Canadian Thanksgiving has flown by already but American Thanksgiving is coming up, and I’m sure, not everyone is as obsessed with meal prep as me so you may be scrambling to not only find the best thanksgiving recipes for your family dinner or Friendsgiving but the best vegan thanksgiving recipes which can make it a little bit more challenging. Well look no further, I have 50 vegan thanksgiving recipes that are easy, impressive, and perfect for the holiday season.
The holiday season is all about spending time with your friends and family, and slaving in the kitchen or stressing out about what you’re going to feed everyone can really take a toll on your mental health. It’s important to remember that it isn’t always about serving the best gourmet food ever, but about spending time with your family and sharing a meal. These vegan thanksgiving recipes will bring your family together and aren’t going to be incredibly demanding of your time. That way you don’t need to worry about not having enough hours in the day!
What would a bagel be without cream cheese!? This vegan garlic herb cream cheese is so smooth and rich, it is perfect for spreading over your favourite bagels or making into a cute little quick and easy appetizer for any party or potluck. For sure one of my go-to vegan Thanksgiving recipes!
Just like the real thing, this vegan stuffing is super fragrant and loaded with flavour. Stuffing is often people’s highlight of a holiday dinner and this one pairs great with a roast. I love to top this vegan stuffing recipe with gravy and mash potatoes!
This roasted brussels sprouts recipe is perfect for a side dish, a main dish, or whatever you want. I love brussels sprouts because they’re packed with nutrients and they taste amazing, especially when cooked right. This recipe is blasted with flavor from the garlic and lemon. Yum!
No matter how you serve them, potatoes have long been a staple in the North American diet. They are easy to grow, keep well in the pantry, and have so many different uses. This vegan spin to classic thanksgiving recipes is the perfect side dish for your holiday dinner and it tastes good leftover too!
This casserole dish is great as a side dish or main dish for the vegans in the fam! All you need is some trusty Triscuits to add the crunch and this dish, full of immune-boosting antioxidants is one of my fav!
You’ve probably never heard anyone describe a salad as cozy, but after enjoying this Warm Kale Salad drizzled with a Lemony Mustard Thyme dressing you’ll be adding it to more than for your thanksgiving dinner. This super healthy salad is the perfect dish to bring to a potluck or if you’re in charge of the healthy side dish for the dinner party.
Charcuterie boards are such a good way to whip together easy munchies for those nights that you’re staying in with friends or family or have to bring a snack to an event or pot luck. Charcuterie boards are also a beautiful centrepiece. They are so simple but you can fill them with colour, texture, and so many different treats to snack on. This hummus makes a great addition to any charcuterie board, whether a vegan-friendly one or for the meat-eaters.
Ne good thing about colder weather is cuddling up to a warming bowl of vegan chili. Chili is such an easy and budget-friendly meal to make for the whole family. Plus, it can easily be made ahead and put in the freezer for a quick holiday meal. This dish is full of protein and will fill you up without the meat that thanksgiving usually comes along with!
Is there anything better than smooth and creamy mashed potatoes? Nothing says the holiday season more than mashed potatoes and this dish will impress everyone around the dinner table. It’s easy and full of flavour with the onion, garlic and thyme. This is definitely one of my go-to dishes all year round!
This quick homemade french fry dish reminds me of England which I love because that’s where Andrew is from. The holiday season is all about comfort food and making people feel at home so I love whipping this up for a quick snack or appetizer during thanksgiving.
I love a good, warm bowl of vegan soup before a thanksgiving dinner. It makes for the perfect healthy appetizer and it’s so easy to load it with vegetables and flavours that everyone will love. It’s also a really easy thing to make vegan in your thanksgiving meal! This creamy veggie soup is not only a thanksgiving staple but also a fall/winter staple!
While we’re talking about soups, here is another option for those that love cauliflower as much as me! Add this to your vegan thanksgiving recipes because I promise you’ll want to make it a thanksgiving collection.
This is a great salad to incorporate all your favourite roasted vegetables of the season, plus use up any of that extra bread you have that may go bad. Great for a quick lunch over the holiday weekend, or as a side dish!
Hosting family all weekend and need a quick and easy breakfast to feed them in the morning? I feel yah! This recipe is actually one my regular breakfasts I have all year round and is super easy and healthy to whip together for your family!
The best part of this mushroom pot pie recipe is that even if you aren’t a mushroom fan, you can easily substitute the mushrooms in this recipe for your fav vegetable like broccoli, leeks, or cauliflower. This is the ultimate comfort recipe. So tasty and a great dish to make over thanksgiving.
Holy moly these cookies are dang delicious! Who doesn’t love vegan ginger snap cookies? They scream Christmas and are so dang flavorful. These cookies are perfect to bake up for the holiday season, or really at anytime of year.
Okay, you can’t forget about dessert at thanksgiving! It’s one of my fav parts! This simple recipe should be added to your fav vegan thanksgiving recipes is so easy and you’re using in-season fruit (apples) which is even better!
This no-bake vegan cheesecake recipe has a delicious cranberry raspberry center, and is perfect for the holiday season and beyond. It’s easy to whip together and has the creaminess you love in cheesecake, without all the cream cheese.
For this recipe, I made Crispy Roasted Potatoes which are so crunchy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside. It has taken me years to try and figure this out, and I finally found the trick to really nailing that perfect potato consistency.
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but this vegan gingerbread loaf is so delightful! Okay, picture me singing that in your head while you bake up this amazing Starbucks dupe this holiday season.
Who would have thought that you could add a healthy spin to the classic French fry that everyone loves? These sweet potatoes and asparagus fries are exactly what you need in your life. They make a great side dish to a burger or sandwich, or an awesome snack to eat on their own. They’re so crispy and delicious.
These puff pastry bundles are the perfect appetizer for the upcoming holiday season or just for any time of the year. They combine the salty flavor of feta with delicious, fresh asparagus, and sundried tomatoes. All bundled up in the perfect little puff that you ever did see.
Have you ever had whipped feta before? If not, then you’re seriously missing out. As someone who is Greek, feta is obviously one of my fav cheeses. It also can be used in so many different ways in recipes, which is why I love it so much. This whipped feta with roasted garlic, red pepper, and chili olives is so flavorful and the perfect appetizer for your holiday party or gathering.
This easy, flavorful shaved brussel sprout salad is the perfect quick lunch. It’ll only take you 20-minutes to prep and you can personalize it with whatever veggies you have on hand.
Oh, chocolate. Why are you so fantastic and amazing? There is nothing I love more than a rich, chocolate recipe that can cure any sweet tooth you could possibly have. This molten brownie pie is no different. It is TOO. DIE. FOR. Seriously though.
Fresh, warm brown butter dinner rolls are perfect to pair with any dish. This dinner roll recipe is comforting and a classic one you’ll make again and make.
A creamy, decadent pecan pie cheesecake recipe that’ll replace a traditional pecan pie and knock the socks off your guests at your holiday dinner table.
This creamy gravy is so flavorful and the perfect sauce to pour over your fav veggies or meat substitute. So let me teach you how to make mushroom gravy. You’re going to love it!
This loaded smashed potatoes recipe is seriously your new holiday favorite. It combines potatoes and stuffing into one amazing dish (also perfect to use up thanksgiving leftovers).
This warming homemade apple pie is everything you’ve ever loved about apple pie. It’s comforting, will make your house smell like heaven, and is perfect for the holidays.
This easy 4-ingredient no-knead bread recipe tastes so delicious, will make your home smell amazing while it bakes, and is perfect to eat on its own or as a side.
What are your favorite vegan thanksgiving recipes? Do you have any favs you make year after year? Share below in the comments!
Oh my goodness Maria. It all looks SO tasty! Those mashed potatoes are perfection, and I’m drooling over your salad. Thanks for sharing such a great guide!
Oh my can’t wait to start planning my holiday meals…I wonder if I have enough holidays to try all of this. 😊
yess!!!! make the time!!! so excited for you!
This is such an incredible lineup of Thanksgiving dishes! I think you should spend Thanksgiving in the US next year so we can cook and eat together 🙂
You are the sweetest, thanks Nisha! I should absolutely come to the US next year and we can cook up a beautiful thanksgiving feast!
Oh my goodness Maria. It all looks SO tasty! Those mashed potatoes are perfection, and I’m drooling over your salad. Thanks for sharing such a great guide!
You’re so welcome Hannah! I hope you find this helpful!