Healthy Vegan Holiday Recipes for Thanksgiving or Christmas

Although people tend to think it’s hard, I actually find healthy vegan holiday recipes fun because I can eat more without leaving the table overly stuffed.

If I think about a typical Thanksgiving meal, it consists of a main dish (usually turkey), stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, biscuits, green beans and pumpkin pie for dessert.

I love to think outside the box and make a soup, or a big quinoa salad or something else to make a creative new menu for a holiday meal, but here are some ideas for healthy vegan holiday recipes as alternatives to the traditional dishes.

Main Dish (Turkey alternatives)

• Thanksgiving Meatless Loaf by Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
• Glazed Lentil Walnut Apple Loaf by Oh She Glows
• Carrot-Pecan Nutroast by Ricki Heller
• Festive Chickpea Tart by Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Kitchen
• Herbed Butternut Squash Wellington by Well Vegan
• Chickpea Meatless Meatloaf with Smoked Maple Glaze by This Healthy Kitchen
• Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash by Vegan Huggs
• Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Garlic Sauce by Vegan Richa

Stuffing

• Cranberry-Pear Wild Rice Stuffing by VegKitchen
• Cranberry, Apricot and Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf by Oh She Glows
• Vegan Stuffing Recipe Trio by Lunch Box Bunch
• Cranberry-Thyme Stuffing here on veganook
• Vegan Stuffing Recipe on Savvy Vegetarian

Mashed Potatoes

• Red Lentil-Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes here on veganook
• High Protein Garlic Mashed Potatoes, by Oh She Glows
• Fluffy Mashed Potatoes from Post Punk Kitchen
• Saffron Mashed Potatoes from the Shiksa in the Kitchen
• Mashed Peas And Potatoes by JL Goes Vegan

Gravy

• Ginger Cinnamon White Bean Gravy by JL Goes Vegan
• Mushroom Gravy here on veganook
• Onion Gravy by Fried Dandelions
• No-Cook Miso Gravy by Becky Striepe of Glue and Glitter
• Shiitake Mushroom Gravy by Veggie Society

Cranberry Sauce

• Fresh Cranberry Sauce here on veganook
• Ginger Cranberry Sauce by SpaBettie
• Cranberry Apple Chutney here on veganook
• Ginger-Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce by Healthy Blender Recipes
• Smooth Citrus Cranberry Sauce on Healthy Happy Life
• Baked Cranberry-Orange Sauce on Savvy Vegetarian

Sweet Potatoes

• Spiced Pear And Sweet Potato Casserole here on veganook
• Sweet Potato And Ginger Salad by Ricki Heller
• This Ain’t Grandma’s Sweet Potato Casserole by Oh She Glows
• Cumin and Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes on Vegetarian Times
• Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes by Gluten Free Easily
• Instant Pot Candied Yams by Healthier Steps

Biscuits

• Drop Biscuits by Compassionate Cooks
• Sweet Potato Biscuits here on veganook
• Fluffy Biscuits by Vegan Yumminess
• Best Vegan Biscuits by Minimalist Baker
• Sweet Potato Bunny Biscuits by Vegan Dollhouse

Green Beans & Brussels Sprouts

• Clean Green Bean Casserole by Detoxinista
• The Best Vegan Green Bean Casserole by Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
• Vegan Green Bean Casserole on Oh She Glows, adapted from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
• Bourbon Maple Glazed Green Beans by Bad to the Bowl
• Lemon-Thyme Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Squash here on veganook
• Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts and Rosemary by My Darling Vegan
• Lemony Brussels and Kale Chiffonade Salad by SpaBettie

Pumpkin Pie

• Vegan Pumpkin Pie, 3 Ways by Oh She Glows
• Chocolate Pumpkin Pie by Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Kitchen
• You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan Pumpkin Pie by Gena Hamshaw
• No-Bake Pumpkin Pie by Rhian’s Recipes
• Pumpkin Pie Custards With Brulee Topping by Dreena Burton’s Plant Powered Kitchen

Other Dessert Ideas

• Orange Blossom & Fig Olive Oil Cake by Short Girl Tall Order
• Apple Pie Crumble Bars by Eat with Clarity
• Baked Maple Cinnamon Stuffed Pears by Short Girl Tall Order
• Vegan Carrot Cake with Vanilla Coconut Cream Frosting by Veggiecurean
• Raw Vegan Fruit Cake by Virtual Vegan

What are your favorite healthy vegan holiday recipes? Any amazing dishes I should add to this list?​ Leave a comment and let me know!