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Vegan Thanksgiving recipes from green bean casserole, to a vegan pot roast, to pumpkin cheesecake! Here are a bunch of recipes to choose from to celebrate the holiday.
Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
It's almost here. Everyone's favorite food holiday of the year - Thanksgiving! Like many holidays, Thanksgiving has become a time when we get together with family and friends, appreciate each other, and eat tasty food.
Thanksgiving can be a little intimidating for vegans since the main dish is literally a whole turkey, and the sides often contain dairy and more meat. But there are tons of vegan Thanksgiving recipes - and you're going to LOVE them! Your family and friends will probably love them, too. Prepare for lots of "THIS is vegan!?" comments.
These recipes are broken down by course: Vegan appetizers, main dishes, sides, salads, and desserts.
If you make one of these recipes, I would LOVE to see your recreation! Snap a photo, then tag me on Instagram and use the hashtag #karissasvegankitchen.
Appetizers
Vegan Thanksgiving appetizers to serve before dinner that everyone will enjoy.
Crispy Baked Asparagus Fries with a Spicy Garlic Aioli Sauce
These asparagus "fries" make for a yummy appetizer OR side dish. Serve with some garlic aioli - it really takes the flavor up a notch!
Creamy Hot Broccoli Dip
Move over spinach & artichoke dip, creamy broccoli dip is taking over! This is a simple recipe, and you're eating veggies so. Health!
Mini Vegan Carrot Dogs in a Blanket
I'm definitely the most excited about these vegan "pigs in a blanket". No pigs though - just marinated carrots! Surprisingly delicious.
Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms
These mushrooms are stuffed with quinoa, sundried tomatoes, pecans, and more delicious flavors. Top with some vegan parmesan, bake, and serve!
Vegan Spinach Dip
This super easy vegan spinach dip is perfect for a Thanksgiving appetizer to feed a crowd. Serve in a bread bowl for ultimate holiday vibes.
Main Dishes
Turkey and ham, no thanks! These vegan main dishes are hearty and satisfying. You won’t even miss the meat.
Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Pot roast, vegan style! The gravy is definitely the star of this roasted cauliflower. This dish has a "meaty" flavor, without containing any animal products. SO GOOD.
Vegan Wellington
Beef wellington, who?! This vegan wellington is an excellent dish to serve as your main Thanksgiving meal!
Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash stuffed with lentils, crumbled tempeh sausage, kale, and pepitas. I like to top mine with some vegan parm. This is a recipe I love to make even when it's not Thanksgiving.
Classic Vegan Lasagna
Classic lasagna flavors, but vegan! This dish might be a little unconventional for Thanksgiving, but who says we have to follow "tradition"?!
Creamy Pumpkin Sage Pasta
This creamy pumpkin pasta is great when you just want an easy dinner. It comes together in just 15 minutes.
Impossible Burger Meatloaf
This delicious vegan meatloaf can be made using either Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat.
Vegan Pot Pie
A special holiday calls for a special main dish, and this vegan pot pie made with chickpeas hits the mark. The homemade pie crust is so flaky and "buttery!"
Vegan Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd's Pie is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for your vegan Thanksgiving! This version uses vegan ground beef, corn, and mashed potatoes.
Side Dishes
Side dishes are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. Stuffing, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, oh yes. If you don’t want to make a main dish because you’ll be the only one to eat it, a plate full of sides is just as delicious.
Easy Vegan Stuffing
We always called this stuffing growing up, but a lot of folks call it dressing. Whatever you refer to it as, this classic side dish full of tasty fall flavors and definitely deserves a spot on your vegan Thanksgiving table.
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
After some reader requests, I made this healthy green bean casserole recipe last year. It is a TOTAL hit. You can't even tell it's dairy-free and oil-free.
Baked Vegan Mac and Cheese
This mac & cheese is baked to golden perfection. It's creamy, nut-free, and soy-free.
Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Easy, creamy stove-top mashed potatoes! Top with this delicious vegan gravy.
Vegan Cheddar Biscuits
These famous Red Lobster-inspired biscuits are one of my favorite special side dishes.
Indulgent Instant Pot Vegan Mac and Cheese
You can make this mac & cheese on the stove, too, but I love the Instant Pot method because it frees up some space. The stove and oven are notoriously jammed pack on Thanksgiving. This is the Instant Pot I have.
Vegan Scalloped Potatoes
My husband literally requests this "side dish" for dinner. It's so good, it can stand alone. But it also makes a great addition to your vegan Thanksgiving table! The "cheesy" flavor comes from nutritional yeast, which I'm totally obsessed with.
Garlicky Mashed Cauliflower
Garlicky mashed cauliflower is a great option if you don't want to make mashed potatoes, or just want a little variety in your vegan Thanksgiving spread!
Easy Vegan Drop Biscuits
Easy, tasty, buttery vegan drop biscuits. No biscuit cutter is necessary to make these fluffy biscuits, which makes holiday cooking more simple.
Salads
These vegan salads also make for great Thanksgiving sides.
Apple Lentil Salad
Not only is this salad super delicious, but it's also just BEAUTIFUL. Lentils, pepitas, apples, celery, and more tossed with apple sage dressing. Totally guilt-free.
Kale & Cranberry Quinoa Salad
Quinoa mixed with kale, cranberries, walnuts, and an INCREDIBLE apple sage dressing. All the fall flavors for your vegan Thanksgiving feast!
Vegan Chopped Salad
Just your classic chopped salad made with vegan cashew "bacon" bits and vegan ranch. The perfect light first course, if your family does that sort of thing, or a refreshing side to offset that heavy Thanksgiving food.
Desserts
Thanksgiving is that holiday where we make a bunch of desserts and then look at them wide-eyed because we are JUST TOO FULL. But it’s basically mandatory. Just wait a couple hours and then indulge!
Vegan Pecan Pie
This pecan pie recipe is the BEST vegan version out there. I tested it 8 times to make sure it was absolutely perfect!
Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
Your vegan thanksgiving spread is not complete without this incredibly impressive pumpkin cheesecake! So creamy and full of classic pumpkin flavors.
The Best Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Is it even Thanksgiving without the perfect pumpkin pie?! The filling is perfectly sweet and the crust is flakey but sturdy.
Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies
Hello, carrot cake in cookie form! Vegan cream cheese frosting nestled in between two carrot cake cookies. Yes, please.
No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Jars
These no-bake pumpkin pie jars encompass the best part of pumpkin pie, and they're super simple to make. The oven gets so crowded on Thanksgiving and this is a great dessert to remedy that issue.
Vegan Orange Cake with Vanilla Coconut Whip Frosting
This beautiful vegan orange cake is a nice deviation from the traditional Thanksgiving desserts.
Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
The best, soft vegan pumpkin cookies! Chose from 2 frosting options: vegan cream cheese frosting (my favorite) or vanilla icing.
Elva says
These all look amazing!!! Thank you!!!❤️❤️
FL_Mom2Six says
I am a bit disappointed. All of these recipes look great but I was hoping to find a scalloped corn recipe. I'm going to have to wing it and substitute vegan items in place of dairy items and see how it turns out using my old faithful scalloped corn recipe BV. (Before Vegan)
Karissa says
Sorry to disappoint. I have never heard of scalloped corn until reading your comment. I am always open to recipe requests though.
Finla says
What is scalloped corn???