28 Delicious Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes for 2020 (2024)

byAndrew Olson

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When it comes to thanksgiving, there are two types of vegans: 1) those who sit in the corner pathetically munching on a whole sweet potato while their omnivorous families enjoy a feast, or 2) those who take matters into their own hands and make phenomenal vegan recipes that everyone loves.

Let’s make sure you and your plant-based loved ones stay out of that first category, okay? To get you started off on the right foot this holiday season, here is a collection of 28 incredible vegan thanksgiving recipes from around the web:

Main Dishes

1. Meat(less) Lentil Loaf

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2. Cranberry Quinoa Stuffing in (Optional) Butternut Squash

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3. “Cheesy” Potato Broccoli Casserole

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4. Lentil & Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

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5. Pumpkin & Sage Risotto

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6. Wild Rice with Wild Mushrooms

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7. Smoky Mac-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Side Dishes

8. Boozy Cranberry Sauce

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makinglifedelicious.com
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9. Cream of Quinoa and Wild Mushroom Soup

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10. Roasted Carrots with Sweet Tahini Drizzle

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11. Garden Herb Biscuits

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12. Green Bean Casserole (From Scratch)

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13. Baked Sweet Potato Chips

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14. Mushroom & Rosemary Gravy

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Breakfast

15. Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats

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16. Pumpkin Spice Waffles with Maple Cashew Sauce

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17. Pumpkin Spice Granola

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18. Holiday Stuffing Savory Oats

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Drinks

19. Homemade Apple Cider

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20. Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

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21. Hot Pumpkin Mug

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Desserts

22. Mini Sweet Potato Pies

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23. Hot Apple Crumble Bars

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24. No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake

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25. Maple Pecan Pie Bars

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26. No-Bake Pumpkin Tarts

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27. Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream with Candied Pecans

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28. Bourbon Laced Pumpkin Pie with Walnut Crumble Topping

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  1. Hi Andrew!

    This is a great post!!!! Will definitely try making a few.
    Thank you

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    • Thanks, Magdalena! I will be making some of them too. The first two main dishes (risotto and quinoa stuffing) are staples that I bring every year, and I can’t wait to try more of them as well!

      … There’s going to be way too much food at my family’s Thanksgiving this year :p

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  2. Andrew,
    You have truly outdone yourself this time! So many options, it’s a feast just thinking about it. Everything looks so delicious, I will be working my way through your list of recipes starting this weekend.

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    • Aw, thanks Marian! I have a lot of cooking to do myself 🙂

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  3. These look like fantastic & incredibly delicious recipes! I’m really impressed that your Thanksgiving menu options are filled with other people’s recipes! Kudos to you for being so humble & just in happily sharing other people’s amazing delights along with your own! I’m happily bookmarking many of these recipes & quite a few new-to-me blogs! Thanks!

    • Ah, you gotta spread the love – it IS Thanksgiving, right? 🙂

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  4. Wow, these look AMAZING! If someone filled my festivities with all these scrumptious looking dishes and treats, I’d be one very happy girl 😀

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    • Thanks Sharon! I think if someone filled my holiday with ALL these dishes, I’d be one happy (and stuffed) boy as well 😀

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  5. Thank you for featuring my recipe amongst all of these incredible ones, on your list! 🙂

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    • Hey Jackie, of course! If anyone deserves to be in the list, it’s you! I can’t wait to meet up sometime… we seem to keep missing each other at local potlucks and meet ups, like Kylie’s on Tuesday, which I couldn’t make. Someday soon, I’m sure! 🙂

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  6. The quinoa stuffing was awesome!!! I used one yam. one sweet potato, one parsnip and a piece of squash. The family loved it.

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    • That’s great, Angela! It’s one of my favorites, but sadly, I didn’t make that one this year… I had too much else to make. Maybe Christmas! 🙂

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  7. Thanks for organizing all of these great vegan Thanksgiving ideas. I love the meatloaf, hot pumpkin drink, and well actually most of them look good.

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  8. Awesome list! 🙂 Just wanted to say that the quinoa stuffing recipe is now at a new URL and the old link is broken–I had to find it cause it looks delicious so I went searching. Her website is now called thewholetara (dot) com

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  9. Thanks for these. I’ve got my old standby’s that I use for holidays, but am always ready to try something new.

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  10. Looks amazing! Definitely going to try many of these recipes!

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  11. Thanks for the recipe my son and wife are vegan and are coming over for Thanksgiving. I will surprise him with some your recipes.

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    • That’s so cool! I’m sure they will love that 🙂

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  12. Hey there! Thank you so much for including a Nutrition Stripped recipe — hope you love those carrots! Happy Thanksgiving – McKel

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    • Hey McKel, good to hear from you! You’re very welcome. Wow, I posted this roundup (and you posted the carrots) over 5 years ago. Time flies, huh? 🙂

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  13. Hi! Thank you for posting these great recipes! All of them sound sooo yummy! I’m a vegan who loves cooking. Two days ago I made no-bake pumpkin tarts and they were really amazing!

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  14. These are some great recipes, although I was hoping for an oil free biscuit recipe. I’ve seen ones with coconut milk.

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    • Ah, I know. I have a drop biscuit recipe too but it uses oil and I wish I could make one without but I think it’s practically impossible because it’s the oil/butter that gives biscuits their light, “biscuity” texture.

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28 Delicious Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes for 2020 (2024)

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