Looking for some festive and delicious vegan dessert options for the holidays? Here are 25 Vegan Christmas Desserts to help you celebrate the season in delicious style!
The holidays are a great time to try new recipes, and that’s especially true when it comes to holiday desserts. There are so many options, from bright and colorful to rich and decadent, and everything in between.
And now vegan desserts abound, and they taste as good if not better than non-vegan ones!
Here are some easy-to-make vegan Christmas recipes sure to bring you and your family joy this holiday season.
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👩🏽🍳 About these recipes
All of these recipes were either originally created as vegan or can be made vegan with some ingredient substitutions. Any substitutions will be noted in the individual recipes.
These 25 Vegan Christmas Desserts:
- Feed small groups to large parties, depending on the recipe.
- Contain mostly easy-to-find, everyday ingredients.
- Many can be made in under 30 minutes.
This list includes both bite-sized desserts like truffles and cookies, as well as larger cakes and loaves.
These desserts would be a delicious way to end a Christmas dinner following other vegan holiday recipes like Instant Pot Lentil Soup, Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms, or Garlic Rosemary Roasted Glazed Carrots.
🎄Vegan Christmas desserts
Vegan Christmas Desserts
Christmas desserts are colorful, festive, and in many cases, made with ingredients that aren't vegan-friendly. But vegan Christmas desserts are plentiful and just as good if not better than non-vegan options. Satisfy your holiday dessert cravings with these Vegan Christmas Dessert recipes!
What's better than vegan chocolate cake? Vegan chocolate frosting to go with it! This rich dessert is sure to be a hit during your holiday festivities.
Nutty and sweet with a satisfying cookie crunch, these decadent cheesecake bites deserve a spot at your Christmas dinner table.
These irresistible gluten-free, vegan chocolate amaretti cookies are incredibly easy to make. Crunchy on the outside, soft and crumbly on the inside, they are the perfect homemade cookies for Christmas!
Plump and succulent fruit, perfectly spiced crumb, and the ideal balance of nuts and citrus, all topped with marzipan and wrapped in fondant icing. This is a deliciously satisfying vegan Christmas cake.
This easy vegan Panforte is a festive and delicious Christmas recipe that you can make ahead of time and then serve for Christmas dessert or at a cookie exchange.
These healthy, vegan peanut butter cups with silky chocolate are so easy — and ready in about 30 minutes.
Light, fluffy, and creamy, this vegan chocolate mousse is the perfect snack-sized Christmas dessert.
This gluten-free vegan fruitcake is an easy recipe made without refined sugar or nuts. With natural dried fruit and no alcohol, it's kid-friendly and perfect for gifting or dessert!
A combination of cocoa, almond flour, vanilla, and molasses make these chewy chocolate molasses cookies soft and delicious. An easy gluten-free, vegan cookie that's ideal for the holidays!
This easy sugar cookie bars recipe is great for the holidays or any occasion. Made with wholesome almond and coconut flour. Gluten-free and vegan.
Refreshing and sweet, these bright strawberry rhubarb popsicles are an unexpected way to add some holiday cheer to your Christmas celebrations.
These vegan, gluten-free thumbprint cookies are like buttery shortbread cookies with jammy cranberry sauce centers! They're a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce!
This vegan berry crumble is a great holiday dessert. Made with wholesome ingredients, this is a healthy, satisfying Christmas dessert option.
Ice cream isn't just for summer. Made with luscious red cherries, this delightfully fruity treat makes a great vegan Christmas dessert.
This vegan Christmas Crack is seriously addicting! Made with layers of saltine crackers, caramel, and chocolate, this healthier version is also gluten-free.
Bite into these buttery festive vegan chocolate and cherry cookies. They are super easy to make and you can whip them up in about 30 minutes.
Delicious, fudgy brownies topped with a Christmas tree decoration! This cute vegan Christmas dessert is perfect for kids and adults alike and the perfect way to see in the holidays with some vegan ice cream and hot fudge sauce!
This soft and chewy vegan gingerbread cookie recipe is so easy and delicious! Finished off with a simple vegan vanilla frosting.
A vegan twist on the classic Christmas Pudding with a drool-worthy chocolate orange flavour! This can also be cooked and reheated in the microwave for a quick treat.
These vegan soft gingerbread molasses cookies are the quintessential Christmas cookie! They’re easy, warmly spiced and always a big hit.
These no-bake vegan rum balls are easy to make with wholesome ingredients like cocoa, dates, nuts, almond butter and dark chocolate for a healthier take on the classic Christmas dessert.
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
I find that coconut milk is often the best milk substitute when I make vegan desserts. It still produces a rich, creamy texture often found in many dairy-based desserts and offers a delicious, nutty flavor.
Coconut oil, olive oil, applesauce, and even avocado can all be good substitutes for butter depending on the recipe. For example, coconut oil and olive oil are higher in fat content which works well in cakes and pastries to replace the fat found in butter. Avocado is naturally creamy and is a great butter substitute for something like chocolate mousse.
In many cases, dark chocolate is vegan, assuming it contains no ingredients like milk or other animal-derived products. In addition, chocolates made with dairy-free types of milk can also be vegan. Generally, the higher the cacao content (say above 60%), the more likely the chocolate is to be vegan, but it’s best to always check the label.
Milk chocolate is usually not vegan unless it is made with coconut milk or another plant-based variety. Whereas white chocolate is not vegan.
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