These vegan Thanksgiving dishes are perfect whether you are having a big family Thanksgiving or a Friendsgiving feast! With delicious vegan Thanksgiving recipes for main dishes, side dishes, salads and desserts, everything you need for the perfect vegan thanksgiving meal is below.
P.S. if you want celebrate Thanksgiving while being sensitive to the real history of Thanksgiving, be sure to check out this article about how to celebrate thanksgiving in a non-offensive way.
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Vegan Thanksgiving Main Dishes
If you are looking for a center piece dish for your vegan Thanksgiving table that is sure to impress, these recipes are sure to please!
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Roast Seitan Turkey
Try this insanely succulent roast seitan turkey, perfect for special occasions, Sunday Roast, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Featuring a fully flavored outer layer, meaty textured centre encapsulating scrumptious cranberry stuffing. This vegan roast is incredibly moreish and will have you wanting to make it all through the year, not just on the holidays!
Thanksgiving Lentil Bake
This vegan thanksgiving lentil bake is the perfect plant based main. It is rich, savory, delicious and creamy all in one. The deep flavors of the lentil mushroom filling complements the creamy, sweet potato mash. A real winner for vegan thanksgiving.
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Vegan Thanksgiving Wellington
Loaded with savory quinoa, garbanzo beans, and veggies then wrapped and baked in puff pastry, this holiday roast is loved by vegans and meat-eaters alike! Ready to serve in about an hour.
Vegan Turkey Sandwich Recipe
Vegan turkey sandwiches made with sage and onion stuffing, vegan meat sub and cranberry sauce. A sandwich the entire family will love!
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Vegan Mushroom Wellington
Another wellington, but this one is made with deliciously crisp puff pastry filled with mushrooms, onion, spinach, garlic, rice and fresh thyme. This is the best vegan mushroom wellington recipe ever!
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Vegan Corn Casserole in the Slow Cooker
This creamy rich corn casserole is made easy with vegan ingredients in your slow cooker.
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Vegetarian Stuffed Kabocha Squash Recipe
This stuffed kabocha makes a beautiful centerpiece meal for vegan or vegetarian guests. Full of flavor, this stuffed squash is sure to please even the picky eaters.
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Baked Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese {GF}
This Baked Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese is so creamy and delicious. It’s the perfect dairy-free comfort food for dinner and a great dish for the holidays.
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Holiday Chickpea Veggie Loaf [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
This Holiday Chickpea Veggie Loaf is packed with carrot, celery and onion and features the flavors of thyme and sage, making it the perfect vegan main course for Thanksgiving!
Vegan Sausage Roll Recipe
These vegan sausage rolls are delicously flaky with a rich, savoury filling on the inside. The vegan sausage meat is less faux meat and more a delicous combination of whole foods, including puy lentils, mushrooms, fresh herbs and miso paste. They are the perfect brunch, snack or sharing food at a gathering. Enjoy with vegan mustard and ketchup.
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Juicy Vegan Lentil Loaf (Grain-free!)
This vegan lentil loaf is deliciously rich, moist and juicy, and easy to make. Keeps well in the fridge so make a large batch to have it last long.
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The Great Stuffed Pumpkin
This stuffed pumpkin recipe is a dramatic side dish or vegetarian main course that will command center stage on your table.
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Vegan Shepherd's Pie - Gluten Free • Plant Based Folk
The tastiest and easiest vegan shepherd's pie that is also gluten free, featuring a flavorsome bottom layer seeping into the creamy top layer.
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Smoky Sweet Potato and Butter Bean Stew
A rich vegan stew recipe with sweet potatoes, butter beans and spinach in a tomato and smoked paprika sauce.
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Vegan Potato Dumplings with Mushroom-Sauce
You want to try a new vegan potato recipe? These eggless potato dumplings make a great vegan potato dish for your next Thanksgiving.
Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dishes, Salads and Condiments
Okay, this category is really a ton of sub categories combined... looking for the perfect cranberry sauce and stuffings, we've got you covered below. Want a nice side salad, you'll also find that here. With tons of options perfect for Thanksgiving, make sure to go through them all!
Fluffy Vegan Rolls Recipe
These delicious vegan rolls are fluffy and perfect for any occassion! Use them to dunk in dips and soups, serve them for brunch or eat them as vegan dinner rolls. No matter when you make them they are sure to be a crowdpleaser!
Vegan Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Try this fun and festive vegan cranberry sauce, it's sugar-free and gluten free too! The perfect condiment for your festive meals!
Vegan Brussel Sprouts Recipe
Try this scrumptious festive vegan brussel sprouts recipe. Featuring cranberries balanced with the savoury flavours of chestnuts and nutritional yeast, this sprout recipe will have you coming back for seconds!
Mushroom Vegan Pate Recipe
This rich and earthy mushroom vegan pate is delicious, savory and deep in flavor. It is the perfect starter or accompaniment to a sharing platter.
Rocket and Pear Salad with Sweet Cherry Vinaigrette
This cheerful, fruity pear rocket salad is perfect for special occasions. The bitter rocket pairs perfectly with the sweet pear slices, toasted almonds, and the bright cherry vinaigrette for a salad that will impress visually and taste wise.
This salad comes together quickly and the components can be prepped ahead of time, making it an even easier choice when cooking for your holiday meal!
Vegan Sausage Stuffing
Try this scrumptious Vegan Sausage Stuffing recipe, it's the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Sunday Roast. Made with beyond meat sausage, this stuffing is the ultimate festive side with all of the flavours of cranberries, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Vegan Brussel Sprout Salad With Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
This scrumptious vegan brussel sprout salad with lemon poppyseed dressing is such a healthy but tasty vegan salad. The crunch of the sprouts make it taste so fresh! The cranberries gives it a sweet note, whilst the lemon poppyseed dressing provides a litte zing to tantalise every taste bud in your mouth!
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Sourdough Stuffing Muffins with Apple and Fresh Herbs
Super cute and perfectly portioned, these savory vegan stuffing muffins are a fantastic addition to your holiday table.
Vegan Onion Gravy
This vegan onion gravy recipe is absolutely delicious. Pair this with your favourite vegan roast dinner, thanksgiving meal, Christmas dinner or pie and mash! It is savoury, rich, tasty and a must try!
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super easy one-pot mashed potatoes
If you love mashed potatoes but find them too time-consuming and finicky, this recipe is for you. These Super Easy One-Pot Mashed Potatoes require basically no work and minimal dirty dishes!
Butternut and Beetroot Salad
This creamy crunchy butternut and beetroot salad is perfect and comforting, with delicious flavors, textures and colors! It's a great indulgent salad to have on the menu year round.
Enjoy this vegan beetroot salad as a vibrant vegan side dish. It's especially nice for potlucks, get togethers and holiday meals!
Festive Vegan Spinach Salad Recipe
This delicious vegan spinach salad recipe uses baby spinach, cranberries, slivered almonds, and tofu for a fun new take on a classic spinach salad. Combined with our delicious salad dressing which is sweetened with date syrup, this vegan salad will bring new flavors to an old classic for an attention stealing dish.
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Easy Vegan Holiday Dinner Rolls
The classic pull-apart dinner rolls we all know and love! These easy-to-make yeast rolls are soft, fluffy, perfectly bite-sized, and especially hard to resist warm out of the oven.
Addictive Vegan Broccoli Salad
This easy vegan broccoli salad recipe, comes together in minutes and is so delicious and addictive. Covered in a vegan honey mustard dressing, it's tangy and sweet and amazing with the crunch of fresh broccoli. It also is a healthier broccoli salad, and packed with nutrients.
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vegan sourdough stuffing with mushrooms, sausage, and swiss chard
Change up your traditional Thanksgiving menu this year with this delicious Vegan Sourdough Stuffing, packed with tasty mushrooms, veggie Italian sausage, and Swiss Chard.
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vegan broccoli cheese casserole | The Baking Fairy
The famous Thanksgiving Broccoli Cheese Casserole gets a vegan makeover with a delicious plant-based cheese sauce, fresh veggies, and a crispy layer of Panko breadcrumbs!
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Kale Cranberry Salad (15 minutes) - Vegan
This 15-Minute Kale Cranberry Salad is sweetened with dried cranberries and a sweet tahini dressing, and loaded with crunchy bites of sunflower seeds and sliced almonds.
Easy Vegan Bread Sauce Recipe
This vegan bread sauce recipe is super tasty and easy to make. With the herb infused base, this homemade bread sauce is a must try. Put it with your vegan roast dinner, Thanksgiving lunch or Christmas dinner. You will be sure to impress with this tasty vegan condiment.
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Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
This healthy sweet potato casserole has all the tasty Thanksgiving flavors in one baked dish. It’s a lightened-up, sugar-free version of the classic recipe with a layer of creamy, spiced sweet potato topped with a nutty pecan crumble.
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Vegan Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
This vegan scalloped potatoes recipe is packed full of flavor. It's made with lots of vegan cheddar cheese, creamy coconut milk and herbs!
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Brussels Sprouts Casserole
This vegan Brussels Sprouts Casserole upgrades the classic side dish with fresh sprouts, a creamy mushroom gravy and crispy shallots. You'll want to make it no matter what time of year it is!
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Roasted Baby Potatoes in Air Fryer
Roasted Baby Potatoes with herbs make a delicious side dish for any occasion and especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. These are absolutely flavorful, easy to make and enjoyed by kids and adults alike.
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Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad | Vegan Holiday Side Dish Recipe
Hearty, flavorful, and fresh, this vegan side dish will make a beautiful addition to your holiday table. The base of black lentils is slathered in a creamy lemon tahini dressing, and is a perfect counterpoint to tart, juicy pomegranate seeds. The salad is finished off with crunchy toasted walnuts and a vibrant sprinkling of parsley.
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Semi Homemade Sage Vegan Stuffing
This recipe is classic homemade stuffing made vegan, flavored with veggie no-chicken broth, sage, thyme, and fresh parsley. You can take the stuffing from stove to oven if you make it in a cast iron pan. Double or triple the recipe for lots of leftovers!
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Mashed Butternut Squash Recipe
Mashed butternut squash makes for the perfect side dish on a fall dinner table. It’s smooth, creamy, and loaded with nutrients, for a healthier spin on classic mashed potatoes.
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Vegan Fall Harvest Salad with Kale and Pumpkin • Happy Kitchen
Light and healthy vegan fall harvest salad is as satisfying as it is nutritious: crunchy kale paired with sweet pumpkin, tart Brussels sprouts, crisp apples and pomegranate seeds all merged together with delicious homemade maple-mustard dressing. Perfect Thanksgiving harvest salad that everyone will love!
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Vegan Stuffed Mushroom Dip
Loaded with mushrooms, garlic, vegan cream cheese, and vegan Hot Italian sausage then topped with buttery Panko breadcrumbs.
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Vegan Green Bean Casserole (No mushrooms)
This flavorful, creamy Vegan Green Bean Casserole is a crowd pleaser. Save time on Thanksgiving and prep it the day before!
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Vegan Green Bean Casserole w/ Rosemary Garlic Mushrooms - Jar Of Lemons
What's Thanksgiving without a classic Green Bean Casserole dish? This dish is creamy and tasty! Good bye boring casserole, hello Vegan Green Bean Casserole w/ Rosemary Garlic Mushrooms!
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Easy Maple Glazed Saut�ed Carrots
This is the carrot recipe that my whole family is in love with! Kids and adults alike can’t get enough of these Maple Glazed Carrots, and they’re so easy to make, we have them all the time! Slicing carrots thin and sauteeing them with a bit of maple gives a hint of sweetness that pairs perfectly with their natural flavor. I think you’ll love them too!
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Easy Chanterelle Recipe With Potato
This chanterelle recipe is easy as well as delicious, chanterelle wild mushroom with potatoes is a perfect dish to serve as a side or as a main vegan meal.
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Brussels Sprouts Kale Saut� with Cranberries & Walnuts
Flavored with ginger and garlic, this Brussels Sprouts Kale Sauté with Cranberries & Walnuts is a nutritious addition to your holiday table.
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Creamy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
This truly is the best mushroom gravy that you’ll want to slather over everything and serve at every holiday meal! This vegan mushroom gravy is easy to make in just 30 minutes and it requires less than 10 ingredients!
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Holiday Wild Rice Pilaf with Cranberries and Pecans
This Holiday Wild Rice Pilaf is a perfect side dish for your holiday feast. The wild rice blend, studded with chopped pecans and dried cranberries, is an oil free, easy, one pot dish. It will be a hit at your next with vegans and non-vegans!
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Pumpkin, Cranberry and Almond Salad
This quickly made salad is perfect for any occasion or family gathering. It is not only nutritious, but it is also full of delicious flavours and textures. As a bonus, friends and family, who have specific dietary requirements, will also be able to enjoy it. It is vegan and gluten-free.
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Crispy Smashed Potatoes
These vegan Crispy Smashed Potatoes have a golden brown exterior, extra crispy edges and a tender interior that makes them beyond addictive. They are the perfect simple and quick-to-prepare side dish with incredible flavor and texture. Whether you are hosting guests for a holiday meal or party or cozying up for a quiet dinner at home, these naturally gluten-free crispy smashed potatoes will become your go-to side dish!
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Roasted Pear, Walnut and Cranberry Salad {Paleo, Vegan}
Spruce up your Thanksgiving salad with roasted pears and toasted walnuts. Cranberries add a pop of color.
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Wild Rice & Butternut Squash
This wild rice and butternut squash salad makes a great Thanksgiving side dish because it’s colorful and a little unexpected. Since this dish is vegan and gluten-free, everyone can enjoy it!
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Roasted Pearl Onions | Air Fryer Recipe
Tangy, sweet, spicy pearl onions with balsamic vinegar are a snap to make in your air fryer for an easy, vegan side dish.
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Farro Sweet Potato Salad | Sprouts And Krauts | Vegan Holiday Side Dish
This Farro Sweet Potato Salad is the perfect vegan side dish that will satisfy all of your dinner guests, vegan and non-vegan alike. This hearty grain salad combines farro with slightly spicy roasted sweet potatoes, massaged kale, and crunchy pepitas, all coated in an apple cider vinaigrette.
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The Best Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes | Greedy Gourmet
Make the most of autumn and serve something different this Thanksgiving - Roasted Sunchokes! Simply roasted with oil and herbs, this nutty and earthy root vegetable is a true crowdpleaser.
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Vegan Mushroom and Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf
This vegan wild rice pilaf is a great side dish for Thanksgiving! Made with fresh cranberries, mushrooms, and sage, it’s flavorful and nutritious.
Vegan Thanksgiving Desserts
No Thanksgiving feast is complete without a beautiful dessert to finish it off! Be sure to try one of these indulgent, fall flavored desserts.
Tofu Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Try these delicious vegan tofu chocolate mousse puds. They are silky smooth and indulgent without excessive calories. They take only 5 minutes to make and 3 ingredients.
Sweet Potato Vegan Muffins
These sweet potato vegan muffins are crazy moist and studded with chocolate chips for a delicious vegan breakfast on the go or relaxed vegan brunch.
They are very easy to whip together and only use standard pantry ingredients so you don't need to hunt for any special ingredients.
Vegan Raspberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
These delicious vegan raspberry muffins, optionally drizzled with a vegan cream cheese frosting, are light and fluffy and bursting with delicious raspberry lemon flavors.
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Vegan Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie
The iconic, quintessential pie of Thanksgiving. Rich, creamy, and loaded with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves; the classic spices of the season, this easy and comforting pie continues to be a family favorite year after year.
Vegan Custard Recipe
This creamy vegan custard is the perfect way to finish off your Thanksgiving meal.
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Vegan Oatmeal Cream Pies
This simple vegan oatmeal cream pie recipe is soft, sweet, chewy and delicious! Spiced oatmeal cookies with a fluffy and creamy vanilla frosting in between!
Vegan Cinnamon Bread
This fluffy, warming vegan cinnamon bread is comforting and delicious. Whip it together for a vegan brunch or even enjoy it for dessert! The vegan cinnamon swirl bread is so good, you'll need to make a double batch as the first will get immediately gobbled up!
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Vegan Cranberry Orange Cookies
Perfectly soft with just the right combination of citrusy, sweet, and tart, these easy-to-make vegan cranberry orange cookies are just the thing to complete your holiday dessert table!
Vegan Babka Recipe - Vegan Chocolate Babka
Get your vegan babka on with this delicious, fluffy, chocolatey sweet vegan chocolate babka recipe or our vegan cinnamon babka recipe. Either filling option makes for an absolutely amazing babka whether you plan on serving it for an amazing dessert or a sweet brunch recipe for special occasions and holidays.
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Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding Mousse
Pumpkin pie chia pudding mousse is creamy, delicious, and filled with pumpkin pie spices. Not only is it gluten-free and dairy-free, but it’s loaded with healthy fats and fiber.
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Vegan Apple Pie
This vegan apple pie is always a hit. Adapted from a traditional American apple pie recipe, it’s loaded with apples and is topped off with a delicious cinnamon-y streusel. If you’re looking for the best vegan apple pie recipe, this is the one you want!
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Classic Vegan Pecan Pie (No Corn Syrup!)
Does it get any better than vegan pecan pie? This recipe uses no corn syrup and it is so yummy and pretty healthy too!
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Best-Ever Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
This vegan pumpkin cheesecake is so easy to make and is the perfect dessert to finish off your thanksgiving feast!
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Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
These Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Cookies are soft and chewy, slightly fluffy, fragrantly spiced and covered in a rich, tangy “cream cheese” frosting. They’re perfect for Thanksgiving!
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Chocolate Sweet Potato Pie (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
This chocolate sweet potato pie is perfect as a Thanksgiving dessert! It is vegan, gluten-free, and free of added oils. It has a rich and decadent chocolate taste that will make you want more than just one slice!
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Kabocha Pumpkin Yokan
This bright orange kabocha pumpkin yokan is a Japanese treat made with kabocha pumpkin and agar-agar. This dessert is healthy, quick, easy, vegan-friendly, and gluten-free.