10 of Our Top Vegan Dessert Recipes from August 2023!

What if life was just desserts? Well, it can be with these desserts from August 2023! Featuring delights like these, you’ll find yourself adding these to your dessert rotation. Plus, they’re all vegan!

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1. 1 Minute Oreo Mug Cake

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With just two simple ingredients and a minute of your time, you can indulge in a warm, moist, and chocolatey Oreo mug cake that will satisfy your dessert cravings. This 1 Minute Oreo Mug Cake by Hayley Canning is irresistible!

2. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

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If you’re an absolute cookie dough fiend, then you’ll love these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars by Sarah Nevins. They’re super easy to make without any blender or food processor needed—just a good old-fashioned mixing bowl and about ten minutes of your time!

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3. Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The perfect vegan chocolate chip cookies. These incredible Chocolate Chip Cookies by Caroline Doucet are soft in the middle with slightly crispy edges. Plus, there’s no chilling required!

4. Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse 

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This Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse by Petra Vogel is so decadent and delicious. To make it look finer, serve the mousse in a coffee or espresso cup!

5. Thai Chili Peanut Ice Cream

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Yep. You read that correctly. You know that yummy peanut sauce that comes with a variety of dishes on Thai menus? It is my condiment of choice for almost everything, and this Thai Chili Peanut Ice Cream by Incredible Vegan Ice Cream, Deena Jalal offers the same sweet, nutty flavors in a cool, creamy scoop with a touch of spice. It is unique, textural, and flavorful. Feel free to remove the chili altogether or turn it up or down based on your taste.

6. Gooey, Fudgy Brownies

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These Gooey, Fudgy Brownies by Hayley Canning are the best-ever, fudgy brownies! They are perfectly fudgy, moist, gooey, and chocolaty, with crispy edges a crackly top, and a chewy center.

7. Orange Creamsicle Cake With Candied Orange Peel

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Is anyone a fan of Orange-Mango Smoothies or Orange Mango Lemonades? If you are, you’d be a fan of this Orange Creamsicle Cake With Candied Orange Peel by Jessica Bose, because, for a week, I was the proud owner of Orange-Mango Juice. Yum.

8. Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread

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Words cannot express how good this Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread by Jillian Glenn is and how impressed everyone will be when you bake a batch. It looks almost too good to eat, but it’s deceptively simple and has some healthy hidden ingredients inside! It’s free of white sugar, uses minimal oil, and includes overripe bananas and maple syrup for sweetness and moisture. We substitute some of the flour for oats in this recipe, making it much more filling while giving it a light and fluffy texture. Bake this loaf for your family and be prepared for everyone to be amazed!

Credit: Reprinted with permission from Healthy Vegan Breakfasts and Lunches by Jillian Glenn. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn.

9. Peach Pie With Lattice Crust

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Peach season is a wonderful time. The fuzzy fruit is ripe, juicy, plump, and ready to lend all of its deliciousness to a warm, flaky pie. This Peach Pie With Lattice Crust by Lisa Lotts in particular has a lovely lattice crust so that you can see all of the sticky-sweet peach flavor that awaits you. Bake this one up, you won’t regret it!

10. Fudgy Marshmallow S’mores Brownies

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These Fudgy Marshmallow S’mores Brownies by Dora Daily will bring back the amazing taste of smores, just in brownie form!

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