10 of Our Top Vegan Dessert Recipes from July 2023!

What if life was just desserts? Well, it can be with these desserts from July 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. Flancocho

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Flancocho is a custard that is baked on top of a chocolate cake. Flan is a popular dessert in Puerto Rico, normally made with condensed milk and sugar to make a custard. This Flancocho by Lyana Blount was a recipe I worked on for three months to perfect, and it is now a popular item on the Black Rican Vegan menu. This dessert is sweet, and the custard texture mixed with the moist chocolate cake makes it a perfect bite every time. You’ll need a Bundt pan for this recipe, so make sure to plan ahead.     Credit: Reprinted with permission from Black Rican Vegan by Lyana Blount. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Mariana Peláez.

2. Summer Strawberry Coconut Crumble

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When local strawberries are available, you have to use them in every variation of meal possible. They are the star of this Summer Strawberry Coconut Crumble by Planted and Picked!

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3. Strawberry Shortcake

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This Strawberry Shortcake by Carol Clayton uses all-purpose gluten-free flour and almond flour for a light and tender biscuit. Full-fat coconut milk makes it extra rich and oil-free!

4. Mini Raspberry Swirl Cakes

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Sometimes you might feel like you want to have a cake. But you don’t feel like making the whole thing, baking it, and then filling yourself up with a massive sugar dose. These Mini Raspberry Swirl Cakes by Laine Rudolfa are almost raw, low in sugar, fruity, refreshing, and filling. They’re also easy to make because you don’t have to bake them. The freezer will do its job instead. And the beautiful raspberry swirl on the top will make these cakes a hit at any party.

5. Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream

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Don’t let this all-vanilla cupcake fool you into thinking it’s boring. This Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream by Francesca Bonadonna is light, fluffy, sweet (but not too sweet), and everything you want a cupcake to be. I guarantee people will be asking you to make these on repeat

6. Lemon Custard

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This Lemon Custard by ThePlantbasedSchool has nothing to envy its non-vegan counterpart. It’s an easy recipe you can whip it up in 5 minutes, it’s sweet, light, and doesn’t contain any eggs or dairy. It can be eaten as a custard dessert on its own, poured on some fresh fruit, or used for cakes, pastries, pies, and fruit tarts.

7. Frozen Peanut Butter Pie

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Creamy chocolate and peanut butter swirl is piled inside a no-bake optional crust for a rich and cooling treat. If you’re a fan of peanut butter cups, then this Frozen Peanut Butter Pie by Annie McGee was made for you. Serve semifreddo for the perfect, melty yet chilly treat this summer.

8. Peach Crisp

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This Peach Crisp by Caroline Doucet is a wonderful summer dessert to share!

9. Chia Rocket Pops

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It’s a blast from the past with these Chia Rocket Pops by Hannah Sunderani! When you fell at the park, these popsicles always found their way into your hands. It takes only 15 minutes of prep for these rocket pops to take off. And they’re probably one of the easiest layered treats because you don’t have to wait for one layer to freeze before continuing to the next step. Plus, you get to say you MADE these to your friends!

10. Chocolate Cold Brew Ice Cream

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This is Chocolate Cold Brew Ice Cream by Angelina Papanikolaou. That’s what we are doing today. It’s decadent and rich and chocolatey and sweet and creamy and oh-so-delicious.

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