Want to eat more plant-based food or cook more vegan meals at home? Here is the ultimate list of vegan alternatives, plant-based substitutes, easy DIY recipes and healthy swaps to help with transitioning to a vegan, plant-based, vegetarian lifestyle/diet or eat healthier.
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Vegan Meat Alternatives
- Beans & legumes: lentils, black beans, kidney beans, cannelini beans, chickpeas, split peas, pinto beans
- Best Vegan Roast/meatloaf Recipe
- Tempeh
- Tofu
- Seitan (made from Vital Wheat Gluten)
- Textured Pea Protein (Discount Code: GEE10)
- Textured Vegetable Protein
- Mock meats
- Jackfruit (Simple pulled jackfruit recipe in the Easy Vegan Eats ebook)
- Vegan black bean burgers (recipe in the Easy Vegan Eats ebook)
- Veggie burgers
Vegan Alternatives to Cheese
- Vegan Queso Cheese
- Nutritional yeast
- Vegan Parmesan recipe
- Cashew cheese
- 3 Ingredient Vegan Cheese
- Mac N’ Cheese sauce (recipe in the Easy Vegan Eats ebook)
- Hummus
Vegan Alternatives to Cream
- Cashew cream
- Dairy free yoghurt (soy, almond, coconut, oat etc.)
- Coconut cream
- Oat cream
- Almond Creame
- Vegan Sour cream
Vegan Alternatives to Egg
- Chickpea scramble (recipe in the Easy Vegan Eats ebook)
- Tofu scramble
- Vegan Egg Replacers (Orgran, Bob’s Red Mill Egg replacer, The Vegg )
- Black salt (‘Kala Namak’)
- Chickpea flour
Vegan Egg Substitutes for Baking
- Flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal + 3tbsp of water = 1 egg)
- Chia egg (1 tbsp chia seeds + 3tbsp water = 1 egg)
- Mashed banana (1/4 cup of mashed banana= 1 egg)
- Applesauce (1/4 cup of applesauce = 1 egg)
- Vegan Egg Replacers (Orgran egg replacer, Bob’s Red Mill Egg replacer)
- Aquafaba – brine from a can of chickpeas (3tbs aquafaba= 1 egg , 2tbs aquafaba = 1 egg white)
- Non-dairy Yoghurt (1/4 cup of yoghurt = 1 egg)
- Silken tofu (1/4 cup of silken tofu = 1 egg)
Vegan Alternatives to Honey
Vegan Substitutes for Butter
- Hummus
- Avocado
- Vegan mayo
- Coconut butter (recipe in the Easy Vegan Eats ebook) – Great for desserts!
- Nut butter (choose a mild nut butter like cashew or almond for a less overpowering flavour)
- Coconut Ghee
- Dairy free Margarine
- Vegan butter
- Tahini
Dairy Free / Plant-based Milk Alternatives
- Soy milk
- Oat milk
- Almond milk
- Rice milk
- Pea milk
- Hazelnut milk
- Cashew milk
- Coconut milk
- Blend (Rebel Kitchen)
Vegan / Dairy free Ice-cream Recipes & Alternatives
- 2 Ingredient Chocolate Ice-cream
- Easy Strawberry Nice-cream
- Mango & Pineapple sorbet
- Botanika Blends Nice Cream (Use code: GEE10 for a Discount)
Vegan Ice-Cream Brands Australia
- Pana Organic
- Cocofrio
- Over The Moo
- So Delicious Dairy Free
- Zebra Dream
- Coco Tribe
- So Good range from Sanitarium
- Coles ‘Irresistable’ range (Flavours: Vegan Cookies & Creme, Vegan Vanilla Bean and Vegan Vanilla & Boysenberry) & Dairy Free Frozen dessert range
- Woolworths Plantitude range
- Aldi Yoconut range
- Connoisseur Plant Based
- Coyo (Flavours: Black Forest, Blood Orange & Mango, Coco Latte, Vanilla Bean & Nutmeg, Chocolate, Banana & Roasted Wattleseed, Strawberry & Wild Hibiscus, Sea Salted Caramel, and Natural)
- Vegan Magnums
- Halo Top Dairy Free range (Flavours: Toasted Coconut, Chocolate, Caramel Macchiato)
- Vegan Drumsticks (Flavours: Vanilla Bean Choc Almond, Raspberry and Coconut and Affogato)
- Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy Flavours: Caramel Almond Brittle, Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Chunky Monkey, Coconut Seven Layer Bar, Coffee Caramel Fudge, and PB & Cookies
- Vegan Cornetto
- Gelativo (Flavours: Green Apple, Lemon Lime, Mango, Passion Fruit, Peach, Strawberry, and Tropical Fruits)
- Weis Dairy Free Flavours: Dark Chocolate and Coconut Bar, Mango Passionfruit and Coconut Bar, Pineapple and Coconut Lime Bar, Dark Chocolate Sorbet, Simply Coconut Sorbet, Australian Mango Sorbet, Summer Berries Sorbet, Refreshing Lemon Sorbet
- Fry Family Food Flavours: Just Toasted Coconut, Madagascan Vanilla Bean, Salted Caramel, Tons of Cookies, and Vanilla Bean Espresso
Frequently Asked Questions about a vegan / plant-based diet
Tofu, tempeh, seitan, chickpeas, black beans, lentils, kidney beans, cannelini beans, edamame are all high in protein that can be great substitutes for a main source of protein in a meal to replace meat products. Other plant-based protein sources include green peas, spelt, teff, nutritional yeast, whole grains, quinoa, mock meats, soy products, hemp seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, nuts, and vegan protein powder.
Most people ‘go vegan’ for ethical, health or environmental reasons, not because they dislike the taste of meat. Therefore there are many mock meat products that can be used to replace the taste, texture and appearance of animal meat products without the cruelty involved.
Vegans who miss the taste, texture etc. of eggs in a savoury breakfast or meal often substitute eggs with tofu, chickpeas, chickpea flour or a vegan egg replacer.
There are plenty of vegan egg replacement options (as listed above) when it comes to cooking and baking that can all serve the different purposes such as binding, thickening, coating, leavening or emulsifying ingredients.
These days there is a wide variety of plant-based milk options to choose from at the supermarket or DIY at home such as soy, rice, oat, almond and hemp. (See more milk alternatives listed previously above)
Nutritional yeast, cashew cheese and store-bought dairy free cheese products made from soy, vegetable oils or nuts are common cheese replacements for people eating a vegan/plant-based diet.
You might also want to check out this blog post for easy ways to eat more plants!…
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such a concise and simple round up of all the alternatives. thank you!!
great tips and tricks
Awesome tips. I appreciate the vegan egg substitutes for baking. Thanks for sharing.
There are so many alternatives I was now aware of! Peas make milk? Wow! Amazing!
I’ve been plant based for 2 years now, but this article still gave me a lot of new ideas for meals! Especially the egg substitutes for baking. Great post, thank you! 🙂
Super helpful! I’ve been dairy free for my breastfeeding baby with a dairy allergy, and this gave me some inspiration
I didn’t know there where so many alternatives for a healthier and equally delicious meals. I’m curios to try them out.
I wish I had known these alternatives before.