Best 20 Free Vegan Recipes

OIL-FREE VEGAN RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor until well mixed. Adjust sweetener and seasonings to taste.

T. V. P. SAUSAGE CRUMBLES (VEGETARIAN/VEGAN/GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Stir boiling water with liquid smoke (if using), soy sauce, maple syrup, and molasses.
• Meanwhile, mix TVP with dry seasonings; stir to incorporate. Combine wet and dry mixtures. Then allow the TVP to absorb the moisture for about 5 minutes while you heat the oil.
• Fry mixture in oil in an uncovered frying pan on medium heat, about 5 minutes (or until browned), stirring occasionally.

PEANUT BUTTER BLISS COOKIES - VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, NO-SUGAR-ADDED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine dates and peanut butter in a food processor; process on high in 15-second intervals, gradually adding almond milk while processing, until mixture is smooth. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
• Mix oat flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix date mixture into flour mixture, adding more oat flour if needed, until dough holds together. Form dough into balls, 1 to 2 tablespoons each, and arrange on the prepared baking sheets. Press a fork into each dough ball, dipping fork in water after each press. Gently press a few raisins into each one.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are just beginning to turn golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool completely before eating.

VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE BROTH POWDER

Steps:

• Blend yeast flakes, parsley, onion, garlic, celery seed, and dill together in a blender until mixture is a fine powder.

SZECHUAN GREEN BEANS AND TOFU (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN)

Steps:

• A few hours before cooking, place a tofu block in a bowl and put a weight on top of it to squeeze out water as much as possible.
• Cook green beans in salted boiling water for about 3 minutes.
• Transfer beans to a colander and run cold water. Cut them in half.
• Dice tofu into 1/2 inch cubes.
• In a small bowl, mix tamari soy sauce, sake or 1 Tbsp water, chili paste, and sugar to make a sauce. Set aside.
• In a sauté pan, heat sesame oil and sauté garlic and ginger for a minute.
• Add beans and tofu and sauté until heated.
• Add the sauce and sauté until the sauce is bubbly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Infuse love and serve!

VEGAN GLUTEN-FREE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme; stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, bay leaves, and soy sauce. Bring soup to a boil.
• Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl; pour into soup and stir well to incorporate. Reduce heat and simmer soup until it starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt, and black pepper. Simmer just until coconut milk is heated through (do not allow to boil), about 5 minutes.

VEGAN GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITHOUT COCONUT OIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream brown sugar, margarine, and white sugar together in a bowl. Add mashed banana and vanilla extract.
• Combine baking soda and hot water in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture and stir in salt. Add flour slowly, 1 cup at a time, incorporating xanthan gum at the same time. Add chocolate chips and stir to combine. Drop by large spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

CHUNKY VEGETABLE LENTIL SOUP (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN)

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat olive oil, add chopped onions and sauté until onions are translucent and soft.
• Add minced garlic and sauté 2 more minutes.
• Add celery, carrots, potato, kale, paprika and herbs and sauté for a few more minutes stirring frequently.
• Add lentils, water, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes (If you are using a pressure cooker, cook under pressure for 7 minutes and use a natural releasing method.).
• Add salt, infuse love and serve!

VEGAN AND SOY-FREE APPLE CINNAMON OAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Use a blender or food processor to blend oats into oat flour. Mix in cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
• Mix apples, applesauce, almond milk, oil, and vanilla together in a large bowl until combined. Slowly add the oat mixture, mixing until thick like cookie dough. Add even spoonfuls of the mixture to the muffin tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back to the touch, 14 to 18 minutes. Let cool at least 5 minutes before serving.

LEMON POPPY SEED SCONES (GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE, AND VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk water and ground flax seeds together in a small bowl. Let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix in maple syrup, coconut oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
• Mix oat flour, white rice flour, brown rice flour, coconut flour, poppy seeds, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt together in a large bowl. Add maple syrup mixture; mix with a spatula until dough comes together in a ball.
• Transfer ball of dough to a large sheet of waxed paper; press into a circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges. Pull wedges apart and carefully transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

BETTER-THAN-BOXED VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread bread cubes out onto 2 baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bread cubes are dry and lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Melt vegan butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion and saute until vegetables are softened but celery still has a bit of snap, about 5 minutes. Season with parsley, sage, thyme, garlic powder, salt, pepper, rosemary, and marjoram. Cook and stir for 1 more minute. Stir in vegetable stock and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. After it reaches a boil, remove from heat.
• Pour stock, vegetable, and herb mixture over bread cubes in the mixing bowl. Stir gently until well combined. Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove foil, fluff stuffing with a fork, and serve.

GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
• Sift rice flour, sugar, almond flour, and cornstarch together in a large bowl.
• Whisk 1/4 cup water and egg replacer in a bowl until smooth. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup water, mashed bananas, and vegetable oil. Add rice flour mixture, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda; mix until completely blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN CRANBERRY-ALMOND TARTLETS

Steps:

• For the crust: Process the rolled oats, almonds and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and stir in the oat flour and brown rice flour. Drizzle in the coconut oil, and mix well. Add the maple syrup and vanilla, then stir to combine. (The dough will be quite wet.) Cover the bowl, and set aside for 30 to 60 minutes or until the dough is moist but no longer sticky.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Thoroughly oil ten 3-inch tartlet pans, and press the dough evenly into each, trimming excess dough from the edges. Prick the bottoms with a fork several times, place the tart pans on a baking sheet and bake until golden and fragrant, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool.
• For the filling: Line a medium strainer with a thin kitchen towel or several layers of cheesecloth, and place it over a medium pot; set aside. Blend 2 1/2 cups water and the almonds in a blender until smooth. Pour the almond milk through the lined strainer into a pot. Gather the edges of the cloth, and gently squeeze out the milk; discard the dry pulp that remains. Add the maple syrup, agar flakes and salt to the almond milk, and whisk to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, whisking every minute or so. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to low and simmer until all the agar is dissolved, about 15 minutes. Combine the arrowroot with 1 tablespoon water, and slowly drizzle the mixture into the simmering liquid. When the liquid returns to a simmer, remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
• Carefully remove the crusts from the pans. Pour 1/4 cup of the warm filling into each tart shell. Place the tartlets on a flat tray, set aside until the filling has stopped steaming, then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until ready to serve.
• For the topping: Bring the cranberries, orange juice, maple syrup and cinnamon to a boil in a small pot. Stir the mixture, cover the pot, reduce the heat to low and simmer for until the cranberries are soft, 5 minutes. Dissolve the arrowroot in 2 teaspoons water, and slowly drizzle the arrowroot mixture into the cranberry mixture. Remove the pan from the heat once the mixture has returned to a simmer. Let cool. Top each tartlet with a spoonful of the cranberry mixture, and serve.

GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a 10x15-inch rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides. Grease with cooking spray.
• Combine almond butter, honey, and coconut oil in a saucepan. Heat over low heat until melted and easily blended, about 5 minutes.
• Mix oats, crispy rice cereal, almonds, cranberries, chocolate chips, chia seeds, flaxseed meal, sesame seeds, cacao nibs, and coconut in a large bowl. Pour in almond butter mixture; toss until fully mixed.
• Press mixture into the baking sheet with moistened hands until it is very compact.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes. Lift from the baking sheet and slicing into 30 bars.

GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
• Mix corn flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix almond milk, oil, and maple syrup together in a small bowl. Fold into the corn flour mixture until batter is just moist. Spread mixture into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

SWEET POTATO PASTRY CRUST (VEGAN / GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Cook the sweet potato by steaming or boiling, then mash it until smooth (discard skin). Put it in a bowl and refrigerate at least 2 hours before starting the pie.
• Put the rice flour, xanthan gum and baking powder into a large mixing bowl and stir them all together.
• Take the sweet potato out of the fridge and add the dry ingredients into the mash.
• Sprinkle the counter with a few tablespoons of rice flour and knead the dough until it's no longer sticky.
• Press the dough into a ball and then cover and refrigerate for another 30 minutes (I skip this step if I need to make the pie immediately).
• Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out on a floured surface, then press it into your greased pie pan. (I sometimes need a spatula to help pick it all up at once, it's more fragile than regular pastry dough and may need a little help being transferred from the counter to the pan).
• Bake the shell right away or fill it first with the fruit or pie ingredients of your choice. Baking time depends on the kind of pie but it's usually around 40 minutes.

VEGAN BANANA-COCONUT ICE CREAM (SOY-FREE)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except shredded coconut and carob chips in blender or food processor. Puree, scraping sides occasionally, until uniform.
• If you used frozen bananas, pour the mixture directly into the frozen cannister of a 1-quart ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
• If you used room-temperature bananas, chill the mixture in your refrigerator for at least a few hours before pouring into the frozen cannister.
• If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can freeze the mixture and then puree it again in your food processor, but it won't be as creamy.
• If using shredded coconut and/or carob/chocolate chips, add them to the ice cream maker in the last 5-10 minutes.
• Enjoy, and store leftovers in the freezer.

SPICY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (VEGETARIAN/VEGAN/GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Sautee onion, jalapeno, and garlic in oil until onion just starts to turn clear. Add carrots and cook another minute or two. Add rice, lentils, and liquid. Turn heat up to high. Stir in garam masala and 1 tablespoon of the Braggs. Bring to a boil. Then cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 40-50 minutes or until rice and lentils are tender.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut tops off of bell peppers and clean seeds out from inside. Submerge in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Place in a shallow baking dish.
• Mix tomato paste, remaining Braggs, and ketchup in a small bowl. Add a little warm water to thin to the consistency of a thick sauce.
• When lentil/rice mixture is cooked, stir in corn and peas. Scoop mixture into bell peppers. Spoon tomato sauce on top of each and bake for about 20 minutes or until peppers are slightly tender and tomato sauce is dark.

INSTANT POT® BROWN RICE AND MUSHROOM RISOTTO (VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat oil; add mushrooms, rice, and shallot, allowing the shallot and mushrooms to saute and the rice to toast just slightly, about 5 minutes. Turn off the Saute function. Stir in broth and wine. Close and lock the lid.
• Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 23 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 12 minutes. Release any remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Season with salt and pepper. Stir and serve immediately.

VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl (flours, flax seeds, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt).
• Create a well in the center and add the remaining (wet) ingredients. Use a fork to mix well for about a minute. Let the batter rest for about 10 minutes and preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• When pan is hot, spray with cooking spray and use an ice cream scooper to pour batter and form pancakes. The pancake will form little air bubbles, but not as much as "normal," so don't worry. Cook for 2 1/2-3 minutes, then flip and cook for 2 minutes more.