What's not to love about vegan desserts? They're sweet and delicious, just like desserts should be! Just about any of your favorite desserts can be made completely dairy-free. Browse through this inspiring collection of vegan sweets to find the perfect finish to your meal.
1. Vegan pies
Vegan pies can be incredibly easy to whip up in a blender using silken tofu as a base. If you haven't tried this technique, I heartily recommend you try one of the super easy pie recipes listed below. By using a vegan pie crust, you can make most fruit-based pies vegan as well for a classic all-American dessert. Here's a few recipes to try: Chocolate pumpkin pie (pictured) Latticed blueberry pie 5-star 5-ingredient easy apple pie Vegan sweet potato pie Quick summer fruit pie 5-star key lime pie 25 vegan pie recipes
2. Vegan cookies
There's at least as many kinds of cookies as there are cultures on this planet, and nearly every single one of them can be the perfect homemade vegan dessert, if you use and egg substitute and a non-dairy milk. Here's a few of my personal favorite easy vegan cookie recipes: Gingerbread cookies (pictured) Low-fat pumpkin cookies Classic chocolate chip cookies Easy cake-mix cookies 15 vegan refined sugar-free cookie recipes
3. Vegan cheesecakes
I absolutely LOVE vegan cheesecake! I think I love just about all vegan desserts, but I certainly have a bit of a special relationship with vegan cheesecake. A good recipe will come surprisingly close to a real cheesecake. Drizzle the top with a bit of chocolate or fruit sauce for extra flavor, and you'll impress your friends for certain. If you're sharing, that is! Here's a few perfect vegan cheesecakes for dessert: Basic homemade vegan cheesecake (pictured) Pumpkin tofu cheesecake Banana rum cheesecake with maple sauce Vegan key lime cheesecake Vegan chocolate cheesecake
4. Ice cream and popsicles
Delicious vegan sorbets can be made at home without an ice cream maker quite easily. Most recipes call for fruit, sugar, a thickener such as corn starch or simple syrup, and little else. Here's a few ice cream, sorbet and frozen popsicle recipes to try: Avocado ice cream Chocolate sorbet (pictured) Five-star strawberry sorbet Banana sorbet Watermelon lime popsicles Strawberry pineapple popsicles Chocolate strawberry protein pops Orange creamsicles
5. Vegan fudge
Just thinking about fudge makes me smile. It also makes my teeth hurt just a little bit. There's just about nothing I can think of that's so decadent, so indulgent and yet still so simple to make as a dessert at home. Here's a few dairy-free vegan fudge recipes to try:
6. Vegan cake recipes
A friend of mine used to bake cakes to bring to business meetings. She'd hop on the subway with her briefcase and cake platter, show up to the boardroom, hotel bar or whatnot and offer everyone a slice. You can bet she left a great impression! Vegan cakes are usually lower in fat since they're egg-free and dairy-free, and occasionally they're a bit heavier, but they always taste just as good. Here's a few vegan cake recipes if you're looking for the perfect vegan dessert idea: Vegan banana cake Cake-mix soda cake Chocolate applesauce cake (pictured) Sugar-free carrot cake 27 vegan cake recipes
7. Vegan custard, pudding and mousse recipes
They may not be the most trendy of the various vegan desserts on offer these days, but from an old-fashioned homemade coconut pudding to a Thanksgiving pumpkin pudding, there's so many ways to enjoy one of these creamy vegan desserts. An added bonus? Many vegan pudding and mousse recipes are made with tofu as a base, so they're low in fat and provide a healthy dose of soy protein. Here's a few to choose from: Five-star vegan vanilla pudding recipe Easy pumpkin pudding recipe (pictured) Easy cocoa and carob mousse More vegan custard, pudding and mousse recipes
