35 Vegan Easter Recipes for a Delicious Holiday (2024)

By: Author Lisa Viger Gotte

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Vegan Easter Recipes are Easy to Make! And tasty, too!

Here are 35 tasty and easy-to-make vegan Easter recipes that are perfect for this or any holiday! There are savory and sweet breakfasts to get the day started and lots of mains and side dishes, breads, and desserts.

Simple to Find Ingredients

These vegan Easter recipes don’t require hard-to-find ingredients, They’re delicious but everything you need can be found at most local groceries.

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Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Here are recipes for a delicious start to your day.

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Lemon Poppyseed Waffles | Vegan Gluten Free

Photo Credit:www.spabettie.com

these brunch-perfect waffles are brightly flavored, light, and crispy. Gluten-free.

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Savory Crepes Delicious Vegan Breakfast or Brunch

Mmm, savory crepes. Looks like an omelet, tastes like a veggie-filled, magically delicious cross between an omelet and a crepe. All without cracking a single egg.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes Vegan Gluten-Free

Richly chocolate and super fillings!

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Quinoa Fruit Bowl Vegan Plant Based Breakfast

Simple, easy, and healthy!

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Coffee Quinoa Pancakes with Carrot Frosting

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Soft, moist and fluffy with a strong coffee flavor and sweet carrot frosting. It’s a delicious way to start Easter morning because it’s healthy too.

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Vegan Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Recipe

Photo Credit:www.planted365.com

Vegan breakfast sausage that's juicy, tasty, and delicious.

Main Dishes

These are hearty centerpieces for the vegan Easter table.

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Dijon-Rosemary Crusted Whole Roasted Cauliflower

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I really love using a whole head of cauliflower as the main event in a meal. They always turn out so pretty and impressive. This Dijon-Rosemary Crusted Whole Roasted Cauliflower is no exception. It reminds me of a pork roast my mom used to make with the potatoes cooking in the same pot.

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Vegan Pork Tenderloin Roast with Apples and Onions

This vegan pork tenderloin is deliciously deceptive but is made entirely from yummy, healthy plants.

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Hearty Vegan Shepherd's Pie

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This mouth-watering vegan shepherd’s pie is packed with chunky vegetables, savory sauce, and fluffy mashed potatoes. Believe me, it’s going to be a hit!

Side Dish Recipes

Here are tasty and filling vegan pasta and other side dish recipes that are easy to make and perfect for any meal.

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Easy Southern Style Potato Salad Vegan Plant Based Recipe

A delicious old favorite for the holiday table.

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Perfect Picnic Pasta Salad

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This flavorful veggie pasta is a crowd-pleasing side dish that goes great with all kinds of meals.

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Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Radishes

Sweet and savory, healthy and delicious! This is a great side dish!

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Air Fryer Carrots (Super Easy + Healthy)

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These Air Fryer Carrots are the perfect healthy side dish for your Easter!

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Green Beans with Almonds and Olives - Homemade In The Kitchen

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These healthy Green Beans with Almonds and Olives makes an easy vegan side dish

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Spring Farro Salad - this healthy table

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This delicious spring farro salad is an excellent side dish - it’s bright, flavorful, and full of spring veggies.

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Roasted Red Cabbage

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This crispy, roasted red cabbage is an easy side dish that requires minimal hands-on time.

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Vegan Pasta Salad

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Delicious, quick and easy Vegan Pasta Salad that takes less than 20 minutes to make start to finish. It’s made with simple ingredients that are healthy, colorful, and tasty.

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Creamy Vegan Bean Pesto Pasta (Oil-Free)

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This scrumptious vegan pesto pasta is loaded with spring veggies and secretly healthy — the oil-free pesto is packed with fiber-rich beans, fresh herbs and deep flavor! Ready in 30 minutes total and really versatile.

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Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad

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This shaved Brussels sprout salad recipe is festive, healthy, and loaded with kale, pomegranate, and apples. It's the perfect combo of sweet and savory with TONS of texture in every bite! It's vegan, gluten-free, and perfect for the holidays...or ANY day!

Vegan Breads

Who doesn't love bread? Here are a couple of easy-to-make breads that belong on the dinner table.

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Vegan Hot Cross Buns - Domestic Gothess

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Vegan hot cross buns - these eggless and dairy-free versions of the classic British Easter treat are perfectly soft, fluffy, and full of flavour. Served split, toasted and buttered they make a wonderful breakfast or snack.

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Classic French Bread Recipe

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How to make bread with flour, yeast, water, and salt. This easy homemade bread is soft, chewy, and easy to make. It's perfect for any meal occasion.

Vegan Desserts

This may be saving the best for last, but here are some fabulous vegan desserts that will surely satisfy your sweet tooth!

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The Cutest Vegan Easter Dessert!

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This fun and unique Easter dessert is sure to please everyone at the dinner table! Only 4 ingredients and easy to make ahead of time.

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Chocolate Avocado Mousse | Vegan + Healthy!

Photo Credit:www.thecookingcollective.com.au

This chocolate mousse is vegan, refined sugar-free, and completely delicious! Perfect for a healthy Easter celebration.

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Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe gluten-free

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These homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Eggs are made with only 7 ingredients and are WAY tastier than any store-bought Easter candy! Plus they are gluten-free, and dairy-free!

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Healthy Easter Nest Cookies Recipe gluten-free vegan

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These Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies are made with only 8 good-for-you ingredients ready in 15 minutes! They’re the perfect treat to celebrate Easter!

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Best Vegan Carrot Cake

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This vegan carrot cake recipe doesn't hold out on the quintessential classic: it's light, moist, fluffy, and kinda healthy. Top it with vegan cream cheese frosting (recipe included) and you're headed for tastebud bliss. Plus this easy recipe does it all in just one bowl and a worry-free bundt pan!

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Vegan Simnel Cake - Domestic Gothess

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Vegan Simnel cake - this eggless and dairy-free version of the traditional British Easter fruit cake with marzipan is just as good as the original. A light vegan fruit cake is filled with a layer of marzipan and topped with traditional marzipan decorations. The perfect cake for an Easter celebration!

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Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Cake Vegan Gluten-Free Recipe

Luscious and sweet, this uses seasonal ingredients.

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Vegan Caramel Chocolate Eggs (homemade caramel)

Photo Credit:beplantwell.com

Vegan chocolate eggs with a homemade caramel inside, shaped into festive Easter eggs.

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Best Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe Gluten-Free Easy

Rich and chocolatey!

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Chocolate Orange Depression Cake Vegan Gluten-Free

Makes a small batch single-layer cake that's delicious!

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Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake with Cashew Frosting

Photo Credit:nutriciously.com

This carrot cake is the perfect combination of moist and crumbly, offering a hint of caramel while being loaded with cinnamon and carrots! Definitely don't miss our on the homemade cashew frosting.

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Birds Nest Cookies (paleo, vegan options) - Texanerin Baking

Photo Credit:www.texanerin.com

These birds nest cookies are super easy to put together and just call for 7 ingredients!

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3 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse

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If you’re looking for a delicious, decadent dessert that is simple to make this Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Coconut Whipped Cream is for you.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake (Vegan, Eggless, Dairy Free)

Photo Credit:www.chocolatemoosey.com

This irresistible egg-free dairy-free vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake uses up overripe bananas.

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Lisa Viger Gotte

Hello! I’m Lisa, a vegan artist, photographer, author, Vegan Life Coach Educator, and RYT 200 yoga teacher. I love showing others how simple and delicious a plant-based diet can be. I draw and paint, cook, write, take lots of pics, eat lots of chocolate, and practice gratitude daily.

35 Vegan Easter Recipes for a Delicious Holiday (2024)

FAQs

What does a vegetarian eat for Easter? ›

Vegetarian Easter recipes
  • Veggie spiral pie with spiced tomato sauce & chopped salad. ...
  • Charred courgette, lemon & goat's cheese galette. ...
  • Mini malt chocolate cupcakes. ...
  • App onlySour cherry & pistachio simnel cake. ...
  • Easter cinnamon wreath. ...
  • Charred spring onion, chilli & feta flatbreads.

What is the most eaten food on Easter? ›

Lamb is a popular main dish on Easter in the U.S. and throughout Europe, such as the roast lamb common in the U.K. and Greece, or the French gigot d'agneau pascal, a rich, slow-cooked lamb stew often served with spring vegetables.

Can vegans eat Easter eggs? ›

As always, there's a cracking variety of vegan Easter eggs this year, courtesy of the Easter Bunny (read: Hotel Chocolat, Happi, Moo Free and more). From fruit-flavoured and dark chocolate delights to vegan oat milk Easter eggs and filled options (should a hollow shell not cut it), there are tempting treats galore.

What did Jesus eat for Easter dinner? ›

Local experts believe that Jesus ate simple meals of bread and locally caught fish. Aside from simple meals of bread and locally caught fish, local experts believe that Jesus also ate olives. Local experts believe that Jesus drank wine with his meals.

What is traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday? ›

Roast lamb or roast ham is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Sunday. Read on for more on what to serve with your traditional Easter roast. Hot cross buns, which are spiced tea cakes, are traditionally served on Good Friday.

What food is traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday? ›

Roast lamb or roast ham is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Sunday. Read on for more on what to serve with your traditional Easter roast. Hot cross buns, which are spiced tea cakes, are traditionally served on Good Friday.

What do vegetarians eat on Good Friday? ›

36 Good Friday Recipes for a Delicious Meatless Holiday
  • Scallops with Chimichurri.
  • Spicy Grilled Calamari Salad.
  • Vegetarian Portobello Mushroom Burger.
  • Baked Crab Cakes with Mango-Avocado Salsa.
  • Vegetarian Pesto Gnocchi.
  • Shrimp Fra Diavolo.
  • Vegetarian Stuffed Tomatoes.
  • Honey-Mustard Glazed Salmon With Roasted Asparagus.
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What is the traditional food during Easter? ›

You can't have a list of traditional Easter foods without lamb! It's incredibly common in most of Europe, and this easy roasted version is covered with rosemary and garlic just like how they make it in France. Get the Rack of Lamb recipe.

What do vegetarians miss from meat? ›

Previous reviews have indicated that vegetarians and vegans may risk vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc and calcium deficiency as these micronutrients can mostly be found in animal foods or have a lower bioavailability in plant foods [8,9,10,11,12,13,14].

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