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Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

Whether it’s your first Thanksgiving as a vegan or your 10th as a vegan, finding vegan recipes for Thanksgiving can be overwhelming and even disheartening. Many of the typical recipes include animal products and the entire meal is situated around a meat dish. These recipes will ease that frustration with a variety of ideas for your meal.

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Tips For Thanksgiving Dinner

If you are going to someone else’s house for Thanksgiving dinner and don’t have control of your meal, here’s what I suggest:

Talk To The Host

If you are comfortable, talk with the host about substituting vegan ingredients. It is very easy to make mashed potatoes with almond milk and vegan butter. You can even offer to provide these ingredients.

Bring Your Own Dishes

If this isn’t an option or you aren’t comfortable asking, you can bring your own dishes. When you bring your own dishes, you know what is in them and how they were made.

If you want dishes that are the same as what will be available at the dinner like mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, or pumpkin pie, I suggest not bringing a lot. People tend to want to eat what they are used to. If there is a vegan option and a typical option, most people will not choose vegan.

If you are bringing dishes that are different or have an unusual spin on an old dish like sweet potato bunny biscuits (recipe in Sides section), bring extra to share. This is a great no-pressure way to share vegan dishes with others.

Below I have a list of Main Dishes, Side Dishes, and Desserts that are perfect for any Thanksgiving dinner!

10 Main Dishes

Meatless meatloaf is a simple and easy substitute from a meat entree.

Since chickpeas are full of protein and you can use the aquafaba in the dessert, this is the perfect main dish for Thanksgiving dinner.

Here’s another chickpea veggie loaf packed with nutrition and flavor.

I love the way this holiday loaf looks and it’s pack with delicious ingredients.

This roast is a great substitute for a main dish.

I love that this dish looks “meaty” for an easy substitute to traditional options.

This Thanksgiving Dinner Cake has the entire meal in one dish. This is perfect if you want to do it all in one dish.

The vegan ham recipe is perfect for a holiday meal. It’s a beautiful centerpiece and delicious part of your Thanksgiving meal.

This lentil loaf is high in protein as well as gluten-free and grain-free.

This holiday pie is inspired by British pastries. It contains a variety of veggies to please everyone.

22 Side Dishes

Since moving to a vegan diet, Thanksgiving has really been about the sides for me. There is so much variety and so many delicious options that I don’t even worry about the main dish. Here is a list of 22 side dishes for your Vegan Thanksgiving dinner.

I love how this creamed spinach uses cauliflower and nutritional yeast to create the “cream”.

This homemade cranberry sauce is made so easily because it’s made in the Instant Pot.

The air fryer is my favorite kitchen gadget, so I definitely need to make a dish with it. The Roasted Butternut Squash recipe is perfect to include in Thanksgiving dinner.

This simple recipe is made with 5 ingredients, salt, and pepper. What an easy dish to make for vegan Thanksgiving.

Roasted carrots are a real winner when it comes to simplicity and a delicious dish.

This recipe is the perfect side to include along with vegan recipes for Thanksgiving. It’s easy, healthy, and kid-friendly. The perfect Thanksgiving side.

These mashed potatoes cook quickly and simply in the Instant Pot which is definitely a plus when it comes to creating dishes for Thanksgiving dinner.

This squash and pumpkin soup is the perfect addition to a Thanksgiving meal.

As a classic dish, Green Bean Casserole is a must-have at any Thanksgiving dinner.

This soup is creamy, hearty, and low calorie.

Since stuffing is such a staple of Thanksgiving dinners, it’s nice to have a couple of options. This option has all of the great Thanksgiving-eque vegetables.

This stuffing recipe has two of my favorite foods: mushrooms and artichokes and it is easy to bake.

This bread pudding recipe is savory, healthy, and delicious.

This sausage stuffing casserole is the perfect substitute for typical turkey stuffing.

This cornbread is vegan and gluten-free. It takes only 9 ingredients and the author offers substitutes for the ingredients for any taste or allergies.

This salad has a variety of flavors and textures which is the perfect side to a Thanksgiving meal.

I love that this recipe has 3 ingredients and a 7 ingredient dressing. It’s simple and an unusual salad.

The amazing mac and cheese has the secret ingredients of yogurt and miso paste.

These sweet potato bunny biscuits are so cute and a fun way to celebrate a meal together. Since the shape is made with cookie cutters, you can decide any shape for these including this adorable Thanksgiving-themed set.

These green beans in a blanket are such a cute and unusual idea that anyone would love these!

This gravy has fantastic and delicious ingredients of red wine and mushrooms.

This quick and simple recipe is the perfect addition for a Thanksgiving dinner.

10 Vegan Desserts

This chocolate tart is gluten-free and a tasty Thanksgiving dessert.

This sweet potato pie is the perfect finale to a Thanksgiving dinner.

This crumble is an easy dessert that the whole family will love.

This is a rich dessert and the perfect size for a Thanksgiving dessert.

Celebrating Thanksgiving has to have pumpkin in the dessert. This pumpkin brownie is an alternative version for the dessert.

Thanksgiving dinner needs a quality apple pie. This one is gluten-free and vegan.

This pumpkin pie filling recipe is oil-free and gluten-free. The recipe also includes vegan crust and whipped topping recipes.

I love this recipe. It’s simple to assemble and becomes a delicious and easy dessert.

I love that this cake has tofu to make it silky and smooth.



Since Thanksgiving dinner needs pumpkin dishes, it’s nice to have dishes besides the pie. This pumpkin cheesecake is the perfect combo of delicious and pumpkin.

While having Thanksgiving as a vegan can be overwhelming, it’s easy to manage your meal with these recipes.

What is your favorite recipe? Tell me in the comments.

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