30 Tried-and-True Vegan Holiday Recipes

Does your holiday menu need a little bit of help? These are my favorite vegan holiday recipes. They’re perfect for your vegan Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year’s Eve spreads!

Table of Contents

• Vegan Holiday Recipes
  • Appetizers and Side Dishes
  • Vegan Holiday Main Dishes
  • Vegan Holiday Desserts
  • Vegan Holiday Cocktails

Vegan Holiday Recipes

I grew up in a house that celebrated all of these holidays. For me, holiday food is a mashup of dishes that all have one thing in common: they are total comfort food.

As an adult, I am always looking for vegan holiday recipes that aren’t necessarily traditional but are definitely hearty and cozy.

Instead of dividing the list below by holiday, I’m dividing it by course to make meal planning easier. Take a gander, and build your ideal vegan holiday menu from the recipes below!

Appetizers and Side Dishes

Air Fryer Roasted Butternut Squash

Air Fryer Roasted Butternut Squash is a perfect holiday side dish. Especially with plenty of earthy mushrooms, savory green onions, and sweet-tart dried cranberries in the mix!

Holiday Kale Salad with Warm Ginger Cranberry Dressing

A hearty, warm, holiday kale salad recipe starring seasonal fruits and veggies.

Easiest Vegan Cheeseball Ever

Who says party food has to take more than 10 minutes to make? Not this amazingly easy Vegan Cheeseball! 

Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Here's my secret to making Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes for someone who super loves mashed potatoes.

Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms with Homemade Tofu Ricotta

Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms are a perfect party finger food or appetizer and a snap to make! The creamy basil tofu ricotta filling comes together in minutes.

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip with Garlic Cashew Cream

This Vegan Spinach-Artichoke Dip recipe doesn’t use any mayo, cheese, cream cheese, or sour cream, but it’s just as decadent. Promise!

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Hazelnuts and Dried Cranberries

Only seven ingredients and 15 minutes stand between you and this sweet-and-savory holiday salad from Amy at Veggies Save the Day!

 Vegan Mushroom Stuffing

I don’t usually make stuffing from scratch, so I love that Ginny’s mushroom stuffing keeps things simple by using pre-made stuffing as the base, then layering on plenty of richness with added mushrooms, herbs, and spices.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

My family eats mashed potatoes at least once a week, so you can bet that they’ll be on our holiday table. Kristina at Spabettie makes deliciously simple mashed potatoes starring an entire head of roasted garlic!

Mandarin Orange Cranberry Sauce

Mandarin Orange Cranberry sauce was always a staple at holiday meals when I was a kid, and this year I grilled my pops for the recipe!

Vegan Holiday Main Dishes

Orange Cranberry Holiday Tofu

This festive, cranberry-studded Holiday Tofu is easy to make and so, so flavorful. It's a real sweet, tart flavor explosion!

Vegan Pot Pie with a Biscuit Crust

Vegan Pot Pie is super easy to make when you use this total cheater method for the crust on top. It’s packed with veggies and perfect for the holiday table.

Pineapple-Ginger Glazed Tofu Cutlets

Pineapple-Ginger Glazed Tofu Cutlets are sweet and savory with a perfect texture. They’re a great vegan Christmas dinner recipe, and sneakily simple to make! 

Vegan Aquafaba Latkes

These latkes are perfectly crisp on the outside and melt-in- your-mouth on the inside. The added potato starch increases their crispiness, but it is not essential. Some russet potatoes tend to be on the drier side, but to be safe, place them in a lint-free kitchen towel, fold up the edges and give them a good wring to remove excess water. Serve this the traditional way, with nondairy sour cream and applesauce.

Baked Tofu Chops with Miso Gravy and Boozy Broccoli

Baked Tofu Chops in No-Cook Miso Gravy are a decadently simple supper that would even work on the holiday table. Boozy Broccoli braised in red wine goes perfectly alongside!

Quinoa Loaf with Ketchup Glaze

The prep time includes the time it takes to make the lentils in the pressure cooker and quinoa on the stovetop. You can mix up the ketchup glaze and the rest of the loaf dough and preheat the oven while those are cooking.

No-Cook Miso Gravy

Y'all, this miso gravy could not be simpler to make, and it's freaking delicious.

Creamy Pumpkin Baked Orzo

No one needs to know how easy this creamy, Pumpkin Baked Orzo recipe is. You can serve it on a busy weeknight or at the holiday table.

Portobello Pot Roast

Mel at A Virtual Vegan has cracked the vegan pot roast code! This dish is a cozy addition to your vegan holiday spread, and it’s a lot easier to make than you’d think!

Vegan Holiday Desserts

Pumpkin Spice Air Fryer Baked Apples

Pumpkin Spice Air Fryer Baked Apples are a healthy treat that come together in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven.

Vegan Brown Sugar Cookies

Sweet. chewy, molasses-y Vegan Brown Sugar Cookies are an essential holiday treat. The molasses in the brown sugar gives them a lovely, complex flavor!

Vegan Cherry Cheese Danish

I won’t tell anyone how easy it was to make this sweet, creamy, Vegan Cherry Cheese Danish if you don’t!

No-Bake Peach Cheesecake Bites

These fruity little mini cheesecakes from Gwen at Delightful Adventures might not be super traditional, but they are super delicious! If fresh peaches aren’t looking good where you are, you can substitute frozen in this recipe. You can even make them ahead and freeze until you’re ready to dish them up.

Vegan Caramel Apples

Dianne from Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen has nailed the caramel apple. And the best part? They’re date-sweetened, so they’re sneakily a lot healthier than the traditional.

Lasso the Moon Cookies

Cadry’s chocolate-kissed vegan butter cookies are based on the movie It’s a Wonderful Life! It doesn’t get more Christmas-desserty than that. Don’t be intimidated by her cool chocolate “lassos,” they’re actually very easy to make!

Vegan Holiday Cocktails

Roasted Pear Not Buttered Rum

Not buttered rum may not have any dairy in it, but it’s still a strong, sweet, rich drink that’s perfect on a chilly fall or winter evening.

Ginger Cranberry Fizz

Sweet-and-spicy ginger syrup plus tart cranberry juice and bubbles. You can serve this ginger cranberry fizz with our without a splash of booze.

Vegan Eggnog Recipe

This rich, decadent, spiced vegan eggnog recipe only takes 15 minutes to make. You’ll never miss the eggs and cream!

Mulled Apple Cider

You can make this mulled apple cider up to two days ahead. Once it’s cooled, just transfer to a large glass pitcher. On the day that you’re going to serve, pour it into a pot, and heat it up again.

Hard Apple Cider Cocktail with Smoked Sage

A hard apple cider cocktail with smoked sage and a splash of gin is a sweet, herbal combination that’s surprisingly refreshing.