

Here is my annual recipe guide to help you host a healthy, happy, Vegan Thanksgiving feast!

A very vegan holiday. I remember my very first vegan Thanksgiving quite well. My homemade cranberry sauce was chilling in the fridge, my sweet potatoes were baking and caramelizing in the oven. I pulled my heavy, ice-covered Tofurky box out of the freezer and started reading the instructions, yanking out the box components. Some vegan “wishbones” and vegan gravy and that round firm Tofurky. I must say, I do love the Tofurky. But I haven’t made one in a few years. I remember it baking up a tad dry. I slathered it in gravy and Dijon mustard sauce. My meal was pretty good, but in the end I just felt so satisfied to have celebrated an entire meal, cruelty free. I had such a light and happy heart. A vegan meal can be delicious, easy, fun and life-changing. If you have never done “vegan Thanksgiving” before, I high recommend you give it a try!

The categorized lists ahead include my personal favorite dishes featured here on my blog. Both traditional favorites (stuffing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie galore) and a few less than traditional ideas as well..

Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes 2012

Ahead you will find these recipe categories..

* beverages

* appetizers

* salads

* entrees

* soups

* appetizers

* dessert

* festive breakfast

I have loosely noted the more seasonal and/or traditional recipes with -> (*)

Beverages:

POM-tini using Fresh Crushed Pomegranate Juice*

Ginger Juice Shooters – pre-meal palate cleanser

5 Holiday Smoothies

Mint Creme Soy Cocoa (after-meal)

Hot Pumpkin Mug

Appetizers + Sides:

Smashed Sweet Potato Fritters

Baked Vegan Sweet Potatoes*

Homemade Cranberry Sauce – smooth or whole berry*

3 Vegan Stuffing Recipes + Vegan Stuffing 101*

Cheezy Spinach Dip – recipe 1, recipe 2

Sweet Potato Apple Souffle Cups*

Jalapeno “Cheddar” Biscuits*

Skinny-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Beet Walnut Dip – pretty!

Golden Saffron Quinoa + Cheezy Roasted Broccoli

Roasted Cauliflower Pumpkin Swirl Dip – LOVE this one*

Citrus Butternut Squash Dip or my Sage Butternut Squash Dip*

Cashew Cheese Appetizer

Sunny Asparagus Tapenade

Raw Almond Spreads – 3 ways

Sweet Potato Hummus – Cajun Spiced

Fancy Fruit Tapas – use seasonal fruit!

Pumpkin Spice Cashew Cheese*

King Oyster Mushroom “Scallops” + Cucumbers

Salads / Veggies:

Ginger Citrus Maple Roasted Beets

Citrus Maple Glazed Roasted Carrots

Fall Forward Seasonal Salad + Apple Rings and Dried Cranberries*

Holiday Citrus-Apple-Walnut Fruit Salad*

Cranberry Balsamic Brussel Sprouts*

Roasted Butternut Squash with Sage and Citrus*

Easy Tahini Curried Carrot Raisin Slaw

Shredded Carrot Salad Duo

Apple Cider Swiss Chard + hemp seeds

Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin*

Arugula Avocado Macadamia Nut Salad

Roasted Beet Salad + Citrus and Pecans*

Deviled Avocados

Peanut Ginger Wilted Kale Salad

Panko Green Bean Fries

Fully Loaded Kale Salad

Butternut Bliss Salad with tofu*

Sweet Potato + Vegan Sausage Salad

Citrus Quinoa Tempeh Plate

Green Goddess Grain and Veggie Bowl + grapefruit

Sugar Snap Pea Maple Nut Salad*

Entrees:

Over-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (make sweet potatoes the main event)

Toasty Pumpkin Chickpea Fritters*

Holiday Citrus Rice-Stuffed Squash*

Sweet Potato Pockets (my traditional must-make recipe!!)*

Golden Orchard Quinoa Platter + roasted pumpkin + pecans*

BBQ Hasselback Tofu

Vegan Mac/Cheez for Thanksgiving? Go for it!

Pumpkin Apple Harvest Rice*

Homemade Smoked Maple Seitan

Maple Tempeh Broccoli Pitas – casual feast

Simple Sticky Blackened Tempeh Logs

One-Plate Comfort Food Vegan Meal – mac/cheez, rice/beans veggies too.

Cashew Cheese + Kale Enchiladas (for a Mexican-themed entree)

Easy Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers .. go all un-traditional on your festivities!

kid-friendly: Sweet Potato Glow Spirals

If you want a vegan “centerpiece” entree – I list a few optionshere.

Soups:

Golden Trio Chipotle Fall Soup + Cubed Tofu*

Roasted Veggie Stew

Ginger Sage Butternut Pumpkin Soup – love this velvet-y blend!!*

Desserts:

Thick & Frosty Pumpkin Coconut Shake

5-Ingredient Vegan Pumpkin Pie*

4-Ingredient Vegan Pumpkin Pie*

Peanut Butter Cheesecake – Pumpkin Cookie Dough Studded

No-Bake Walnut Pumpkin Pie*

Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

Cream Swirled Pumpkin Pie

Vegan Pumpkin Pudding – 5 ingredients, 5 minutes

Hubbard Pumpkin Pie*

Chocolate Epiphany – Chocolate Mousse Pie

Mocha Layer Cake

Soy Nog Shake (Persimmon Too!)*

Pumpkin Cinna-Bun Layer Cake*

Vegan Caramel Apple Pie*

Festive Breakfasts:

Pumpkin Scones with Vanilla Bean Frosting

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal*

Apple Cinnamon Candied Ginger Waffles*

Jack-o-Pumpkin Breakfast Sandwich*

Peanut Butter Cup Caramel Latte or Mocha

Coffee Cake Pecan Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Frosting

Vegan Pumpkin Pudding (light dessert too!)*

Pumpkin Spice Orange Banana Bread Bars

Apple Dumpling Cinnamon Rolls*

Blackberry Walnut Oat Rolls (sub with seasonal fruit in place of berries if you’d like.)

Cinnamon Frosted Pumpkin Muffins*

Cranberry Almond Swirl Muffins*

Pumpkin Pecan Cinnamon Rolls + Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting (also dessert-worthy)*

Matcha Shake (I will most likely make this to power me through Thanksgiving morning) I crave my matcha fix!

More Vegan Thanksgiving Links!..

And also check out my: 25 Best Vegan “Pumpkin” Recipes!

And check out my other site FindingVegan.com #HOLIDAY for recipes from your favorite bloggers all over the web! Over 19,000+ recipes to search from!

And see my slideshow of 31 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes over on Family Kitchen.

Above images – recipes shown (left to right, starting top left):

top: cauliflower pumpkin dip, apple harvest rice, sweet potato souffle cups, baked sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffed butternut squash, jalapeno biscuits, 4-ingredient pumpkin pie,cranberry brussel sprouts, mac/cheez, carrot slaw, stuffing, hasselback tofu, green bean fries, pumpkin pudding, hubbard pie, ginger pumpkin-squash soup, almond dips, butternut squash dip, roasted butternut squash cubes, golden quinoa platter, mushroom scallops, pomegranate juice, sticky blackened tempeh logs, curried tahini carrot slaw

dessert: 5-ing pumpkin pie, pumpkin pudding, pumpkin muffins, hubbard pie, pumpkin cinnamon rolls with ginger frosting, mint cocoa, chocolate epiphany pie, 4-ing pumpkin pie, coffee cake cinnamon rolls, apple pie, orange-frosted coffee cake cinna rolls, walnut pumpkin pie, mocha cake, cream-swirled pumpkin pie duo, pb cup latte/mocha, pb pumpkin cheesecake with caramel, apples for apple dumpling rolls, soy nog shake, pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon bun layer cake