The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time

Best vegan cookbooks, #49 through #25

49 Vegan Recipes from the Middle East

The sights, smells, and flavors of Middle Eastern cuisine come alive in Parvin Razavi’s breathtakingly beautiful collection of recipes rooted in fresh produce, herbs, and spices. Vegan Recipes from the Middle East, published in 2017, is filled with short ingredient lists and easy-to-follow instructions, which makes cooking delicious Iranian, Moroccan, and Lebanese dishes easy.
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48 You Can Cook This!

Vegan chef Max La Manna is passionate about reducing waste in the kitchen and encouraging as many people as possible to try plant-based cooking, which is why he developed 135 simple recipes for You Can Cook This!, released in 2023. Each dish puts a commonly wasted ingredient to good use—there’s even a delicious recipe for coffee grounds.
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47 Blk + Vegan

Immerse yourself in the rich flavors of Black food culture with blogger and recipe creator Emani Corcran’s 168-page tome. With 60 protein-packed vegan recipes, Corcran pays homage to her favorite family recipes in Blk + Vegan, each reimagined with a healthful twist that doesn’t sacrifice flavor or nutrition.
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46 HealthyGirl Kitchen

HealthyGirl Kitchen (written by vegan influencer Danielle Brown, who has nearly 4 million Instagram followers) is packed with more than 100 plant-based soups, breakfasts, salads, bowls, dinners, sides, snacks, and more. Released in spring 2023, the cookbook makes vegan cooking fun, accessible, and enjoyable.
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45 The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

Ultramarathoner Matt Frazier and yoga teacher and health coach Stepfanie Romine are the collaborators behind The No Meat Athlete Cookbook, published in 2017. As the name suggests, all of these recipes are designed to help support your workouts, helping you perform better and recover faster.
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44 Craving Vegan

Indulge in plant-based comfort food with Sam Turnbull’s Craving Vegan, which hit shelves in October 2023. The cookbook features 101 drool-worthy vegan dishes, all of which reflect Turnbull’s creative flair and signature style.
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43 The Vegan Meat Cookbook

When it comes to delicious vegan cooking, you’re in great hands with Miyoko Schinner. The Vegan Meat Cookbook, released in 2021, will also help save you money on vegan meat products, because, by the time you’ve got to the end, you’ll be able to make succulent sausages, prawns, scallops, mince, and more all by yourself.
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42 Vegan Junk Food: A Down and Dirty Cookbook

Health gurus, look away now. Vegan Junk Food: A Down and Dirty Cookbook is not for those who want to survive on kale and lentils, but rather, as the name suggests, it’s for those who are craving a bit of junk food. In this cookbook by Zacchary Bird, released in 2020, find recipes for deep-fried vegan mac and cheese balls, deep-fried banana fritters, and even a vegan version of the McDonald’s classic Big Mac.
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41 Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat

Throughout Plentiful, published in 2023, author Denai Moore draws on her Caribbean roots to create modern, creative recipes, like vegan oxtail gravy, for example, all of which prove that the idea that delicious Jamaican food has to include animal products is nothing but a myth.
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40 Vegan 100

If you’re missing dishes like fish and chips and chili dogs, you need Gaz Oakley’s Vegan 100 in your life. The vegan chef’s cookbook, released in 2018, demonstrates that animal-free food can be creative, visually appealing, and the most important part: incredibly tasty.
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39 Show Up for Salad

Think salad is boring? Terry Hope Romero’s Show Up for Salad, released in 2019, will prove to you that it is really anything but. With 100 recipes for delicious vegan cheesy toppings, crunchy croutons, and so much more, you’ll find yourself wanting to whip up a delicious bowl of greens all of the time.
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38 Wicked Healthy

In 2016’s The Wicked Healthy Cookbook, pioneering plant-based chefs Derek and Chad Sarno elevate vegan cooking with innovative techniques, including mushroom searing. With more than 120 crave-worthy recipes, including Sloppy BBQ Jackfruit Sliders and Grilled Peaches with Mango Sriracha Caramel, they advocate for a balanced 80-percent healthy, 20-percent wicked approach to cooking.
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37 The New Now & Zen Epicure

Miyoko Schinner’s The New Now & Zen Epicure was released in 2001, but it still firmly stands up to the test of time. Inspired by French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Indian, and Japanese cuisine, the vegan entrepreneur and chef’s second work (following on from 1999’s The Now and Zen Epicure) offers a landmark collection of vegan recipes.
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36 The Herbivorous Butcher Cookbook

Minneapolis’ The Herbivorous Butcher is known for its mouth-watering range of vegan meats, like convincing cold cuts and addictive breakfast sausages. Now, you can create all of the meat-free deliciousness from home using the plant-based butcher’s cookbook by sibling duo Aubry and Kale Walch, The Herbivorous Butcher Cookbook, released in 2022. Some of the tastiest dishes in the repertoire include Cherry-Glazed Rib Rack and Nashville Hot Popcorn Chicken. It’s a meat-loving vegan dream.
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35 The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook

Isa Chandra Moskowitz always delivers, and holiday content is no exception. In The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook, released in 2016, the vegan chef proves that creating delightful vegan dishes for any occasion is easy and enjoyable.
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34 Vegan Planet

Robin Robertson’s Vegan Planet is a global culinary journey. The groundbreaking cookbook, which was re-released in 2014, boasts more than 425 diverse, easy-to-follow, and delicious recipes.
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33 Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens to be Vegan)

Originally released in 2017, Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse’s Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens to be Vegan) hit the shelves again in 2023 with 80 mouthwatering recipes, each with a Spanish twist. Expect to learn how to make delicious vegan meats like chorizo, as well as creamy vegan sauces, tuna, and so much more.
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32 Plant-Based on a Budget: Quick & Easy

If you’re looking for meal prep-friendly recipes, 2023’s Plant-Based on a Budget: Quick & Easy from Toni Okamoto is packed with easy, delicious ideas. There are also quick, 30-minute mains, sheet pan dinners, and one-pot meals, too, all designed to save you time and money without sacrificing taste and nutrition.
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31 Fermenter

Another cookbook based on a restaurant, Fermenter, released in the fall of 2023, by Aaron Adams and Liz Crain, will teach you how to (you guessed it) ferment everything from vegan cheese to probiotic drinks, just like the Fermenter restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
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30 The Vegan Chinese Kitchen

Hailed as one of the best cookbooks of the year by several publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, Hannah Che’s cookbook, released in 2022, pays homage to the traditional Chinese food zha cai, which literally translates to “pressed vegetables.” With this thousand-year-old cuisine in mind, the pages of The Vegan Chinese Kitchen walk you through how to make delicious Chinese favorites, all without the use of any animal products.
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29 The Cajun Vegan Cookbook

For those who love the food of New Orleans, The Cajun Vegan Cookbook by Krimsey Lilleth is for you. The cookbook, released in 2021, takes classic dishes, like jambalaya, gumbo, and étouffée, and shows you how to recreate them using only plant-based ingredients. It’s unique, it’s creative, and it’s guaranteed to make you fall in love with being in the kitchen.
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28 The Modern Tiffin

Each vegetable-filled chapter in Priyanka Naik’s The Modern Tiffin, released in 2021, melds her heritage with an exploration of a different country and culture. So get ready for a trip around the world—Bangkok-inspired Street Noodles, Bucatini a la Pumpkin with Pink Peppercorn and Pistachio, and Mexican-fusion Green Chutney Quesadillas all await.
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27 Bosh!

In their debut cookbook, released in 2018, Bosh! founders and YouTubers Henry Firth and Ian Theasby introduce fans to an entire library of inventive, five-napkin dishes at their fingertips (think Sticky Toffee Pudding, Jerk Jackfruit & Plantain Pizza, and Burrito Samosas), all with no wifi required.
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26 Chloe’s Vegan Desserts

Satisfy your sweet cravings all day with the delectable vegan dessert recipes in Chloe Coscarelli’s Chloe’s Vegan Desserts. Released in 2013, the cookbook offers more than 100 recipes, including New York–style Crumb Cake and Chocolate Beer Cupcakes.
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25 The Vegan Air Fryer

Blogger JL Field’s The Vegan Air Fryer cookbook, released in 2017, features more than 80 quick, little-to-no-oil recipes that pack a comforting crunch of fried food without the added fat.
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