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The Ultimate 36 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

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If you’ve recently gone plant based and wondering what you’ll eat this Thanksgiving, I’ve got the very BEST vegan Thanksgiving recipes for you! Whether you’re a vegan newbie or veteran, there’s something here for everyone!

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This Plant Based Thanksgiving recipe collection was originally published in October 2019. It has been updated to include more recipes, additional content and photos.

Cooking a vegan Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be stressful. This list of delicious plant based Thanksgiving recipes has everything you’ll need from soups, main dishes, sides, and of course, dessert.

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What do people eat for Thanksgiving?

Traditionally, a Thanksgiving lunch or dinner includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cornbread, gravy, cranberry sauce, PIE and all things pumpkin!

And I’ve got GREAT news! I have vegan recipes to replace ALL of these favourites! Woohoo!

What is vegan turkey?

Of course turkey is not actually vegan. I know many disagree with calling plant based foods by their traditional non-vegan names.

I get it…but here me out.

Think back to when you first starting exploring plant based foods and trying to figure out what to eat and make. I know I can’t be the only one who’s searched the web for “vegan chicken burgers“, “vegan meatballs” or “vegan orange chicken“.

Am I right?

So vegan turkey?

You’ve got store bought options, often made from soy or wheat gluten and shaped like a roast.

BUT, if you’re looking for homemade (which is probably what led you here to the BEST vegan Thanksgiving recipes), you’ve come to the right place.

Collage of images of vegan Thanksgiving recipes.

What you’ll find here

  • Plant based recipes that are PERFECT for Thanksgiving.
  • All are vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, and many are gluten free and oil free, too.

Ready?

Let’s go!

Soups

Make sure you’ve got soup on your vegan Thanksgiving menu. A nice warm bowl to start your meal, filled with autumn flavours.

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
Loaded with all the flavours that SCREAM fall! This warming, nourishing bowl is not only delicious, but vibrant, velvety, and ready in just 30 minutes!
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hands holding up bowl of pumpkin sweet potato soup
Butternut Squash Soup
With both Instant Pot and stove top directions, this creamy soup is just what your collection of vegan Thanksgiving recipes needs. If you have an Instant Pot, it's a great way to keep the stress down in the kitchen while this soup cooks itself!
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vegan butternut squash soup in bowl with cream garnish
Carrot Cauliflower Soup w/ Dill & Sage
Carrot and cauliflower make a luscious, creamy soup that's seasoned to perfection. A low calorie option that's ready in about 35 minutes. Instant Pot option available, too.
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carrot cauliflower soup in bowls with hand holding spoon inside bowl
Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
Delicious, creamy, and actually SPICY! This spiced sweet potato soup is filling and flavourful, incredibly warming, and perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner.
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bowls of sweet potato soup garnished with fresh parsley.
Roasted Beet Soup w/ Dill [Oil Free]
Roasted beet soup is beautiful and inviting with its gorgeously vibrant red colour. It’s naturally sweet with a little tang from lemon and dill. A perfectly creamy, and absolutely delicious and satisfying soup.
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Red soup inside white bowl with lemons and dill scattered around it.

Main Dishes

Now for the filling and satisfying main course. Who says it’s not Thanksgiving without turkey? These options are not only filling and satisfying, but flavourful, and delicious! Check them out.

“Turkey” Roast with Mushrooms [Seitan]
Ultra meaty and filled with umami flavours thanks to mushrooms and miso paste for the ultimate roast that will have you and your guests salivating. It’s simple to prepare (10 min prep) and makes a stunning center piece for all your special occasions.
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Sliced roast with gravy on top and peas and mashed potatoes beside it.
Chickpea Meatloaf with Smoked Maple Glaze
Hearty, rich and undeniably satisfying, this chickpea meatloaf is perfect for your plant based Thanksgiving! Topped with a mouth watering smoky maple glaze that you'll want to drink from the bowl.
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sliced vegan loaf with red sauce glazed on top
Pumpkin Risotto
So creamy, so dreamy, so unbelievably tasty, and it comes together in your hands off Instant Pot (stove top instructions also available). You definitely want this pumpkin risotto in your vegan Thanksgiving recipes collection.
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white plate with pumpkin risotto and fork on top and sage garnish.
Seitan “Ham”
Meaty, tender, incredibly flavourful seitan ham topped with a smoky maple glaze!! Serve this stunning roast for the ultimate vegan Thanksgiving. It’s omnivore approved and sure to please a crowd.
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Vegan ham sliced on platter with roasted potatoes around it.
Lentil Shepherd’s Pie [Oil Free]
Hearty lentils and veggies topped with fluffy, oil free mashed potatoes make a healthy, wholesome, yet absolutely comforting choice for your vegan Thanksgiving dinner.
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slice of lentil shepherd's pie in plate with fork.
The BEST Vegan Lasagna
If you're Italian (as I am), you've probably had lasagna for Thanksgiving before! This one won't disappoint. Layers of tender noodles, grilled veggies, cashew ricotta cheese and a hearty walnut meat Bolognese sauce!
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Fork and knife cutting into slice of vegan lasagna.
Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese
Creamy, luscious and secretly healthy mac and cheese is loaded with sweet potatoes for a nutrient dense sauce. Perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall dinner.
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serving spoon scooping out mac and cheese from baking dish
Holiday Roast by Seven Roses
An inexpensive holiday roast that smells so incredible, your guests will be running to the table! With just 15 minutes of prep, and just pop it in the oven, leaving you plenty of time for working on some delicious sides!
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vegan-holiday-roast
Stove Top Stuffing
It's not Thanksgiving without stuffing, but if you don't have a roast to stuff, no problem! This EASY stove top stuffing comes together in about 30 minutes for the perfect side dish on Thanksgiving Day.
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Cast iron pan filled with bread, pecans, carrots, onion and rosemary garnish.

Sides + Gravies

Compliment your main dish with some of these incredible vegan thanksgiving recipes that make perfect accompaniments.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes [NO Drain!]
Yes, you read that right! No draining required. Just toss everything into your Instant Pot, mash and serve! It doesn't get easier than this.
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Hand holding up plate of mashed potatoes.
Onion Gravy
Rich, full bodied, and bursting with flavour! This onion gravy is the PERFECT solution for a meatless gravy option, this Thanksgiving. No one will miss the meat.
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Gravy boat filled with brown gravy and rosemary garnish.
Oil Free Vegan Cornbread – Whole Wheat Option
Here's an oil free, but absolutely delicious vegan cornbread. It's very lightly sweetened (or add more sugar if you like sweeter cornbread) and has both white flour and whole wheat flour options! Your choice!
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three slices of cornbread on cutting board
Maple Garlic Air Fryer Baby Carrots
A delicious twist on honey garlic brings you these maple garlic baby carrots! They’re flavourful, super simple to whip up and a perfect side dish for the holidays, or any day.
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Baby carrots in brown bamboo plate with parsley garnish.
Creamed Corn
This is a MUST HAVE side dish for your plant based Thanksgiving! This creamed corn is truly the BEST version I've ever tasted. So rich, flavourful, and addictive, yet only 6 ingredients and 15 minutes needed!
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creamed corn in small white dish with spoon with pan of it in background.
Air Fryer Carrots [Two Ways!]
Two ways to make them, sweet or spicy! Both are incredible, which one will you try? Carrots are a must on Thanksgiving, right? Don't miss these! In fact, try both!
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white plate filled with air fried carrots
Miso Gravy [in 10 mins!]
A second gravy option for you, because can you ever have too many? It's salty, savoury, incredibly flavourful and on your table in 10 minutes or less. With just 6 ingredients, you can whip this up in a flash.
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Gravy boat filled with golden colour gravy resting on dish towel.
Air Fryer Spaghetti Squash
Perfectly tender noodles, every single time! Air fryer spaghetti squash is truly the BEST way to cook this big yellow vegetable. You'll never go back to the oven method again. No soggy noodles, just utter deliciousness.
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close up of cooked spaghetti squash sliced in half with parmesan cheese and parsley garnish on top.
Cranberry Broccoli Salad w/ Poppy Seed Dressing
Bright, fun and delicious! This cranberry broccoli salad is crunchy, rich, a mix of sweet and tart and absolutely drool-worthy. Perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner.
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Large salad in white serving bowl with lemons, pecans, and cranberries around it.
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
Crisp on the outside and soft and tender in the middle. Make this sweet potato dish in TWO delicious flavours: spicy or sweet! A must have side dish in your collection of vegan thanksgiving recipes.
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White plate with cubed sweet potatoes and rosemary garnish.
Air Fryer Butternut Squash [Two Ways!]
Two ways to make them, savoury or sweet! Either way, you’ll be very impressed with this air fried butternut squash. Both versions are incredibly delicious and simple to prepare. A perfect addition to your vegan Thanksgiving recipes.
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Two bowls with handles filled with air fried butternut squash,

Dessert!

Now, what you’ve all been waiting for! Some of the best desserts perfect for a plant based Thanksgiving. The perfect end, to a perfect meal.

Pumpkin Spice Hummus [Tastes Like Pumpkin Pie!]
If you love pumpkin spice and all things nice, you HAVE to try this pumpkin spice hummus. Serve it with veggies, pita, crackers or chips! Ready in 10 minutes!
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White bowl with orange dip inside and chocolate chips on top.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rich, sweet and indulgent pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! They’re secretly healthy, made using wholesome ingredients like oat flour and molasses, but so incredibly delicious, you’d never guess!
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Stack of chocolate chip cookies with tray of more cookies in background.
Apple Bread
Moist, sweet and completely mouth watering apple bread with a gorgeous sweet cinnamon swirl. This one just screams fall and would be perfect on the dessert table this Thanksgiving.
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apple bread on cutting board and plate in front of the loaf with two slices on it.
Healthier Vegan Pecan Pie [No Corn Syrup]
A healthier pecan pie that’s incredibly delicious with no corn syrup and no refined sugar. It’s rich, sweet, caramel-ly, loaded with pecans and the perfect holiday dessert. Plus, it’s so easy to make! No need to blind bake the crust or precook the filling.
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Pecan pie on cooling rack with cinnamon sticks and pecans beside it.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Soft and chewy cookies that are bursting with pumpkin spice flavour for a warming, delicious cookie that pairs perfectly with your coffee or tea. Just one bowl and about 20 minutes needed.
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Close up of oatmeal cookies on cooling rack with chocolate chips on top.
Vegan Pumpkin Donuts
These pumpkin donuts are bursting with pumpkin-y flavour, spiced with cinnamon and so perfectly moist and delicious. Super easy to whip up with just 7 ingredients, 1 bowl and ready in 30 minutes. 
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Pumpkin donuts on cooling rack with bite taken out of one of them.
Strawberry Pie
An incredibly delicious no bake vegan strawberry pie made without Jell-O or oil and low in sugar, without sacrificing flavour! Strawberry isn't your typical Thanksgiving pie, but this one is so good, it's time to break tradition.
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Close up of strawberry pie in pie plate.
Pecan Butter Cookies
These pecan butter cookies are next level AMAZING. They’re moist, buttery soft, sweet and salty, and so so good! You’ll be amazed that these delicious treats are free from oil and butter, and still taste THIS great!
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Cooling rack with pecan cookies on top and pecans on the side.
Vegan Pumpkin Pie by Yummy Mummy Kitchen
This delectable pumpkin pie is made with a coconut milk filling and almond flour crust! It’s easy enough for a weeknight dessert and tasty enough for Thanksgiving. Gluten free too!
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vegan pumpkin pie
Pumpkin Nice Cream [Tastes like pumpkin pie!]
If it's warmer where you live, go for pumpkin nice cream! You’re going to love this refreshing and delicious no churn dessert. It’s naturally (and lightly) sweetened, perfectly creamy, and loaded with pumpkin spice flavour.
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Bowl of pumpkin ice cream
Easy Pumpkin Spice Latte
To pair with all these beautiful vegan Thanksgiving dessert recipes, you'll want this super simple to make and utterly delicious pumpkin spice latte! Trust me, you need this!
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two mugs of pumpkin spice lattes with plate of muffins beside them

Hope you’ve found tons of new recipes to try that are absolutely perfect for a plant based Thanksgiving.

If you try any of these recipes, please let me know about it in the comments below. I always love hearing from you! Don’t forget to Subscribe to This Healthy Kitchen to be among the first to get my new recipes! You can also FOLLOW ME on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter to see more delicious food and get all the latest updates.

Buon appetito

Rosa

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