Vegan Cheesy Cauliflower
Vegan Cauliflower cheese is the perfect addition to any holiday roast dinner. Perfectly comforting, easy to make, and great with loads of gravy.
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
These Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes are the perfect side dish for any holiday dinner! Made in just a few minutes in the air fryer, they can be seasoned in two ways, depending on your preference!
Herbed Wild Rice Quinoa Stuffing
This vegan and gluten-free stuffing is sure to please everyone! Wild rice and quinoa are tossed with herbs, pecans, and cranberries. It’s perfect for the winter holidays.
Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Asparagus
This simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Asparagus recipe is a delicious side dish full of lightly sweet, deeply browned flavor.
Roasted Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
These roasted cauliflower mashed potatoes put a new spin on a traditional recipe favorite. Loaded with roasted heirloom garlic and fresh herbs, these easy mashed cauliflower potatoes are the best despite being non-dairy, gluten-free, vegan, low-fat, and low-calorie.
Vegan Hollandaise Sauce over Grilled Asparagus
Nothing screams sunshine more than Vegan Hollandaise Sauce drizzled over Grilled Asparagus. With bright citrus notes and crunchy in-season asparagus, this easy, completely plant-based recipe uses no real butter or egg yolks and is ready in less than 30 minutes.
Cauliflower Creamed Corn
This easy cauliflower creamed corn uses a quick cauliflower puree for a swap! Vegan and dairy-free.
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
This easy green bean casserole is made from scratch with mushrooms and a quick cauliflower puree. It’s a simple, lightened-up vegan side dish—no cream of mushroom soup is necessary!
Cranberry Apple Coleslaw
Cranberry Apple Coleslaw is a fun twist to a classic; also, it’s got a Christmas flair using red cabbage, cranberry juice, apples, and a topping of almonds.
Air Rryer Fingerling Potatoes
These crispy, light, creamy air fryer fingerling potatoes come together in 20 minutes for an easy, versatile side. Tossed in olive oil, lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs, they are a perfect addition to your holiday meal.
Air Fryer Portobello Mushrooms
These air fryer Portobello mushrooms are umami, juicy, and packed with flavors! An easy vegetable dish that is ready in 15 minutes.
Mains
Mushroom Pot Pie
This mushroom pot pie is a fantastic vegetarian main dish. It’s made with store-bought puff pastry and a delicious savory mixed mushroom filling. It’s the perfect vegan holiday centerpiece.
Cashew Nut Roast
This isn’t your average nut roast! It will be the center of attention on any vegan holiday dinner, featuring a gooey hidden layer of vegan cheese and spinach.
Vegan Seitan Steak
These vegan steaks are juicy, flavorful, and have the perfect meat-like texture! Made with seitan, they are packed with protein and satisfying.
