These 20 Gluten-Free & Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes are perfect for planning your holiday feast. You're sure to find some ideas for your Thanksgiving celebration including some traditional recipes remade vegan and gluten-free.
Thanksgiving. It's not your typical vegan holiday.
I mean, the entire day revolves around a giant bird taking up oven space for a ridiculous amount of hours to be served as the centerpiece of a massive feast. In fact, the holiday's nickname is "Turkey Day" for goodness sake!
People spend countless hours researching how to properly cook a turkey.
Grocery stores go crazy with special offers like giving away a free turkey for spending a certain amount of money.
Side dishes like mashed potatoes and green bean casserole are loaded with dairy products. Some even have other meats like sausage stuffing. And of course, the gravy is made of turkey drippings.
On top of all this, if you're gluten-free too, many of the dishes are filled with wheat!
So, what's a gluten-free vegan to do on Thanksgiving? Check out these Gluten-Free & Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes, that's what!
Snacks & Starters
1. Maple Pecans
These oven-roasted pecans are great for snacking on while watching TV and waiting for that big meal. The recipe can be doubled, and they can be made in advance to free up that coveted oven space.
2. Pumpkin Hummus
This sweet hummus makes a delicious dip to snack on and pairs perfectly with some gluten-free, vegan grahams.
3. Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
This flavorful soup is the perfect way to start off your Thanksgiving meal. Featuring roasted butternut squash that is pureed and combined with vegan half & half for a super creamy texture! This can also be made in advance if needed and reheated on the stovetop.
Main Dishes
4. Holiday Veggie Loaf
This chickpea-based loaf's combination of carrot, celery, onion, thyme and sage just screams Thanksgiving in my opinion. Top it with our chickpea flour gravy and you have a winner of a holiday dinner! 😉
5. Marinated Tempeh
This tempeh is easy to make in the oven, on the stovetop or even the grill (if you live in a warm climate or just need some fresh air). You can easily double the recipe too. Serve with our chickpea flour gravy or lemony vegan béchamel.
Sides
6. Cheesy Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Made "cheesy" with the help of nutritional yeast, these mashed potatoes also feature a subtle garlic flavor and are topped with chives.
7. Vegan Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Vegan cream cheese makes these mashed potatoes ultra creamy. Definitely a kid favorite...just ask our daughters! 😉
8. Cheesy Vegan Almond Flour Biscuits
These dinner biscuits are light and fluffy and have a "cheesy" flavor thanks to nutritional yeast. They are also oil-free but still have that buttery taste everyone loves in biscuits.
9. Apple Walnut Stuffing
Stuffing is synonymous with Thanksgiving. This version features apples, walnuts and raisins to sweeten things up a bit.
10. Vegan Stovetop Mac and Cheese
This mac and cheese is super quick and easy to make. Featuring a combination of nutritional yeast and store-bought cheese for a super creamy and flavorful "cheese" sauce.
11. Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
For a mac and cheese with some fall flare, go for this pumpkin version. Easy to make and oil-free too!
12. Vegan Casserole with Chickpeas & Butternut Squash
I seriously could just eat this as the whole meal, but I am a chickpea fiend...lol 😉 This creamy dish is packed with fall flavors and is perfect for your Thanksgiving table.
13. Vegan Green Bean Casserole
This is a must-have for any Thanksgiving table. This gluten-free, dairy-free version is easy to make and has no mushrooms.
14. Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
These Brussels sprouts get a boost of flavor from garlic-infused olive oil and balsamic vinegar. They are amazing topped with our lemony vegan béchamel and toasted almonds!
Gravies & Sauces
15. Chickpea Flour Gravy
This is the kind of gravy you just want to ladle in to your mouth...well, at least that's what one reader said. 😉 Seriously though, this gravy has been a lifesaver for our family of mixed eaters because everyone enjoys it.
16. Vegan Cheese Sauce
You can use this cheese sauce to top your favorite veggies such as broccoli and cauliflower. Or, serve it as a dip for an appetizer.
Desserts
17. Vegan Apple Crisp
This gluten-free, vegan dessert is also nut-free, which is perfect for anyone with nut allergies at your Thanksgiving table. Top with vegan ice cream or dairy-free whipped topping for a delicious ending to your holiday meal.
18. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
These handheld and bite-sized pumpkiny treats aren't just for kids...adults will love them too! They are also oil-free and nut-free.
19. Pumpkin Pie Truffles
A twist on the pumpkin cookie dough bites, these tasty treats are like bite-sized versions of pumpkin pie dipped in chocolate.
That ends our list of our own gluten-free, vegan Thanksgiving recipes, but we feel that the holiday just wouldn't be complete without the pumpkin pie!
20. Pumpkin Pie (from My Quiet Kitchen)
Although we don't have our own recipe, we highly recommend this pumpkin pie from My Quiet Kitchen.
It is our family's absolute favorite and incredibly easy to make.
In the recipe, Lori makes her own pie crust, but shhh...don't tell her...we use a frozen one!
Our favorite is the gluten-free, vegan pie shell by Wholly Wholesome.
If you're going to use it, prebake it for 10-15 minutes before adding the filling.
Let us know if you try any of these gluten-free, vegan Thanksgiving recipes in the comments below! Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving!
This post originally appeared on Watch Learn Eat on November 14, 2019. It has been republished to include new recipes.
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