When it comes to entrées and snacks, staying vegan presents a challenge. When it comes to desserts, however—so many of which rely on some combination of butter, milk, and eggs—sticking with that vegan promise can sometimes feel downright impossible. Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up five of our favorite plant-based dessert recipes, any of which are sure to delight both the vegans and nonvegans in your household.
Easy Vegan Edible Brownie Batter
Made from chickpeas, maple syrup, nut butter, and chocolate chips, this brownie batter from Joyful Healthy Eats distinguishes itself from its egg-based cousin by being perfectly safe to eat raw. As a matter of fact, that’s how we prefer it!
Mini No-Bake Oreo Cheesecakes
Did you know that Oreos are vegan? Here, the cookie is nestled in a dairy-free whipping cream sitting atop a cheesecake filling made from dairy-free cream cheese and Oreo crumbles, which is itself sitting atop a dairy-free butter biscuit base! This dessert from The Little Blog of Vegan is perfect for when you need something quick and easy that also looks like a million bucks.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
One great thing about these cookies from Love & Lemons is that they utilize tried-and-true chocolate chip cookie ingredients (all-purpose flour, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and, of course, chocolate chips), so that the nonvegans in your clan should be fooled while the vegans can indulge without guilt.
One-Bowl Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake
Vegan and gluten-free, this fabulous vanilla-infused cake recipe from Minimalist Baker pushes all of our buttons. Requiring just 40 minutes of baking time, 10 ingredients, and a single bowl, this cake tastes terrific on its own but also pairs nicely with a chocolate frosting or coconut whip.
Homemade “Dole Whip”
Fortunately, the world-famous Disneyland Dole Whip went totally vegan in 2013, removing the sodium caseinate from its recipe. Even more fortunately, you can make this refreshing, dairy-free version from Epicurious at home using just five ingredients: frozen pineapple chunks, coconut milk, bananas, Kosher salt, and pineapple wedges.
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