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50 Easy Vegan Christmas Recipes Round-Up

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Side view of two golden slices of french toast stacked on one another, topped with a blueberry sauce, toasted sliced almonds, and drizzled with maple syrup.

The holidays can be both wonderful and busy! Simple but delicious recipes with make-ahead options are my favourite this time of year. Let me know in the comments below what catches your eye in this easy vegan Christmas recipes round-up.

Get excited with these ideas for breakfasts, main dishes, sides, desserts, snacks, hot drinks and more!

Have fun perusing my vegan Christmas recipes round-up!

Easy Vegan Christmas Breakfast Ideas

Side view of two golden slices of french toast stacked on one another, topped with a blueberry sauce, toasted sliced almonds, and drizzled with maple syrup.

Vegan French Toast Casserole For An Easy Morning

Delicious vegan french toast casserole with a convenient overnight option! Quick preparation, 45 minutes in the oven, and ready to enjoy!

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Side view of a slice of simple breakfast pie. The filling is thick and creamy with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach speckled throughout. The full pie with a piece missing is out of focus in the background.

Simple Spinach Sun-Dried Tomato Vegan "Quiche"

Simple spinach vegan “quiche”! A spinach & sun-dried tomato breakfast pie to impress with a homemade whole wheat crust! The perfect brunch!

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Side view of a fork resting on a plate of crepes with one crepe half eaten exposing the warm strawberry filling inside.

Vegan Whole Wheat Crepes - Make Ahead Option

This whole wheat crepe recipe is freezer friendly & perfect for making ahead. Prep the batter & toppings the night before and sleep in!

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Side view of a towering stack of 8 chia chip pancakes. They are topped with sliced banana and maple syrup streams down the sides.

Wake Up To Fluffy Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancakes

These chia chocolate chip pancakes are so super fluffy! Wake up to a quick and easy batch of these beauties and add your favourite toppings!

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Side view of open-faced smoky lox breakfast bagels in the foreground. A half a bagel is being spread with creamy dill spread in the background. More bagels and some fruit surround.

Smoky Carrot Lox Bagel - Stunning Vegan Breakfast

This easy smoky carrot lox bagel offers huge savings and major fancy breakfast points! 10 min prep, 25 min bake, refrigerate, and serve!

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Top down view of 10 minute breakfast scramble on a plate with slices of toast, a squirt of ketchup and a fork digging in.

Your 10 Minute Tofu Breakfast Scramble

A scramble that’s tasty, timely, and even thriftier than eggs! This quick, easy tofu breakfast scramble is ready in 10 and oh so tasty.

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Top down view of ultimate scramble and spuds breakfast bowl with mashed avocado and drizzled queso. Another bowl with sliced avocado fills the top of the image.

Ultimate Tofu Scramble And Spuds Breakfast Bowl

You like scramble, you like breakfast potatoes – pile them on each other, cover with tasty toppings – breakfast scramble bowl here you come!

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Side view of toasted Portuguese sweet muffins buttered and smeared with jam. Milk is poured into coffee in the background, a bread basket overflows with muffins and grapes and figs surround the cut muffins.

The Best Portuguese Muffins - Vegan Bolos Levedos

Sweet, easy to make, perfect for breakfast, & my childhood favourite! These vegan Portuguese bolos levedos are inspired by my avo’s!

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Vegan Christmas Side Dish Recipes Round-Up

Top down view of fluffy mashed potatoes in a glass bowl. Fresh thyme is sprinkled on the potatoes and a slice of vegan butter melts on the top.

Easy Vegan Mashed Potatoes With Roasted Garlic

These vegan garlic mashed potatoes are an easy way to make mashed potatoes feel a little more special. Fluffy, buttery & infused with flavour!

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Side view of gravy being poured overtop a bowl of fluffy mashed potatoes.

Quick And Savoury Vegan Gravy

Whisk up this quick vegan gravy recipe in minutes. Savoury, salty, one pot, and made with pantry friendly ingredients!

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Side view of a hand lifting a spoon of cranberry sauce from a jar full of the red jam. Cinnamon sticks and fresh cranberries lay on a white tray surrounding the jar.

Easy Holiday Cranberry Sauce In 15 Minutes

Who knew a homemade festive cranberry sauce was this quick! This easy cranberry sauce recipe is just three ingredients and 15 minutes!

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Side view of hands placing a bowl of cooked green lentils on a white tray. The lentils are garnished with a bay leaf and star anise.

Festive Lentils - An Easy Side

Ready in 20 minutes, this festive green lentils recipe makes a great thrifty side dish!  Add extra flavour with star anise & bay leaf.

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Top down view of two roasted acorn squash halves caramelized with maple syrup and sprinkled with sage and roasted squash seeds.

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash On The Side

This beautiful maple roasted acorn squash is a stunning festive side! Easy to prepare, melts in your mouth, and perfectly caramelized!

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Top down view of cooked, sliced beet greens in a cast iron skillet. A wooden spoon rests on the side..

Beautiful Beet Greens - Get The Most From Beets

Simple and beautiful satueed beet greens make the perfect side! They are quick to make, so flavourful, and perfect for your holiday dinners.

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Delicious Vegan Christmas Starters / Small Plates

Side view of a hand with a spoon, scooping into a plate of festive pumpkin beet polenta. Another dish stands in the background, and pumpkin seeds fill a small bowl.

Festive Pumpkin Beet Polenta For When You Host

This festive pumpkin beet polenta makes a great alternative to soup as a first course! Easy, inexpensive, and sure to impress your guests!

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Top down view of golden puff pastry pockets. The pastries are quite large with three slits in the top exposing the spinach, mushroom, tofu filling.

The Most Delish Spinach & Ricotta Vegan Puff Pastry

Delicious vegan puff pastry pockets filled with spinach, mushrooms, and a 5 minute tofu “ricotta”. Crispy, golden, flaky, & the perfect starter!

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Side view of a spoon scooping curried butternut squash soup. The soup is a vibrant yellow/orange colour and topped with roasted squash seeds, squash skin chips, and fresh parsley. Naan bread is served on the side.

Stunning, Simple, Curried Butternut Squash Soup

This curried butternut squash soup is so easy, creamy, perfectly spiced and beautifully garnished. Ready in just 30 minutes. A fall favourite!

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Top down view of two bowls of creamy carrot ginger soup topped with roasted chickpeas and parsley.

Sweet Carrot Ginger Soup - Simple And Thrifty

This carrot ginger soup recipe is full of cozy sweet & gingery flavour! Simple to make and costing less than $5 – we love this thrifty recipe!

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Side view of hands warming on the side of a large bowl of hearty red borscht. Sour cream is swirled through the red soup, fresh dill garnishes, and fresh bed surrounds the bowl.

Vegan Borscht Recipe With Easy "Sour Cream"

This hearty red borscht is the perfect warm and comforting meal. It’s quick, easy, and filled with beets, potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms.

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Portuguese caldo verde, collard soup, fills a wide shallow bowl. Shredded collard float in a thickened broth while three pieces of smoky sun-dried tomato decorate the center.

Portuguese Caldo Verde - Easy Collard Soup

An easy Portuguese soup I grew up enjoying; with a twist! Collard greens star & smoky sun-dried tomato subs in for the traditional chouriço!

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Side view of hand holding a spoon and scooping thick, creamy, lemon asparagus soup. The soup is garnished with asparagus, lemon zest, and dill. More asparagus spears and another bowl of soup are in the background.

Lemon Asparagus White Bean Soup To Love

This lemon asparagus white bean soup is ready in 30 minutes or less! Light, lemony taste in a thick, creamy, comforting soup!

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Top down view of a large colourful salad in a ceramic bowl with two hands tossing the salad with ceramic tongs. A creamy dressing and cranberry sauce are drizzled on the top.

Ultimate Holiday Leftover Roasted Veg Salad

Renew your leftovers with a festive leftover roasted vegetable salad! Add in roasted chickpeas, seeds, nuts, dried fruit & tasty dressings!

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Top down view of creamy spinach artichoke dip in a cast iron skillet with a bamboo spoon digging into the mixture.

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip Right From The Oven

This quick and easy warm vegan spinach artichoke dip delivers all the tasty, melty, creamy richness you love while saving you money!

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Side view of hands placing two halves of a sandwich on a plate. The sandwich is full of melty mozzarella, cranberry sauce, fried onions, and roasted squash.

Squash Sandwich With Simple Cashew Mozzarella

You can jazz up your leftovers with this holiday squash sandwich recipe! 15 minute stretchy cashew mozzarella makes your leftovers fun again!

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Side view of a hand dipping a cracker into the centre of a cast iron skillet filled with creamy spinach artichoke white bean dip.

More Vegan Spinach Artichoke Bean Dip For All

This warm spinach artichoke bean dip is made creamy with white beans and cashews! It’s quick, easy, dairy-free and perfect for sharing!

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Top down view of an orange coloured pumpkin hummus filling a small bowl. The creamy hummus is garnished with pumpkin seeds and a sprinkling of nutmeg.

Pumpkin Hummus Recipe - Perfectly Savoury & Easy

An easy pumpkin hummus recipe to satisfy your fall cravings. Pumpkin puree keeps this recipe quick, convenient, and delicious!

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Easy Vegan Christmas Main Dishes

Top down view of a vegan beet wellington. The pastry is golden and the juices from the beet wellington stain the criss cross pattern in top. Sprigs of thyme garnish.

Beet Wellington - An Easy Vegan Christmas Recipe

This vegan beet wellington recipe is a perfect centrepiece for your holiday. An easy vegan Christmas recipe you can make ahead and freeze!

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Top down view of a roasted hasselback butternut squash on a festive tray with parsnips, beets, and brussels sprouts. Lentils, sauteed beet greens, and cranberry sauce surround the tray.

Beautiful Hasselback Butternut Squash Tray Bake

A beautiful and festive butternut squash tray bake for your holiday table! Hasselback squash in a miso maple butter glaze with roasted veg!

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Top down view of a large slice removed from a beautifully garnished whole roasted cauliflower. An individual serving rests on a small plate.

Whole Roasted Cauliflower A Beautiful Main Dish

A whole roasted cauliflower recipe to wow your guests! Served with pumpkin hummus, popped quinoa & a savoury roasted garlic sauce!

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A fork scoops into the finished pomegranate jackfruit fesenjan dish.

Beautiful Pomegranate Fesenjan With Jackfruit

This pomegranate jackfruit fesenjan recipe is bursting with flavour! Sweetly spiced, fragrant, tender and less than CAD $3 a serving! 

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Side view of Portuguese Bacalhau on a plate with a fork resting on the side. Another plate of stew, a glass of red wine, a wine bottle, and slices of bread are in the background.

Vegan Portuguese Bacalhau - A Quick And Easy Take

Vegan Portuguese Bacalhau! A quick and easy version of the traditional cod stew without the long preparation. Yes please!

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Vegan Christmas Desserts & Snacks Round-Up

Top down view of a dish with golden baked fruit, drizzled with syrup, garnished with rosemary, and accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.

Baked Pear & Stone Fruit - The Most Elegant Dessert

An easy and elegant baked pear dessert with peaches, plums, and a naturally sweetened date syrup. Serve with whip & ice cream to top it off!

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Side view of a stack of peppermint bounty patties. A bite is missing from the top patty showing the thick coconut centre. A hand rests the top patty on the stack.

Easy Coconut Peppermint Patties - Less Sugar

A coconut peppermint patties recipe became an accidental marriage with Bounty (Mounds) Bars! So tasty we kept it! 5 Ingredients. No Bake!

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Side view of date chocolate turtles piled high on a plate. The turtle on the very top of the stack is sliced in half revealing the pecan and date caramel filling.

Date Chocolate Turtles - An Easy At Home Recipe

Quick homemade chocolate turtles similar to the classic Canadian treat! Crunchy pecans, date caramel, a chocolate coating & ready in minutes!

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Side view of a hand placing a personal pumpkin pie parfait on a white tray. Creamy pumpkin mousse is visible between two layers of granola. Fluffy whipped cream tops it off and a pie shaped cookie sticks up from the whip.

Vegan GF Pumpkin Pie Parfait, Easy To Make Ahead

Make ahead friendly vegan pumpkin pie parfait for all your holiday entertaining! Deconstructed pumpkin pie in a jar with gluten-free “crust”!

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Side view of vegan Portuguese biscoitos spilling out of a cookie jar. Some of the cookies have bites missing revealing their crumbly inside.

Easy Vegan Portuguese Biscoitos (Cookies)

A vegan Portuguese biscoitos (cookies) recipe so similar to my avó’s! Quick, easy, only 8 simple ingredients & perfect for dunking in tea!

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Side view of a hand using a spoon to scoop thick and creamy dark chocolate hazelnut spread out of a glass jar.

Heavenly Vegan "Nutella" Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

This homemade chocolate hazelnut spread is 20 minutes to heaven! Easy, dairy-free & keeps well! Keep it thick or thin it for chocolate sauce!

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Side view of a hand holding a date sliced in half. The peanut butter centre is wrapped in gooey date and covered in chocolate.

Chocolate PB Dates - Better Than A Candy Bar

These chocolate peanut butter dates are the most deliciously decadent dessert! Stuffed with PB, dipped in chocolate, easy, & ready in a flash!

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A pie shaped slice of Portuguese sweet rice sits on a small plate with a spoon. A full dish of decorated rice is in the background with a cup of coffee. Cinnamon sticks and a personal sized pudding dish are in the foreground.

Vegan Portuguese Sweet Rice - Easy Arroz Doce

Vegan Portuguese sweet rice is an easy sweet pudding! Made even thriftier than the traditional with no extra time & all the tasty comfort!

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Fluffy Coconut Whipped Cream In Just 5 Min

Is homemade dairy-free whipped cream a possibility? Oh yes it is! Fluffy, ready in 5, stores beautifully & so much tastier than store-bought.

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Side view of quick chocolate pudding filling a sorbet bowl with two 4 oz servings in glass jars around. Whipped cream and fresh strawberries garnish the pudding.

The Quick From Your Pantry Chocolate Chia Pudding

This quick chocolate pudding recipe is ready in 5-10 minutes with simple ingredients from your pantry! Dairy free & protein packed!

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Side view of a hand holding a scoop of warm pumpkin spice mug cake on a spoon. Crushed pecans and a maple cinnamon drizzle are visible.

Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake For One - Gluten Free

When you want cake for one, this pumpkin spice mug cake is ready in minutes and full of warm autumn pumpkin spice flavour!

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Top down view of easy vegan party mix filling a serving bowl. A spoon lays on a tray with a scoop of party mix spilling from it.

Easy Vegan Party Mix - 10 Ingredients & Nut-Free

This easy vegan party mix is my go to! 10 ingredients, so easy to make, and it’s always a crowd-pleaser! Keep it nut-free or add some in!

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Side view of a delicate triangular stack of spicy dark chocolate chili truffle energy balls.

Spicy Dark Chocolate Chili Truffle Energy Balls

Spice up your day with vegan dark chocolate chili energy balls! Full of protein, fibre, spicy chocolate-y goodness and… even a roasted beet!

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Top down view of two bowls of caramelized plantains with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and chocolate chips.

Caramelized Cinnamon Plantain - Sweet & Simple

This caramelized cinnamon plantain recipe is a quick & easy dessert for a weeknight sweet tooth. Dress it up with whip and a chocolate drizzle!

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Side view of pumpkin pie energy balls stacked on top of one another in a small dish. Pumpkin puree, walnuts, pecans, oats, cinnamon, and additional round bites surround the dish.

Treat Yourself To These Easy Pumpkin Pie Bites

Bite sized pumpkin pie with no baking required! These easy pumpkin pie energy bites are ready in 15 min or less. A great grab & go snack!

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Vegan Christmas Drink Recipes

Side view of a mug of mulled wine on a white tray. Cinnamon sticks, orange slices, and whole cloves decorate the tray and a cinnamon stick rests in the hot wine.

Simple & Spiced Mulled Wine To Cuddle Up With

This simple mulled wine recipe is ready in 40 minutes and perfect for the holidays. Customize it how you like, get cozy, and sip away!

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Side view of hands wrapped around a warm glass mug of hot apple cider wassail. A slice of apple and a cinnamon stick garnish the drink.

A Quick Hot Wassail Recipe To Warm You Up

A quick hot wassail recipe perfect for the holidays! Boost up your hot apple cider with this easy recipe & add whisky for extra warmth!

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Side view of hands wrapped around a glass mug of peppermint hot chocolate. Whipped cream melts into the top of the drink and candy cane shavings sink into the whipped cream.

Vegan Peppermint Hot Chocolate - Quick & Cozy

This peppermint hot chocolate recipe is ready in minutes with ingredients you likely have in your pantry! Make a mug of cozy festive comfort!

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Side view of a small punch glass on a white tray filled with a deep red bubbly punch. A sprig of rosemary garnishes the glass and dried citrus fruit is scattered on the tray.

Fall Pomegranate Rum Punch For A Happy Holiday

This festive pomegranate rum punch is perfect for fall & holiday gatherings. Pomegranate, cranberry, blood orange & tasty virgin or spiked!

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If you liked this easy vegan Christmas Recipes round-up make sure to take a look at our 30 Thanksgiving Recipes!

Let me know if you love make ahead friendly holiday recipes as much as I do and what you want to see more of in our next vegan Christmas recipes round-up.

Happy holidays!

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