44 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes for a No-Stress Feast

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Last year was an ambitious raw, vegan, and gluten-free Thanksgiving. The year before that was a simple, albeit frazzled comfort food feast. This year is going to be more in line with 2012, hopefully minus the frazzled. I’ve not had a great work/life balance lately and thus am fully on board with a low-key celebration without epic grocery shopping, time-intensive recipes, and general running around. Can you relate?

I mentioned in a recent post that “good food doesn’t need to be complicated” and I find myself gravitating towards creating recipes that are pared down in terms of prep work and ingredients. I enjoy the challenge of taking something that sounds a little intimidating or that you might be tempted to buy pre-made (hello, pie crust), and then figuring out how to reduce it to only the ingredients and steps you truly need to make it awesome in your own kitchen. Often, I’ll read other blogs and pin stunning recipes, only to look over the ingredient list and time required and decide to make spaghetti…again.

In the spirit of keeping things simple and as stress-free as possible, here are 44 easy recipes to help you (and me) enjoy a chill Thanksgiving while still eating seriously delicious, nourishing food.

Breakfast

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Tofu Breakfast Bake (one of my all-time favorite recipes)

Banana Coffee Cake Muffins with Jam Filling

Pistachio-Crusted French Toast with Bourbon Maple Cherry Topping

Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Spiced Maple Crumble Topping

Favorite Pancakes (and Gluten-Free Pancakes)

Creamy Coconut Milk Millet Pudding

Pumpkin Spice Donuts

Drinks

Hot Chai Apple Cider

Homemade Berry Kombucha

Simple Raspberry Soda

Grapefruit Ginger Spritzers

Maple Cinnamon Chamomile Tea Lattes

Starters

Parsley Pesto White Bean Hummus

Baked BBQ Chickpeas

Tangy Balsamic Roasted Chickpeas

Soups

Freezer-Friendly Pumpkin Soup

Roasted Carrot Orange Turmeric Soup

Hearty Pumpkin Potato Soup with Tofu

Salads

Orange Avocado Salad with Olives, Capers & Parsley

Quick & Easy Quinoa Salad

Kale, Avocado & Grapefruit Salad

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad

Sides

Mock Mashed Potatoes

Simple Vegan Cornbread (and Gluten-Free Cornbread)

Crispy Brussels Sprouts Chips

Easy Homemade Baked Beans

Entrées

Stuffed Butternut Squash with Tempeh

Protein-Packed Butternut Squash Mac n’ Cheese

Almond-Crusted Tofu with Blackberry Sauce

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Creamy Artichoke Alfredo Pasta

Dessert

Spiced Apple Cider Spelt Cake

Rustic Skillet Apple Pie

Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Crustless Sweet Potato Pie

Caramel Apple Pie Milkshakes

Tarragon Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Fig Cookies

Salted Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Ice Cream

Spiced Apple Cider Sorbet

Slow Cooker Banana Brown Betty

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