A collection of the best vegan desserts that are super easy to make! Can be baked in your oven or air fryer. This list includes cookies, pies, galettes, and cupcakes.
Vegan desserts have come a long way since the days of rock hard cakes and cupcakes. Unhealthy shortenings were our only friend!
(or enemy?)
Vegan and plant-based butters have made it possible to have the most delicious desserts.
These desserts can be lined up with their dairy counterparts and no one would be able to tell the difference!
Vegan cookie recipes
You know you love a good cookie when you take just one bite! These vegan cookies are easy to bake and they don’t take hours.
Bake a baker’s dozen of these cookies and send them to me!
Air fryer snowball cookie
Everyone loves snowball cookies, right? I am one of them, but, I never used to like baking them.
So, I decided to bake them using just 5 ingredients and bake them in the Air Fryer!
You won’t believe how easy it is to bake them in the air fryer!
Giant cookie
Why bake a small cookie when you can bake a GIANT one!
Jumbo cookies are all the rage in my home around Christmas time. We bake about 3 of them and top it with our favorites.
These cookies taste great with ice cream, chocolate syrup, nuts and non-dairy whipped cream!
Pumpkin spice cookies
These pumpkin spice cookies are not just empty calories. I baked them with vegan protein.
Pumpkin spice gives them a wonderful aroma and they are can be frozen for months.
Give them as edible gifts or eat them yourself. No one will judge you for liking them.
Vegan shortbread cookies
For the longest time, I couldn’t eat shortbread cookies because they weren’t vegan. Now, I get to enjoy them without feeling guilty!
Best part is that these shortbread cookies are so easy to bake! I love how effortless this recipe is to make.
Even those who cannot bake well will appreciate this recipe.
Crinkle cookies with matcha
We ate vegan crinkle cookies for the first time in 2017 and we have been making them every year since then.
These crinkle cookies are made with lemon and matcha flavors.
I bake this cookies all year round and hand it out as edible gifts. It brings a smile to everyone’s face.
Vegan cake recipes
Baking vegan cake is just as much fun as baking a regular cake. The method is similar and most of the ingredients are the same.
So, baking vegan cakes is not hard at all. I used to be intimidated by it, but now I am very comfortable baking a vegan cake.
Cranberry loaf cake
Vegan Cranberry cake is a must bake around the holiday season. But, I love to bake the cake all year round.
I buy a big batch of whole cranberries during the season and then freeze them to use all year round.
Only use fresh cranberries in this recipe because they taste so great. For best results, freeze the cranberries overnight.
Olive oil cake
Olive oil is a vegan’s best friend when it comes to baking. It does a good job of taking over the duties performed by eggs!
Use only extra virgin olive oil for baking. It’s the least processed oil which makes it a good baking agent.
I add pumpkin puree and top it with a lemony-rose icing!
Easy mug cake
Here is a great way to enjoy a cake without baking it in the oven. Simply add the ingredients in a cup and microwave!
This cake has pumpkin and chocolate in it! What could be better?
Vegan pies
Pies are as American as you can get! Even pies that are vegan friendly deserve to be part of “as American as apple pie”!
These pies are a little unconventional, but every morsel of these pies are delish! So, get your forks ready to dive into these yummy vegan desserts
Skillet apple pie
Pull out your favorite cast iron skillet because you will be baking the best apple pie recipe!
Apple pie doesn’t always need to be baked in a pie dish. Go the rustic route by baking them in a pan.
You won’t believe how easy it is to bake it. You may never go back to baking vegan apple pie any other way.
Butternut squash pie with miso
I was surprised to find out that I can bake a pie in the slow cooker! It was a very sweet and delicious surprise, because this pie turned out AMAZING!
Miso is a great ingredient to offset the sweetness and bland flavors of butternut squash. I have always used it in savory recipes like grilling vegetables, but now I use it in desserts too.
Vegan puddings
Making puddings vegan is a creative process that is very rewarding! Rich vegan puddings are distinctive for their flavors and ingredients.
Have you tried a pudding that you wish was vegan? Sound out below in the comments and I will get to work on it.
French toast pudding casserole
Go beyond a boring bread pudding! Instead, bring the joys of French toast and casserole into your bread pudding!
Best part is that you can make it vegan and not feel guilty!
This pudding works as a dessert or as breakfast!
Brown rice pudding!
The brown rice is cooked in the instant pot and it turns out so fluffy! Mix it with coconut milk and sugar for a dessert that you can enjoy all year round!
We love eating this vegan rice pudding on New Year’s eve! Everyone gets a bowl of it while sitting around the Christmas tree. Then, we discuss the year and try to guess what’s in all those presents!
Easy vegan desserts
Vegan desserts go beyond cookies, cakes and pies. I found other vegan desserts to make that are beyond delicious.
Get your air fryer out to make one of these desserts. It will change your life for the better! Air fryer makes the best desserts with very little effort.
Blueberry galette
Talk about taking shortcuts to bake vegan desserts!
This galette is made in the air fryer, I use puff pastry for the base and I used store-bought blueberry sauce!
When brought together, it becomes the PERFECT holiday dessert. If you are baking challenged like me, than you will love eating it!
Pear tarts
This recipe came about because I was tired of people fighting over the last piece of tart!
So, now, I bake pear tarts using individual tart pans that are easy to buy online. Then, I serve them to friends and family who devour it. Now, instead of fighting over the last piece, everyone enjoys the sweet goodness of these tarts.
Strawberry Cupcakes using cake mix
If you have a problem baking cupcakes, like {ahem} me, take a shortcut!
Most cake mixes on the market are vegan friendly. They have all the ingredients pre-mixed in the right proportions.
Mix it up with non-dairy products and bake a big batch of cupcakes with it!
How easy is that!
Vegan toppings, fillings and crusts
These recipe enhance the flavors of any vegan dessert. I love that they can be put into any recipe and turn it into an eye popping dessert!
The cranberry pie filling is my favorite from this list. Which one is your favorite?
Blueberry crumble
You have no idea how much effort, tries and elbow grease it took for me to FINALLY get this dessert!
The crumble is sweet and aromatic!
Top it on pies, cupcakes, muffins and ice cream! The sky is the limit!
Craberry pie filling
Cook whole cranberries in demerara sugar and holiday spices! Then, put this pie filling in, well, pies!
This vegan pie filling can be put into muffins, cakes, cupcakes and tarts. I actually made a brownie where I put this cranberry filling and it was DELICIOUS! Recipe coming soon.
Vegan Pie Crust
What makes a pie crust not vegan? Pie crusts are made with dairy butters and sometimes, they have egg was in them.
So, what’s a vegan to do?
Sure, you can go searching for a vegan pie crust! Or, you can make your own!
It’s very easy, trust me!
Vegan buttercream frosting
What’s a cupcake without frosting? What’s a cake with a thick layer of frosting?
We can bake all the vegan cakes we want to, but, it’s not good enough to eat until there is frosting on it!
So, here is one of my older recipes. I made it using shortening which is fine. But, you can also use vegan butter in it’s place.
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