These vegan Thanksgiving recipes include my most popular vegan appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and more. A collection of everything you need to make a delicious plant-based Thanksgiving feast this year!
Every year I get a ton of questions from family and friends about what vegans eat for Thanksgiving. Here's a popular question: 'If you don't eat turkey, what do you eat at Thanksgiving?'
That's an easy answer - there's lots of holiday food that doesn't include turkey! Today I'm sharing over 25 of my best, classic vegan Thanksgiving recipes to help you to create an incredibly delicious vegan Thanksgiving menu. They include vegan versions of traditional side dishes like mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy, familiar (but plant based) main dishes, epic desserts, and more! I hope you find a few new favorites to add to your Thanksgiving table!
MILLION DOLLAR PLANNING TIP for hosting a stress-free Thanksgiving Dinner: When planning your menu, I recommend choosing a few make-ahead recipes that you can reheated the day of. As well, I make a master schedule: Write a list of everything you're making. Jot down next to each dish if it needs time in the oven, stove, air fryer, crock pot, microwave, etc. Note how long the dish needs to cook, and what time it has to go in. That way you won't get any appliance backlogs or forget anything - hopefully!
Vegan Thanksgiving Appetizers
I LOVE a good appetizer, and I used to go overboard by making too many. That was a rookie mistake because my guests were full before we even sat down to dinner! Also appies are time consuming to make!
Pro Tip: My strategy when planning a big holiday menu is to choose one or two kick a$$ appetizer recipes that everyone loves and that can be made ahead or better yet, frozen in advance. These recipes are worth their weight in gold when it comes to managing stress levels and juggling a long TO DO list on the big day. Here's my epic go-to appie:
Vegan Thanksgiving Salad and Soup Recipes
I love an easy, make-ahead vegan soup to serve as a starter at big holiday meals. And it's nice to have a go-to salad to serve (or take) to a Thanksgiving feast to break up all that comfort food. Here's a few of our favorite recipes:
Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
When it comes to Thanksgiving, it's all about the side dishes. If you don't know what to serve a vegan or vegetarian friend or family member for Thanksgiving dinner, here's a few plant based side dishes everyone loves.
Main Dish - Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
My family loves something to slather gravy over so after lots of recipe testing, this succulent tofu turkey recipe was crowned the winner for Thanksgiving (and Christmas) dinner. I've included a few other tasty, indulgent, and show-stopping vegan main course recipes for your Thanksgiving holiday menu too!
Easy Bread Recipes for Thanksgiving
No holiday dinner is complete without my favorite carb: bread! If you're a bread lover too, here's a few EASY homemade bread recipes to include in your Thanksgiving menu. All these bread recipes are simple and perfect for beginners!:
Vegan Thanksgiving Desserts
Finish off your plant based Thanksgiving dinner with something for your sweet tooth. Here are some of my quickest, most delicious, vegan desserts sure to satisfy the whole family:
Vegan Pantry Items
Sometimes (depending where you live), it's a challenge to find specific vegan condiments and pantry ingredients for a holiday recipe. So I typically make my own. Below are three recipes I use all the time starting at Thanksgiving all the way through Christmas and the winter season. They are quick and easy pantry recipes.
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you find some new recipe inspiration in my collection of vegan Thanksgiving food. Please tag me on Instagram so I can see what you're making. ☆ I'd appreciate if you left a comment and review on your favorite recipes to let me know what you think!
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