🍰 Vegan Dessert Recipes

Vegan Dessert Recipes — Cookies, cakes, pies, and frozen treats — all dairy- and egg-free. Every recipe below is 100% plant-based, with the full ingredient list and step-by-step directions. Browse all 27 recipes, search by keyword, or tap any card for the complete recipe.

⏱ 7–8 hrs low

Overnight Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oats

Wake up to creamy steel-cut oats studded with cinnamon apples — breakfast cooks itself while you sleep.

6 servings

⏱ 10 min + chill

Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Rich, silky chocolate mousse blended from ripe avocados, cocoa, and maple — no one will guess the secret ingredient.

4 servings

⏱ 25 min

Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crispy-edged, chewy-centered cookies studded with melty dark chocolate. No one will believe they're dairy- and egg-free.

18 cookies

⏱ 45 min

Fudgy Vegan Brownies

Deep, dark, and intensely fudgy brownies with crackly tops, made rich with melted chocolate and strong coffee.

16 brownies

⏱ 2 hrs 30 min

Gooey Vegan Cinnamon Rolls

Pillowy yeast rolls swirled with cinnamon sugar and draped in a simple vanilla glaze — a weekend project worth every minute.

12 rolls

⏱ 40 min

Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes

Light, tender vanilla cupcakes topped with a swirl of vegan buttercream — perfect for birthdays and bake sales alike.

12 cupcakes

⏱ 1 hr

One-Bowl Chocolate Layer Cake

A deeply chocolatey, impossibly moist layer cake stacked with whipped chocolate ganache frosting. The vinegar-and-baking-soda trick keeps it featherlight.

10 slices

⏱ 30 min + 4 hrs chill

No-Bake Cashew Cheesecake

A creamy, tangy cheesecake blended from soaked cashews and coconut cream over a date-walnut crust. Top with berry compote.

10 slices

⏱ 10 min + frozen bananas

Peanut Butter Banana Nice Cream

Soft-serve made from nothing but frozen bananas, peanut butter, and a splash of plant milk. Dessert in ten minutes flat.

2 servings

⏱ 55 min

Cinnamon Apple Crumble

Tender cinnamon apples bubbling under a golden oat-pecan crumble. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla nice cream.

6 servings

⏱ 1 hr

Southern-Style Peach Cobbler

Juicy peaches baked under a buttery, biscuit-like batter that rises up golden around the fruit.

8 servings

⏱ 20 min + 2 hrs chill

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Two-ingredient ganache truffles made with coconut cream and dark chocolate, rolled in cocoa, nuts, or coconut.

20 truffles

⏱ 5 min + 4 hrs chill

Vanilla Chia Pudding Parfaits

Creamy vanilla chia pudding layered with mango and toasted coconut — a dessert that moonlights as breakfast.

4 servings

⏱ 40 min

Brown Sugar Blondies

Chewy, caramel-flavored blondies with pockets of chocolate and a sprinkle of flaky salt on top.

16 squares

⏱ 35 min

Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins

Tall, golden-domed muffins bursting with blueberries and finished with crunchy sugar tops.

12 muffins

⏱ 30 min

Baked Chocolate-Glazed Donuts

Soft baked vanilla donuts dunked in a shiny chocolate glaze and showered with sprinkles — no fryer required.

10 donuts

⏱ 1 hr 15 min + chill

Silky Pumpkin Pie

A classic holiday pumpkin pie made silky with coconut milk and cornstarch — no eggs, no evaporated milk, all the spice.

8 slices

⏱ 50 min + chill

Tangy Lemon Bars

A buttery shortbread base topped with bright, custardy lemon filling set with coconut milk and cornstarch.

12 bars

⏱ 45 min

Strawberry Shortcakes with Coconut Whip

Flaky vegan biscuits split and piled with macerated strawberries and clouds of whipped coconut cream.

6 shortcakes

⏱ 10 min + frozen mango

3-Ingredient Mango Sorbet

Sunshine in a bowl: frozen mango, lime, and a touch of maple blended into a scoopable sorbet — no churning required.

4 servings

⏱ 25 min + chill

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups

Homemade dark chocolate cups with a creamy salted peanut butter center — better than the store-bought kind.

12 cups

⏱ 1 hr 15 min

Carrot Cake with Cashew Cream Frosting

A spiced, walnut-studded carrot cake topped with a tangy cashew "cream cheese" frosting.

12 slices

⏱ 1 hr 10 min

Rustic Mixed Berry Galette

A free-form berry pie with a flaky vegan-butter crust — all the pie flavor with none of the crimping stress.

8 slices

⏱ 20 min

Fluffy Sunday Pancakes

Tall, golden pancakes made with vegan buttermilk — stack them high with maple syrup and fresh fruit.

10 pancakes

⏱ 35 min

Flaky Vanilla Scones with Jam

Tender, golden scones made with cold vegan butter and coconut cream, served warm with strawberry jam.

8 scones

⏱ 5 min

Carrot Cake Smoothie

Sweet carrots, warm spices, and walnuts blended into a dessert-like glass that drinks like carrot cake.

2 glasses

⏱ 5 min

Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie

Oats, cinnamon, dates, and a hint of vanilla make this drink taste like a freshly baked oatmeal cookie.

2 glasses