70+ Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes (Full Menu)

These vegan Thanksgiving recipes are crazy delicious and festive at the same time. Make them and you will surely impress everyone at the table.

What can I cook for a vegan Thanksgiving dinner?

Vegans can enjoy a variety of traditional Thanksgiving dishes by swapping meat, dairy, and eggs in the recipes for vegan-friendly alternatives, especially when it comes to side dishes like mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and stuffing.

You can get creative with the main dishes and try a seitan roast, store-bought vegan roast (like Tofurky), or a casserole.

 

Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

For more tasty vegan recipes for fall, check out our vegan Thanksgiving desserts, vegan pumpkin recipes, vegan sweet potato recipes, vegan Fall recipes, vegan stuffings, vegan apple recipes and vegan wild rice recipes roundups.

Classic Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

1. Vegan Turkey Roast

Thanks to the wizardry of the vegan gods, roast turkey is back on your Thanksgiving menu this year. A blend of spices, plus a magical ingredient known as “seitan,” fool your taste buds into thinking that this baby just gobble gobbled yesterday.

 

2. Lentil Loaf

Move over beef meatloaf! The lentils in this dish stole your job and have sent you packin’ this fine Thanksgiving. With its blend of lentils, chickpeas, and tomato sauce, you won’t miss meaty meatloaf one iota.

 

3. Wild Rice Stuffing

Your autumn stuffing’s gone wild with this blend of wild rice, lentils, and plenty of fall fruits to make it hardy, satisfying, and more deliciously savory than any dish deserves to be! It just might compete with the vegan turkey for “Best Dish on the Table.”

 

4. Mashed Potatoes

When it comes to making memorable mashed potatoes, less is more because the flavor of the potatoes speaks out loud and clear. This blend of yellow potatoes, olive oil, and nutritional yeast is simply delicious.

 

5. Vegan Gravy

The secret’s in the sauce, the soy sauce, in this vegan gravy recipe. Its umami magic turns up the flavor quotient of other ingredients until they practically burst at the proverbial seams with flavor.

 

6. Green Bean Casserole

Who would have thought that a little mix of creamy mushroom flavor, savory seasonings, and fresh green beans would come to epitomize all that’s good and holy on Thanksgiving? But as this green bean casserole recipe demonstrates, it IS all that’s good and holy!

 

7. Cranberry Sauce

This cranberry sauce equals tang on the table at Thanksgiving and perfectly juxtaposes its sometimes savory counterparts, like turkey and stuffing. It also clears that palate like nobody’s business, ensuring you’ll taste every bite, no matter how many bites you take.

 

8. Vegan Dinner Rolls

“Don’t fill up on bread!” Whoever said that probably never tried this fabulous recipe. Thank goodness, it only makes a “small” batch of fifteen pillowy-soft vegan dinner rolls — just enough for the Thanksgiving table.

 

9. Vegan Coleslaw

 

10. Vegan Cornbread

Hey, someone pass me the cornbread. Oh, you mean that light and fluffy, dairy-free, egg-free and vegan cornbread? That’s right. It’s got just a hint of sweetness and all of the cornbread flavor that everyone adores.

 

11. Mac and Cheese (No Nuts!)

This mac and cheese recipe celebrates Thanksgiving comfort food in grand style. Garlic, nutritional yeast, and Old Bay seasoning marry together in a tasty blend that makes you forget that this dish has no cheese.

 

12. Vegan Creamed Corn

Creamed corn is a Thanksgiving must but it doesn’t have to be that stuff from a can. It’s easy to make your own and — newsflash — it can be dairy-free. With just five ingredients, it’s a side dish everyone at the table will adore.

 

13. Collard Greens

Fresh collard greens sprinkled with tomatoes and seasoned with garlic and onions add festive colors to your Thanksgiving spread this year. They’re so good, you’ll ask for more.

 

14. Sweet Potato Soup

 

15. Apple Pie

With brown sugar, vegan butter, and fresh apples snuggled in a vegan pie crust, this vegan apple pie reminds you why apple pie ranks right up there in importance to mom. Tastes great with a side of vegan vanilla ice cream.

 

16. Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecans

Decisions, decisions. Should it be pecan pie or a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving? Here’s an easy solution — put both in the same pie! This vegan pecan-topped pumpkin pie solves that age old dilemma and satisfies every Thanksgiving dessert desire.

 

17. Sweet Potato Casserole

The crumbled pecans and sweet brown sugar are more than just set decoration in this sweet potato casserole. They’re the addictive crunch that juxtaposes the soft, creamy texture of the sweet potatoes to make every bite the main event in this tabletop theatrical show.

 

18. Pecan Pie

With a crust that practically flakes off the end of the fork by itself to its pecan-laden center of wonder, the only thing standing between you and more pie is the dollop of vegan whipped cream on top of it.

 

19. Thanksgiving Punch

Who wants some punch? Everyone, especially when it has the flavors of the season. This Thanksgiving Punch only has three ingredients — apple cider, caramel syrup and pumpkin pie spice. When they say it really packs a punch, this is what they were talking about.

 

Vegan Thanksgiving Main Dishes

20. Vegan Portobello Steaks

These meaty portobello mushroom steaks have a twofold secret — the balsamic and tamari marinade, both sweet and salty, and the creamy basil, lemon and garlic aioli which is added at the end. Both highlight the mushrooms’ natural umami.

 

21. Couscous Stuffed Squash

This couscous stuffed acorn squash is a showcase of Fall ingredients. It’s also customizable, so clean out that veggie drawer and go to town. Easy to prepare, and it can be enjoyed as a main or a side.

 

22. Stuffing-Muffins with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Could you even have Thanksgiving without stuffing and mashed potatoes with gravy? This is the vegan and gluten-free version which cooks up in a muffin tin for pre-portioned serving at its finest.

 

23. Creamy Mushroom Garlic Pasta

 

24. Quinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate

There is something so fun about everyone at the table getting their own individual quinoa stuffed mini squash. It’s also a hearty side dish that really delivers in the flavor department.

 

25. Roasted Thanksgiving Bowls

Bowls are all the rage right now, so a Thanksgiving bowl seems like a total no brainer. All of those comforting flavors — roasted acorn squash, carrots, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, mashed potatoes and gravy — mingled together in one go? Perfection.

 

26. ‘Cheesy’ Butternut Squash Pasta

This creamy golden mac and cheese side dish shines a spotlight on the power of plants and ingenuity when it comes to creating a perfect mac and cheese side dish this Thanksgiving. Fresh butternut squash, vegan cheese, and an explosion of spices that leave you lining up for more.

 

27. Butternut Squash Shepherds Pie

Here’s a new take on an old classic — shepherd’s pie reimagined for a newer, healthier generation. Its bottom layer is creamy lentils. Then there’s a wild toss of carrots and mushrooms. The final layer is a luscious coconut butternut squash.

 

28. Stuffed Roasted Butternut Squash

Ladies and gentleman, I give you a vegan holiday centerpiece — a stuffed, roasted butternut squash. It’s fit for a king’s feast and tastes of sage, wild rice, nuts and little pops of cranberry.

 

29. Smoky Southern-Style Meatless Meatloaf

Being vegan doesn’t mean giving up comfort food favorites. This meatless meatloaf topped with barbecue sauce not only looks like the real thing but it’s so packed with flavor that you won’t miss the old, boring meatloaf for a minute.

 

30. Vegan Minestrone With Butternut Squash

This stew doesn’t play. A bowl of this chunky, hearty minestrone stew is a meal-and-a-half of veggie, bean and pasta love.

 

31. Roasted Red Pepper & Squash Soup

When roasted red peppers and acorn squash get together, it’s magic. This creamy soup has just a little spice from the fresh ginger and takes about an hour to develop all of its yummy layers of flavor.

 

32. Vegan Thansgiving Pithiviers

This version of a pithivier has the warm flavors of Thanksgiving layered inside a flaky vegan puff pastry crust. Any guest who cuts into one of these impressive little pies will be in awe of your culinary genius.

 

33. Mushroom Lasagna Roll Ups

When the elegant truffle meets an unpretentious lasagna noodle, worlds collide in the most delicious way. These roll-ups are a garlic mushroom extravaganza that come together in no time and are a little something different for the dinner table.

 

34. Vegan Vegetable Pot Pie with Biscuits

Here’s a dish that could be a mid-week family dinner or have a coveted spot on the Thanksgiving table. Golden brown scratch-made biscuits atop a rich veggie stew equals nothing short of comfort food bliss.

 

35. Sweet Potato Ravioli with Mushrooms

Ah, it’s like Autumn on a plate. Homemade pasta dough stuffed with cashew cream, sweet potato puree and fresh thyme. Sprinkle sautéed mushrooms and shallots across your raviolis and you’ve created a restaurant-quality meal.

 

36. Festive Vegan Falafel with Cranberry Pear Dip

Falafel, that old vegan standard, has just gotten a holiday makeover. Adding a decadent pear and cranberry dip on the side makes it a sweet and savory celebration, just in time for Thanksgiving.

 

37. Vegan Butternut Squash and Pear Pizza

The problem with this vegan pear pizza is that you’ll have to share it. They’ll smell the roasting pears and squash, toasty crust and garlic cashew sauce and they’ll all come running. Pity. It’d make a fine meal for one.

 

Vegan Thanksgiving Sides

38. Garlic Roasted Green Beans

Need a last minute, easy peasy side for the holiday table? Roasted green beans with garlic can be prepped in only ten minutes and will cook in 20 minutes. Fresh and delicious! Don’t forget a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

 

39. Vegan Waldorf Salad

 

40. Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes

 

41. Arugula And Pear Salad With Candied Walnuts

 

42. Maple Glazed Carrots with Lemon Cashew Cream

Bring these heirloom carrots to your holiday table and watch their jaws drop. By the end of the meal, everyone will be fighting about which is better, the taste or the presentation.

 

43. Vegan Corn Pudding

A mix of sweet kernels of corn, vegan butter, and a dash of sea salt swirl together in ooey-gooey gustatory harmony in this vegan corn pudding. It’s so good your Thanksgiving turkey will sing its praises.

 

44. Vegan Creamed Spinach

Creamy cashew milk, nutritional yeast, and a dash of nutmeg converge in this vegan creamed spinach that’s just enough creamy for comfort and just enough spicy “cheese” for the ultimate taste kick.

 

45. Fall Quinoa Salad

This pretty Autumn dish makes a hearty side dish or a light lunch meal, just make sure to use vegan feta cheese.

 

46. Chive & Garlic Duchess Potatoes

Get ready for gasps of wonder when you present a tray of these chive and garlic duchess potatoes. Using a piping bag is the key to making these beauties look so elegant and it’s easier than you may think.

 

47. Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

Halved Brussel sprouts are roasted in a marinade of avocado oil, balsamic vinegar, and pure maple syrup until they’re practically bursting with a sweet and tangy flavor.

 

48. Vegan Fall Panzanella

All of the colors, textures and flavors of this seasonal bread salad will delight the palate while being a feast for the eyes. Enjoy it as a lunch or a light dinner.

 

49. Potato Croquettes

Here’s a promise — if you put a basket of these potato croquettes on your Thanksgiving table, you will indeed be celebrated. Golden and crispy, they look so inviting and will make a perfect addition to an already crowded plate.

 

50. Autumn Pasta Salad

It’s crunch time for salad lovers. Think tart Granny Smith apples, crisp celery and coarsely chopped pecans all tossed with spinach and citrus and al dente pasta. This autumn salad bursts with fresh, seasonal flavors.

 

51. Green Bean Almondine

Sweet slivers of almonds and fresh green beans spar in this green bean almondine to see who wins for the crispiest, tastiest ingredient in a Thanksgiving dish. Only your taste buds can decide who wins that fight! You might need two helpings to decide who wins this gustatory duke-out!

 

52. Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins

They’re a side dish. No, they’re a breakfast. No way, they’re a side dish! Calm down everyone. They’re jalapeño cornbread muffins and they can be a side dish and a quick grab-and-go leftover breakfast.

 

53. Cornbread Stuffing (gf)

Y’all, what would Thanksgiving be without a heaping helping of cornbread stuffing? It just wouldn’t be right. So here’s a recipe that has all the textures and flavors without any of the gluten or the guilt.

 

54. Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy

No Thanksgiving meal would be complete without offering your guests a piping-hot bowl of fluffy mashed potatoes. The mushroom gravy ups the ante and turns this standard into a vegan-friendly must.

 

55. Sugar-free Cranberry Sauce

Fact — no Thanksgiving would be complete without cranberry sauce. This version is a super easy four-ingredient recipe that tastes sensational and has no sugar. It’s also low in carbs and paleo friendly, so don’t hold back.

 

Vegan Thanksgiving Desserts

56. Fall Fruit Salad

 

57. Sweet Potato Pie

Sitting just below a bubbling top of toasted marshmallows, the fresh sweet potatoes and flaky crust that make up this delish vegan sweet potato pie will stuff your tummy faster than your second helping of turkey will and be sweeter going down to boot.

 

58. Chai Spice Pear Pie

Looking for something a little different for the Thanksgiving dessert table? Chai spices are so warm and inviting and when paired with pear, it’s a dream come true. The flavor combination is unbeatable especially when it’s served in a buttery, vegan crust.

 

59. Apple Crumble

Give yourself a break this Thanksgiving and throw together this vegan apple crumble. Made with simple ingredients, you can assemble it ahead of time and then bake it on the big day. It doesn’t get much easier than that.

 

60. Pumpkin Roll

Let’s be honest — some people are just fed up with pumpkin pie. But believe me when I tell you that no one ever turns down a well executed pumpkin roll. Yummy pumpkin cake stuffed with light, aquafaba cream? Too darn delightful to pass up.

 

61. Apple Cider Cake with Maple Glaze

Apple cider and autumn go together, so why not make a cake that celebrates both? It is bursting with those flavors of cinnamon and maple that everyone craves when the leaves start to turn and the wind gets crisp.

 

62. Pumpkin Pie Bites

If you’re like me, it’s hard to resist any bite-sized dessert. I mean, the calories don’t count if you can pop it in your mouth in one go, right? It’s everything you like about pumpkin pie in a single, delicious bite.

 

63. Apple Upside Down Cake

Gather your guests around. They can smell the apple-cinnamon goodness as you present the hot pan. Get a plate and watch their anticipation. Flip that baby out and they’ll see the caramelized apple goodness on top. Dessert perfection achieved.

 

64. Pumpkin Bundt Cake

This pumpkin bundt cake is so good that it doesn’t even need a glaze. Sure, if you want to gild the lily, by all means, go for it. You can also make it without a bundt pan! Three cheers for a flexible recipe!

 

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Vegan Thanksgiving Drinks

 

65. Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria

Pour you and your bestie a glass of apple cider sangria, sit in front of a crackling fire and let the fun begin. Apples and cinnamon sticks all get familiar in a crisp white whine with a dash of whiskey and cider thrown in for good measure.

66. Slow Cooker Spiced Apple Cider

Treat your guests to an intoxicating holiday aroma as soon as they walk in your door. This recipe adds orange to apple cider and when simmered gently in a slow cooker, it’s both fragrant and irresistible.

 

67. Apple Cider Rum Punch

Thirsty? How about some apple cider, orange juice, cinnamon sticks and rum all decked out in a glass with apples and oranges? I know I’m ready for a big holiday glass of that festive brew.

 

68. Mulled Pear Juice

Everybody’s had mulled cider but how many people have dared to mull pear juice? This drink is next level yummy. Clementine juice adds a citrus zing to the subtly sweet pear. A whole batch takes only 15 minutes to make.

69. Apple Cinnamon Whiskey Smash

Let the children sip on some cider — I got myself a tumbler of Apple Cinnamon Whiskey Smash. The flavors of fall and whiskey make a perfect match, and it’s amazing how something so cool can warm you right up.

 

70. Autumn Harvest Punch

For those occasions when, for whatever the reason, you can’t have a cocktail, there’s nothing wrong with indulging in a little mocktail. It’s a celebration in a glass but without any regret the next day.

 

Vegan Thanksgiving Appetizers

71. Mushroom Sausage Rolls

Looking for an extra nibble for your holiday guests? Blow their minds with these vegan sausage rolls that have all the flavor without any of the (wait for it) sausage! They don’t need it — the umami comes from mushrooms, cashews and soy sauce.

 

72. Stromboli

Stromboli is a party food classic and this vegan version makes a perfect holiday appetizer. Roll up some grainy mustard, veggies, vegan cheese and deli meat in pizza dough and bake. Slice and you’re ready to serve.

 

73. Garlic Olives in a Blanket

While others are pigging out on pigs in a blanket, up the sophistication with a vegan take — I present garlicky olives neatly tucked in their own little blankets. These are so simple and impressive for vegans and non-vegans alike.

 

74. Mushroom Pate

Need a savory pâté dipping solution that doesn’t involve meat? Of course it’s the mighty mushroom that comes to the appetizer rescue. All of that umami flavor in a scrumptious pâté that is perfect on crackers, French bread or as a veggie dip.

 

75. Chili Garlic Brussels Sprouts

Watch out, Buffalo sauce, chili garlic sauce is eyeing your crown. It has already cozied up to the Brussels sprouts and is making a name for itself. A little heat, a little soy, a little garlic and wow — an appetizer that wakes up your palate.

 

76. Holiday Cheese Ball

Nothing says holiday appetizer like an old fashioned cheese ball. Too bad you can’t have a vegan cheese ball…or can you? Yes, you can and it’s delicious. Vegan cheeses, nuts, dried cranberries, fresh herbs and spices are all it takes to be the star of your platter.

 

77. Italian Stuffed Mushrooms

You will never go wrong serving stuffed mushrooms at a party. Italian bread crumbs tossed with all kinds of herbs and seasonings in a roasted mushroom make for a perfect, savory bite. Vegans, call dibs because the non-vegans will descend and seize them.

 

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