10 of Our Top Vegan Dessert Recipes from January 2024!

What if life was just desserts? Well, it can be with these desserts from January 2024! Featuring delights like these, you’ll find yourself adding these to your dessert rotation. Plus, they’re all vegan!

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1. Pumpkin Brownies

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These Pumpkin Brownies by Kirsten Kaminski are super easy to make as you throw everything into your food processor and after 30 minutes of baking, you have a tray of these delicious goodies!

2. Orange Almond Cake

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Sweetened with dates, this orange almond cake is moist, flavorful, and light. Chia eggs are used instead of regular ones, to hold the cake together and keep the texture rich. Enjoy this Orange Almond Cake by Judy Moosmueller on its own or with a dollop of your favorite dairy-free whipped cream.

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3. Pumpkin Spice Swirl Scones

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Scones are a classic breakfast goodie that is not always that good. These Pumpkin Spice Swirl Scones by Megan Calipari are tender, light, and fluffy! They are layered with a sweet spice filling which keeps layers of tender scones separate.

4. White Bean Brownies

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These White Bean Brownies by Mitra Shirmohammadi are fudgy, gooey, naturally high in protein, and 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!

5. Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

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These Chocolate Raspberry Muffins by Kim Julie-Hansen are incredibly rich and contain just the right mix of chocolate and fruit. They’re sweet enough to qualify as cupcakes too, so feel free to add your favorite frosting and decorate them to your liking.

6. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

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This Red Velvet Hot Chocolate by Carol Clayton is luxuriously rich and decadent. It tastes like your favorite cake in cozy beverage form! The beautiful pink tone comes from healthy beetroot in this dairy-free hug in a mug.

7. Rice Pudding with Apricot Jam, Whipped Coconut Cream, and Toasted Coconut Shreds 

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This Rice Pudding with Apricot Jam, Whipped Coconut Cream, and Toasted Coconut Shreds by Teri Macovei is so simple to create, with only a few ingredients you probably have around your house already. If the sugars of my choice are not those you have lying around your pantry, that’s fine. You can choose to use the ones at hand. It is essential to use the right type of sugars, though, unrefined sugars as much as possible.

8. Blender Dark Chocolate Donuts

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Holy chocolate deliciousness! I had to flip a coin on whether this recipe should appear in this chapter or the sweets chapter, as these are so good they could easily pass as dessert. For the sake of experiencing culinary pleasure throughout the day, breakfast takes the cake for these donuts. I have been making these for years on retreats and clients, and these Blender Dark Chocolate Donuts by Bailey Ruskus are my favorite every single time. Reprinted with permission from Cook, Heal, Go Vegan! by Bailey Ruskus, Page Street Publishing Co. 2021. Photo credit: Bailey Ruskus

9. Dark Chocolate Strudel With Toasted Nuts

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What’s fab about this Dark Chocolate Strudel With Toasted Nuts by Gabrielle St. Claire, is everything! It’s quick, easy, has minimal ingredients, can easily be made in bulk, rich with chocolate, filled with toasted nuts, perfect for any season, perfect for brunch entertaining, can easily be made in bulk, and you can make in advance by baking the entire thing and slicing later!!

10. Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Pecan Macaroons

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At first blush, these Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Pecan Macaroons by Jackie Akerberg may seem like any other coconut-date macaroon, but they are knock-your-socks-off good! Not only are they incredibly simple to make, but their sweet and salty flavor, combined with the rich dark chocolate, make them a total crowd-pleaser.

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