These are hands down the best vegan homemade dinner rolls recipe. Baked to soft and fluffy perfection everyone will enjoy! Just 6 Ingredients, one bowl, completely from scratch!
If you ask me it’s not a holiday gathering unless there’s dinner rolls. That’s why I had to make sure that we created the best vegan dinner rolls out there.
These rolls are super fluffy. They are so soft. And they are topped with vegan buttery perfection, not once, but twice for just an amazing side dish to any meal you have.
While these are perfect for holidays and get togethers, don’t be afraid to make them and not want to share either on a random weeknight too. We completely understand that too!
Never miss another post! Sign up for our weekly newsletter and get them all delivered easily! Plus, 15 easy recipes delivered immediately!
Sign Up For My Newsletter Today!
Jump to:
WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE
- Perfect Texture – these are so soft and fluffy, you will shock yourself and others that you made these and didn’t get them from the bakery
- Easy– these only need a few ingredients and are so quick to assemble
- Prep Ahead – These can be prepped a day or two ahead of time and still have a deliciously fluffy texture
🥘RECIPE INGREDIENTS
You only need six ingredients to make these delicious vegan dinner rolls.
- flour – you can use bread flour (recommended) or all-purpose flour for this recipe. We do not recommend gluten free flour for this; however, you can use our gluten free vegan dinner roll recipe instead.
- instant yeast – We are using an instant yeast because we find that it’s easier to use for the everyday home cook; however, you can also use active dry yeast if you are more familiar with that instead
- vegan cane sugar – this adds some sweetness to our recipe; however, you can omit, reduce, or replace with something like agave, maple syrup, or coconut sugar if you’d prefer
- salt – salt not only helps with the flavor but also with the gluten structure of the rolls
- dairy free milk – we are using this as our liquid; however, you can also use water
- vegan butter – to add that perfect buttery texture to the top
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR vegan Dinner Rolls:
Not precisely step by step; however, we wanted to show you want the dough should look like when first rolls out and then below after rising.
Please note that we call for 12 rolls, but in the photo are 15. You can do either, but 15 will give you a slightly smaller roll obviously.
After rising, you want the dough balls to slightly be touching each other after the 30 minutes. If they are not touching, give them a little bit longer. It’s important to watch your dough here, not just the clock.
Recipe FAQS:
You can use what you prefer. If you can’t or don’t like to knead by hand, a stand mixer is a great option to use. If you do like to knead by hand, then absolutely do that.
Clearly, these are best warm out of the oven the same day; however, these vegan dinner rolls are also great stored in an air tight container for up to 5 days. Warm before serving.
For soy allergies, make sure you use a soy free vegan butter. We like Earth Balance soy free. It comes in a red tub.
If you need to have a gluten free dinner roll, you can use our gluten free vegan dinner roll recipe instead.
Other Vegan Side Dishes you MUST try!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Did you make and love this recipe?
Click the 5 stars in the recipe card above or below in the comment section! This is a great way to support us so we can continue to bring great recipes!
Vegan Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
For the dough
- 3 ½-4 cups flour (bread or all purpose) (420-480g)
- ⅓ cup vegan cane sugar (60g)
- 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast (or 1 packet)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups warmed unsweetened dairy free milk, (temp should be between 110-120F) (340g)
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
For the topping
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon non-dairy milk
Instructions
- In a stand mixer bowl or large bowl, add 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Whisk the ingredients together.
- In a small bowl, combine the warmed milk and melted butter. Pour into the dry ingredients and then turn on the mixer and combine until incorporated (about 2 minutes). If doing by hand, stir with a spatula until a cohesive sticky dough forms.
- Once together, slowly add in ½ cup more flour at a time, combining after each, until a soft dough ball forms.
- Knead the dough, adding more flour if necessary until smooth and elastic (about 8-10 minutes). It should slightly bounce back when touched. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. *You may not use all the flour.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces, using a scale for accuracy. Shape into dough balls. Add into a greased 9×13 baking pan, seam side down. Cover and let rise in a warm location for 35-40 minutes or until doubled in size. While waiting for the rise, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine the non-dairy milk and maple syrup for the topping. Brush each roll with half this mixture after the rise. Place in oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven. Brush with remaining half of the mixture. Serve warm.
Video
Notes
For the dough
- 4-5 cups flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast (or 1 packet)
- ⅓ cup cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups non dairy milk
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
For the topping
- ⅔ cup vegan butter, melted, divided
bradley stoll
I have made these as dinner rolls and they are fantastic! I’m wondering if you think I could use this recipe and just make a loaf (or two) of bread from it. I don’t see why not.
LarishaBernard
Yes you could
Cameron Head
These are so perfect and soft. Just the right amount of sweetness as well. Excellent job on this recipe!
LarishaBernard
So glad you loved it
Barbara Parland
These rolls deserve the title of best rolls! This has become my go-to recipe for rolls and they are throughly enjoyed by the vegans and omnivores in my life. 💞
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear everyone enjoys it. We love seeing you tag us on IG often with this one! We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Bernie Davis
This recipe was not only simple to execute but the result was nothing short of divine! These dinner rolls were light, buttery, and delicious. So glad I overcame my yeast phobia and gave them a try.
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear that! Thanks for taking time to leave a review!
Cara
These are the best vegan dinner rolls. So quick and easy. Thanks!
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear that.
Emily
OMG! These were delicious! I made several of your recipes for Thanksgiving and they were all perfect. These rolls were like little bread pillows. 🙂 I actually made mine the day before, let them rise the first time, shaped them into balls and stored them in the fridge, covered in the baking dish overnight. I took them out about 30 minutes before I wanted to bake them, brushed them with butter and they turned out incredible. I probably didn’t even need 30 minutes as they had risen overnight, but I didn’t want to “shock” them by taking them out of the cold and straight into the oven. It was a real time savings for me to make them in advance.
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear that! We appreciate you taking time to leave the reviews.
Jade
Can this recipe be doubled?
LarishaBernard
Yes
Deborah
Can I use regular yeast? I don’t have instant.
LarishaBernard
Yes, it may just take a little longer
Henrike
Delicious! These will be part of Thanksgiving this year!
LarishaBernard
Thanks so much! We appreciate you for taking time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Kikiinthekitchen
I want to make these for Thanksgiving. I have to knead them by hand as I have no stand mixer or bread machine. Any further tips you can provide about making these by hand? I’m not an experienced breadmaker.
LarishaBernard
Just knead until it’s bounces back when lightly pressed on and lots of flour so it’s not sticky. Maybe 3-5 minutes.
Kikiinthekitchen
Thank you! My first bread making success. They are delicious, yet more crusty on the outside than what yours look like, and more golden on the bottom than the tops. My oven seems to run a bit hot though I think. Maybe they got more done on the outside before the inside cooked because of the temperature? I’m just so thrilled I finally made some type of bread that is actually edible! And Vegan to boot! Great recipe and instructions, thank you so very much.
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear it was enjoyable! Thanks for taking time out of your day to write a review, it’s much appreciated! If you oven runs high you can cover with foil the last 10-15 minutes so they don’t brown too much in the future
Teresa
Hello! How do these freeze?
LarishaBernard
We’d recommend wrapping them in plastic wrap, then foil to prevent freezer burn and then either put in an air tight bag or container. Use within 3 months
Whitney
Hi. Would the dough be ok if I prepped it the day before I actually bake it?
LarishaBernard
Yes. Store in the fridge covered before letting it rise at all. When it comes out of the fridge if it isn’t doubled in size, let sit as room temperature until it does, proceed with recipe.
Miranda Aubrey
I made these tonight and they were amazing! I actually didn’t use the milk cause all I had was flavored milk so I used water instead. They still came out great. I will definitely be making these for all our family functions!
LarishaCampbell
So excited to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it!
Zandrique
These are my new favorite dinner rolls and I bake a lot. I did alter the recipe by heating the almond milk slightly to make sure the yeast was activated. This recipe yielded 12 rolls and one medium loaf.
LarishaCampbell
We’re so excited to hear that the recipes was a hit for you! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂 We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day and stay well.
Brenda
Hi there. Do you have a gluten free recipe for the dinner rolls? These look so good just thought I would ask . Love kitten the juice pirate, and she said to write you that you might have a gluten free recipe. Thank you.
LarishaCampbell
We don’t right now I’m sorry. We are working on getting ingredients right for a GF dough that will rise, but we haven’t perfected it yet. I’ll update once we do