Even the healthiest vegans sometimes crave the junk food they ate before they went vegan. Or maybe you’re hosting a party or going to a potluck and you want to share how AMAZING vegan food can be! The good news is you can make vegan junk food at home – and it will be more delicious (and healthier!) than anything you might have had before you went vegan. Check out these super satisfying 25 recipes from some of the most popular recipe creators!
25 Vegan Junk Food Recipes to Satisfy Your Cravings!
Vegan Doughnuts
Soft, pillowy vegan doughnuts that taste like they came from a bakery! Made with yeast-risen dough and dipped in sweet vanilla glaze, these doughnuts will satisfy your cravings. Perfect with a cup of coffee! (Recipe and photo from ConnoisseurusVeg.com)
Vegan Pop Tarts
These vegan pop tarts are delicious, flaky, and the perfect on-the-go vegan breakfast. Try out these freezer-friendly vegan toaster pastries for a sweet start to your morning! (Recipe and photo from YumVeganLunchIdeas.com)
Ultimate Fully Loaded Vegan Nachos
Ultimate Fully Loaded Vegan Nachos with the most delicious vegan ground “beef” and nacho cheese! An easy and fun weeknight dinner or snack. (Recipe and photo from NoraCooks.com)
Easy Vegan Pizza Rolls
Crispy vegan pizza rolls that you can make at home! Made with vegan eggroll wraps and filled with vegan mozzarella cheese, tomato paste, and breadcrumbs. Freeze them for an easy snack. (Recipe and photo from BigBoxVegan.com)
Homemade Vegan Mozzarella Sticks
Just like the mozzarella sticks you enjoyed as a kid, except 100% vegan. These sticks are perfect for a party or game-day snack. They’re soft and melty on the inside, perfectly crunchy on the outside and so dang good paired with marinara sauce. (Recipe and photo from SweetSimpleVegan.com
Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
Cauliflower buffalo wings are a little spicy, flavorful, and delicious. Crispy on the outside, tender in the middle, for the perfect game day snack and party platters. Bonus, make them in your oven OR air fryer. They’re not only vegan but gluten-free and oil-free too. (Recipe and photo from ThisHealthyKitchen.com)
Healthy Vegan Onion Rings
These 6-Ingredient Healthy Vegan Onion Rings are Crispy, Golden Brown, and Absolutely Delicious…but you don’t need ANY Oil to cook them! (Recipe and photo from FromMyBowl.com)
Vegan Jalapeño Poppers
Vegan, gluten-free Jalapeno Poppers with tons of flavor, cheesiness, and the perfect crispy top!! Only 10 ingredients and 30 minutes are needed. (Recipe and photo from MinimalistBaker.com)
Double Drive-Thru Veggie Burgers
Vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli is famous for her deliciously charred veggie burgers. For a “special sauce,” she swaps out mayo for silken-tofu mayonnaise to make a tangy-sweet vegan take on Thousand Island dressing. (Recipe and Photo from Chloe Coscarelli and Foodandwine.com)
Vegan Quesadilla
This Vegan Quesadilla recipe is the best dairy-free option you’ll ever taste. It’s loaded with flavorful black beans and veggies, which are smothered in a vegan nacho cheese that will fool everyone. It couldn’t be easier to make! (Recipe and photo from Detoxinista.com)
The Best Vegan Chimichangas
Vegan junk food?? These baked vegan Chimichangas are a healthier twist on the traditional deep-fried burrito. A large flour tortilla is filled with pinto beans, brown rice, veggie crumbles, and topped with the most delicious creamy green chili sauce this side of the border! (Recipe and photo from VeganBlueberry.com)
Vegan KFC Fried Chicken
Learn how to turn tofu into the crispiest, most flavor-packed vegan fried chicken you’ve ever had. This incredible recipe will blow the minds of anyone who tries it. (Recipe and photo from SweetSimpleVegan.com)
Vegan French Onion Dip
Homemade Vegan French Onion Dip made with caramelized onions, non-dairy sour cream and spices makes for a crowd-pleasing onion dip recipe that everyone will love! (Recipe and photo from Simple-Veganista.com)
The Best & Easiest Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
This is the Best & Easiest Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip! Only 9 ingredients and 30 minutes are needed to make this delicious, crowd-pleasing hot dip. It’s so CREAMY and CHEESY without any sour cream, cheese, or even store-bought vegan cheese! Gluten-Free. (Recipe and photo from NoraCooks.com)
Healthy Buffalo Cauliflower Dip
HealthyBuffalo Cauliflower Dip is creamy, decadent, and amazing for parties! You’d never guess it was dairy-free and packed with protein. (Recipe and photo from Hummusapien.com)
Vegan Chili Cheese Fries
These Vegan Chili Cheese Fries will make your mouth water! This ultimate comfort-food recipe is plant-based, gluten-free, healthy, low-fat, and easy to make!! (Recipe and photo form elavegan.com)
The Best Vegan Crunchwrap Supreme
Just like the Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell but VEGAN! Layers of vegan nacho cheese sauce, homemade vegan taco meat, sour cream, guacamole, crispy tostadas, and more! The most unbelievably delicious copycat fast food recipe you will ever taste! (Recipe and photo from RainbowPlantlife.com)
Vegan (Fried or Baked!) Fish
A great way to make an easy vegan fish sandwich, fish and chips, or fish sticks! (Recipe and photo from TheHiddenVeggies.com)
The Best Vegan Mac & Cheese You’ll Ever Eat
The BEST vegan mac and cheese recipe with a deliciously creamy vegan cashew cheese sauce! This easy vegan mac and cheese can be made in a few simple steps, has a hint of spice, and will be your new favorite plant-based comfort food. (Recipe and photo from AmbitiousKitchen.com)
Vegan Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
This Chicago-style vegan deep dish pizza is made filled with onions, peppers, vegan Italian sausage, and dairy-free cheese. (Recipe and photo from SeitanBeatsYourMeat.com)
Easy Vegan Caramel Corn
This vegan “junk food” recipe is easy to make with just 7 ingredients. Keeps for up to a week for a great make-ahead snack. Perfect for a homemade gift, for an Academy Awards party, or for any time your sweet tooth kicks in. (Recipe and photo from ItDoesntTasteLikeChicken.com)
Vegan Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut Butter Cups are one of THE most popular vegan junk foods, and these Vegan Peanut Butter Cups are made with simple ingredients and taste better than Reese’s. Easy and delicious vegan dessert! (Recipe and photo from BuildYourBite.com)
Peanut Butter S’more Cookies
This combination is beyond amazing. These cookies are loaded with peanut butter, chocolate chips, graham crackers, and mini marshmallows. Bring the campfire to your kitchen with these s’more cookies! (Recipe and photo from SixVeganSisters.com)
Vegan Cosmic Brownies
Vegan Cosmic Brownies are a copycat version of the famous Little Debbie’s dessert. No eggs and no dairy needed, but you’d never tell. (Recipe and photo from CrazyVeganKitchen.com)
Deep Dish Cookie Pie
A soft, gooey, and secretly healthy deep dish cookie pie for dessert – with melted chocolate chips in each unbelievable bite! (Recipe and photo from ChocolateCoveredKatie.com)
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