10 of Our Top Plant-Based Recipes Under Ten Ingredients From September 2021

These vegan recipes are simple and delicious! All of these recipes keep the ingredient count under 10, so you know they’re going to be affordable, easy, and simple! Don’t forget to check out our Quick & Easy Recipe Archives!

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1. Baigan Choka: Trinidadian Roasted Eggplant

Source: Baigan Choka: Trinidadian Roasted Eggplant

Baigan choka, or roasted mashed eggplant, is to Trinidad and Togabo what baba ghanoush is to the Middle East. It is traditionally made by roasting eggplant over a grill until it’s charred and infused with smoky flavor, then scooping out the inside and mashing it with roasted peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and butter. This Baigan Choka: Trinidadian Roasted Eggplant by Nita Ragoonanan is a delicious, flavorful, and creamy dish that’s best served with paratha or any kind of flatbread.

2. Double Chocolate Brownie Balls

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These small Double Chocolate Brownie Balls by Taavi Moore are chocolatey, rich, soft, and incredibly easy. The perfect snack to satisfy your sweet tooth.

3. Herbed Whole Wheat Tomato Garlic Bread

Source: Herbed Whole Wheat Tomato Garlic Bread

Herbed Tomato Garlic Bread by Namita Tiwari has all the homegrown ingredients. The bread has a burst of flavors. The crumb is super soft. It tastes amazing when toasted and had with cheese spread or with oodles of vegan butter.

4. Crunchy Maple Almond Granola

Source: Crunchy Maple Almond Granola

You can use this Crunchy Maple Almond Granola by Planted and Picked as a template for so many granola variations. Then, it can be used as a cereal, a topping for vegan yogurt, or as a healthy and energizing snack!

5. Whole Wheat Yeasted Zucchini Bread

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Soft and tender crumb, 100% wholegrain zucchini bread has all the goodness and health benefits of zucchini. You will love Namita Tiwari’s Whole Wheat Yeasted Zucchini Bread!

6. Vegan Shrikhand (with Jaggery)

Source: Vegan Shrikhand (with Jaggery)

Shrikhand is a beloved dish in India and is often enjoyed as a cooling dessert after a spicy meal. It is traditionally made with dairy curd. Thankfully, it is one of those recipes that can be veganized easily! All you have to do is replace the dairy curd with a plant-based one and you’re good to go. This Vegan Shrikhand (with Jaggery) by Namrata Edward Kshitij takes hardly 10 minutes to whip up once you have the hung curd ready. It is so smooth and velvety and tastes divine! You can also make a luscious “fruit cream” dessert by serving a scoop of this shrikhand over a bowl of chopped assorted fruits like mangoes, bananas, grapes, strawberries, and chiku.

7. Large Batch Green Smoothie

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A Large Batch Green Smoothie by Caroline Doucet made with apples, mangoes, ginger, cucumber, and spinach. This smoothie is packed with vegetables and is perfect for a light breakfast or a quick snack. Plus, it stays fresh in the fridge for two days, so you can save the leftovers for a snack the next day!

8. Churro Chips

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Churro Chips by Mireille Aikman. The best sweet snack you ever tried! This tortilla snack is super easy to make with the taste of churros. Melt chocolate so you can dip the chips in. So are you ready to learn how to make churro chips? Let’s get started!

9. Plum Squash

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This Plum Squash by Namita Tiwari is tart-sweet and very fruity. It makes a refreshing summer drink.

10. White Bean Brownies

Source: White Bean Brownies

These White Bean Brownies by Mitra Shirmohammadi are fudgy, gooey, naturally high in protein, and absolutely delicious. You only need 8 simple ingredients (no gluten, dairy, or eggs) and a food processor to whip them up in less than 15 minutes!

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Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health, and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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• Weekly Vegan Meal Plans
• Plant-Based Health Resources
• Plant-Based Food & Recipes
• Plant-Based Nutrition Resources
• The Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition
• Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Recipes
• High Protein Plant-Based Recipes
• Plant-Based Meal Prep

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