Do you have 5 minutes? Then you can make this Easy Vegan Gravy! Made with just 6 ingredients, this gravy is ridiculously easy to make. Your mashed potatoes are begging for it!
Is there much better than a big ol’ bowl of mashed potatoes, just smothered in gravy? I dare say there isn’t.
Your mashed potatoes are in need of this delicious EASY vegan gravy, and the best news is they can have it in just 5 minutes!!!
So many vegan gravy recipes out there are rather complicated, with their chopped onions and mushrooms… I don’t know about you, but usually by the time I think about wanting gravy, I’m ready to eat, so I wanted to create a super easy & quick recipe for all my emergency gravy needs!
This easy vegan gravy will come in handy on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any other holiday! Even if the other recipes you make are complicated, at least this one is not.
Here are a few other recipes that go well with easy vegan gravy: Try it on top of:
The Best Vegan Meatloaf (just leave off the ketchup topping)
Vegan Mashed Potatoes, of course!
Oven Roasted Potato Wedges (fries and gravy, yes please!)
I think you are going to love this Easy Vegan Gravy. It’s:
Ridiculously easy to make
Inexpensive to make
Savory and so flavorful!
Creamy and smooth
Kid-friendly
If you make this recipe, let me know how it goes! Rate it, leave a comment and tag a photo @nora_cooks_vegan on Instagram. Enjoy!
Easy Vegan Gravy
Ingredients
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or use tamari for gluten free)
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour (or use brown rice flour for gluten free)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a medium sized pot and bring to a boil.
- Whisk over medium-high heat for a couple of minutes, until the gravy thickens.
- Serve with mashed potatoes! This gravy keeps well for up to a week in the fridge. Just re-warm, add a little water if too thick, stir and serve.
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Had a vegan friend over for thanksgiving and so made everything but the turkey vegan. As it turns out, my partner much prefers this gravy to the traditional/meaty stuff too! Thanks so much for the great recipe. I’ll make it again for sure!
This gravy is AMAZING. This was my first time making gravy and I can’t believe I’ve missed out on it my entire life. Will be smothering every meal in this deliciousness from now on.
Hi Rosie. How wonderful you loved the gravy! Thanks for you wonderful review and comments! Gravy is great! Happy cooking!
Awesome recipe!
I made this (double recipe) for Thanksgiving. My only addition was 8 oz of finely chopped (in my food processor) mushrooms which I then cooked until most of the liquid evaporated. All agree it is absolutely delicious!
Your gravy DOES sound delicious! Thanks for you wonderful review and feedback!
Hello, can the Dijon mustard be omitted or substituted with regular mustard ? I don’t want to go to the store, again.
Thanks
Yes, sub regular mustard or just leave it out.
This is a great recipe that Nora presents to us. It makes incredibly delicious gravy to use on potatoes and other items. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you, Patrick, for your wonderful review and feedback! I appreciate you!
Agreed! Soooo amazing. Everyone ate it up! Thanks 😊, Nora
I can’t have soy. What’s my alternative?
Coconut aminos should work. Or just leave it out and add more salt as needed.
! Could you substitute Miso for the soy sauce?
Thanks,
AJ
I have not tried it, however, I think that would work! Let me know! Happy cooking!
It did! This is the easiest gravy I ever made and the most delicious!!! Could I demonstrate it on my YouTube channel and link to your blog here, giving you ful credit of course! Thank you, AJ
Thank you Chef AJ! 🙂 Yes, you can. Thanks for asking!
You could also come on my show sometime! Please enail Help@ChefAJ.com if interested.
Trying to see if I can sub the all purpose flour? I know you said brown rice flour. I have bobs red mill 1 to 1 baking flour as well as chickpea flour. Would either of these work?
Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 flour should work pretty well. I’m not as sure about chickpea flour.
Read the label on your soy sauce, could contain eggs, milk, and anchovies. Anchovies are not vegetarian, milk and eggs are not vegan. There may be a vegan or vegetarian version out there.
Trader Joe’s has coco aminos to use instead of soy sauce that is vegan. Very good.
Love this easy gravy! Making again this year. Thanks!
The absolute best tasting gravy!!!!! So easy to make too!
Wow!! Amazed that vegan gravy can taste so good! Thanks for the great recipe.
You are welcome, Laurel! Glad you are loving the gravy!
Superb…Thank You
Would you recommend making in a mutli cooker to then keep on warm for Thanksgiving dinner?
Yes, that will work. You’ll just need to whisk it up really well right before serving. Enjoy!
This definitely tastes better with some broths more than others, but I’ve been making this a few years now and Nora’s description is spot on – emergency gravy! It’s ready almost as fast as the leftover mashed potatoes and stuffing can be reheated. Beautiful! Using more of a chik’in type broth rather than a vegetable-y veg broth gets closer to from scratch takes too long mushroom-y gravy. If you’re wanting a little more umami, adding a smidge of Trader Joe’s umami seasoning can be tasty.
Hi Dahlia. I’m glad you are enjoying the gravy! Thanks for taking time to share your great tips and review! Wishing you happy cooking!
I left out the flour – didn’t have vegging broth – and it still came out absolutely yum! You have made things so much more appealing food wise, I can put this on all kinds of yummy vegan dishes. Thank you so much!
You are welcome, Rita! I’m so glad you are loving my recipes, our food is more fun when it’s appealing! I appreciate your fantastic review and feedback!
Absolutely love it! I haven’t had gravy since I started my journey and this recipe made me really happy. Thank you!
You are welcome, Julie! Thank YOU for sharing your wonderful review and feedback!
Thanks so much for this easy recipe !
I used it for vegan meatloaf and mash potatoes turned out great 👍
You are welcome, Michelle! Thank you for your positive feedback and review!
WOW! No roux, no lumps, no stress at all! Perfect quick gravy, and the recipe is even easy to memorize. It’s perfect—thank you!
So glad I came across this recipe, it was very tasty and delicious. I would definitely share it with a family member or friend, vegan friendly, Thank you for sharing. Will definitely use this recipe again and again
You are welcome! Glad you love the gravy! Thank you for your great review and feedback!
Hello Nora!
Quick question, does this fab gravy freeze ok??
Emma 😋
Hi Emma. Yes, it can be frozen. It will need to be whisked well or even blended to make it smooth again after freezing though.
Wow! I’m not even a gravy lover but made for my husband, who was all in from the look of it. He loved it and I tried it and then decided I might be a gravy lover after all. Thank you for your work on your recipes! Made it as recipe was written and it was perfect!
Hi Bonnie! I sure appreciate your positive feedback and review! Thanks for taking time to share them! Happy cooking!
Your Gravy is delightful thanks for the recipe ! It’s now my go to .
It’s so awesome you are loving the gravy! Thank you for sharing your terrific review!
You’re a fantastic chef! Never disappointed. I added safe to “match” my vegan sausage. Delicious over roasted potatoes. So glad I have leftover for tomorrow!
Taste great! This is my go to.
Thank you so much for this recipe I love mashed potatoes and gravy I’ve been trying to stay on a Whole plant based diet but it’s been hard finding something to put on my potatoes besides butter that’s not really healthy for you I’ve tried other gravies just don’t taste great to me and it was so easy to make it was so Delicious !
I’m thrilled you loved it, Crystal! Thank you for your review and feedback!
So easy and delicious! This gravy was thick, creamy and had great flavour. I used a (vegan chicken) flavoured boullion & added a pinch of rosemary as well. Thank you Nora!! This is going to be the recipe I’ll be using from now on!
You are so welcome, Sarah! I’m thrilled you loved the gravy! Our favorite for gravy occasions! I appreciate your amazing review and feedback! Thank you!
Can not wait to try
Just went wfpb, no oil. We have tried several gravies to test before the holidays, and now we can finally stop testing!!! This is perfectly delicious!!! Thank you!!!
Yahoo! So glad you love the gravy! Thanks for your fabulous review and feedback!