Easy Vegan Christmas Recipes (2024)

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Vegan Christmas recipes that are simple to make and delicious to eat. Serve these plant-based mains, sides, starters, salads, and desserts for an incredible holiday feast!

Check out all of our vegan recipes for even more inspiration!

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Easy Vegan Christmas Recipes

What do vegans eat for Christmas?

Easy vegan Christmas side dishes

Vegan Christmas Main Course Recipes

Easy Vegan Christmas starters and salads

Festive Vegan Christmas Drinks

Vegan Christmas Dessert Recipes

Easy Vegan Christmas Recipes

The holiday season, with so much focus on meat and dairy, can be tough on vegans. And it can also be tricky for hosts trying to accommodate vegan friends and family at a big family dinner.

But it doesn't need to be! There are so many incredible vegan recipes that are perfect for Christmas dinner. And all of these recipes are so delicious that even non-vegans will enjoy eating them.

We've collected all of our favorite vegan holiday recipes from nut roasts, casseroles, mushrooms gravy, mashed potatoes, and creamy risotto to sweet vegan Christmas desserts.

Don't forget to share this recipe collection with your vegan friends. And make sure to leave a comment letting us know which is your favorite recipe!

What do vegans eat for Christmas?

Everything! Delicious roasts and fluffy mashed potatoes smothered in gravy with all the sweet potato and brussels sprouts sides. It's 100% possible to have a wonderfully traditional holiday feast made completely vegan.

Sometimes making a Christmas recipe vegan is as simple as swapping butter for oil or using maple syrup instead of honey. But often it's better to have a specific vegan recipe so you know that the results will be great.

If you're cooking for a crowd, try making most of the sides vegan – your meat-eating guests will never know the difference. Then include the option of a vegan main to round out the rest of your menu. It's an easy way to make everyone at your table happy!

Easy vegan Christmas side dishes

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Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash is the best side dish ever. It's easy to make, sweet, and delicious. Cranberries, pecans, and a little cinnamon make this special enough to serve to guests yet cozy enough to serve with a weeknight dinner.

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Vegan Christmas Main Course Recipes

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Vegan Curried Shepard's Pie Recipe

This vegan shepherd's pie recipe with curry-like spices is the ultimate healthy comfort food! With lentils, chickpeas, carrots, mushrooms, and a sweet potato top, it's a hearty main that's perfect on the holiday table or as a family-friendly meal. It's simple to make and it's ready in just over an hour!

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Easy Vegan Christmas starters and salads

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Christmas Salad Recipe

This is our favorite Christmas salad. It's made with fresh, chopped herbs, toasted walnuts, and pomegranate seeds. It's easy to make, stays fresh for hours, and the pretty green and red color looks great on your holiday table!

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Festive Vegan Christmas Drinks

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Christmas Cranberry Margarita Recipe

This Christmas cranberry margarita is perfect for the ho-ho-holidays! It's cranberries muddled with tequila, and a homemade rosemary simple syrup. It's easy to scale into a pitcher, and it's ready in just 15 minutes!

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Vegan Purple Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

This is a showstopper of a pie! This vegan purple sweet potato pie has a natural, bright purple color, a sweet and creamy filling, and is surrounded by a coconut almond crust.

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Vegan Christmas recipes that are simple to make and delicious to eat. Serve these plant-based mains, sides, starters, salads, and desserts for an incredible holiday feast!

Recipe Index

Easy vegan Christmas side dishes

  • Maple Roasted Butternut Squash with Cranberries and Pecans
  • Pretty Sweet Potato Casserole with Peppery Pecans
  • The Best Stuffing Recipe Ever
  • Vegan Mushroom Gravy
  • Healthy Vegan Green Bean Casserole
  • Roasted Root Vegetables with Pears and Maple Vanilla Butter
  • Sesame Garlic Miso Butter Mushrooms
  • Mini Hasselback Potatoes with Roasted Garlic
  • Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Walnuts, Mint + Pomegranate
  • Ginger Orange Cranberry Sauce
  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Golden Raisins + Pistachios
  • Vegan Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Vegan Christmas Main Course Recipes

Easy Vegan Christmas starters and salads

Festive Vegan Christmas Drinks

Vegan Christmas Dessert Recipes

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Easy Vegan Christmas Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What Christmas food to get? ›

Our Top 22 Traditional Christmas Dishes
  • 01 of 23. Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham. ...
  • 02 of 23. Mom's Scalloped Potatoes. ...
  • 03 of 23. Best Green Bean Casserole. ...
  • 04 of 23. Chef John's Roast Turkey and Gravy. ...
  • 05 of 23. Holiday Mashed Potatoes. ...
  • 06 of 23. Christmas Prime Rib. ...
  • 07 of 23. Quick and Easy Yorkshire Pudding. ...
  • 08 of 23. Beef Wellington.
Dec 18, 2023

What do you eat on each of the 12 days of Christmas? ›

12 Days of Christmas Recipes
  • Day 1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree. These Baked Pears are EASY and delicious with 4 simple ingredients. ...
  • Day 2: Two Turtle Doves. ...
  • Day 3: Three French Hens. ...
  • Day 4: Four Calling Birds. ...
  • Day 5: Five Golden Rings. ...
  • Day 6: Six Geese a Laying. ...
  • Day 7: Seven Swans a Swimming. ...
  • Day 8: Eight Maids a Milking.
Dec 25, 2020

How do you simplify Christmas dinner? ›

Create a holiday menu and ask dinner guests to contribute something. A family member or close friend can bring anything from a bottle of wine to mashed potatoes. When you make the menu, ask the whole family what they want included in the holiday menus. Then, you can divide up the menu and have everyone contribute.

What is the most popular vegetable in Christmas? ›

Within this article we will outline the 5 most popular Christmas vegetables, and how to keep them fresh for the big day!
  • 1) Carrots.
  • 2) Broccoli.
  • 3) Potatoes.
  • 4) Cauliflower.
  • 5) Brussel sprouts.

What is the most sold food at Christmas? ›

Nationally, these are the most popular Christmas foods in America:
  • Roasted potatoes (91%)
  • Scalloped potatoes (83%)
  • Roast beef (77%)
  • Red velvet cake (76%)
  • Ham (76%)
  • Christmas nuts (76%)
Aug 1, 2023

What do people eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? ›

Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham, are also used. Pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are staples for dessert.

Why do we eat 12 on Christmas Eve? ›

A twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper is traditionally prepared to commemorate Jesus' twelve disciples in Central, Northern and Eastern European cultures, especially those that were formerly part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and neighbouring countries.

What does each country eat on Christmas Day? ›

Let us know if there's are any others that you think are worth a mention!
  • Christmas Eve Apples – China. ...
  • KFC Christmas Dinner – Japan. ...
  • Selyodka Pod Shuboy – Russia. ...
  • Christmas Pudding – England. ...
  • Smalahove – Norway. ...
  • Mattak and Kiviak – Greenland. ...
  • Mopane Worms – Southern Africa. ...
  • Feast of the Seven Fishes – Italy/America.
Jan 15, 2020

How do I make my kitchen feel Christmassy? ›

Windowsills, mantles, breakfast bars and open shelving are good spaces for ornaments as the working areas will remain unaffected. A garland placed over the mantle, baubles hung in windows or trinkets spread across open shelves will add some festive charm whilst keeping the kitchen clean and ergonomic.

What to do when Christmas is hard? ›

Remember...
  1. Look after yourself. Prioritise whatever it is that will help you relax and feel calm.
  2. Take time out. Allow yourself the time and space you need.
  3. Reach out for help. If you can, be honest with the people around you.
  4. Speak to someone you trust. Let others know how they can look after you best this Christmas.
Nov 29, 2019

How can I make Christmas less stressful? ›

10 tips to reduce stress and take care of yourself during the...
  1. Don't over schedule yourself. ...
  2. Simplify travel and limit car time. ...
  3. Manage gift giving. ...
  4. Be responsible about food and alcohol consumption. ...
  5. Enjoy family on your terms. ...
  6. Respect differences. ...
  7. Take time for yourself. ...
  8. Honor the losses of the year.
Dec 12, 2023

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