Party food and buffets can be a bit of a minefield for vegans, but also a fantastic opportunity to offer inventive and delicious vegan food to friends and family, an opportunity to ‘show off’ what can be done with nothing but plants. This roundup of 63 recipes for vegan canapes and party food will give you some ideas and inspiration for a showstopping party spread.
One of the most important things to remember if you’re offering a few vegan options amongst a mixed buffet is labelling – make sure you let everyone (especially the vegans) know what’s what, to avoid any confusion. From experience, if you just write ‘VEGAN’ on a dish, everyone will assume its just for the vegans and steer clear, but if you give the dish a name, with a small (vg) in the corner, the vegans will know it is ‘safe’ and everyone else might be tempted to give it a try too.
What are your favourite vegan party food recipes? What do you make when you’re after showstopping vegan canapes? Here are a few ideas:
Balls and Bites
1. Gochujang Bean Balls from Quite Good Food
2. Green Edamame & Pea Falafel from Tinned Tomatoes
3. Buffalo Quinoa Balls from VNutrition
Savoury Pastries
4. Cheezy Spinach Triangles from The Vegan Larder
5. Kale Pesto & Cauliflower Picnic Pies from The Veg Space
6. Vegan Spinach Artichoke Cups from Vegan Huggs
7. Vegan Tomato Tartlets with Spinach Pesto from Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen
8. Mushroom & Merlot Posh Pasties from The Veg Space
9. Vegan Spinach Puffs from Connoisseurus Veg
Sushi
10. Easy Vegan Sushi Platter from The Veg Space
11. Muffin Tin Sushi Cups from Rhian’s Recipes
12. Vegan Zucchini Quinoa Sushi Rolls from The Petite Cook
Vegan ‘Chicken’ Dippers
13. Popcorn Tofu with Sriracha Dipping Sauce from VNutrition
14. Buffalo Cauliflower Bites With Vegan Cucumber Ranch from Vegetarian Gastronomy
15. Seitan Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce from Sunnyside Hanne
16. Vegan Baked Cauliflower Wings with Herb Garlic Dip from Veggie Desserts
17. Spicy Crispy Kung Pao Cauliflower from Vegan Richa
18. Sweet Basil Corn Nuggets from The Nut-Free Vegan
Stuffed Stuff
19. Vegan Queso Stuffed Mini Peppers from CraveVeggies
20. Cashew Pesto Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes from Triad to Wellness
21. Sweet Potato Crostini with Roasted Grapes and Jalapenos from Running to the Kitchen
Spring Rolls
22. Chilli Peanut Vietnamese Rolls from The Veg Space
23. Veggie Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce from Debra Klein
24. Korean Tempeh Lettuce Wraps from The Nut-Free Vegan
Dips
25. Skinny Beetroot Hummus from The Veg Space
26. Nacho Sweet Potato Cheese from Connoisseurus Veg
27. White Bean Hummus from Pinch and Swirl
28. Sun-Dried Tomato and Butterbean Pâté from The Veg Space
29. Roasted Butternut Squash and Turmeric Hummus from Love Food Nourish
30. Roasted Garlic Hummus from The Veg Space
Bread & Crostini
31. Mushroom Crostini with Garlic & Basil ‘Ricotta’ from Vegetarian Gastronomy
32. Mini Calzone Dough Balls from The Veg Space
33. Spicy Avocado Crostini Bites from Masala Herb
Wraps and Rollups
34. Spicy Bean Wraps from Tinned Tomatoes
35. Vegan Tortilla Pinwheels from Carve Your Craving
36. Tortilla Rollups with Vegan Cream Cheese from Veggie Inspired
Best of the Rest: Vegan Canapes and Party Food
37. The Best Vegan ‘Crab’ Cakes from Vegan Guide to the Galaxy
38. Baked Garlic Pepper Polenta Fries from Moon and Spoon and Yum
39. Mini Vegan Leek & Sun Dried Tomato Frittatas from The Vegan Larder
40. Baked Deconstructed Veg Spring Rolls from Carve Your Craving
41. Baked Veggie Sweet Potato Fritters from The Petite Cook
42. Chipotle Lentil Taquitos from The Nut-Free Vegan
Party Nibbles
43. Warm Six-Spiced Party Nuts from The Veg Space
44. Sweet & Salty Popcorn from Plantiful Plates
45. Bombay Bites from from The Veg Space
Vegan Pizzas
46. Pizza Bites with Pesto from Veggie Inspired
47. Vegan Ricotta Pizza Muffins from Debra Klein
48. Broccoli, Kale, Chilli & Hazelnut Pizza from The Veg Space
Potato Potluck
49. Potato Nests with Radish, Apple and Beetroot from Quite Good Food
50. Pea, Potato & Pesto Croquettes from The Veg Space
51. Loaded Baked Potato Bites from Fragrant Vanilla
Sliders and Mini Burgers
52. Grilled Aubergine Banh Mi Sliders from Strength and Sunshine
53. Vegan ‘Crab’ Cake Sliders from Sunnyside Hanne
54. Potato Fritter Sliders from Piping Pot Curry
Stuffed Mushrooms
55. Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms from Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen
56. Crabless Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms from Vegan Huggs
57. Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms with Tempeh Bacon & Cream ‘Cheese’ from Connoisseurus Veg
Sweet Treats
58. Cinnamon Sugar Yam Fries with “Cream Cheese” Dipping Sauce from Fragrant Vanilla
59. Cashew Cream Stuffed Strawberries from Triad to Wellness
60. Healthy Snickers Ice Cream Bites from Rhian’s Recipes
61. Sea Salt Pistachio Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzels from Lemons + Zest
62. No Bake Blueberry Lemon Mini Tarts from Lemons + Zest
63. Tahini Bon Bons from Fried Dandelions
Phew! I hope that’s given you a few ideas…
Please do send me pictures of your very own vegan canapes and party food on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to show me how you got on!
Kate x
There are plenty of quick and easy vegan recipes in my new book, ‘Vegan in 15‘*. Hop over to Amazon for a look. Thanks for your support!
*Affiliate links
.
.
.
And if you haven’t yet signed up, you can get a monthly roundup of all my recipes and giveaways delivered to your inbox absolutely free – just click here to subscribe to The Veg Space monthly newsletter.
.
.
What a great roundup! I love that it’s a riot of colour, rather than a beige typical meat buffet. There are so many great ideas here – I need to have a party!
Yes some fabulously colourful canapés, I need to have a party too!!
Can’t believe all these delicious looking bites are vegan! Love that you have set up sections for each theme. Pinned!
Thanks Helene – yes there’s quite a few I would never have guessed were vegan! x
There are so many yummy recipes here – I want to throw a party now! Thanks for including my stuffed mushrooms and tomato tartlets!
Me too! Thanks Dianne x
What a great selection of delicious food! Perfect for entertaining! Thank you for including my butternut squash and turmeric hummus. Have pinned for later!
It looks delicious, thanks for contributing! x
Last New Year’s Eve we had a huge party and I was like a deer in the head lights when it came to appetizers for a crowd of omnivores. Thank you for this vibrant well balanced round up. I will be referring back to it often. xox
P.S. Thank you for including me Crab-cake Sliders and Seitan Satay
Ah these would all be perfect for a NYE party – that saitan satay looks INCREDIBLE! X
Thank you so much for sharing my recipe! It’s perfect!
These vegan canapes look so much delicious …Will definitely try these out
Lyla Hassan recently posted…How to prepare Corn Flour Tortillas ?
This looks so yummy! love this recipe
Amanda recently posted…Newjetnet (www.Newjetnet.aa.com) : Jetnet login portal Guide
Lots of delicious and epic food options for vegans.
Can’t believe all these delicious looking bites are vegan! Love that you have set up sections for each theme. Pinned!
Mansi Rana recently posted…Chawal ka Paratha