I’ve collected my BEST vegan recipes for Thanksgiving. You’ll find appetizers, main dishes, sides and dessert options. Pick and choose your favorites and have a wonderful very vegan Thanksgiving!
I guarantee if you use any of these recipes you will impress all your non-vegan guests! In fact, I’m sure they will be surprised to learn these recipes are vegan and free from animal products. They really are THAT good, and they are all tried and true tasty recipes.
You can print the recipes you want to make so you have them all in one place and ready to go, or save them to a Pinterest board for easy organization!
Whatever recipes you choose, I hope you have an absolutely wonderful holiday! And don’t miss my tips for a smooth Thanksgiving day below the recipes.
You can click on the text link below the photo, or simply click on the photo and it will take you to the recipe.
Appetizers
Vegan Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
The Best & Easiest Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
Main Dishes
The Best Vegan Meatloaf – hold the ketchup topping and use easy vegan gravy instead, if desired.
Biscuit Topped Chickpea Pot Pie
Vegan Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash
Sides
Vegan Mashed Potatoes (Instant Pot or Stovetop)
Desserts
Double Layer Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
1 Bowl Vegan Apple Cake with Caramel
Tips for a Smooth Vegan Thanksgiving
- Make what you can the day before. All of the appetizers can be made a day in advance, as well as the desserts. Depending on what main dish and sides you choose, some of the ingredients can be prepped the day before (such as cooking the lentils for the lasagna, chopping vegetables, making the salad dressing for Caesar Salad, make the pie crusts for pot pie, etc).
- Cook items that are best served straight from the oven last. This includes the Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, and Vegan Gravy. Luckily the sweet potato casserole and green bean casserole cook at the same temperature, so that makes things easier.
- Make the main dish earlier in the day and re-warm near meal time. The Vegan Meatloaf, Lentil Loaf, Pot Pies, Lasagna and Stuffed Shells all can be made earlier in the day and then re-warmed before the big meal.
- If you have an Instant Pot, use it to make the mashed potatoes. I love how it keeps them nice and warm until dinner time!
Happy Holidays! xoxo Nora
Judy Gulliver
I looked at them all again to see if I missed anything. I have several(!) already listed for Thanksgiving, plus some people are arriving early and I am using the Vegan Lasagna. Thanks for providing such wonderful, flavorful, useable recipes.
Elizabeth
Thanks so much! Your vegan chickpea loaf is now part of my Thanksgiving plan.
Nora
You are so welcome! Wonderful!
Darla
Do you have this available to purchase and download as one PDF?
Nora
I don’t, sorry! You could print off all the recipes you want to use though. 🙂
Ali
So helpful! Makes a stressful week a little easier. Thank you!
Khanna
Thanks.