Best Cosmic Brownies: Vegan Twist on a Nostalgic Treat
Fudgy cosmic brownies with the rainbow sprinkles on top, made without eggs or dairy. Here is the recipe and how to get that dense, chewy texture.
Cakes, slices, biscuits, chocolate and frozen things, all without dairy or eggs. Including the copycat versions of the ones people miss most.
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Fudgy cosmic brownies with the rainbow sprinkles on top, made without eggs or dairy. Here is the recipe and how to get that dense, chewy texture.
Discover a simple recipe for easy vegan hot cross buns for Easter brunch that requires no yeast, eggs, or nuts. Bake healthy treats at home
Discover a simple recipe for vegan chocolate nests made with cornflakes. Have delightful surprises perfect for kids and adults alike.
Discover a remarkably moist and flavourful vegan carrot cake recipe. Delight your sweet tooth with an easy and healthy plant-based dessert.
Discover a delicious vegan pistachio-stuffed dates recipe perfect for a guilt-free treat. Learn how to make these trending dates with pistachios.
Discover the viral sensation of vegan pistachio ice cream with our easy-to-follow recipe. Create this creamy with and without an ice cream maker.
Warm chocolate cobbler with sweet, tart cherries and no dairy anywhere in it. A romantic dessert you can get into the oven without much fuss.
This chocolate panna cotta is sweetened with dates instead of refined sugar. Rich and creamy, and it sets in the fridge while you cook dinner.
Layers of rich vegan chocolate mousse and tangy raspberries, with no baking needed. A parfait that looks far fancier than the effort involved.
Moist vegan strawberry cupcakes with a fresh strawberry flavour and a thick frosting. Simple enough to bake as a homemade gift for someone.
Indulge in decadent vegan raspberry truffle brownies this Valentine's Day. Enjoy a rich, fudgy dessert for a romantic and guilt-free treat.
Small vegan blueberry tartlets with a smooth custard filling in flaky pastry. Simple enough for a first attempt and tidy enough for a dinner party.
A vegan purple sweet potato pie with a creamy filling and a deep violet colour. Covers the baked classic, a no-bake version and serving ideas.
Crisp French toast cups filled with a warm bananas foster topping, made in individual servings. A dessert-style breakfast that is easy to pull off.
Palacinky are thin Czech crepes, and this vegan version is gluten-free as well. Delicate and sweet enough to serve for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
Watermelon flesh is red, pink, yellow or white depending on the cultivar's pigment: lycopene turns it red, beta-carotene yellow, white means unripe.
Peach gum is a resin from peach trees that swells into a soft jelly after 8 to 12 hours soaking. It has almost no flavour and is used for texture.
Hu, Endangered Species, Alter Eco, Raaka, Loving Earth, Theo and Vego make the best vegan chocolate, plus what to check on the label before you buy.
Vegan cake pops are crumbled sponge cake bound with vegan cream cheese, rolled into balls, set on sticks and dipped in melted dairy-free chocolate.
This vegan tres leches cake is simpler than it looks, a light sponge soaked in three plant milks and finished with foamy vegan whipped cream.
Vegan marshmallows use aquafaba and agar agar in place of egg white and gelatin, and this recipe walks through every step, from whipping to drying.
A dairy-free blue cheese that is creamy enough to spread and firm enough to slice, with a bold tangy flavour. Works in dressings and dips too.
Soft, flaky butter biscuits made without milk or eggs, from a few basic ingredients. Water does the job, so they suit any dairy-free table.
The Turkish delight from the Narnia stories, made at home step by step. Soft, chewy squares dusted in icing sugar, with tips for setting it right.
Vegan white chocolate ganache is a rich mixture made from just a couple of ingredients. Here is how to get it smooth and what to use it on.
Vegan angel food cake swaps egg whites for whipped aquafaba, giving you the same tall, cloud-like crumb from just six simple ingredients.
Are Crumbl Cookies Vegan? This question has been on the minds of many vegan dessert cookie-eating fans.
Traditional vegan crepes that stay tender without dairy or eggs, served with a homemade chocolate hazelnut spread. Plain or gluten-free flour both work.
Homemade vegan Nutella from hazelnuts, dark chocolate and coconut milk, plus a look at the shop-bought spreads worth picking up if you would rather not.
Vegan Florentine cookies, also called lace cookies, are thin, crunchy and sweet. An Italian biscuit that is far simpler to make than it looks.
Gluten-free vegan oat bars layered with strawberry jam and built on almond flour, quinoa flour and flax. A sturdy slice that travels in a lunchbox.
Blueberry chia jam takes 15 minutes and three or four ingredients. Chia seeds set it instead of pectin, and it keeps about a week in the fridge.
Blueberry jam layered between a crumbly oat base and topping, gluten-free and plant-based. Good with a cuppa or as an afternoon pick-me-up.
Four ingredients make these flourless bars: rolled oats, mashed banana, peanut butter and dark chocolate chips. No flour, no eggs and no added sugar.
A vegan take on Jamie Oliver's toffee apple cinnamon buns. Soft, fluffy dough wrapped around sticky toffee apples and baked until golden on top.
Ripe avocado does the work here, giving this chocolate mousse a thick, creamy texture with no dairy. Five ingredients and no cooking involved.
Sweet potato is what makes this vegan chocolate cake dense and fudgy, and you cannot taste it. Serve it with chocolate buttercream or leave it plain.
Puddings, trifles, cookies and cakes, all plant-based. Forty-odd vegan Christmas desserts sorted by how much time you actually have.
Vegan palmiers are heart-shaped cookies made from puff pastry, sugar and ground almonds, no butter or egg needed, ready in about 15 minutes.
With only five ingredients, some of which you probably already have in your cupboard, this Vegan Fudge can be made quickly and easily. Compared to the
Only four ingredients make these gluten-free vegan bounty bars: coconut milk, desiccated coconut, maple syrup and dark chocolate.
Vegan banana muffins use mashed banana, plant milk, oil and vinegar instead of eggs and dairy, ready in one bowl in under 30 minutes.
These vegan doughnuts are baked, not fried, ready in about 20 minutes, and finished with a simple vanilla glaze for a soft, cakey texture.
These vegan blueberry muffins use apple cider vinegar instead of eggs for a light, fluffy crumb, ready in about 35 minutes with simple pantry ingredients.
Most bagels are vegan, but some brands add honey, egg wash, or L-cysteine derived from feathers. Check the ingredients list before you buy to be sure.
This vegan panna cotta sets silky and smooth with no dairy and no gelatine. It looks like a restaurant dessert but takes very little time to put together.
AIP banana pancakes use cassava flour, tiger nut flour and ripe banana instead of eggs and grains, and they cook in a few minutes in coconut oil.
Ragi pancakes are made with finger millet flour, mashed banana and no eggs. Naturally gluten free, dark and nutty, and on the plate in about 15 minutes.
Taiyaki is a fish-shaped Japanese street cake filled with red bean paste. Here is how to make a vegan version fresh and hot in your own kitchen.
Carob flour brings the chocolate flavour and calcium, dried figs bring sweetness and fibre. Combine the lot for a simple, well balanced pie.
This one-bowl vegan banana bread is moist, egg-free and dairy-free, made with ripe bananas, spelt flour and no refined oil for a golden, tender crumb.
Vegan tigernut flour pancakes blend tigernut, rice and buckwheat flours for a soft, gluten-free stack with no added sugar, ready in about 15 minutes.
Almond tofu contains no tofu at all. It is a cool, springy almond jelly, also called annin tofu, and it sets in the fridge as a light after-dinner sweet.
Vegan white chocolate cookies you can bake in one batch and keep for the week. Simple pantry ingredients and a texture that beats the shop-bought sort.
Vegan Biscoff brownies are fudgy chocolate brownies topped with melted Biscoff spread and crumbled biscuits, made without butter, eggs or dairy.
Vegan Biscoff biscuits are made by sandwiching Biscoff spread between two spiced vegan biscuit rounds, using pantry staples, ready in under 30 minutes.
These vegan coconut macaroons swap condensed milk for full-fat coconut milk. A recipe handed down the family, with only a handful of ingredients.
Vegan marzipan is a five-minute almond paste made from ground almonds, icing sugar and water, with no egg whites, unlike the traditional version.
Vegan Jamaican ginger cake uses a plant-based block and flax instead of butter and eggs, keeping the sticky, dense crumb and treacle glaze intact.
A three-layer vegan Neapolitan cake with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry sponges, all dairy-free and egg-free, topped with a simple vegan buttercream.
Vegan English pancakes use aquafaba instead of egg and baking powder instead of yeast, giving a thin, light batter that rests for about 10 minutes.
Vegan sourdough pancakes come out crisp at the edges and fluffy inside, and they use up starter discard. Soy-free, with a hint of apple sauce.
Vegan olive oil cake replaces butter and eggs with olive oil and applesauce, giving a moist crumb with a subtle savoury edge from the oil.
Vegan sourdough waffles use up unfed starter discard. Discard adds tang but will not rise on its own, so the batter needs bicarb and baking powder too.
A vegan gingerbread house swaps butter, egg and honey for sunflower oil, soy milk and molasses, keeping the same spiced dough and royal icing finish.
Vegan unicorn cake is a rainbow layer cake made with almond milk, coconut oil and dairy-free butter, decorated with pastel buttercream and fondant.
Vegan M&M cookies are soft, chewy oat-flour cookies loaded with vegan chocolate candies, ready in about 30 minutes including a short chill before baking.
Vegan Boston cream donuts are yeasted dough donuts topped with a dairy-free chocolate glaze, made with soy milk, vegan butter and apple sauce.
Mazapanes need two ingredients and about 15 minutes. This Mexican peanut sweet is blitzed, pressed into rounds and set to melt in the mouth.
Vegan custard thickens with cornflour instead of eggs. Bring it to a full boil for a minute, then stop whisking hard or it thins back out.
A no-bake vegan tiramisu with a walnut and date crust, an almond flour ladyfinger layer and whipped cashew cream, dusted with cacao.
A vegan Swiss roll is a thin cocoa sponge baked in 15 minutes, spread with dairy-free whipped cream and rolled while still warm so it does not crack.
Avocado stands in for the butter in these cocoa brownies, so they stay rich and soft in the middle. Vegan, quick to mix and best warm from the oven.
A vegan yule log made from soft chocolate sponge rolled around creamy chocolate ganache. Easier than it looks, and it works for birthdays too.
These vegan frittata muffins use chickpea flour instead of eggs, so they bake up fluffy and hold plenty of vegetables. High in fibre and protein too.
Vegan flapjacks are chewy oat bars you can flavour however you like. Cheaper than the shop-bought version and they hold up well in a lunchbox.
Vegan tapioca flour pancakes use a flax egg and coconut milk instead of egg and dairy, and cook on a medium-high pan until golden. Ready in 25 minutes.
Vegan stracciatella ice cream blends cashews and coconut milk into a creamy base, then swirls through melted dark chocolate for the classic flaky texture.
Shop-bought puff pastry rolled around a simple almond filling and baked for 15 minutes, so you get flaky almond croissants without laminating dough.
Vegan Tim Tams are chocolate biscuits filled with a malt cream and coated in chocolate, a dairy-free take on the Aussie classic made in three steps.
Vegan lamingtons made with light sponge, a chocolate layer and plenty of coconut. An Australian classic that is quick to make and good with a cuppa.
This vegan bundt chocolate cake is gluten-free and oil-free, made with banana and applesauce instead of eggs, then topped with chocolate ganache.
Vegan purin is an eggless Japanese pudding made with soy milk, agar and maple syrup, topped with caramel sauce. It sets in the fridge in about 9 hours.
Vegan matcha brownies are gluten-free, dairy-free brownies made with cocoa, matcha green tea powder, and coconut milk instead of eggs or butter.
Vegan banoffee pie layers a biscuit crust, date caramel, banana and whipped coconut cream, no dairy, egg or gluten needed, and no baking for the filling.
Vegan einkorn pancakes skip the eggs and dairy, using almond milk, maple syrup and coconut oil, with baking powder for a light, fluffy result.
Vegan Swiss meringue buttercream is a dairy-free frosting made by whipping aquafaba with sugar, then beating in butter until smooth.
Vegan hummingbird cake is a moist spiced cake made with pineapple, banana, pecans and dairy-free cream cheese frosting, using no eggs or dairy.
Vegan mochi waffles use glutinous rice flour instead of wheat, so they cook up crisp outside and chewy inside. Six ingredients and about 10 minutes.
Vegan matcha cupcakes are dairy-free, egg-free cupcakes made with matcha powder, almond milk and pastry flour, topped with matcha frosting.
Vegan red velvet cupcakes get their colour from beetroot rather than dye, with cocoa powder, almond milk and a simple vegan cream cheese frosting on top.
Two ways to make vegan mochi donuts, also known as pon de ring. Chewy, fluffy and dairy-free, with no eggs needed in either version of the recipe.
The Starbucks lemon loaf made vegan at home, moist with a fresh lemony flavour. Cheaper than the cafe version and no queue to stand in.
Vegan apple galette is a rustic free-form tart with a buttery crust and thinly sliced apples, no eggs or dairy needed, ready in about 40 minutes.
A vegan Oreo cheesecake is a no-bake dessert with a crushed Oreo crust, a vegan cream cheese filling and a buttercream and Oreo topping.
A dairy-free copy of Red Lobster's cheddar bay biscuits, cheesy and buttery without the butter. Lower in fat and easy enough to make at home.
A vegan coconut loaf cake swaps dairy for plant milk, oil and yoghurt, with a coconut glaze on top instead of buttercream. Ready in about an hour.
Vegan matcha tofu cheesecake sets with blended silken tofu and vegan cream cheese instead of eggs, on a biscuit crust. Bake, chill and serve.
Vegan gluten-free snickerdoodles use almond flour, tapioca starch and maple syrup instead of butter, egg and sugar, ready in under 20 minutes.
Vegan pineapple chips are thin pineapple slices dried in a dehydrator or oven with no added sugar, giving a sweet, chewy to crisp snack that keeps well.
This vegan pineapple upside-down cake is juicy and rich, with tinned pineapple, cherries and brown sugar caramel on top. Good any time of year.
Vegan Toblerone copycat bars mix protein powder, agave, sunflower butter and cinnamon, then get a dark chocolate coating. No baking needed.
Rich, fudgy vegan chocolate brownies made from scratch with everyday ingredients. Crisp on top, soft in the middle and best eaten slightly warm.
Vegan Raffaello balls are coconut and almond truffles with no dairy. Six ingredients, no baking, and about 20 minutes plus chilling time.
Vegan Ferrero Rocher is a hazelnut ganache truffle made from dark chocolate, hazelnut butter and coconut cream, chilled and rolled in crushed hazelnuts.
Dry strawberries thoroughly, dip them in melted dairy-free chocolate with a little coconut oil, then chill until set for an easy two-ingredient treat.
Vegan chocolate ganache is dairy-free chocolate and hot coconut cream: 1:1 by weight for spreading, 2:1 for truffles, 1:1.5 for a pourable glaze.
Vegan German chocolate cake is a double-layer cocoa sponge with coconut-pecan filling. The name comes from Samuel German, not from Germany.
Vegan lemon bars on a biscuit base, sweeter and firmer than key lime pie. Fresh tasting, easy to slice and they hold up well as a snack.
Vegan strawberry cake is a moist, egg-free sponge made with pureed fresh strawberries, dairy-free yoghurt and a simple cream cheese frosting on top.
Vegan pound cake uses plant milk soured with vinegar in place of eggs and bakes in a loaf tin at 180 C for about an hour. Here is the method.
A soft, cinnamon-scented king cake made without eggs or dairy, finished with white icing and coloured sugar. Makes eight generous servings.
This no-bake vegan key lime pie blends ripe avocado into a crushed biscuit base and a tangy lime filling, set with agar-agar instead of gelatine.