An ancient 'superfood' sent from heaven
Vegan desserts have a bad rep for being a less flavorful or strangely textured version of the real thing. It's time to bust that myth! Vegan cooking doesn't have to limit your options–there's always an alternative. More and more excellent vegan recipes are popping up as that lifestyle becomes more popular. Thankfully, an army of food bloggers have tried and tested their way to plant-based perfection.
Many of the following recipes are vegan twists on classic desserts. If you're simply trying to decrease the amount of dairy in your diet, it doesn't mean you have to sacrifice. In fact, some of the vegan versions are better than the original! Click through for some guilt-free dessert inspiration.
Pavlova and meringues are made from egg whites, so they should be tricky to recreate. But some madman discovered you can replace the egg with aquafaba! Aquafaba is the liquid canned chickpeas are stored in.
For cozy winter evenings, try a traditional apple crumble with cinnamon. Simply replace the butter with coconut oil.
Similar to the apple crumble, you can substitute the butter in the topping for coconut oil or vegan butter.
Using coconut oil and almond milk instead of butter will give you fantastic chewy cookies.
Skip the cream cheese in cheesecake and use silken tofu instead! This type of tofu is extremely soft and creamy. It's absolutely decadent when mixed with dark melted chocolate.
As an alternative to tofu, try using soaked cashews blended with coconut milk. Layer with your choice of fruits and a crunchy base.
This classic British dessert can be made using applesauce and almond milk for moisture. A vegan toffee sauce simply consists of coconut milk and brown sugar.
Vegetable oil can easily replace butter to create a moist, delicious carrot cake. Use vegan butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice for the frosting.
There are many twists on the brownie, some even using black beans. If you want to keep it traditional, just use vegetable oil, vegan dark chocolate, and almond milk along with the usual dried ingredients.
This donut recipe uses soy milk, flax eggs, and vegetable oil to keep them vegan, but they taste just as good as the real thing!
If you're up for more of a challenge, you can try making your own homemade vegan buttermilk to make a red velvet cake!
Vegan pistachio tiramisu involves several steps, such as making your own vegan mascarpone using coconut milk, sugar, and corn-starch, but it's definitely worth the effort.
This delicious flourless chocolate torte uses pumpkin puree and coconut oil for moisture. It's wonderful paired with berries.
Another great idea for your chocolate torte: try swapping the berries for cherries and create cherry sorbet to serve with it!
This Christmas classic can easily be made vegan. The BBC Good Food blog recommends adding a couple of tablespoons of cold vodka to the pastry to make it nice and flaky.
Chocolate mousse is an easy fix. You can use silken tofu, avocado, or even cooked sweet potato as the base!
This one sounds impressive and tastes amazing, but it's very simple! Blend pineapple, lime, Thai basil, raw ginger, and caster sugar together and freeze. You can also add a dash of vodka or rum for an extra kick.
This moist and flavorful lemon cake needs no help from dairy products! Canola oil and vegan butter are just the ticket.
You can make a fantastic vegan pumpkin pie with just 10 ingredients. Butter is swapped for olive oil and almond milk.
These cute mini tarts are filled with a delicious no-bake almond and raspberry mix. The crust can be store-bought or a vegan one made at home.
Did you know you can make delicious creamy ice-cream at home with no dairy and no churning? This recipe combines avocado, coconut milk, and soaked cashews to create the perfect consistency.
Peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and dark chocolate. Easy peasy!
This incredibly moist and flavorful cake uses ground almonds, soy milk, vegetable oil, and lots of fresh orange juice. Soak it in a syrup made of orange juice, brown sugar, and powdered sugar to finish.
This decadent peanut butter pie uses peanut butter, coconut, and maple syrup as the filling. Drizzle with dark chocolate and it's ready to serve.
Vegan pumpkin blondies made with almond butter are so dense and sweet that you'd never know they're a healthier adaptation!
Thank goodness there's a way to make vegan salted caramel. Combine non-dairy milk, vegan butter, sugar, and salt–that's it!
Shortcake cookies are easily made using vegan butter and almond milk. For the cream, simply whip chilled coconut cream and powdered sugar.
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Vegan desserts have a bad rep for being a less flavorful or strangely textured version of the real thing. It's time to bust that myth! Vegan cooking doesn't have to limit your options–there's always an alternative. More and more excellent vegan recipes are popping up as that lifestyle becomes more popular. Thankfully, an army of food bloggers have tried and tested their way to plant-based perfection.
Many of the following recipes are vegan twists on classic desserts. If you're simply trying to decrease the amount of dairy in your diet, it doesn't mean you have to sacrifice. In fact, some of the vegan versions are better than the original! Click through for some guilt-free dessert inspiration.