This compilation was originally assembled in 2015, but has been updated in 2018. Here are some delicious recipes for Thanksgiving sides, desserts, and ideas for leftovers. Everything is vegetarian and many recipes are completely plant-based. No recipes contain dairy, but if you need it to be dairy-free, be sure to double check the chocolate ingredients! Enjoy!
Sides
Green Bean Casserole from scratch – plant-basedCrispy Brussels Sprouts with Grapes and Balsamic Reduction – plant-basedVegan Bacon-Flavored Broccoli Salad – plant-basedGarlic Cauliflower Mash – plant-basedRoasted Carrots and Parsnips with Dill – plant-based
Desserts
Chocolate Pumpkin Pie (no bake) – plant-basedPeanut Butter Chocolate Apple Nachos – can be plant-based (depending on chocolate)Chickpea Blondies – can be plant-based depending on chocolate“Anyberry” Cobbler with Coconut Milk Ice CreamPumpkin Streusel Pie – No Oven Required
Ways to Use Leftovers
If you’re cooking pumpkin or any other kind of winter squash, save the seeds! Clean and dry them, then try one of the two recipes below.
2 Ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes – vegetarian
Leftover baked sweet potatoes or sweet potato mash? Mix with eggs and super simple pancakes!
Easy Cauliflower Fried “Rice” – plant-based
You can also toss leftover veggies into cauliflower fried “rice.”
Egg Muffins or Frittata Muffins – can be vegetarian
Leftover veggies? Chop them up and use them in an omelet, or an omelet muffin!
Salt and Vinegar Pumpkin Seeds – plant-based and one of Guess Who’s Cooking’s most popular recipes!Chex Mix Flavored Pumpkin Seeds – plant-based
In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs and almond milk and mix very well until smooth. The batter should be thick enough to stick to the back of a spoon, but thin enough to run off the spoon.
Heat the oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Pour about 1/4 of the pancake batter into the pan for each pancake. Drop in blueberries or other mix-ins into the pancakes. When the bottom of the pancake is golden brown, flip and let the other side cook until golden brown.
