Vegan Holiday Recipes

Whether it’s your first year or 20th year of cooking a vegan holiday menu, you always need new ideas.  Check out the best vegan holiday recipes for everyone!

No matter what holiday (or lack there of) you celebrate during the month of December, it’s always a crazy busy month. But that doesn’t mean your holiday meal(s) need to be stressful. We have some of the best vegan holiday recipes for you to make your list even easier!

Listen, whether you have been vegan for a long time or you are newly vegan, cooking for 4 people or 40, the holidays can be stressful when it comes to meal planning. But it doesn’t have to be and we are here to show you how.

These recipes will be the best to show off whether cooking for a significant other or a full crowd. And best of all, they are all vegan and likely no one is to know the difference. That means if you are trying to convince someone that veganism is the way to go, these vegan holiday recipes are sure to impress.

What types of recipes will I find here for the best vegan holiday recipes?

The holidays don’t just include dinner. We know that the holidays are about breakfast or brunch in addition to main courses and least we not forget all about dessert.

We will be sharing the best vegan holiday recipes for:

• main dishes
• sides
• appetizers
• breakfasts 
• desserts
• and bread options

Literally no matter what you are looking for we have you covered with this list!

What do vegans eat for the holidays?

For starters, vegans each the same things that everyone else eats. Only, there are no animal products involved in their meals.

A traditional Thanksgiving meal has turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, pumpkin or sweet potato pie, and usually a lot more!

A vegan Thanksgiving menu has all of these things or some variation of them, just made in a way that doesn’t contain animal products, including eggs and dairy.

No matter what you choose, we hope you have a delicious and fun filled holiday! 

All of the recipes below are vegan, which means they are naturally dairy and egg free if you have those allergies.  We do our best to make our recipes allergen friendly, and describe that in each post.  

What should I put on a vegan holiday menu list?

Whether you are hosting for your own small family or you are hosting a crowd, one thing people always do is overcomplicate the menu. 

Let’s try to make this enjoyable. 

You need an appetizer, main course, sides, dessert, and a drink or two. 

This is what we are having this year on our holiday menu, but make sure to check out even more ideas below: 

Watch our video for what we are had for our second vegan Christmas menu: 

Even though you loved what we had in our video, you may be looking for some other vegan holiday recipes.  I hope you find the perfect menu ideas for you and your family and friends. 

Vegan Holiday Breakfast Ideas

Below are 15 ideas for a delicious vegan holiday breakfast. Don’t see what you want? No worries! Check out more than 4 dozen other vegan breakfast ideas!

Vegan Holiday Appetizers 

Whether you are a family that spends all day together or the family that can never seem to have dinner on the table at the time you said you were eating, appetizers help to feed those that need something to hold them over and we have some really fun vegan holiday appetizer ideas!

Vegan Holiday Main Dishes 

These Holiday Vegan main dishes are not your typical main dishes if you only usually have a ham or turkey; however, they are vegan plant based options to switch up that we think you will love!

PS: New traditions are fun!

Get even more vegan holiday main course ideas!

Vegan Holiday Soups and Chilis 

Soups and chilis are a great way to have an option that not only can you prep ahead, but that is filling, and a great addition to any meal. Here’s a few vegan soup ideas for the holidays.

Vegan Holiday Sides 

Sides are the best part of any holiday menu, right? Honestly, you can make a whole meal with just sides and not even worry about a main dish.

Don’t see what you like, check out more than 20 vegan side dish ideas!

Here are some delicious vegan side dishes for the holidays:

Vegan Holiday Bread Options

Bread is a must on any holiday menu. You need it to dip in the gravy and just yum, carbs! Here’s some delicious options:

Vegan Holiday Desserts

Dessert may be the best part of the holidays. So check out some ideas we have below of popular choices, but check out all our vegan dessert ideas if you need more inspiration!

First if you love cookies for the holidays, whether you make one or dozens, then you’ll want to check out more than 15 vegan cookie recipes that we have!

Here’s some more ideas!

Vegan Holiday Drinks

What’s on your vegan holiday menu?  Leave a comment and let us know which vegan holiday recipes you’ll be trying! 

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