Here are some festive, healthy vegan desserts to enjoy for the holidays. When it’s time for a get-together you want something delicious no matter what. But finding vegan desserts good enough for a special celebration can be tricky. If you try to veganize family favorite recipes sometimes the lack of butter, eggs, or milk could make them dry or otherwise not the best. So, I have collected some favorites here for you to make and enjoy, worry-free.
Whether it’s for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Christmas, here are some great dessert ideas to enjoy. These recipes taste rich and enjoyable and are also lower in added sugar and saturated fat compared to traditional recipes.
Brownies and Cakes
These pumpkin brownies by Brandi at The Vegan 8 are tasty and moist: I used light olive oil in place of coconut butter to decrease the saturated fat and reduced the sugar to a half cup total.
Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Brownies
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Brownies. Vegan, dairy-free & oil-free & made with pumpkin and chocolate chips. Soft cake and brownie texture.
Fudgy, moist brownie made easily in the Instant Pot – plus lower in added sugar and saturated fat compared to mant recipes. Perfect tasty dessert or snack especially when it is too hot to bake.
This “Crazy Cake”, also known as Depression Cake, is another delicious option if you don’t have pumpkin in the house (or if you have a chocolate fix but are snowed in and don’t have a lot of ingredients on hand!). This recipe is from allrecipes.com.
Applesauce or mashed banana can be substituted for at least half of the oil. I have used whole wheat flour for half of the all-purpose flour and cut the sugar to about half as well.
Crazy Cake
This cake was popular during the Depression, and does not have eggs in it.
You could make these tasty recipes by Megan Byrd RD look more festive by cutting them into portions and then drizzling them with melted white chocolate and topping them with berries, sprinkles, or crushed candy canes!
Easy & Healthy Avocado Brownies
These healthy avocado brownies are so easy to make! With heart healthy ingredients, this simple vegan brownie recipe is so fudgy & delicious!
These are decadent-tasting treats with not-so-decadent ingredients. The truffles are made with nutrient-packed walnuts, naturally sweet Medjool dates, and antioxidant-rich dark chocolate. They will satisfy even the fiercest sweet tooth and are so chocolatey, one little truffle is all it takes. To en…
Carrot and White Bean Vegan Blondies by Lizzie Streit MS, RDN
Healthy white bean vegan blondies with some added veggies! Made with creamy peanut butter, Great Northern beans, shredded carrots, and gluten free oats.
Sweet and spice and everything nice. These raw vegan gingerbread truffles are deliciously decadent tasting and good for you, perfect as a holiday gift for your favorite healthy foodie.
Looking for delicious no egg cookies that also happen to be dairy free, gluten free, and allergy friendly? Look no further than this yummy eggless cookie recipe.
Tahini Almond Butter Chocolate-Dipped Cookies – Katie Sullivan Morford RD
Stir together almond butter and flour, chia seeds, tahini, and maple syrup and you’ve got the makings for a cookie wholesome enough to qualify as a healthy snack. Dunk in the darkest chocolate you can get your hands on and it makes a decadent-tasting treat. If you want to skip the chocolate dip, add…
Stuffed dates are another fun and nutritious option. You can stuff them with pecan, walnuts, dark chocolate, peanut butter, cashew butter, almond butter, etc., and even dip them in some melted dark chocolate.
Of course, fruit is a healthy way to end the meal. Try it with chocolate hummus for a delicious twist. You can make chocolate hummus at home, or buy it.
I hope you now have some new ideas for enticing and healthy vegan desserts to add enjoy over the holidays!
Wow! these are awesome recipes. Great 15 Healthy Vegan Desserts for the Holidays indeed! I can’t wait to try each recipe this Holiday season. Thanks and Happy Holidays!:)
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great round up of baking ideas! Now i know what to make for Christmas Day!
What a great round up of desserts for the holiday season! I can’t wait to make Pomegranate-Pistachio Bark!
Wow! these are awesome recipes. Great 15 Healthy Vegan Desserts for the Holidays indeed! I can’t wait to try each recipe this Holiday season. Thanks and Happy Holidays!:)
Love this! I am always looking for more plant based dishes to have in my back pocket to use when I have vegan guests over. Thanks for sharing!
These look absolutely stunning Melissa! Will definitely be trying!!