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Dairy-free and vegan Christmas

Opting for a dairy-free or vegan diet needn’t restrict you this festive season. Explore our collection of simple, delicious Christmas recipes for decadent desserts, beautiful bakes, super sides and mouthwatering mains.

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Serve up the new Wicked Kitchen festive centrepiece, with an easy miso-broccoli stuffing and super-savoury mushroom gravy
No-turkey roast crown with stuffing and mushroom gravy
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An easy vegan gravy that's full of flavour. Roast the veg with herbs and a bit of tomato purée, before adding vegan white wine, veg stock and the secret ingredient – marmite! Perfect for enjoying alongside a vegan Sunday roast or vegan Christmas dinner.
Easy vegan gravy
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Following a special diet needn't mean missing out on scrumptious food
Vegan chocolate cake
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Try a fiery spin on Brussels sprouts with this super easy side dish recipe.
Ginger and sesame sprouts
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Derek Sarno has the ultimate roasted butternut squash recipe for a mouth-watering vegan Christmas feast
Whole roast peppered butternut squash
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This roasted chestnuts recipe with sugar, spice and all things nice is the ideal fireside treat for Christmas
Roasted chestnuts with sugar and spice salt
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Looking for a vegan main for Christmas this year? Give an American meatloaf a vegan makeover with this Moroccan lentil 'meatloaf', filled with flaked almonds, mushrooms and sweet potato and coated in a spicy tomato sauce for a festive centrepiece.
Moroccan lentil 'meatloaf'
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Swap out nut roast and serve up this vegan mushroom hotpot for an alternative Christmas main. Totally vegan and gluten-free, the intense veggie filling combines mushrooms, swede and lentils in a rich porcini gravy, topped with crispy golden potatoes.
Vegan mushroom hotpot
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Keep party guests going with a simple roasted garlic white bean dip. Roast a bulb of garlic until sweet and caramelised, then blitz with cannellini beans and fragrant rosemary. Make ahead of time then serve with gluten-free flatbreads, crackers or crudité.
Roasted garlic white bean dip
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Need a vegan centrepiece for your Christmas dinner? Make this cauliflower Kyiv schnitzel recipe for the perfect partners to your festive sides. Golden and crisp breadcrumbed cauliflower steaks are drizzled with herby garlic oil for a vegan twist on a retro classic.
Cauliflower Kyiv schnitzel
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Vegan nut roast
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A nut roast is a fantastic alternative to a meat main course or traditional Christmas dinner. This delicious recipe is full of hearty veg – butternut squash, aubergine, red pepper – as well as nuts, herbs and green olives.
  • Serves 8
  • 40 mins to prepare and 1 hour 10 mins to cook
  • 393 calories
Vegan salted caramel cupcakes
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Fluffy icing, tender sponge and a hidden centre of oozing caramel, this vegan salted caramel cupcakes recipe has it all
  • Serves 12
  • 25 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus cooling
  • 465 calories
Vegan Christmas pudding
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This rich and fruity Christmas pudding tastes just as rich and indulgent as the original, yet it’s completely dairy- and egg-free, so suitable for vegans
  • Serves 10
  • 15 mins to prepare and 4 hrs to cook, plus soaking and cooling time
  • 294 calories
Dairy-free chocolate ganache
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This non-dairy chocolate ganache recipe is the perfect vegan topping for a variety of desserts
  • Serves 12
  • 40 mins
  • 191 calories
Crunchy freeze-ahead roast potatoes
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These delicious and simple freeze-ahead roasties help take the pressure off for the big day as they can be cooked from frozen
  • Serves 6
  • 90 mins
  • 456 calories
Baked falafel bites
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Hosting a Christmas party this year? Make these baked falafel bites for a gluten-free and vegan canapé - simply blitz in a food processor and bake until irresistibly crisp and golden.
  • Serves 18
  • 40 mins
  • 44 calories
Speedy roast potatoes
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Crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside – these perfect roast potatoes can be rustled up in just 40 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • 40 mins
  • 333 calories
Mulled vermouth
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For a Christmas cocktail that's sure to warm you up on cosy nights in, try classic mulled wine with an aromatic vermouth twist
  • Serves 8
  • 20 mins
  • 207 calories

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