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.
Dips are such a crowd pleaser at a party and spinach artichoke dip is a classic! I love serving this vegan spinach artichoke dip with sliced little bread, like a baguette, or pita chips. It would also be a great dip for carrot sticks, tortilla chips or pita bread.
The BEST thing about this dip is how amazingly creamy, cheesy and delicious it is while being totally dairy free. The second best thing is how easy it is to make!
The third best thing about this vegan spinach artichoke dip? You don’t need any fancy vegan ingredients (like vegan cheese or vegan sour cream) to make it! It’s made with all whole food, simple ingredients that are easy to find. Yay!
How you do make vegan spinach artichoke dip?
First, soak your cashews in very hot water for about 5 minutes. Drain before blending. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
While the cashews soak, saute the garlic and onions for a few minutes, then set aside.
In a high powered blender (like a Vitamix, I love this one!), blend the cashews, unsweetened non-dairy milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and salt. Blend until very smooth.
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To the blender, add the sautéed garlic/onions, fresh spinach and artichokes. Pulse a few times to combine, but do not blend! You want to leave it chunky.
It will look like this:
Transfer it to an oven safe dish (I used a 9 inch pie dish). Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown on top, warm and bubbly.
Serve warm with sliced bread, chips or vegetable sticks! You can also sprinkle the top with Vegan Parmesan Cheese, if you want. Enjoy!
For more delicious & easy vegan appetizers, try one of these:
The Best & Easiest Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups raw cashews
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 small lemon, juiced (2 tablespoons)
- 1-1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups loosely packed fresh spinach
- (2) 14-ounce cans artichokes drained & rinsed
- Optional: Vegan Parmesan Cheese for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Soak the cashews: Heat up about 3 cups of water in a tea kettle or small pot. Pour the boiling hot water over the cashews and let them soak for 5 minutes. Drain them when ready to blend.
- In a small pan, saute the garlic and onion for 2-3 minutes using either a tablespoon of olive oil or water, until the onion is slightly translucent. Set aside.
- In a high powered blender such as a Vitamix, add the soaked, drained cashews, unsweetened milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon salt. Blend until very smooth.
- Now add the cooked onions/garlic, spinach and artichokes. Pulse a couple of times, but do not blend. You want to leave quite a bit of chunky texture! Taste for salt, add more to taste.
- Transfer to an oven safe dish (I used a 9 inch pie dish) and bake for 20 minutes or so until warm, bubbly and golden brown on top.
- Sprinkle with vegan parmesan , if desired and serve with a sliced baguette, pita chips, tortilla chips or vegetable sticks. Enjoy!
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Recipe Notes
- I like soaking the cashews in hot water for 5 minutes because it's fast, but you could soak the cashews overnight or for several hours.
- Do not use marinated artichokes, as the flavor will overpower the dish. You want to use the canned artichokes in water. OR you can use frozen artichokes, about 3 cups of them. Just defrost before blending.
- This works best with a high powered blender such as a Vitamix, which is what I use. If you try making it with a regular blender or food processor, it will be grainy, not as smooth and creamy. It will still work, but not be nearly as good!
- Use any non-dairy milk you like, but make sure it's unsweetened. I used almond milk.
Sabrina
What would be the conversion if i only have frozen spinach?
Nora
You could just use 3-4 cups of frozen spinach. I would thaw it first.
Liz Herbes
Just love this dip! Have made it several times and everyone just loves it. It makes quite a lot, so last time I baked this in two dishes (topping each with the vegan parmesan cheese). I served one and froze the other. Both turned out extremely well. I could not tell the difference between the two. The frozen one, when thawed and warmed up, had the same texture and wonderful flavor. This is a winner and has become one of my favorite appetizers to fix! Thank you, Nora!
Nora
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it’s a hit.
Julie
It was great! I made it as part of a pasta bar sauce option. I had 8 people, and most of them selected this “sauce,” not knowing it was vegan until the end! I it served with whole wheat penne. Next time, I would probably avoid any extra sweetness but not choosing a vidalia onion (I’ d choose a sharper one), or omitting the onion all together and just using some onion powder. I also used some garlic powder in addition to the sauteed garlic, and I used a little less nooch (I don’t love nooch) and more salt than in the recipe. I used unsweetend almond milk, which I think worked well. It was a really great recipe – thanks!!!
Lita Marie Biske
hi i’m allergic to nuts can i use pumpkin seeds implace of cashews?
Nora
I’ve never tested it but it would likely work. It will be a different color though. If you try it, let me know. Thanks!
Anna
Last time I forgot to vote. I report that it’s delicious cold on bread (after you bake it)
Nora
Thanks so much!
Julie
Yes, I agree. It was great today cold after the flavors had a chance to blend even more.
Anna
I almost never comment on internet but I meant to post a comment for you for a while now and today is the day 🙂 I prepared this dip and my 2yrs old son was eating it like crazy, shouting everytime it was finished “more dip, diiiip! Diiiip!”. I’ve already made a few of your recipes and every one of them was a hit. Simple and delicious. Don’t ever stop creating them. – silent fan 😉
Nora
Thanks so much for the comment! I’m glad he enjoyed the dip!
Ananda
Can you serve this cold? Like you would get at walmart already made in the deli.
Nora
I don’t see why not, but I would cook it first. If not it will be very watery.
Keeliann
This was amazing!! I used frozen spinach because that’s what I had and it still turned out delicious! Thank you!
Nora
Yay! You’re welcome, I’m so glad you liked it!
Leona
Hello Nora
What can I substitute for the cashews? I am allergic to all tree nuts.
Nora
I haven’t tried anything other than cashews, so I can’t say for sure, but sunflower seeds might work. Soak them really well. It will change the color but they can generally be subbed in recipes like this.
Carrie
Could this be made in the crock pot? It looks so delicious I was thinking of bringing it to a Superbowl pot-luck!
Nora
I don’t see why not! The top won’t brown the same way it would in the oven, but it will work. Perfect Superbowl food!
Debra
Holy Wow! Just made this, can’t get over how close it is to original recipes but so much better for you. We Loved it. I only made half the recipe since it’s just two of us and still made a lot!
Next time I will transfer the sauce to a food processor since my Vitamix doesn’t pulse made it hard to leave veggies chunky. Thank you for another great recipe 😋
Nora
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Kimberly
I just made this dip and my family was so surprised when I told them it’s vegan! It’s absolutely delicious. I also added half a small can of diced green chili’s and it was awesome! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Nora
You’re welcome! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it.
sabrina Malkovich
can you omit the cashews?
Nora
I haven’t tested it with anything else, but you might be able to sub raw slivered almonds.
KS
This is by far the tastiest spinach and artichoke dip recipe I’ve had! I made some homemade breadcrumbs and added on top while baking, and eliminated nutritional yeast because I don’t like the flavor. It was amazing and clean, and lasted for two weeks in the fridge (I made a lot)….maybe could have lasted longer but we finished it by then.
Nora
Woo hoo! I’m so happy you enjoyed it.
Rachel
Mine came out a little sweet but only because I did everything you said not to do, not on purpose but because I really love spinach artichoke dip but I wanted mine without dairy and bought the ingredients I thought I needed and then found your recipe, duh right. Lol
Anyway, I just added some hot sauce and it tastes pretty good not gooey, stretchy cheesy but still a good substitute.
Thank you.
Nora
So glad you enjoyed it anyhow Rachel! Thank you.
Melissa
This dip was amazing! I served it to my guests at Christmas and nobody knew there was no dairy in it. I used unsweetened oat milk and didn’t find it sweet tasting like one of your other reviewers mentioned. Thank you SO much for this recipe!