15 Rich and Filling Vegan Walnut-Based Desserts

Walnuts offer a great crunchy texture and a smooth buttery taste that goes great with sweets. They’re also high in omegas, and antioxidants, and provide several other health benefits. Here are 15 walnut desserts that will make you obsessed with this amazing seed!

1. No-bake Cranberry Walnut Tart

Source: No-bake Cranberry Walnut Tart

This No-bake Cranberry Walnut Tart by Angelina Papanikolaou is one delicious, fruity, and colorful dessert. Plus, it’s so easy to make! The crust is a mixture of walnuts, coconut, and dates. All you have to do is throw everything in your food processor, and let it do all the work. Perfect for busy holiday dinners.

2. Blueberry Walnut Crumble Bars

Source: Blueberry Walnut Crumble Bars

These wholesome Blueberry Walnut Crumble Bars by Caroline Doucet are made with walnuts, oats, dates, and a few other basic ingredients. Have them for a quick breakfast, or snack, or serve them with ice cream for dessert.

3. Baked Pears with Coconut Cream, Toasted Walnuts and Dark Chocolate Drizzle

Source: Baked Pears with Coconut Cream, Toasted Walnuts and Dark Chocolate Drizzle

All the flavors that are added to this dessert complement each other and create a balanced taste and texture. Pears are soft, naturally sweet, and aromatic. Walnuts are slightly sweet to bitter, with buttery earthy tones, and crunchy texture. Lastly, the addition of whipped coconut cream to the pear-walnut combo gives this dessert a silky, elegant feel, topped by a decadent dark chocolate drizzle. These Baked Pears with Coconut Cream, Toasted Walnuts and Dark Chocolate Drizzle by Teri Macovei are spectacular!

4. Walnut Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Source: Walnut Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

This gluten-free Walnut Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting by Rhea Parsons would make a wonderful dessert for Easter. Or for after Passover. Or for a wedding. Or for any day. Enjoy!

5. Ginger Walnut Slice

Source: Ginger Walnut Slice

If you’re looking for a sweet and warm dessert? Look no further than this Ginger Walnut Slice by Sara Kidd. The walnuts add a wonderful texture to them and bring out the delicious flavor.

6. Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Source: Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

These Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies by Medha Swaminathan are healthy enough to enjoy for breakfast or a snack, but delicious enough for a satisfying dessert. Made from rolled oats, they are entirely vegan and gluten-free, and they come together in 25 minutes or less!

7. Walnut Date Fudge

Source: Walnut Date Fudge

Walnuts provide healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Walnuts are rich in antioxidants. Walnuts are good for the brain and Support healthy aging. Walnuts are exceptionally nutritious nuts. Dates are an excellent natural sweetener and full of goodness. Roasted walnuts give this Walnut Date Fudge by Namita Tiwari a great taste. The fudge makes a guilt-free festive sweet and dessert.

8. Caramelized Walnut Cake With Coffee Cream Frosting

Source: Caramelized Walnut Cake With Coffee Cream Frosting

This gluten-free cake is topped with rich coffee cream frosting and caramelized walnuts. Make this Carmamelized Walnut Cake With Coffee Cream Frosting by Clemence Moulaert a part of your holiday dessert spread!

9. Blueberry Tartlets With Oatmeal Walnut Crust

Source: Blueberry Tartlets With Oatmeal Walnut Crust

These wonderfully tart Blueberry Tartlets With Oatmeal Walnut Crust by Travis Piper have a delectable blueberry filling and a perfectly crispy oatmeal walnut crust. They are the perfect holiday dessert if indulgent chocolate treats aren’t your thing.

10. Butterscotch Pudding With Candied Walnuts

Source: Butterscotch Pudding With Candied Walnuts

This Butterscotch Pudding With Candied Walnuts by Fabio Gallo is a simple, easy, and quick dessert that will look great at the end of a meal. The creamy butterscotch pudding is made from soy milk and brown sugar and then topped with some homemade candied walnuts.

11. Chocolate Protein-Packed Raspberry Walnut Brownies

Source: Chocolate Protein-Packed Raspberry Walnut Brownies

These Chocolate Protein-Packed Raspberry Walnut Brownies by Renee Sexton taste creamy, sweet, and decadent, but they are surprisingly healthier than most desserts you’re going to bite into. They’re made with beans and nuts, so they have tons of protein and healthy fats. Plus, they taste sinfully delicious.

12. Cherry Pie With Hemp Seeds and Walnut

Source: Cherry Pie With Hemp Seeds and Walnut

Ahh… cherry pie. This raw vegan version is very yummy! The filling is simply cherries and the crust is made from hemp seeds, walnuts, coconut oil, and whatever sweetener you like. This is super healthy for your heart and brain! You have to try this Cherry Pie With Hemp Seeds and Walnut by Emily von Euw.

13. Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake With White Chocolate

Source: Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake With White Chocolate

This stunning Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake With White Chocolate by Florian Nouh is a dessert dream. It’s creamy, sweet, and decadent with delicious fall flavors. Not to mention, it’s made with minimal preparation and ingredients — no waiting hours between steps. Do yourself a favor and make this decadent cheesecake for your family, friends, holiday date night, or just yourself.

14. Banana Cream Pie

Source: Banana Cream Pie

Caramelized bananas smothered in creamy homemade vegan pudding sit atop a nutty walnut crust in this delicious Banana Cream Pie by Nicole Dunai. A thick layer of coconut whip cream tops off this delectable summer dessert. Layers of yum on yum compound make for slices of pure heaven.

15. Banana Bread Cake Pops

Source: Banana Bread Cake Pops

These Banana Bread Cake Pops by Kirsten Kaminski are an innovative, bite-sized twist on the classic dessert. These decadent treats are made with soft banana bread dough that’s filled with crunchy walnuts and coated with a delightful chocolate shell.

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

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! Unfortunately, dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, and prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

For those interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend purchasing one of our many plant-based cookbooks or downloading the Food Monster App, which has thousands of delicious recipes, making it the largest vegan 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 ecological and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Here are some resources to get you started:

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

For more Animal, Earth, Life, Vegan Food, Health, and Recipe content published daily, subscribe to the One Green Planet Newsletter! Lastly, being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high-quality content. Please consider supporting us by donating!