
vegan Christmas recipe guide
Vegan Christmas Dinner Recipes!
So you’re hosting Christmas at your house this year and you know that some of your guests are, oh no, gasp…vegan! As if hosting and planning a party isn’t stressful enough, now you have to worry about what to make for those preachy grass eaters. No worries, Raise Vegan to the rescue! Here are 3 delicious meals you can prepare that will satisfy your vegan friends and even pleasantly surprise the rest. You can thank us later.
Easy Peasy Layered Dip
Ingredients
- 2 cans of vegan chili, cooked
- 3 avocados, mashed
- small tub of vegan cream cheese
- 2 cups of your favorite salsa
- one tomato, chopped
- small purple onion, chopped
- handful of finely chopped fresh cilantro
- bag of shredded vegan cheese
- tortilla chips to serve
Instructions
- In a medium glass serving bowl, add and evenly spread a layer each of chili, cream cheese, avocado, salsa, and shredded cheese. Repeat until you nearly reach the top.
- Top off with chopped veggies.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
The following meal has become a staple in our home. It’s hearty, flavorful and reminiscent of good ol’ American home cooking. Enter….
Hearty Gluten-Free Meatless Loaf

vegan Christmas recipe guide
Ingredients
- 1 cup of green lentils
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 cup of veggie broth
- 1 ¼ cup of water
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- ½ cup carrots, grated
- pinch of oregano
- pinch of thyme
- ¼ cup of raisins
- 2 tbsp of dry flax meal
- 1 ½ tbsp steak sauce
- 3 ½ tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 ½ tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ½ cup coarsely ground oats
To top the loaf
- 1 ½ tsp steak sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1 ½ tbsp vegan bbq sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F and cook lentils in medium pan in water and veggie broth for 20 minutes. Add quinoa and cook in medium heat covered for an additional 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan and add chopped veggies until soft (approx. 5 minutes).
- Add veggies, raisins, flax meal and lentil quinoa mix in a bowl, mash a bit but be sure to leave some whole lentils for texture.
- Add in the remaining sauces, nutritional yeast and cumin.
- Stir in crumbled oats.
- Pour and press mixture into a loaf pan.
- Prepare the glaze and generously spread over the loaf.
- Cook covered for 25 minutes then for an additional 10 minutes uncovered to set the glaze.
- Let sit for a few minutes before cutting and serving.
This last recipe is a fun one for the vegan kiddies at the party. You can use cute decorative kid friendly cups and make them feel a part of the celebration!
SEE ALSO: CREAMY CASHEW SOUP
Pumpkin Pie in a Cup

vegan Christmas recipe guide
Ingredients
- 2 cans of pumpkin puree
- 2 vegan vanilla pudding packets
- Plant based milk of choice according to pudding instructions
- 1 package of graham crackers, crushed
- Pumpkin spice seasoning
- Soy/ coconut whipped cream
- Small cups to serve
Instructions
- Prepare vanilla pudding packets as directed in box and let set in refrigerator.
- Empty pumpkin puree in bowl and add desired amount of pumpkin spice to taste.
- Add a layer of crushed graham crackers on the bottom of each cup, followed by a layer of vanilla pudding then pumpkin puree.
- Layer on as much as desired, top with whipped cream.
- Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon to top and add a fun cookie.
- Refrigerate and serve when ready and prepare to watch those little ones devour every bite.
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