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Kid-Friendly Vegan and Plant-Based Recipes

Yes, your kids can love vegetables. But, it may take some work to encourage their palates to explore new foods. Find hidden veggie sauces, small bites, snacks and other kid-friendly recipes that are also vegan and plant-based.

  • assorted mini tostadas topped with various vegan, meatless, vegetarian toppings of beans, ceviche, corn, crema, pickled onion, avocado and lettuce
    Mini Tostadas
  • cinnamon sticks with finished dessert
    Vegan Puréed Sweet Potato Pudding (no refined sugar)
  • bars on plate
    Banana Oatmeal Bars (no flour, no egg, sugar free)
  • noodles in bowl
    Easy Sesame Oil Noodles (using spaghetti)
  • two glasses of blue milk with darth vader figure standing in the background
    Star Wars Blue Milk (no artificial colors)
  • six eggplant meatballs with marinara sauce in a white bowl over a purple napkin with fresh basil garnish and fresh basil leaves on table
    Baked Eggplant Meatballs (no egg)
  • white bowl with apple pie oats topped with vanilla yogurt and pecan granola
    Apple Pie Oatmeal
  • cup of steamer
    Pumpkin Spice "Latte" (no coffee) Fall Drink for Kids
  • pouring syrup
    Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup (without pumpkin puree)
  • fluffy grated vegan parmesan substitute in glass mason jar with blue towel in background
    Easy Vegan Parmesan Cheese Substitute with Almond Flour
  • chocolate coconut date ball with a bite taken out
    Chocolate Coconut Date Balls (tastes like fudge!)
  • plate of vegan potato and egg tacos with tomato salsa, extra flour tortillas and filling in the background
    Potato and "Egg" Vegan Breakfast Tacos (from a Texan)
  • glass full of premium blackberry pie filling and overnight oats with spoon and fresh blackberries on side
    Blackberry Pie Overnight Oats
  • chips in bowl
    Crunchy Baked Pita Chips (without oil)
  • cooked cumin seed rice in white bowl
    Basmati Rice with Cumin Seeds (oil-free jeera rice)
  • spoonful of potatoes
    3-Ingredient Vegan Mashed Potatoes (no vegan butter, oil-free)
  • jam-filled thumbprint oat cookies on cooling rack
    4-Ingredient Banana Oat Thumbprint Cookies with Fruit Jam
  • sliced loaf of banana bread on cutting board
    Vegan Banana Bread with Applesauce
  • 5 banana oatmeal cinnamon cookies stacked on cooling rack
    3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (no egg, no flour)
  • bowl of vegetable fried rice with no egg on bamboo mat
    Vegetable Fried Rice (no egg)
  • holding a baked leftover mashed potato pancake dipped in ranch dressing
    Potato, Broccoli and Corn Fritters (baked, no egg, oil-free)
  • pulling apart a melty vegan cheese arepa
    Vegan Arepas con Queso
  • Big bowl of potato salad
    Easy Southern Potato Salad (No Egg, Vegan, No Oil)
  • vegan cashew tofu mayonnaise in blue bowl
    Easy Vegan Cashew Tofu Mayo (WFPB No Oil Recipe)
  • vegan beet burger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce, pickled and tomato on a sesame seed bun
    Vegan Beet Burger (James May Oh Cook! Copycat Recipe)
  • small bowl of vegan choriqueso with cilantro on top
    Vegan Chile con Queso with Soy Chorizo (choriqueso)
  • Dipping warm pita bread into a bowl of hummus
    Homemade Oil-free Hummus
  • closeup of pasta with fork
    Vegan Mac and Cheese (without cashews)
  • pouring vegan cheese sauce from ladle into saucepan
    Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce
  • glass baking dish with baked banana oat bars topped with chocolate chips, dried cranberries and pepitas
    Banana Oatmeal Cranberry Bars with Chocolate Chips and Pepitas
  • vegan coconut banana walnut cookies stacked on cooling rack
    3-Ingredient Banana Coconut Walnut Cookies
  • 5 small banana oat peanut butter cookies stacked on rack
    4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
  • big white bowl of cornbread muffins with one cut open
    Air Fryer Corn Bread Muffins (no egg)
  • A tortilla chip dipped in thick rotel dip hovering over a bowl of queso and more tortilla chips on the side
    Vegan Rotel Dip (dairy-free nacho cheese without cashews)
  • pumpkin pie oatmeal in baking dish
    Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal (no egg, vegan)
  • creamy tomato shell pasta in pan with fresh basil
    Conchiglie Rosa with Vegan Rose Pink Pasta Sauce
  • mason jar with cherry flavored overnight oats and fresh pitted halved cherries on top, with three cherries on the counter beside the jar
    Cherry Overnight Oats (frozen or fresh cherries)
  • blackberry jam overnight oats with fresh blackberries on top in a mason jar
    Blackberry Overnight Oats with Jam
  • mason jar with blueberry flavored oats and fresh blueberries on top
    Blueberry Jam Overnight Oats
  • glass with overnight oats and fresh strawberries
    Fresh Strawberry Overnight Oats
  • glass with vegan overnight oats and fresh peaches on top
    Vegan Peach Overnight Oats
  • overnight oats with sliced banana in glass
    Banana Overnight Oats (vegan)

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Hi! I'm Abi, certified in plant-based nutrition, mom of two hungry boys, caregiver, plant-based food blogger and cooking instructor from Houston, Texas. I help busy women create simple & healthy vegan meals in under 30 minutes so they spend less time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Join me as we make quick & easy vegan comfort food you and your family will love (no matter how they eat).

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    Kale Crunch Salad Chick-Fil-A Copycat
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    How to Make Homemade Tostada Shells (air fryer or oven baked without oil)
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    Quick and Easy Seasoned Vegan Black Beans
  • closeup of pasta with fork
    Vegan Mac and Cheese (without cashews)
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    4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
  • pouring vegan cheese sauce from ladle into saucepan
    Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce

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  • avocado cucumber salad with lettuce and pepitas in a blue bowl
    Avocado Cucumber Pepita Salad with Creamy French Dressing
  • holding a baked leftover mashed potato pancake dipped in ranch dressing
    Potato, Broccoli and Corn Fritters (baked, no egg, oil-free)
  • tostada with refried beans, dairy-free mexican street corn esquites, sour cream and cilantro on a wooden board with a lime in the background
    Tostadas with Vegan Mexican Street Corn
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