Easter

Vegan Easter recipes to brighten your celebration, from desserts and drinks to main dishes, something to delight the whole family.

double chocolate baked donuts
Birthdays, Breakfast, Desserts, Easter, Father's Day, Oven Dishes, Valentine's Day

Double Chocolate Baked Donuts

Baking vegan donuts at home is always a treat, especially these delectable double chocolate baked donuts. These are so good topped with a simple sugar glaze, powdered sugar dusting, or even a thick vegan buttercream chocolate icing, like the one included in the recipe. Use colored sprinkles with the glaze or the icing to color […]

Breads, Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Easter, French Cuisine, Mother's Day, Oven Dishes

French Almond Croissants with Almond Paste

For a quick, simple dessert or brunch pastry, these puff pastry almond paste-filled French almond croissants (croissants aux amandes) are perfection. They are easy to make and have a delightful, slightly sweet, almond-y flavor. I top them with drizzled simply syrup and sliced toasted almonds for a nice glaze with a little crunch. The filling […]

chickpea spinach gigle pasta
Easter, Italian Cuisine, Lunch & Dinner, Pasta & Noodles, Stove Top Dishes

Chickpea Spinach Gigli Pasta with Za’atar

Chickpea spinach gigli pasta with za’atar is a flavorful, lovely dish. Gigli means “lilies” in Italian, and this pasta is very pretty, wavy and swirled like little flowers. Its shape also helps it to hold sauces or herbs. If you can find a vegetable gigli pasta, you can also get the gorgeous red and green […]

peppery polish carrot soup
Easter, Gluten Free, One Pot Dishes, Soups, Vegetables

Peppery Polish Carrot Soup

This sweet, peppery Polish carrot soup is adapted from a recipe I came across on Instagram. I changed the ingredients up quite a bit, adding more vegetable broth, substituting chickpeas for the original beans (which I couldn’t actually interpret in the Polish recipe). Although I created my own recipe instructions, I did stick to the […]

Birthdays, Breads, Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Easter, Mother's Day, Oven Dishes

Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls

We love these carrot cake cinnamon rolls at my house! The addition of shredded carrots and nutmeg to cinnamon roll dough makes them even tastier. Top them with a vegan cream cheese glaze or my vegan sugar glaze for a perfect sweet breakfast or delicious dessert. I’ve slightly adapted a recipe from Mindful Avocado, omitting […]

Drinks, Easter, Fewer Than 6 Ingredients, Fruit, Mother's Day, Southern US Cuisine

Southern Tropical Fruit Tea

A refreshing drink any time of the year, southern tropical fruit tea is a lovely sweet tea without all the processed sugar of classic sweet tea. I first encountered tea with fruit juice way back in the 1990s when I tried a Martha Stewart recipe for Fruity Tea Punch and loved it. Since then, I […]