There is something about the flavor combination lemon-coconut that just takes me to a happy, sunshiney place! These delectable lemon coconut bites are a perfect summer snack! And the best part? They are super easy! While many energy bites require us to grind toasted nuts, or use food processor etc we skip all that by using nut flours that already come ground finely. In our case almond flour and coconut flour. Just add everything to a bowl, mix and shape!

I love how the almond flour gives these an almost marzipan-like texture. Lemon juice and zest are added for that fresh zing while maple syrup lends these the perfect sweetness.

Why this recipe works!

• Just 6 ingredients and 1 bowl
• No food processor or blender needed
• zesty springy amazing flavor
• versatile. Change flavors to preference!
• no refined sugar or refined oil.

More small bites:

• Pumpkin Snack Bites
• Coconut Caramel Energy Balls
• Vegan Pizza Snack Bites
• Mojito Energy Balls
• Blueberry Muffin Energy Bites

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After all the Baklava inspired recipes I had to make the real deal. Baklava is a decadent and  sweet treat. Traditional baklava is not vegan as it uses butter and honey. I changed it up with some vegan butter and and a sticky lemon syrup made with maple syrup!

This vegan version of baklava is made with layers of sweet filo and chopped nuts, all covered in a sweet syrup! we also add dates to the nut filling since our syrup is not very sweet. We add less sweetener than in traditional baklava recipes. This is a simple yet showstopping dessert guaranteed to impress!

Baklava has many variations and flavors. I use  a blend of nuts and some lemon zest for that decadent and refreshing flavor! If you want, add some rose water to the syrup but be careful as a little goes a long way.

The texture is flaky, soft, buttery, with some added crunch from the crisp filo and nuts. It’s sweet and with a hint of lemon and cinnamon without any flavor being overpowering.

What is phyllo pastry?

Many people are unaware that phyllo dough and filo pastry is actually vegan. There are no eggs or dairy used.

The number of Phyllo sheets needed depends on the size of your pan. I used an 8×8 inch glass pan and needed 24 sheets of that size. The phyllo bundle that  I had had 18 sheets but they were larger sheets and I could cut out of them.

More vegan desserts with nuts:

• Vegan Pistachio Cookie Recipe
• Hazelnut Brownies
• Oatmeal Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
• Vegan Almond Halwa
• Vegan Snickers Peanut Butter Cups

Baklava inspired desserts

• Baklava cheesecake 
• Baklava cookies
• baklava Lassi
• Baklava cake 

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These crispy popped lentils with smooth mashed potatoes are full of amazing texture and flavor!

If you’ve never made popped lentils before, they are so much fun! Add cooked lentils and a little bit of oil to a skillet, cook them over high heat until they fluff up and pop like a popped grain, and then they crisp up a little bit. Then, we add some savory and smoky spices to flavor them.

Then we try not to eat these delicious lentils all by themselves! And serve them over some creamy mashed potatoes. I served these as topping over a simple cauliflower potato mash flavored with herbs and paprika. You can use all potato or all cauliflower. These bowls make for an amazing holiday or even weeknight side dish!

These popped roasted lentils are very versatile. Add whatever herbs or spices you like and add them to your salads, bowls, tacos, pasta and everything! Think spicy Cajun lentils, Jamaican curry lentils and more.

Serve these with a side salad or rustic bread, or some gravy and biscuits, or as a side in a spread

Why You’ll Love Lentil Mashed Potatoes

• creamy, cauliflower mashed potatoes with crisp, popped lentil topping
• lentils add fiber and protein!
• Everyday ingredient and quick recipe, perfect for the holidays or any day!
• soy-free, gluten-free, nut-free
• can be made oil-free

More Vegan Lentil Recipes

• Smoky Skillet Lasagna with Crispy, Bacon-y Lentils
• Kung Pao Lentils
• Handi Lentils
• Easy Lentil Soup

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I based this mocha cake recipe on my tiramisu cake, because I just love the combination of moist cake with a coffee flavor. For this cake I make a chocolate cake and add a drizzle of coffee all over for that mocha flavor. Then, make this thick, creamy mocha chocolate pudding mixture and layer it between the cake layers to get really nice, mousse-y layers between those cakes.

The mousse frosting is a quick blender frosting without any butter and loads of sugar that you need for a regular buttercream frosting! And hence no need for whipping it up.

It just makes an excellent chocolate mocha mousse cake. I made this for my husbands birthday and he loved it! We made two 6 inch layer cakes. One for birthday and one for the videos. Slices were put in the freezer and when they were gone, there was an immediate sad face and a request for the cake.

You can change up the flavors to your preference or omit the coffee, if you want to keep it completely chocolate. You can also add in a layer of raspberry preserves for a break in the chocolate, if you like, but definitely make this for your next event or birthday! 

Why You’ll Love Vegan Mocha Cake

• moist, mocha cake with layers of creamy, mocha mousse in between. The creamy mousse adds extra moisture!
• one bowl cake batter, and you make the mousse all in the blender!
• less sugar and no butter needed for the mousse frosting
• 2-ingredient coffee syrup requires no cooking, just mix and drizzle
• soy-free with gluten-free and nut-free options

More Amazing Vegan Cakes

• Kulfi Tiramisu
• German Chocolate Loaf Cake
• Eggless Vanilla Cake
• Gingerbread Cake
• Baklava Cake

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Impress everyone with super easy fall winter casserole. I had some delicata squash that I wanted to use up, but I didn’t want to just make roasted delicata squash as a side dish. Instead, I layered it with white beans in a creamy sauce, and then topped it with the delicata squash and a mix of crunchy breadcrumbs and creamy vegan cheese. 

All these layers bake together, the sauce thickens, the squash roasts in the oven while the topping gets nice and crispy.  This dish is just packed with texture and flavor from the crisp cheesy topping, nicely roasted delicata squash and the creamy white beans at the bottom. 

You can change up the flavors as you like, and you can use other beans or lentils or even cooked pasta in the sauce instead of white beans. 

Delicata squash casserole is a great side or even main dish for your holiday meal. It looks gorgeous, it smells amazing and the topping stays crisp for a long while. You can also use other winter squash, like acorn or butternut squash, in this casserole dish, if you can’t find delicata squash.

Why You’ll Love Delicata Squash Casserole

• flavorful, creamy casserole with tender squash and cheesy, crunchy breadcrumb topping
• no need to roast the squash separately!
• soy-free with simple nut-free and gluten-free options
• flexible recipe! Use other beans or squashes, if you prefer.

More Vegan Winter Squash Recipes

• Stuffed Butternut Squash
• Berbere Roasted Kabocha Squash
• Gochujang Winter Squash Sliders
• Curried Chickpea Stuffed Acorn Squash
• Spaghetti Squash Bake

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This is a super moist and super spiced vegan gingerbread cake with triple ginger: fresh, dried, and candied.

It is made in just one bowl using everyday ingredients. You can add other ingredients into the batter, like chopped pecans or walnuts, candied ginger, or raisins. You can also add in some fresh grated ginger for even more gingery flavor in the cake! 

I make this amazing ginger glaze topping for the cake with fresh ginger, brown sugar, and candied ginger, and it takes the spice of the cake to an amazing level! The cake is super moist, super spice, and perfect with a cup of masala chai or coffee or gingerbread latte!

This ginger molasses cake has both candied ginger and fresh ginger as well as that amazing ginger topping in addition to fall spices and a deep flavor of molasses. All the flavors get stronger as the cake sits. You can omit a form of ginger or reduce some to taste preference.

Add other nuts or seeds of choice, chocolate chips, or dried fruit, if you like. The more the merrier when it comes to this vegan gingerbread cake!

Why You’ll Love Vegan Gingerbread Cake

• incredible, moist texture with molasses
• amazing spiced flavor with holiday spices, and ground ginger
• sticky-sweet ginger glaze ups the ante giving this cake an explosion of gingery flavor!
• 1-bowl batter
• Soyfree recipe. gluten-free, and nut-free options

More Vegan Christmas Desserts

• Chocolate Gingerbread Fudge
• Spiced Fruit Cake
• Vegan Baklava Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Bark
• Eggnog Pound Cake

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I love baking vegan Christmas cookies for family and friends! Festive cookie recipes like these make the house smell amazing, and it’s such a joy to share my creations with the people I love.

These vegan Christmas cookies recipes only scratch the surface of the Christmas recipes I have on the blog. Whether you need a whole vegan Christmas menu, Christmas breakfast and brunch ideas, or ideas for holiday main dishes, I’ve got you covered this year.

But today, we’re here to talk about cookies! Let’s get to it.

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Coming at you with a round-up of my best vegan desserts ever !  Too often plant-based desserts get a bad rap for being too oily, dry, dense, crumbly, or dry or not tasty.

Trust me, each of these recipes proves just how delicious and indulgent vegan desserts can be. It’s really just down to a good tried-and-tested recipe and these recipes all guarantee a mouthwatering plant-based dessert that’ll be a huge hit at every party. Whether the crowd is vegan or not.

In this collection you’ll find everything from traditional pies, to indulgent celebration cakes, fudgy brownies, ice cream sandwiches and no-bake desserts for summer. I also added a section for Indian sweets for those upcoming festivities.

Enjoy and feel free to drop a comment in the comment section letting me know what your favorite recipe is. I always love hearing from you.

Vegan Cakes

Vegan Snickers Cake

A decadent moist Snickers cake inspired by the candy bar. Vanilla cake with peanut butter swirls, topped with date caramel, melted chocolate and peanuts! Glutenfree option

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Kulfi Tiramisu (Indian Cardamom Pistachio Tiramisu)

Kulfi Tiramisu - this Indian tiramisu fusion combines creamy, cardamom-scented kulfi with coffee infused cake to create a showstopping, layered dessert. It’s absolutely epic!

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Vegan Gluten-free Chocolate Layer Cake (grainfree)

This Vegan Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with vegan chocolate ganache is super moist, rich and packed with flavor. The best vegan layer cake for all your upcoming celebrations. 

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Vegan Mango Bundt Cake

This Vegan Mango bundt Cake with thick mango swirl and a mango drizzle on top and is soft, moist, and full of flavor! It’s a summer treat when served with fresh mango and whipped coconut cream. Super easy to make with simple ingredients! Gluten-free option included.

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Vegan Tiramisu Sheet Cake

This vegan Tiramisu sheet cake is easier and quicker! It has a light and fluffy sponge cake that’s soaked with indulgent coffee syrup and then topped with a rich and creamy homemade vegan mascarpone, And sprinkled with cocoa. Creamy moist and perfect. Gluten-free and nutfree options included.

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This is a super easy gravy that I make with mushrooms and onions. Sometimes I make it just with mushrooms, and depending on what I’m planning to serve it with, I will usually add either shallots or sliced pearl onions to the gravy. 

It is super versatile and uses only one pan and a few everyday ingredients. You can adjust the flavor however you like to go with what you’re making. For a mushroom free gravy try this.

Why You’ll Love Vegan Mushroom Gravy

• rich, flavorful gravy with no animals harmed!
• versatile recipe – adjust spices as needed to go with what you’re making
• 30-minute, one-pan recipe
• nut-free and soy-free with easy gluten-free and onion-free options

Served below with crispy Tofu schnitzel

What to Serve with Mushroom Gravy

• Cauliflower Steaks
• crispy Tofu schnitzel
• Mashed Potatoes
• Lentil quinoa loaf
• Gluten-Free Wellington
• Scalloped Potato Roll

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This cranberry chutney is also part of my Indianized Thanksgiving spread. This gets baked in the oven. In fact, the whole spread is pretty hands-free.

We bake many of the dishes for this spread in the oven, so that there’s much less standing around and sautéing things on the stove. Instead of cooking this cranberry chutney in a pan, I just add all of it to a baking dish, and bake it. It’s simple as that! 

After baking, you simply mash it a little bit to get an wonderful, jammy texture, and the cranberry chutney is ready. 

If you prefer to cook your chutney on the stovetop, see the notes in the recipe card for those cooking directions.

For the spread the chickpea loaf has Indian spices, and the gravy is a quick mix and boil butter chikin sauce that you’ll also use as the glaze for the meatloaf. The veggie side is spiced, glazed carrots, and the cranberry sauce is made into this quick dump and bake cranberry chutney with garam masala and green chili added to it. For the Spinach pastry, we are using spinach and vegan cream cheese, but the spinach is spiced like saag or palak tofu, so it has all those flavors going and is delicious and creamy.

Why You’ll Love Indian Cranberry Chutney

• easy oven recipe — no standing over the stove!
• sweet cranberry with spicy chilis and savory garam masala
• no chopping or slicing!
• naturally gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, and oil-free

More Indian Chutnies

• Mint Chutney
• Spicy Mango Chutney
• Tomato Chutney
• Coconut Chutney
• Date Tamarind Chutney

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