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Looking for vegan recipes for the winter? You’re in the right place.

This collection features cozy dinners like French onion shepherd’s pie, creamy truffle pasta, and coconut broth bowls with crispy tofu. For simple pots of goodness, check out my roundup of vegan soup recipes.

Take a look at The First Mess Cookbook for even more vegan seasonal recipe ideas.

An overhead shot shows twice baked sweet potato halves garnished with thyme and rosemary leaves and chopped pumpkin seeds.

Vegan Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Chili & Lime

An up close, overhead shot shows a roasted Brussels sprouts dish covered in crushed up smoky maple almond bits and some chopped parsley.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Smoky Almond Bits

An up close, overhead shot of olive oil mashed potatoes in a bowl with swoops of olive oil on top and little leaves of herbs as well. A brass serving spoon is sticking out of the potatoes.

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic

An overhead shot shows a kale sweet potato salad with crispy chickpeas, a creamy and spicy dressing drizzled over top, slices of pickled red onion, and finely chopped pistachios. Wooden salad tons are sticking out of the wide serving bowl.

Kale Sweet Potato Salad with Crispy Chickpeas, Pickled Red Onion & Spicy Tahini Ranch

An overhead shot shows two butternut squashes side by side.

20 Vegan Butternut Squash Recipes

An overhead shot shows a pot of vegan butternut squash soup with apples and pecans. The puréed soup is garnished with maple syrup, chili crisp, small sage leaves, and chopped pecans. A wooden ladle is sticking out of the pot.

Roasted Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Apples & Pecans

A 3/4 angle shot shows a serving size bowl of apple cinnamon granola with almond milk. A spoon is sticking out of the bowl.

Clumpy Apple Cinnamon Granola with Pecans

An overhead shot shows a spicy maple tofu bowl with golden garlic rice as a base and a few stalks of steamed broccolini. The bowl is topped with sliced green onions.

Spicy Maple Tofu Bowls with Golden Garlic Rice & Broccolini

A head-on shot shows a glass of chocolate sweet potato smoothie with almond butter swirls and cacao nibs on top.

Chocolate Sweet Potato Smoothie

An overhead shot shows a baking dish filled with baked pearl couscous and butternut squash. The bake features chickpeas and spinach, and is topped with pickled red onions and drizzles of a creamy green basil tahini sauce. A wooden serving spoon is sticking out of the dish.

Baked Pearl Couscous & Butternut Squash with Basil Tahini

A 3/4 angle shot shows a container of spicy tahini ranch in bright natural light. The top is swirled with hot sauce and garnished with chopped herbs.

Spicy Tahini Ranch

A 3/4 angle shot of lazy chopped vegan enchiladas in a skillet. A sunflower "cheese" topping blankets the top and is browned in spots. The skillet is garnished with sliced avocado and chopped cilantro.

Lazy Chopped Vegan Enchiladas in a Skillet

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