The Top 17 Vegan Cookbooks of the Holiday Season

The holiday season is filled with a variety of eats—from all-out holiday dinners to festive cookies, bright cocktails, and even the humble weeknight dinners sprinkled in between. And while it’s true that you can find dozens of iterations of virtually any dish you could crave online, there’s something about a sauce-splattered cookbook that brings comfort back to the kitchen.

With these vegan cookbooks, you can recreate the most popular goodies from standout vegan bakers or master more humble weeknight staples for nights in between indulgent celebration food. Here are our top vegan cookbook picks for this cozy season. 

The Top Vegan Cookbooks of the Holiday Season

While online resources seem to dominate, this modern recipe medium hasn’t put a halt to hard-copy cookbooks. New vegan cookbooks are debuting year-round, and there are a few just-released books on our wish list this year. However, the holidays are also about tradition and returning to the tried-and-true classics that remind us of the season. These are the recipes we make every year from our most treasured cookbooks, so we’ve also included a few timeless works that we always revisit for winter celebrations. 

While the holiday season seems to start even earlier every year, there are still not enough days and festivities to cook through all the recipes we’ve bookmarked. But we’re going to try, and we hope you enjoy cooking and baking along with us using these favorite cookbooks. 

1 Vegan Holiday Cookbook

Whether you’re new to vegan holiday cooking or a seasoned pro in search of fresh inspiration, this cookbook from Katie Culpin will guide you through the festive season. From show-stopping mains like pecan and mushroom Wellington to indulgent breakfasts such as French toast, every course is covered.Shop Amazon

Audrey Dunham

2 Vegan Christmas Cookies and Cocoa 

This themed cookbook is essential for anyone who plans to make cookies this holiday season. Perfect for beginners to seasoned cookie bakers, the ingredient lists are short, the directions straightforward, and the recipes are foolproof. No chilling dough overnight or complex techniques, this book proves that simplicity results in sweet success. 
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3 Vegan Party Planning

This is the perfect cookbook to grab ahead of the holiday season—particularly if you’re planning on hosting a lot this year. Discover how to create stunning spreads featuring delectable vegan treats, including Greek meatballs and mocha almond fudge sundaes.
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4 A Very Vegan Christmas

Take the stress out of planning the ultimate Christmas party with this essential cookbook. Filled with 80 festive, plant-based recipes, this jam-packed guide also includes shopping lists and menu planners to make your holiday season fuss-free.
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5 Breaking Up With Dairy

If cheese is a non-negotiable part of your holiday feast (it certainly is for us), “Breaking Up With Dairy” deserves a place on your shelf. Bailey Ruskus—aka Chef Bai—guides you through making everything from gorgonzola to pepper jack and young Gruyère. Just add crackers and dried fruit for the perfect festive spread.Shop Amazon

6 The Essential Book of Vegan Bakes

Not sure which sweet treats will wow the crowd this holiday season? Vegan foodie and blogger Holly Jade has you covered. Choosing between showstoppers like a Neapolitan celebration cake, key lime pie, and mini passionfruit pavlovas won’t be easy.
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7 The Korean Vegan: Homemade

Holiday food doesn’t have to mean roast and potatoes. Let Joanne Molinaro’s second cookbook guide you through her signature homemade specialties—many of which are perfectly suited to the holiday table. We’re willing to bet the buffalo kimchi artichoke dip will be the first to disappear.
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8 Beyond Baking

This holiday season, treat yourself to “Beyond Baking.” Award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury shares recipes for crowd-pleasing cookies and cakes, plus expert tips you’ll return to year-round. Croissants for Christmas breakfast? Yes, please.
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9 Delicious AF Vegan

Winter is the perfect time to indulge in comfort food favorites. Escape from the cold weather and whip up Chai Latte Crepes, Black Forest Cinnamon Rolls, and Spicy Lasagna Soup for a cozy night in. ‘Tis the season for comfort food, after all.
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10Vegan Baking Made Simple

If you’re new to baking, some recipes can seem a little complicated and intimidating, but you won’t find anything of the sort in this cookbook by Saloni Mehta. Everything is as straightforward and as low-cost as possible, without sacrificing flavor, of course. Try your hand at Salted Caramel & Pear Cake, Mango Passionfruit Mousse, and much, much more.
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11Vegan One-Pan

The holiday season can be exhausting, especially if you’re the one doing the cooking. But you can help to keep things as simple as possible by choosing one of these 100 easy, delicious, and nutritious one-pan recipes for your guests. As an added bonus, these recipes help reduce the post-eating clean-up time, too.
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12Thrifty Vegan

Cooking delicious vegan food on a budget is achievable, and this cookbook is all the proof you need. It’s packed with 150 affordable, tasty recipes, each of which only takes around 15 minutes to make.
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13 Oodles and Oodles of Vegan Noodles

If you love everything from ramen to pho, this is essential reading for you. This cookbook by Cheynese Khachame will walk you through how to make more than 50 flavor-packed noodle dishes, including soups, salads, stir-fries, and more.
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Little, Brown and Company

14The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook

Made for every kind of celebration, this is a “superfun” book to cook through the seasons. Start this year with the Hanukkah and Christmas chapters then follow along for Oscar parties, Lunar New Year, Fourth of July, Rosh Hashanah, Halloween, and more fun times in between. The recipes are accessible and solid, making this book a valuable reference for any kind of gathering you’re planning.
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Pavilion Books

15Happy Vegan Christmas

Usher in the hygge with cozy candle centerpieces, vegan eggnog, and gingerbread biscuits. This Scandinavian cookbook offers an approachable guide on how to hygge with its collection of hearty recipes and tips on creating a welcoming and festive winter wonderland at home. Treat your friends and family to a smorgasbord of vegan eats or entertain simply with a warm cuppa and some sweets to go alongside it. We love breaking out these recipes during the dark and dreary days of bitter-cold February, too.
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Harper Design

16Simply Vegan Baking

This baking book from the young and accomplished Freya Cox reveals the secrets to impressing the infamous Paul Hollywood with vegan sweets. We cheered week after week as Cox advanced through the challenging rounds of The Great British Bakeoff, surpassing not only omnivorous bakers but also far more experienced contestants. Cox was not only the show’s first vegan baker—she was also the youngest, entering the tent at just 19 years old. However, she proved she can hold her own, and with this book, she’s sharing her best tips. We’re certain we’ll be relying on this book to impress holiday guests with magnificent vegan Swiss rolls and deliciously crumbly breakfast scones for Christmas morning.
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VegNews

17 The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan 

This isn’t a cookbook—it’s so much more. Author, activist, and long-time vegan Jasmin Singer guides readers through 30 chapters of vegan how-to, all specifically aimed to transform you into your most fabulous vegan self. From what to eat for breakfast to the hidden horrors of the animal agriculture industry, even seasoned vegans can learn quite a lot from this comprehensive vegan companion guide. Think you’ve already reached your optimum vegan potential? Add this to your cookbook collection just for the exclusive VegNews recipes at the end of each chapter.
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