The BEST Vegan Christmas Recipes to make your holiday season more festive! Find special holiday breakfasts, fun appetizers, cozy main dishes, sides and delectable dessertsthat everyone will love.
Plus a new recipe for Vegan Salted Caramel Apple Bars! Better than apple pie and easier to make.
Vegan Salted Caramel Apple Bars
The Christmas season is such a magical time. Twinkly lights, hot cocoa by the fireplace, and endless cookie baking are just a few things I love about this time of year.
If you are looking for a vegan recipe to bring to a get-together or an entire menu for Christmas dinner, you are in the right place!
The recipes I’ve included here are sure to please every kind of eater at your next holiday party, and they are all quite simple to make so you won’t have to spend all day in the kitchen. More time with family and friends!
What can vegans eat for Christmas?
All sorts of delicious things! Don’t feel limited to just salad; there are plenty of delicious recipes for you to enjoy.
From vegan ham and scalloped potatoes to peppermint chocolate cake and sugar cookies, you can be satisfied with an entirely vegan menu this Christmas season.
Let’s start cooking (or baking)!
Breakfast
Are you a sweet or savory breakfast person? I’m partial to sweet vegan Christmas breakfasts, but I’ve got a few savory recipes for you if that’s more your style.
4.98 stars (87 ratings)
1 Hour Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Super soft and delicious vegan cinnamon rolls can be made in 1 hour! Loaded with cinnamon sugar gooey goodness and topped with heavenly cream cheese frosting. You won't believe how big and fluffy they are!
Better than your average cinnamon roll, sticky buns are infused with a gooey caramel pecan topping and are sure to impress! Perfect for holiday mornings with an overnight option. Pop them in the oven in the morning and enjoy a decadent breakfast!
Brunch is always better with a slice of JUST Egg Quiche on your plate. Made with an easy puff pastry crust and plenty of veggies and vegan cheese, the eggless JUST Egg filling helps this morning favorite look and taste just like real eggs!
Sunday brunch calls for this incredible Vegan Quiche. Made with cooked vegetables, tofu, and a flaky crust, this classic and customizable recipe is perfect for a crowd! No one will believe it's 100% vegan.
An easy vegan sausage gravy over southern-style flaky biscuits makes the BEST breakfast! You won't miss the meat or dairy with this tasty recipe, and it's ready in just 30 minutes.
This Vegan Pumpkin Coffee Cake is the ultimate fall dessert! It's perfectly spiced, full of pumpkin flavor and the crunchy sweet topping is to die for. Enjoy with a cup of hot coffee or tea.
This Vegan Monkey Bread is just as fun to make as it is to eat! Coated in cinnamon brown sugar and a sweet vanilla glaze, it’s a fluffy, gooey, and soft treat that’s delicious for breakfast and dessert.
You will have a hard time believing this Vegan Breakfast Casserole doesn't contain eggs, dairy or meat! Hash browns, vegetables, vegan bacon, dairy free cheese and a simple vegan egg mixture are layered in a casserole dish and baked to perfection.
Apple Fritters are easy to make at home in 30 minutes or less with NO yeast! These crunchy, sweet donuts are vegan but no one would guess it. Full of fresh apples!
Cranberry Orange Bread is full of sweet orange flavor, tart cranberries and drizzled with the most incredible orange glaze! Perfect for a holiday breakfast or dessert.
Wonderfully spiced, moist and fluffy, these Vegan Apple Cider Donuts are baked instead of fried and infused with warm fall flavors. A perfect Fall treat and easy enough to make any day of the week. Friends and family will love them!
These Breakfast Potatoes get perfectly crispy in the oven and are a great addition to breakfast or brunch! Made with simple ingredients and wonderfully seasoned.
This decadent Vegan French Toast Casserole can be prepped the night before for the ultimate hands-off breakfast! It has all the flavors of traditional french toast and then some, thanks to the crunchy, sweet topping.
How to make the BEST Vegan French Toast! So easy to make in just 10 minutes, using everyday ingredients. You won’t miss the eggs at all in this delicious weekend morning breakfast. A secret ingredient makes these french toast incredibly crisp, thick and perfect!
Bring any of of these easy-to-make appetizers to your next holiday party and watch it disappear!
5 stars (23 ratings)
Vegan Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
This festive Vegan Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball is so easy to make and is the perfect holiday appetizer! Bonus: Can be made ahead of time! Only 4 ingredients.
This is the Best & Easiest Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip! Only 9 ingredients and 30 minutes are needed to make this delicious, crowd-pleasing hot dip. It’s so CREAMY and CHEESY without any sour cream, cheese or even store bought vegan cheese! Gluten Free.
Vegan Beer Cheese comes together in only 10 minutes! No cashews or blender needed. The ultra creamy sauce goes perfectly with pretzel bites and is the ultimate game day comfort food!
BBQ Cauliflower Wings are such a perfect appetizer or snack for game day. Made with a handful of ingredients, these will keep everyone coming back for more!
Buffalo Cauliflower are the perfect vegan game day appetizer – even meat eaters will love them! They are tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, and super spicy. They’re so tasty, it’s almost too good to be true!
It just isn’t game day without this Vegan Jalapeno Popper Dip! It’s a creamy, slightly spicy, and addictive party snack you can prepare and bake in just 30 minutes.
These Vegan Jalapeno Poppers are creamy, spicy, easy to make and totally dairy free! Easy raspberry dipping sauce recipe included. Perfect Game Day food!
This is the BEST and EASIEST hummus recipe! With just 7 simple ingredients, you can have oh-so-creamy hummus in 5 minutes! No need to peel or boil chickpeas.
Any one of these vegan main dishes will be the star of your Christmas dinner table!
4.84 stars (18 ratings)
Vegan Ham Roast with Maple Glaze
This Vegan Ham Roast is easy to make and the perfect centerpiece for your holiday table! It's meaty, smoky, sweet and the maple glaze creates the most amazing crust.
This show-stopping Vegan Wellington is beefy, hearty, and flavorful! Filled with lentils and vegan beef, this pastry-wrapped main is incredibly delicious and perfect for the holidays.
A perfect centerpiece for your holiday meal, this Vegan Turkey Roast won't disappoint! It's a fuss-free recipe and can be made ahead of time. Every bite is full of flavor and meaty texture!
Beetroot Risotto is the perfect romantic dinner for Valentine's day but so tasty you'll want to enjoy it all year long. The Italian classic but with roasted beets for a beautiful pink hue.
These Vegan Stuffed Jumbo Shells are filled with the most amazing spinach ricotta, covered with marinara sauce and baked to perfection! Comfort food that is perfect for feeding a crowd.
This is hands down the BEST Vegan Lasagna. With a protein packed red lentil marinara sauce, tofu-cashew ricotta and lots of fresh spinach, this lasagna will satisfy everyone, vegan or not!
This Butternut Squash Lasagna is full of flavor and so comforting. With almond ricotta, a creamy butternut squash sauce and kale, this lasagna would be a wonderful addition to your holiday table. Completely vegan and easily made gluten free.
Comfort food never tasted so good with this Biscuit Topped Chickpea Pot Pie! It features a vegan cheddar biscuit topping and is full of vegetables and chickpeas.
This is the absolute best Vegan Eggplant Parmesan! Layers of breaded eggplant are smothered in marinara and vegan cheese before being baked to perfection. Serve it as a comforting main dish or side.
Layers of roasted eggplant, a “meaty” and tomatoey lentil filling, and vegan bechamel sauce come together to create this incredible Vegan Moussaka. It’s the ultimate comfort food to make for dinner, plus it can be made both gluten and nut free!
A comfort food classic, made vegan! Vegan Pot Pie is ready in about an hour, and makes a delicious main dish for any holiday. I suggest making the pie crusts ahead of time, or use store bought vegan pie crusts to make this even easier!
This easy Vegan Mushroom Risotto is perfect for date night. Simple ingredients and tender mushrooms elevate every bite of the creamy rice for a truly comforting and earthy dish!
Make the ultimate comfort food: Vegan Shepherd's Pie with vegan ground beef. It's meaty, hearty and a simple cozy meal the whole family will love! No one would guess it's 100% vegan.
Learn how to make Vegan Salmon fillets using tofu and a “fresh from the sea” flavored marinade! Drizzle the homemade lemon dill sauce overtop for a realistic and delicious seafood-inspired meal.
A classic style vegan meatloaf recipe made with a base of chickpeas. Unlike some vegan loaf recipes, this one is not mushy. It has a slight smoky flavor and makes for a beautiful centerpiece dish for any holiday or Sunday family dinner.
No one will miss the meat in this savory, mouthwatering Vegan Lentil Loaf! Makes a wonderful main dish on a holiday, and is easy enough to make any day of the week.
Layers of vegan ricotta, creamy white sauce, lasagna noodles, spinach and white beans make this Vegan White Lasagna a comforting dinner. Sure to become a family favorite!
This truly is the BEST Vegan Mac and Cheese and it's easy to make! The stovetop version is ready in less than 20 minutes, or bake it for a few minutes with a buttery breadcrumb topping.
This Festive Kale Salad features a fresh lemony dressing, dried cranberries and delicious pecan parmesan. It’s my favorite kale salad recipe ever, and it’s perfect for a holiday dinner! Gluten free, vegan & oil free.
Learn how to make the best roasted brussels sprouts that are perfectly crisp but still tender and not dried out! A quick and easy, super flavorful vegetable side dish.
This restaurant-worthy Vegan Garlic Bread is completely dairy free! Every soft and golden bite is packed with savory garlicky goodness, vegan butter, and fresh herbs.
This is the BEST Lentil Salad!Loaded with a lot of ingredients that are not only good for your body, but for your tastebuds, too. A beautiful medley of fresh veggies and lentils is all tossed together in a mouthwatering lemon dressing.
Hearty kale is tossed in a briny caesar dressing and topped with chickpea croutons to make this Kale Caesar Salad. It’s a crowd-pleasing vegan recipe that’s ready in just 30 minutes!
Vegan Green Bean Casserole features fresh green beans, a creamy mushroom sauce and plenty of crispy fried onions. A classic holiday dish! It's easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time.
Cookies, cakes, bars, fudge and more! Impress your guests with any of the following holiday dessert recipes.
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The Best Vegan Sugar Cookies
Soft vegan sugar cookies that hold their cookie cutter shapes! Perfect for Christmas, Valentine’s Day or any other holiday. Have fun with easy icing and sprinkles of course!
You know those soft sugar cookies at the grocery store with frosting and sprinkles? These are homemade vegan lofthouse cookies, and they are just as delicious (if not more so) as the store bought version! Made with my all time favorite vegan butter, Miyoko's, for a truly buttery flavor.
Totally addicting old-fashioned Iced Vegan Oatmeal Cookies! They have soft centers with chewy edges and are topped with a simple icing that sets so you can stack and gift them if you want.
Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have a brownie-like texture, are filled with chocolate chips, crunchy candy cane pieces, and are completely addicting! The ultimate holiday cookie and made in 1 bowl.
These Vegan Thumbprint Cookies are insanely addictive and perfect for the holiday season. With a buttery shortbread cookie base, a sweet raspberry filling and a drizzle of almond flavored glaze, just try to stop at one!
Vegan Snowball Cookies are festive little holiday cookies that are buttery, full of pecans and rolled in powdered sugar! Made in 1 bowl with 5 ingredients.
Easy to make in just 1 bowl, these Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are soft, chewy, and melt in your mouth delicious! Ready in under 30 minutes and freezer-friendly.
Vegan Shortbread Cookies are buttery, crisp and delicious with a cup of tea! Made with only 4 ingredients, they are perfect for the holiday season or any time of year.
This is the best vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe ever! Easy to make in 1 bowl, no chilling required and they turn out perfect every time. Soft, chewy and full of chocolate chips!
You’ll find everything but the kitchen sink in these vegan Kitchen Sink Cookies! Chock full of pretzels, dairy free chocolate, caramel bites, and finished with flake salt, the chewy and chocolatey bites are impossible to pass up.
Easy to make vegan oatmeal raisin cookies have chewy centers and slightly crisp edges. With brown sugar, molasses, oats, cinnamon and sweet raisins, these underrated cookies will soon become a family favorite!
Vegan Coconut Macaroons are sweet, chewy and moist with a lightly toasted exterior. They are a gluten free cookie and easy to make with only 6 ingredients (+ optional chocolate for dipping).
The BEST Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls! With a creamy but slightly crispy peanut butter filling and chocolate coating, they are sure to be a hit!
This is the BEST Vegan Toffee recipe and it's so easy to make! You only need 5 ingredients and 30 minutes to make this sweet and crunchy treat. It's the perfect gift year round.
This incredible vegan fudge is easy to make in 5 minutes with only 5 simple ingredients. Smooth, creamy and decadent, it tastes just like the fudge you'd get from the candy shop!
Ooey gooey vegan Seven Layer Bars are sprinkled with chocolate chips, marshmallows, nuts, and coconut before they’re finished with a drizzle of vegan sweetened condensed milk.
These are the most delicious Vegan Pecan Bars in the world, with a caramel pecan filling and shortbread crust. Better than pecan pie, with no corn syrup!
Vegan Millionaire Shortbread is made with a buttery shortbread cookie base, gooey vegan caramel, and chocolate ganache. It’s an easy cookie bar that’s deliciously rich and indulgent!
Vegan Salted Caramel Brownies are a supremely decadent dessert that never fails to satisfy! They have a simple brownie bottom, a thick salted caramel middle and a soft, rich chocolate ganache topping.
Only 5 ingredients and made in 1 bowl, these Raspberry Bars are simple to make yet quite fancy and crowd pleasing! They have a shortbread crust + topping, and are filled with raspberry preserves.
These Starbucks copycat Vegan Cranberry Bliss Bars are deliciously dairy free, sweet, and soft. Imagine a festive white chocolate blondie topped with frosting, icing, and dried cranberries!
This easy-to-throw-together vegan muddy buddies (aka Puppy Chow!) recipe is a fun dessert and snacking option! There are only 6 ingredients and there’s no baking required. Simple and delicious? Score!
This Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake is a total showstopper! It’s made with an oreo cookie crust, a dreamy cream cheese filling, and homemade strawberry sauce to take every bite to the next level.
Vegan Peppermint Mocha Cake – With a moist, peppermint and coffee infused chocolate cake, to die for peppermint frosting and crushed candy canes! The perfect cake for Christmas.
If you’re looking for a dessert that’s equal parts impressive and simplistic, Chocolate Vegan Bundt Cake is the recipe for you! It’s rich with chocolate flavor, moist as can be, and delightfully easy to make.
The most amazing Vegan Red Velvet Cake! Moist, fluffy layers of red cake with a hint of chocolate. Sweet, tangy vegan cream cheese frosting. Simply incredible!
The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake- A quick and easy recipe, made in 1 bowl! This really is the best chocolate cake ever, vegan or otherwise. It’s super moist, rich and full of chocolate.
This Vegan Apple Cake tastes like Fall and is sure to become a staple dessert recipe come apple season! Best of all, it's super easy to make in 1 bowl. Full of fresh diced apples with an optional caramel drizzle.
This Apple Fritter Bread captures the magic of crunchy and sweet vegan apple fritters in one easy quick bread. It’s packed with fresh apples, cinnamon, and all kinds of fall goodness!
Every warm scoop of Vegan Apple Crumble features sweet and tender cinnamon-coated apples and a brown sugar streusel on top. It’s an easy and casual dessert you can assemble in minutes!