24 Delicious Vegan Recipes (People Love)

N2 Vegan
N2 Vegan
Nov 6 · 13 min read

Aren’t you tired of those annoying recipe posts that talk about the history of the food instead of showing you the recipe?

Me too. So here you will get a simple list of amazing vegan recipes that you can make for your family. Without any of the fluff. Enjoy :)

Appetizers

  • Vegan Avocado Toast
  • Cauliflower Wings
  • Cucumber and Hummus Bites
  • Edamame appetizers
  • Sweet Potato Stuffed Mushroom
  • Tempeh Chips
  • Cheesy Vegan Poppers
  • All-Purpose Vegan Dough for crackers, bread, pizza

Entrees

  • Alfredo Pasta
  • Middle Eastern Couscous
  • Orzo Mediterranean Pasta Salad
  • Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • Tofu Breakfast Sandwich
  • Tomato and Cucumber Salad- Oil-free
  • Parmigiano Tofu

Desserts

  • Avocado and Chocolate Mousse
  • Banana Bread
  • Banana Ice Cream
  • Chocolate Chips Cookies
  • Mango and Coconut Chia pudding
  • Peanut Energy Balls
  • Oats Energy Balls
  • Mini Chocolate Peanut Pie

Sauce

  • Tomato Sauce

Appetizers

1- Vegan Avocado Toast Appetizers

Vegan Avocado toast appetizers
Vegan Avocado toast appetizers

INGREDIENTS

• 1 vegan baguette

• 1 avocado

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• ½ cup cherry tomato

• 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

• 4–5 fresh basil leaves, chopped

• Salt and pepper

PREPARATION

  1. Slice the baguette and place in the oven under broil for 5 min
  2. Cut the avocado in half and remove the flesh and place in a bowl
  3. Mash the avocado flesh with a fork and add lemon juice
  4. Cover each slice of toasted bread with avocado puree
  5. Slice the cherry tomato in half and add on top of the avocado mixture
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Chopped basil and place on top
  8. Sprinkle balsamic vinegar on top
  9. Serve

2- Cauliflower Wings

Vegan cauliflower wings
Vegan cauliflower wings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 head cauliflower
  • ¾ cup of flour
  • 1 cup of soy milk
  • A little garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • ½ cup of hot sauce (“Red Hot” style)
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup or agave

PREPARATION

  1. Wash and cut 1 cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Preheat the oven to 450 F
  3. Mix in a bowl, the flour, soy milk, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  4. Add the bouquet of cauliflower into the flour mixture.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cauliflower on top
  7. Cook for 20 minutes
  8. In another bowl add olive oil, hot sauce, and maple syrup or agave
  9. Take the cauliflower out of the oven and pour it into the sauce, mixing well.
  10. Place the cauliflower back on the baking sheet and return to the oven for about 10 minutes. Serve immediately as is or with the dip of your choice!

3- Cucumber and Hummus Bites

Vegan recipes
Vegan recipes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cucumber
  • ½ cup hummus homemade or from the store
  • 6 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast

PREPARATION

  1. Cup the cucumber into slices
  2. Put one teaspoon of hummus on each slice of cucumber
  3. Cut the cherry tomatoes into half and put half of the tomato on top of the hummus
  4. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast

4- Edamame appetizers

Vegan Edamame appetizers
Vegan Edamame appetizers

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 bag of Edamame (500G)
  • 1 tsp. Sea salt
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 lime

PREPARATION

  1. In a saucepan bring water to a boil, add salt and cook the edamame for 3 minutes
  2. Drain and dry the edamame
  3. Place in a large bowl
  4. Add the chili powder
  5. Add the zest of the lime and mix well.

5- Sweet Potato Stuffed Mushroom

Sweet Potato stuffed vegan recipe
Sweet Potato stuffed vegan recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cup mushrooms
  • 1 sweet potato
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup salsa
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1tsp onion powder
  • 3 tbsp. fresh coriander
  • salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F
  2. Slice the sweet potato and half
  3. Remove the stem of the mushroom
  4. Place the mushroom in a bowl and add olive oil. Mix well
  5. Place mushroom and sweet potato on a baking sheet
  6. Cook mushroom for 12 minutes remove from the oven and reserve
  7. Cook sweet potato for another 18 minutes and remove from the oven
  8. Remove the flesh of the sweet potato and place into a bowl
  9. Add Salsa, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper and mix well
  10. Add the sweet potato mixture into the mushroom center
  11. Sprinkle with fresh coriander, serve

6- Tempeh Chips

Vegan tempeh chips
Vegan tempeh chips

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 oz tempeh
  • ½ tsp of onion powder, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, turmeric

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat oven to 400F
  2. Cut the block of the tempeh in half
  3. Then cut each of half diagonally
  4. Thinly slice the triangles
  5. Combine the spices in a small bowl
  6. Spray the tempeh with coconut oil (OPTIONAL)
  7. Sprinkle half of the spice blend over the tempeh
  8. Flip the tempeh and do the same again
  9. Place tempeh slices on a baking sheet with parchment paper
  10. Bake for 15 minutes
  11. Flip and bake for another 10 minutes or until tempeh is golden brown and crispy

HEALTHIER OPTION (OIL FREE): use air fryer instead of oil, I’ve tried both and they are great!!


7- Cheesy Vegan Poppers

Vegan cheesy poppers
Vegan cheesy poppers

INGREDIENTS

  • 300g mashed potatoes
  • ¾ cup steamed mix vegetables
  • ¾ cup shredded vegan parmesan cheese
  • ¼ tsp salt, black pepper, oregano
  • Nutritional yeast

PREPARATION

  1. In a medium bowl, add all the ingredients, except the nutritional yeast
  2. Mix all the ingredients with clean hands
  3. Roll the mixture into small balls
  4. Roll the balls in nutritional yeast
  5. Bake in the air fryer for 10–15 min on high heat (400F)
  6. Enjoy while it’s warm and the cheese melts in your mouth

If you enjoyed these recipes, I have a full Vegan Recipes Video Course that you can check out here.


8- All-Purpose Vegan Dough for crackers, bread, pizza…

Vegan dough recipe
Vegan dough recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 350g extra firm tofu
  • ¼ cup blended oats
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
  • ½ tsp salt, black pepper, oregano, onion powder
  • Everything seasoning for a bagel (optional)

PREPARATION

  1. Wrap the tofu in a few pieces of paper towel
  2. Place heavy objects on the tofu (try cookbooks..)
  3. Leave it alone for at least 2 hours
  4. After 2 hours
  5. Preheat oven to 400F
  6. In a medium bowl, scramble the pressed tofu
  7. Add the spices
  8. Add the nutritional yeast and hemp seeds
  9. Mix everything well
  10. Add the blended oats
  11. Mix very well with your hands until it becomes a doughy texture
  12. Use your creativity, using the dough for crackers, bread, pizza…
  13. You can sprinkle the everything seasoning for a bagel on top of the dough

You have 2 baking options: conventional oven or air fryer

If you decide to bake using a conventional oven: Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 20 min at 400F and broil for 2 min

If you use an air fryer: Bake for 15min at 400F

Be creative! You can stuff with vegan cheese, mixed vegetables, olives…

It’s crunchy outside and soft inside


9- Alfredo Pasta

Vegan alfredo pasta
Vegan alfredo pasta

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk
  • 1 tbsp. Unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. old style mustard or Dijon mustard
  • ½ cup vegan Parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION

  1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta according to the method indicated on the package. Drain and reserve.
  2. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, over medium-high heat add the soy milk, flour, garlic powder, mustard. Pepper generously and add a pinch of salt.
  3. Let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes, add the parmesan.
  4. Add the sauce to the pasta and mix well to coat.
  5. Garnish with chopped basil

10- Middle Eastern Couscous

Vegan recipe
Vegan recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 ½ cups couscous
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 cup cauliflower
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp. Moroccan spice or sumac
  • ½ cup chickpeas
  • ½ cup green olive
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped mint

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a saucepan Bring water to a boil, remove from heat
  2. Add couscous cover and let it sit for 5 minutes.
  3. In a skillet, add olive oil and cook pepper, cauliflower, onion and spices over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
  4. Mix well and remove from heat
  5. In a bowl add couscous, vegetable mixtures, olives, chickpea, mint and salt, pepper to taste

11- Orzo Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Vegan Pasta Salad
Vegan Pasta Salad

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/4 cup orzo
  • 1 cup cherry tomato
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 cucumber
  • ½ cup chickpea
  • ¼ cup fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp. oregano
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cook the orzo in boiling salted water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and put in a bowl.
  2. Cut the cherry tomato in half
  3. Cut the pepper in small cubes
  4. Cut the cucumber in small cubes
  5. Chop basil
  6. Add the orzo to a large bowl, add all vegetables, chickpea, basil, spices, olive oil, and vinegar and mix gently.
  7. Ideally, refrigerate about 2 hours for the mixture of flavors

12- Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Vegan stuffed sweet potato recipe
Vegan stuffed sweet potato recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup of chickpeas
  • 1 tomato chopped in cube
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 lime
  • ¼ cup of green olives
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup tahini
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup
  • Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 ° F
  2. Cut the sweet potato in half and put it in a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
  3. Cook for about 30 minutes. Sweet potatoes should be tender when you prick them with a fork.
  4. Meanwhile, add the chickpeas and pour into a bowl with all the spices, tomatoes and olives. Mix well
  5. In another bowl, add avocado and lime juice, mash the avocado until you have a smooth texture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. In another bowl, prepare the vinaigrette! Add the maple syrup to the tahini and mix well to combine.
  7. Take the sweet potatoes out of the oven, mash the skin a little with a fork.
  8. Place the mashed avocado on top
  9. Place the chickpea mixture on top and add the tahini mixture.

13- Tofu Breakfast Sandwich

vegan recipe
vegan recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 100g tofu
  • 1 English muffin
  • A handful of arugula
  • 3 thin slices of tomato
  • Cilantro
  • Pinch of turmeric
  • Pinch of salt and pepper to taste
  • Brown mustard (use as much as you like) ;)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Toast the muffin while preparing the vegetables
  2. Cut the tofu in thin slices
  3. Cut 3 thin slices of tomato
  4. Season the tomato slices with salt, pepper, and turmeric
  5. Add the mustard on top of the toasted English muffin
  6. Stack tofu, tomato, arugula and cilantro on one side
  7. Close the sandwich and take a big bite.

14- Tomato and Cucumber Salad OIL FREE

vegan salad
vegan salad

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 cucumbers
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes
  • ¼ cup of cut hearts of palm
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp pickle water
  • Chopped dill
  • Salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION:

  1. Cut the cucumbers in small cubes
  2. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half
  3. In a bowl, add all the ingredients together
  4. Mix them well
  5. Oil-free and very healthy!

15- Parmigiano Tofu

Vegan parmigiano tofu recipe
Vegan parmigiano tofu recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • ½ cup vegan grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp. dry oregano
  • ¾ cup almond milk
  • 454 g extra firm tofu
  • 2/3 cup commercial tomato marinara sauce
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F ˚
  2. Add the bread crumb and the oregano into a bowl
  3. In another bowl add the almond milk
  4. Cut the tofu into slices of just under 1 cm thick. Salt each slice on both sides.
  5. Dip the slice successively in almond milk and breadcrumbs.
  6. Add the tomato sauce on top of the slices
  7. Add the parmesan cheese on top
  8. Cook the tofu in the oven for 20 minutes until the crust is golden brown and crispy.
  9. Serve with a green salad and steam vegetables

16- Avocado and chocolate mousse

Vegan avocado recipe
Vegan avocado recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 mature avocados
  • 3 tbsp. maple syrup
  • ¼ cup coconut milk
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cacao
  • 1teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tbsp. grated coconut

PREPARATION

  1. Put avocados, maple syrup, coconut milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor or in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
  2. Scrape the walls if necessary.
  3. Put into the container of your choice
  4. Sprinkle with grated coconut and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

17- Vegan Banana Bread

Vegan banana bread
Vegan banana bread

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 crushed bananas
  • ½ cup of canola or vegetable oil
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp. of vanilla essence
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. of baking soda
  • 1 ⅓ cup flour

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat oven to 350 ° F
  2. In a bowl, mash bananas
  3. Add oil, sugar and vanilla extract
  4. In another bowl mix dry ingredients
  5. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture
  6. Pour into the bread pan
  7. Cook for an hour

18- Banana Ice Cream

vegan banana ice cream
vegan banana ice cream

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 50ml water/ plant-based milk
  • 2 tbsp agave (optional)
  • 1 Tsp cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add the water to a blender
  2. Add the frozen bananas
  3. Blend them, scrape the sides if needed
  4. Add the agave
  5. Add the cinnamon
  6. Blend again
  7. After the consistency is achieved
  8. Freeze for 15 min and enjoy!

19- Vegan Chocolate Chips Cookies

Vegan cookies
Vegan cookies

INGREDIENTS

  • ¼ cup apple sauce
  • ¼ cup plant-based milk
  • 1 tsp. of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup of coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. of salt
  • 1 tbsp. hemp seeds
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup almond flour
  • 1 cup vegan chocolate chips

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 ° F.
  2. In a large bowl, apple sauce, milk, vanilla, and coconut oil. Mix to combine and add the sugar.
  3. In another bowl mix flour, almond flour, hemp seeds, baking powder, and salt,
  4. Add the wet mixture to the dry one and add chocolate chips. Mix well.
  5. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place balls about 1 inch in diameter.
  6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are browned.

20- Mango and Coconut Chia Pudding

Vegan Mango and coconut chia puddim
Vegan Mango and coconut chia puddim

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup of coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup Chia seed
  • 2 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 mango
  • 3 tbsp. coconut flakes

PREPARATION

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the coconut and yogurt, chia seeds, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until well combined. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. Cut the mango into small cubes
  3. To serve place chia pudding mixture in a container of your choice.
  4. Top with mango and coconut.

21- Peanut Energy Balls

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vegan recipes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • ¼ cup agave
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil/ melted coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • Pinch of salt

PREPARATION

  1. Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend until you get a homogeneous mixture
  2. Take 1 tbsp of the mixture and roll into a ball with your hands
  3. Refrigerate for 30 min
  4. Add the shredded coconut to a plate and roll the balls on it

22- Oats Energy Balls

Vegan oats energy balls
Vegan oats energy balls

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup oats
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp. Maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp. hemp seeds
  • 1 cup unsweetened grated coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients except grated coconut.
  2. With a spatula or a spoon mix everything until well combined
  3. Make each ball with 1 tbsp. of the mixture
  4. Add grated coconut to a plate and roll the balls into it.
  5. Store in a refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container.

23- Mini Chocolate Peanut Pie

Peanut pie vegan recipe
Peanut pie vegan recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 150g dates
  • 4 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
  • 100g vegan chocolate (I recommend 70% or higher since the dates are already sweet)
  • 250ml water

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cut the dates into small pieces
  2. In a small pan, over high heat, add the dates and the water.
  3. Mix for 3 min
  4. After 3 min, lower heat and mix until you get a homogeneous mixture
  5. Add this mixture into a blender and blend for 1 minute
  6. Add the date mixture and peanut butter to a small bowl and mix
  7. Heat the chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds
  8. Remove it from the microwave, mix with a spoon and heat again for another 30 seconds
  9. If it’s still not completed melted, remove the chocolate from the microwave, mix, and heat again for 20 seconds
  10. Cover a small glass container with a plastic wrap
  11. Add the melted chocolate into it and the date/peanut mixture on top
  12. Spread the mixture evenly on top of the chocolate
  13. Freeze for 1.5 hrs
  14. Remove it from the plastic wrap and be happy!

If you enjoyed these recipes, I have a full Vegan Recipes Video Course that you can check out here.


24- Tomato Sauce- OIL FREE

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups grape tomatoes
  • ½ cup vegetable broth
  • ½ tbsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp black pepper, oregano, salt
  • ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
  • Fresh chopped basil

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a medium pot, over medium heat, add the garlic and all the seasonings (black pepper, oregano, salt)
  2. Mix for a few minutes until the garlic is golden brown
  3. Add the chopped basil and tomatoes. Mix well
  4. Add the vegetable broth, mix, cover the pot with a lid
  5. Cook on low heat for 5 min, stirring occasionally
  6. Pour the mixture in a blender and blend until you get a homogenous mixture
  7. Pour into a glass container

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