40+ Incredibly Delicious Vegan Christmas Recipes For A Special Dinner

40+ Incredibly Delicious Vegan Christmas Recipes For A Special Dinner

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40 Incredibly Delicious Vegan Christmas Recipes

Updated: December 30, 2021 DF V VG This article may contain links from our partners. We may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through a link. Please read our disclosure and how we make money. From breakfast to dinner, I put together the only vegan Christmas recipes you'll ever need for a special plant-based day. There are all kinds of tasty recipes that will satisfy everyone at your Christmas dinner table! I love Christmas! It's time to be grateful for what we have and to spend time with our family and loved ones. But it's also a time for indulgence and fantastic food, delicious Christmas puddings, and chocolate treats! This year, I've updated my list of delicious vegan Christmas recipes with even more incredible ideas. And if your family is wondering:

What do vegans eat for Christmas

Eating vegan doesn't mean you need to miss out on a mouthwatering delightful Christmas meal! Starting with a scrumptious breakfast, followed by a yummy Shepherd's Pie, roasted Brussel sprouts, and vegan gingerbread men, here you will find the perfect recipe to treat yourself to a wonderfully indulgent Christmas! These recipes are cheap, healthy, and easy to make. Because who wants to spend all day cooking at Christmas?

Vegan Christmas Recipes

Have a look at all these incredible ideas to cook during the holiday season. Vegan Christmas breakfast recipes: to start the day the right way! Vegan Christmas appetizers: vegan pate' anyone? Vegan Christmas dinner mains: including the best roasts you can find Vegan sides: how do mouthwatering roasted potatoes and a refreshing fennel salad sound? Vegan Christmas cookies and dessert: including my favorite chocolate hazelnut cookies, plus the vegan version of Christmas classics like Christmas pudding, gingerbread, and mince pies!

Vegan Christmas recipes breakfast

Your Christmas day needs to start with a mouthwatering breakfast! These amazing Christmas breakfast recipes are exactly what you need!

1 Vegan French Toast with Caramelised Bananas and Berries

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks If you want something special to start your Christmas morning with, this indulgent vegan french toast with caramelized bananas and berries! It will give you all the energy you need to start the day!

2 Lemon Cardamom Pancakes With Strawberries And Chocolate

Full recipe on Occasionally Egg These fluffy vegan pancakes flavored with lemon and cardamom, topped with fresh strawberries and a little dark chocolate, are so decadent. Made with spelt flour.

3 Healthy Breakfast Cookies

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams If you are going to be busy running around on Christmas day, you might not want to spend much time cooking breakfast. You can prepare these healthy breakfast cookies ahead of time and grab one with your morning tea or coffee on the go! They are chewy, packed with oats, nuts, and fruit. And if baking sounds too much of an effort, try these vegan granola bars or these no-bake granola balls.

4 Roasted Sweet Potato & Kale Breakfast Hash

Full recipe on Minimalist Baker This roasted sweet potato & kale breakfast hash is the perfect way to start Christmas day for the savory lovers out there. A hearty, 10-ingredient breakfast hash with roasted sweet potatoes, red onion, kale, and tandoori masala-spiced tofu!

Vegan Christmas starters and appetizers

These delicious and easy vegan starters and appetizers are perfect for your Christmas table.

5 Vegan Pate

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks This super easy vegan pate recipe is quick, easy to make, and delicious. It's the perfect appetizer for your Christmas menu, and vegans and non-vegans will love it!

6 Beetroot Hummus

Full recipe on The Clever Meal The color of this beautiful and vibrant beetroot hummus is so festive and perfect for Christmas! It looks stunning, it's cheap, healthy and it all comes together in a food processor in 5 minutes!

7 Sweet Potatoes Avocado Bites

Full recipe on Blissful Basil These cute vegan sweet potato + avocado bites from Ashley are the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer! Roasted sweet potato slices topped with a creamy mixture of avocado and lime juice, garnished with a slice of tomato and radish sprouts. Delicious!

8 10-minute vegan tzatziki

Full recipe on The Clever Meal This creamy, garlicky, and dairy-free vegan tzatziki sauce is perfect for making some healthy and festive vegan canapes in no time! Just spread it on top of some cucumber slices, and top it with some cherry tomatoes.

9 Easy Hummus Recipe

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams Homemade hummus is so much better than anything you buy in the store! This hummus tastes fresh and delicious, and it's the perfect appetizer for your Christmas meal.

10 Golden Soup

Full recipe on Pinch of Yum If you need a light starter to warm you up on Christmas day, this bright and super creamy soup is for you. With turmeric, cauliflower, and cashews topped with crispy chickpeas, this is the perfect way to start your Christmas feast!

Vegan Christmas dinner recipes mains

Here I collected the most incredible mains perfect for your vegan Christmas dinner table!

11 Vegan Mushroom Wellington Recipe

Full recipe on Delicious Every Day Incredibly juicy mushrooms are the main ingredients of this delicious vegan mushroom Wellington recipe. A gorgeous vegan Christmas roast to surprise your guest for your vegan Christmas dinner!

12 Spiced Baked Cauliflower with Spicy Lentils

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks This is a pretty special vegan Christmas main dish. A whole spiced roasted cauliflower with spicy lentils, this really is the perfect centerpiece for any Christmas meal! Not only it looks amazing, but it tastes delicious too!

13 Savory Vegan Goat Cheese Sweet Potato and Hazelnut Holiday Tart

Full recipe on Blissful Basil A crisp, savory hazelnut crust is slathered with tangy shallot-thyme vegan "goat" cheese and topped with roasted sweet potatoes, toasted hazelnuts, and pomegranate seeds. This festive tart makes a great main when paired with sides, a light lunch for a holiday gathering, or a colorful starter sliced into bite-size squares.

14 Wheat Berry Risotto with Roasted Vegetables

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks This beautiful colorful risotto is super easy and hearty. Sweet vegetables and savory wheat berries create a unique combination for a memorable and colorful vegan Christmas main dish!

15 Stuffed Delicata Squash

Full recipe on The Simple Veganista I love how pretty this vegan Christmas main is. A delicata squash filled with quinoa, chickpeas, cranberries, and pistachios. It's the perfect flavorful and filling meal for your vegan guests.

16 The Best Vegan Lasagna Recipe

Full recipe on Jessica In The Kitchen Lasagna at Christmas? Yummy! This Easy Vegan Lasagna is an amazing meatless, dairy-free lasagna. It's such an ultimate comfort dish that will please any carnivore and is perfect for the holidays!

17 Lentil and Sweet Potato Shepherd s Pie

Full recipe on Minimalist Baker I love lentils, and this take on classic shepherd's pie with lentils, vegetables, and a fluffy sweet potato topping is just delicious. It's the perfect main for a wonderful Christmas.

18 Ultimate Vegetable Lentil Loaf

Full recipe on The Simple Veganista A wonderfully flavored lentil loaf for the whole family to enjoy. This roast is the perfect main for your Christmas meal! The perfect dairy- and gluten-free dish for the holiday season!

19 Tempeh Sausage Stuffed Squash

Full recipe on HummusSapiens Enjoy this flavorful stuffed squash as a healthy meatless meal! Vegan, gluten-free, and carnivore-approved!

20 Vegetarian Wellington

Full recipe on Lazy Cat Kitchen This plant-based wellington looks stunning and is the perfect Christmas centerpiece for your vegan dinner! Filled with moist baked butternut squash, it's a bit time-consuming to make but well worth it. Plus, I love butternut squash!

Vegan Christmas recipes sides

From buttery potatoes to refreshing winter salads, here you can find the best sides for your Christmas feast!

21 Slow Cooker White Bean Vegan Mashed Potatoes

Full recipe on Cotter Crunch These Vegan mashed potatoes are made with a creamy white bean puree! A simple slow cooker mashed potatoes recipe with healthy white beans cooked in to give extra flavor and texture. These mashed potatoes are delicious and creamy, even without butter! The perfect side for your Christmas dinner!

22 Winter Fennel Salad

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams A festive and colorful winter salad that will brighten up your Christmas day. A delicious mix of crunchy pomegranate seeds and walnuts with grapefruit and fennel. It's delicious, light, and refreshing!

23 Roasted Rainbow Potatoes

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams Christmas lunch isn't complete without some delicious roasted potatoes. Buttery (but without butter!), garlicky, fluffy inside, and crispy edges. These potatoes are great and look incredible for your Christmas dinner table!

24 Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad with Dried Fruit

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks Brussels Sprouts can be pretty boring. But this raw brussels sprouts salad with dried fruit, nuts, and lots of other good stuff will change your mind. I am not a big fan of brussel sprout myself, but the crunchy texture of this salad, with the sweet and salty flavors, creates a Christmas salad you won't be able to get enough of!

25 Autumn Arugula Salad

Full recipe on How Sweet Eats This arugula salad with caramelized squash, spiced pecans, and pomegranate ginger vinaigrette is yummy and quick to prepare.

26 Crispy Garlic Brussels Sprouts with Sriracha Aioli

Full recipe on Minimalist Baker For the brussels sprouts purists out there, these crispy Brussel sprouts with creamy, vegan Sriracha aioli will be the perfect side for your Christmas meal.

27 Maple Mustard Roasted Carrots with Roasted Garlic Cashew Cream

Full recipe on Lauren Carris Cooks These roasted carrots are sweet, sticky, and moreish with the most decadent roasted garlic cream. Anyone, vegan or not, will love it! This side dish is easy to make and looks beautiful! The orange, green, and red colors are perfect for your Christmas table.

28 30-minute sesame roasted sweet potatoes

Full recipe on Pinch of Yum Who doesn't love some crispy roasted sweet potatoes? Topped with tahini, sesame oil, cilantro, and sesame seeds, these roasted sweet potatoes are easy to make and delicious.

Vegan Christmas recipes dessert and cookies

These are the most delicious dessert and cookies to finish your Christmas day with some sweetness. And if your passion for Christmas is all about cookies, check out this post with the most incredible vegan Christmas cookies recipes!

29 Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding

Full recipe on Wall Flower Kitchen A Christmas pudding even Christmas pudding-haters will love! A non-traditional Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding that's vegan-friendly too.

30 Vegan Chocolate Amaretti Cookies

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams The perfect homemade cookies for Christmas! These irresistible vegan, gluten-free chocolate amaretti are super easy to make and taste delicious! And for more almond-based cookies, check out these almond thumbprint cookies, and these almond crescent cookies. They are both incredibly easy to make and so good!

31 Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men

Full recipe on Minimalist Baker Christmas isn't Christmas without gingerbread mean. These vegan, gluten-free gingerbread men are the perfect end to any Christmas meal.

32 Vegan Mince Pies

Full recipe on Domestic Gothess There is no proper Christmas dinner without a warm mince pie! These vegan mince pies are absolutely divine! The perfect Christmas treat with boozy, easy-to-make homemade mincemeat and crisp coconut oil pastry.

33 Christmas Gingerbread Cake

Full recipe on Eat Little Bird This moist and mild Christmas gingerbread cake is easy to make and looks fabulous! Thanks to this Nordicware Holiday Tree Bundt Pan. You just need a few basic ingredients, mix them together, and the bundt pan does all of the work, transforming it into a stunning centerpiece.

34 Chocolate Orange Bliss Balls

Full recipe on Lauren Caris Cooks Who said chocolate? These vegan chocolate orange bliss balls are the perfect healthy and most indulgent snack around to end your Christmas day…

35 Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams These festive chocolate hazelnut cookies are perfect to eat on Christmas day and give as a delicious homemade present! Made with whole ingredients and without refined sugar, they are the perfect vegan Christmas treat!

36 Hazelnut Gingerbread Man Sandwich Cookies

Full recipe on Gathering Dreams These cookies are nutty, soft in the middle, slightly crispy on the edges, and with a creamy chocolate filling, they are the perfect Christmas treat.

37 Vegan Panforte

Full recipe on Wall Flower Kitchen Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert made with fruits, nuts, and spices. It dates back to the 13th century in Siena, Tuscany. It's a mix between a fruitcake and candy, and the flavor is sweet, festive, and completely addictive!

38 Grittibä nz

Full recipe on Eat Little Bird These adorable, sweet buns are a traditional Christmas bake in Switzerland. It's the perfect vegan Christmas recipe to make with kids. It will give them something to enjoy after Christmas dinner!

39 Paleo Pistachio Truffles

Full recipe on Well Plated These pistachio truffles are so unique. They are perfect for even the most complicated eater. Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, you name it! These truffles will satisfy all your needs and your guests' needs!

40 Decadent Hot Chocolate

Found on Gathering Dreams Hot chocolate on Christmas day? Why not? Especially if it's this thick and creamy hot chocolate that is somehow healthy too. Check out the special ingredients that make it an everyday treat. Plus, you can transform it into the perfect homemade gift for your loved one by simply making a hot chocolate mix and putting it in a pretty mason jar. You can see how here.

41 Bounty Balls

These decadent chocolate balls taste like just Bounty bars, but they are much healthier! The perfect treat for Christmas day!

42 Vegan Candy Cane Meringue Kisses

Found on Wall Flower Kitchen These meringue kisses look so pretty! And not only are they adorable and festive, but they're absolutely delicious!

43 Vegan Earl Grey Chocolate Shakes

Full recipe on The First Mess A delicious festive shake that mixes zesty earl grey and warm chocolate. The perfect shake for Christmas! Print Recipe 5 from 1 vote

40 Incredibly Delicious Vegan Christmas Recipes (The Perfect Vegan Christmas Dinner)

The only vegan Christmas recipes you'll need for a special day. Let these Vegan Christmas dinner recipes inspire you to try some plant-based alternatives this year! Cook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs Course: Main CourseCuisine: American Servings: 4 servings Author: Sara @ Gathering Dreams

Ingredients

TofuRoasted Brussel SproutsRoasted PotatoesSaladsChristmas CookiesHot chocolateGingerbread

Instructions

Select your favorite recipes from my list.Vegan Christmas breakfast recipes: to start the day the right way!Vegan Christmas appetizers: vegan pate' anyone?Vegan Christmas mains: including the best roasts you can find Vegan sides: how do mouthwatering roasted potatoes and a refreshing fennel salad sound?Vegan Christmas cookies and dessert: including my favorite chocolate hazelnut cookies, plus the vegan version of Christmas classics like Christmas pudding, gingerbread, and mince pies!Click on the recipe name to get to the complete instruction.Ready, set, cook, and eat! Enjoy a fabulous plant-based Christmas!

Did you enjoy these vegan Christmas recipes

I hope you will have a wonderful plant-based Christmas dinner this year!
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Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Anne says December 21, 2020 What a fantastic list of Xmas food to choose from! Thank you. Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says December 31, 2020 Thank you, Anne! I hope you cooked some of these for Christmas this year and liked them Reply Katia says November 20, 2019
I can’t decide which one is my favorite! They all look amazing, can’t wait to try the yummy lasagna Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says November 20, 2019 Yes, the lasagna is amazing! Reply Tina says October 26, 2018 Great round up of recipes! Thank you for including my no bake cereal bars. Pinned and shared Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says October 26, 2018 Thank you so much, Tina Reply Hanne says December 20, 2017 This scrumptious round up will get everyone through the holidays in style! Thank you.. Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says December 20, 2017 Thank you Hanne Reply Theresa Marie Daily says December 6, 2017 Omg I am so saving this so I can make every single one of these!!! I’m a vegetarian and I’m always searching for vegetarian/vegan friendly recipes! Thanks for sharing (: Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says December 6, 2017 Glad you found it useful Reply fin$avvy panda says December 2, 2017 I love your page so much, Sara! It has so many great tips on food! That pancake looks so delicious!! As well as the sweet potatoes and kale hash. In fact, they ALL look yummy! These are all great choices for someone who wants to cut back on meat. Can you really make all this too? That’s amazing! I need to tell my fiancé about your page so he can bookmark it and prepare these types of meals. lol he’s the cook in our household! Reply Sara @ Gathering Dreams says December 2, 2017 Lucky you have your fiancé cooking for you! Mine only takes beautiful pictures of the food I cook and eats it all
I love traditional food but this year I would like to try some healthy alternatives! Reply

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