61 Best Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes (2024)

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What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year? Will you be staying at home to cook, or visiting family and friends? Will you be cooking up a feast, or taking a dish to share? Whatever your plans, you can be sure to find something to impress everyone at your table in this collection of 61 Best Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes!

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Own up.. Who was it? Who stole my year? It cannot be a whole year since I shared my 32 Recipes for Your Best-Ever Vegan Thanksgiving post. Seriously, I could swear that autumn only started last week … and here we are, almost into winter.

On the plus side… eat all the food! Once again, I turned to my blogging chums for inspiration, and wow, they certainly came up with the goods. In spades! Almost twice as many as last year! Check out all these vegan Thanksgiving recipes - and do try not to drool!

On a more serious note, let's not forget to be thankful for all the advantages we've been given; for our education, for our work, for our talents, for our health, for our homes, for our families, for our friends, and most importantly of all, for the love in our lives. We all have so much to be thankful for, and if sometimes we forget that throughout the year, let this be the one time we remember how truly blessed we are.

What are you thankful for?

VeganThanksgiving Recipes for Mushrooms

This vegan mushroom wellington recipe is stuffed with spinach, caramelized leeks, Beyond Meat Italian sausage, and plant-based smoked Gouda. Golden, flaky deliciousness!

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Juicy mushrooms are the star of the show in this vegan mushroom wellington – a fun spin on the classic beef wellington.

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This vegan pâté is full of the delicious umami flavour of mushrooms and toasted walnuts. It makes an amazing appetiser at holiday dinners, and can be used to make cute canapes for parties. Your guests will love how tasty it is, and you'll love how easy it is to make!

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These marinated grilled portobello mushrooms with garlic sauce are easy to put together, and taste like you spent hours prepping the dish.

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This farro risotto with roasted butternut squash and wild mushrooms is a beautiful holiday entrée.

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Hearty vegetables and nourishing buckwheat, topped with a layer of crisped creamy mashed potato, make my vegan mushroom and buckwheat shepherd’s pie a deliciously comforting, filling, and very frugal cool weather dish. Plus, it's gluten- and soy-free too, and is so delicious, you won’t miss the meat!

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Vegan Thanksgiving Lentil Loaf Recipes

This Lentil loaf has been a hit at so many omni parties! It has amazing texture and tons of flavor.

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A simple gluten-free vegan lentil loaf recipe requiring only basic ingredients. It’s hearty, holds together well, and is full of flavour

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A hearty plant-based dinner idea that will satisfy even meat-eaters! A Vegan Cauliflower Lentil Loaf that mimics the classic meatloaf with no meat, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free! Get all your protein and veggies in this healthy recipe!

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The perfect vegan lentil loaf should be deliciously rich, moist and juicy, and easy to make. This one is!

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The best nut roast ever. Simple to make and delicious to eat. Lentils & Brazil nuts are enhanced by a layer of sage & onion stuffing. Then there’s the rich wine gravy. Perfect for vegans and vegetarians alike, this lentil nut roast goes well with all the usual roast vegetables and trimmings.

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Little lentil loaf with mushrooms and fresh sage is a satisfying main course to serve with cranberry sauce at the festive table.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Roast Recipes

Are you wondering what to serve to your vegan guests this holiday season? This succulent vegan holiday roast celeriac will please Vegan and meat-lovers alike!

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Do you find yourself at a loss as to what to cook at Thanksgiving or Christmas that omnivores and vegans alike will enjoy? My vegan stuffed seitan roast is the solution you've been looking for. It's simple to make, chock-full of goodness, and is completely delicious too!

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This vegan, organic Thanksgiving dinner cake comprises five common Thanksgiving menu items: Tofurkey, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, and gravy. If you're the kind of person who mixes all your food together on your plate anyway, you'll love this.

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This gluten-free vegan turkey roll is made from well seasoned, firm tofu rolled around stuffing, baked till firm, then sliced and served with gravy. It makes a beautiful centerpiece for a main course, and no one will miss the bird!

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If you are looking for a centerpiece for your vegan holiday table this is it folks. Place this vegan ham roast onto your favorite platter, decorated with charred pineapple and orange slices, and studded with cloves. It looks stunning. It smells amazing and it tastes divine.

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Vegan Stuffed Squash Thanksgiving Recipes

Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash ~ an all-in-one meal that’s bursting with fall flavors. They’re so beautiful on the outside and have a subtly-sweet, nutty flavor on the inside.

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Learn how to cook stuffed squash with this easy vegan stuffed kabocha squash recipe! Filled with rice, mushrooms, cranberry, and sage. This simple recipe is so delicious!

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This hoisin-glazed stuffed acorn squash is an easy vegan entree that’s pretty enough to serve at a dinner party.

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Perfectly baked squash filled with wild rice, dried cranberries, toasted hazelnuts, and Maitake mushrooms for a delightful vegan and gluten-free Thanksgiving meal.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Sides Recipes

Vegan roasted maple cinnamon butternut squash! Loaded with cranberries and pecans. The perfect holiday side dish for your Thanksgiving table!

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The best balsamic-maple roasted Brussels sprouts with butternut squash, pecans, cranberries and avocado roasted garlic dressing. Ultimate healthy vegan Thanksgiving side dish, ready in just 40 minutes!

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These perfectly crispy vegan mayo-roast potatoes are really easy to make, and there's no nasty greasy baking tray to clean afterward!

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These vegan classic mashed potatoes have all the flavor you remember, without any of the dairy! They’ll be a hit on your Thanksgiving table, but don’t wait until then! They’re a perfect side dish for any meal!

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These Vegan Garlic Mashed Potatoes made with Yukon Gold potatoes and plenty of roasted garlic are so amazing! Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish, but easy enough to make any time.

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Served as a holiday side or appetizer, these crispy stuffed potato balls are a fun way to enjoy a flavorful potato dish!

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No roast dinner is complete without a goodly pile of roast veggies, right? And there's little more goodly than these maple roasted root vegetables. Bung 'em in the oven, and then in your tummy - you won't be disappointed!

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A delicious and spectacular vegan, gluten-free, dish that will be a star of any table. A healthy, flavorful, impressive looking, and comforting dish.

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These bourbon maple glazed green beans are a flavorful dish that adds a pop of bright color to your holiday dinner table. A healthy, oil-free side dish that everyone will enjoy.

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Everybody loves green bean casserole, and now all can enjoy this gluten free and vegan version! A creamy sauce and crispy fried onions make this dish a holiday favorite!

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Green beans in a blanket are the perfect way to serve green beans as an appetizer, side dish, or finger food for friendsgiving or a family holiday dinner.

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These soft, fluffy, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls are total crowd-pleasers – no eggs or dairy needed.

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Bright and flavorful, this bowl of greens has great texture and color. A perfect side dish that adds freshness to any holiday table.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Gravy Recipes

This vegan red wine gravy might just be the most important component of your holiday meal! This rich, hearty sauce will tie together all of your veggies into one amazing meal, and is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

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Creamy Vegan Shiitake Mushroom Gravy with fresh shiitakes, miso, mushroom powder, nutritional yeast, a splash of white wine and fragrant fresh thyme. It’s dairy free, can be made completely oil-free by sautéing the mushrooms in a little broth or wine instead of olive oil.

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Savoury, comforting, and warming, my make-ahead vegan mushroom gravy is the perfect accompaniment for roast dinners, pies, and mashed potatoes.

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There’s no cooking required to make this rich, flavorful Miso Gravy. It comes together in the blender in under 5 minutes!

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A delicious homemade gravy both vegans and omnivores can agree on! This easy Chickpea Flour Gravy is not only perfect for the holidays, but also all year long! You'll want to pour this addictive vegan and gluten-free gravy on everything!

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And a vegan cranberry sauce recipe!

This cranberry sauce recipe is one that everyone will love. It’s naturally sweet and is gluten free, vegan, and Paleo, with one little switch to also make it Whole30 and keto.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes

This red cabbage and mushroom stuffing is so simple to make, and is the perfect accompaniment for your vegan Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

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Thanksgiving is never complete without some gluten-free vegan stuffing! Impress your guests with this essential side dish recipe that’s safe for all food allergies, loved by all, and may just become the new star of the show!

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This Easy Vegan Stuffing features onions, celery, carrots, and sausage. With no oil or butter, it’s as tasty as a classic stuffing, and is moist on the inside and crispy on the outside.

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Cranberries, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, leeks, and spices make this gluten-free, low carb vegan stuffing a must for your Thanksgiving meal.

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Pre-cut butternut squash roasts quickly and makes this dish easy to pull together for a beautiful side dish that's sure to please your holiday guests.

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Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole is a decadent holiday side dish, featuring a bright and creamy almond ricotta-citrus filling, and a crunchy granola topping.

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A must-have classic for your holiday table! It’s warm-spiced and perfectly sweet!

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This sweet potato casserole is perfect for the holidays. It’s gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar free yet tastes so rich and delicious.

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This Best Ever Sweet Potato Casserole has it all – deliciously creamy sweet potatoes with tangy pineapple topped with a crunchy crumble layer. It's sure to become a family favorite at Thanksgiving.

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More Vegan Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Recipes!

Vegan sweet potato bunny biscuits are low in fat, healthy, and organic. A cross between a biscuit and a dinner roll, these will make a cute addition to any holiday gathering.

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If you need a healthy sweet potato recipe full of antioxidant goodness (and without marshmallows), that is also Paleo and Whole30 compliant, read on for a dish you will want to make all year round.

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These roasted sweet potato rounds are loaded with vegan goat cheese, cranberries, balsamic glaze, and a light drizzle of maple syrup, topped with crunchy candied walnuts. They make a perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Free from refined sugar, soy, and gluten, this decadent raw vegan chocolate tart is a wonderfully easy and delicious alternative to the traditional holiday desserts. It's a real showstopper but is deceptively simple to make. In fact, the hardest part is waiting for it to freeze!

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All the flavors you love in grandma’s old-fashioned Southern sweet potato pie, but easier, healthier, and without the crust! A gluten-free crustless sweet potato pie that’s vegan, top-8 allergy-free, paleo, creamy & sweet!

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This gluten-free, vegan pumpkin pie recipe is easy, healthy and positively SCRUMPTIOUS! Coconut milk adds extra creaminess in this perfect autumn pumpkin pie recipe. As shown with my favorite sorghum flour pie crust!

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With over 50 4+ star reviews, this vegan pumpkin pie is sure to be a winner! Make it with the gluten free almond flour crust in the recipe, or your favorite.

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This chocolate sweet potato pie is the perfect vegan holiday dessert. It has a rich chocolatey taste and is sweetened with pure maple syrup.

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This vegan no-bake chocolate pie recipe can be made in under 15 minutes, with only five ingredients that you’re likely to already have on-hand. And a blender

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My healthy vegan chocolate maple pudding is sweet and velvety-smooth, takes just 10 minutes to make, and is legitimately good for you too!

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This vegan self-saucing chocolate pudding has a lovely moist, cakey, almost brownie-like, top part, with a rich velvety sauce hidden underneath. Serve it warm with ice cream, or allow it to cool into a rich and fudgy dessert.

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This seasonal vegan pumpkin Bundt cake with cream cheese filling is moist and delicious. The cream cheese is tofu-based, and adds a creamy texture to the middle.

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  1. Choclette

    This looks just fabulous. I want to get stuck into everything. I tend to get a bit boring at Christmas and usually end up with the ever faithful lentil nut roast. Thanks for including it BTW. Anyway, this lot might just inspire me to do something different this year.

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    • Nico

      They really are great, aren't they? So much inspiration! xx

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  2. Hanne

    Nico I'm loving the format of this Thanksgiving round up. It is so user friendly! Kudos. Thank you for including my "un-ham" roast. I've said it before and I'll say it again nothing beats your delicious Stuffed Seitan Roast. Happy pre holidays

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    • Nico

      Thank you so much, Jojo - really happy that you find it useful. Thank you again for letting me use your un-ham for this... it's already on my to-make-for-the-carnivorous-family-at-Chrimbo list! Can't wait to tuck into it! Thank you also for your kind words about my roast, they mean a lot. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! xx

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  3. Elizabeth @ Healthy Midwestern Girl

    Thanks SO very much for including my Sweet Potato Casserole recipe! Gorgeous line-up of holiday recipes--everyone's going to love this!

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    • Nico

      You're so welcome, Elizabeth, and thank you for allowing me to share it. Have a lovely Thanksgiving! xx

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61 Best Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What do vegans eat instead of turkey? ›

by Gardein

Other protein-filled vegan options that could replace turkey in your vegan Thanksgiving table are tempeh, tofu and seitan.

What is a good substitute for turkey meat? ›

10 Main Course Alternatives to Turkey for Christmas
  • Duck. Another festive bird that offers flavorsome fat is duck. ...
  • Chicken. While chicken might not be the fanciest bird around, it can be a real crowd-pleaser and simple to prepare in a pinch. ...
  • Beef. ...
  • Venison. ...
  • Fish. ...
  • Pork. ...
  • Ham.
Dec 16, 2020

What do vegans think about Thanksgiving? ›

And while Thanksgiving is supposed to signify gratitude and abundance—the holiday centers around the autumn harvest—for many, it's the opposite. “It's all about eating and the murder of these birds or other animals,” Patty Shenker, a 30-year vegan told the LA Times.

What is a vegan who only eats fish? ›

Most simply, a pescatarian is someone who doesn't eat red meat or poultry, but does eat fish and other seafood. The term pescatarian was coined in the early 1990s and is a combination of the Italian word for fish, “pesce,” and the word “vegetarian.” Sometimes it's spelled “pescetarian,” but this means the same thing.

How do vegans get protein without meat? ›

Legumes. Legumes include a range of beans and peas such as black beans, chickpeas and lentils. They're loaded with protein, fiber and many key nutrients including calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron.

What is the most popular vegetarian alternative to turkey? ›

1. Burmese Tofu (aka Chickpea Flour Tofu) For an alternative to turkey that's mild in flavor and can be treated like any other protein, turn to Burmese tofu, which transforms chickpea flour, oil, and water into a sturdy tofu-like dish.

What is a vegan substitute for turkey on Thanksgiving? ›

Here are some popular options:
  • Stuffed Acorn Squash: - Roast acorn squash halves and fill them with a flavorful stuffing made with grains, nuts, dried fruits, and herbs.
  • Vegan Roast: - Many brands offer pre-made vegan roasts made from plant-based ingredients like seitan, tofu, or tempeh. ...
  • Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms:
Nov 17, 2021

Is there a plant-based turkey? ›

A vegan turkey roast offers savory flavor and hearty texture without the meat. A quality vegetarian turkey has up to 26 grams of protein per serving — about as much as real turkey.

What is surprisingly not vegan? ›

Candy. Candy includes many possible non-vegan ingredients, including sugar, honey, carmine, gelatin, shellac, and dairy. Most of these ingredients should sound familiar. Shellac is a “confectioner's glaze” and a varnish, the same as used on floors.

What does God say about vegans? ›

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb-bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food." In the second chapter of Genesis (2:16-17) vegetarianism is re-affirmed as people's spiritually proper diet.

What does God think of vegans? ›

Genesis 1 identifies human beings as uniquely images of God and grants them dominion over other animals, but the end of the chapter prescribes a vegan diet for humans, so this original dominion does not include permission to kill animals for food.

What is cheaper than turkey for Thanksgiving? ›

Roast chicken is less expensive, easy to roast, delicious, and has less portions than a large turkey, so it is perfect for a single, couple, or small family celebration. A simple chicken stuffed with mirepoix, lemons, fresh herbs (parsley, rosemary, sage) and roasted whole is a great alternative to a large turkey."

What is healthier than turkey for Thanksgiving? ›

Try it out on Thanksgiving by substituting tofu for your turkey. Tofu can be cooked in a variety of flavorful ways and comes with a ton of nutritional benefits including a lot of calcium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B, and protein.

What is America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish? ›

What is America's favorite Thanksgiving side? Mashed potatoes took home the top spot for this year's favorite side. The top five most popular holiday side dishes include: Mashed potatoes.

What should vegans eat to replace meat? ›

How to get protein without the meat
  • Pulses. Pulses are an inexpensive protein choice, are high in fibre and a source of iron. ...
  • Soya beans. ...
  • Quinoa. ...
  • Nuts. ...
  • Seeds. ...
  • Cereals and grains. ...
  • Quorn™ ...
  • Dairy.

What meat substitutes do vegans eat? ›

Meat alternatives are growing in popularity
  • Tofu. Tofu is the classic meat alternative and has been one of the basic sources of nutrition in Asia for centuries. ...
  • Soy protein. ...
  • Tempeh. ...
  • Seitan/wheat protein. ...
  • Lupin protein. ...
  • Green spelt. ...
  • Oat flakes. ...
  • Black beans.
Nov 11, 2019

Is there a vegetarian substitute for turkey? ›

What is alternative turkey and ham made out of? Brands like Tofurky, Field Roast, Gardein, Beyond Meat, Lightlife, and more use plant-based ingredients in the products you can buy for any vegetarian/vegan guests.

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