Nowadays, there are so many options available for house parties and gatherings, which means it’s easier than ever to cater to any vegan friends and family.
The best part is that all of these appetizers can be enjoyed by everyone, and you don’t have to search for any specific occasion to cook these either.
Any item from this list can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of age. So, why don’t you try these at your next gathering and see how they go with your guests?
With over 40 appetizers in this article, there will be something for everyone on this list.
But the best part of all? These appetizers are affordable and easy to make, and you don’t need to go out of your way to find the ingredients.
Tacos are always a hit, and with your air fryer, you’ll be able to make some delicious bite-sized tacos that everyone can enjoy.
They’re perfect for dipping, and you can serve them with a variety of vegan dips. If you don’t have an air fryer, then don’t feel left out. You can even bake or pan-fry them.
Apple nachos might not seem fancy, but they’re a quick five minute appetizer that everyone is guaranteed to enjoy.
While these are a sweeter appetizer compared to the others on this list, you can easily top them with some dark chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, cinnamon, or even lemon or lime.
Honestly, there are so many toppings for you to choose from. Just cut up your apples and go nuts!
Appetizers don’t have to be just about chips and dips, but instead, you can make these great black bean guacamole cups for your guests.
These are both gluten-free and dairy-free, and they look classy too. Make sure you make plenty though, or else you’ll find that these will be all gone within one bite!
This vegan edition of a caramelized onion tart can’t be left out of this list. Using caramelized onions and pairing it with thyme and some vegan cheese, you can wrap these up in a flaky tart crust and cut it up into pieces.
While this one isn’t the quickest recipe, it’s one that you can easily make a few hours before your party so that it’s cooled down to be served to your guests.
While buffalo wings are a certain hit, you can make these delicious cauliflower buffalo wings with some additional vegan ranch dip!
Grab your cauliflower wings and dip them into a batter made from flour and spices, then roll them in some panko bread crumbs. Once they’re baked, you can coat them in whatever sauce you like, or no sauce at all!
Pasta salads are always a great appetizer, and for good reason. With this recipe, you can cut out the gluten and allergens, and enjoy a tri-colored pasta with some fresh veg added in!
You can make this as a side-dish or as an appetizer, and because of the lack of dairy, you can store it away in your refrigerator for a week before you really need it!
If you love deviled eggs, then you should also try out these deviled potatoes!
Inspired by that classic dish, make sure you use some egg-sized potatoes and fill each half with some vegan mayo, mustard, apple cider vinegar, black salt, and turmeric.
Once these are mixed into your scoop, your guests will have to look twice to make sure it isn’t the real thing!
Everyone loves garlic bread, and thankfully it’s a recipe that’s super easy to adjust for a vegan audience. You can even add in a cashew cheese dip for some extra flavor.
The best part about this recipe, is that it’s easy enough to take a part, so your guests can rip into it and enjoy the dough balls from this wreath.
Overall, making the dough is pretty easy, as the recipe mostly suggests you replace the dairy elements with vegan alternatives.
Again, I can’t stress enough about how popular potatoes are.
While this won’t be a quick recipe, it’s still worth while doing it. After all, you want to make sure the potatoes are crispy and have the perfect combination with the lemon elements.
All the elements you need to make this are all native to anyone’s pantry, so you won’t have to go out of your way to search for the ingredients elsewhere!
This vegan spinach and leek pie, or otherwise referred to in Greece as Spanakopita, is a great twist on this classic Greek recipe.
You can cut this pie up into small triangle bites, and let your friends and family enjoy the taste. Ultimately, this isn’t a quick recipe, with the filling taking the longest amount of time.
But overall, this is an easy recipe to make, and one you should definitely include in your party menu.
I’ve already talked about how jackfruit is a great replacement for pulled pork, so it’s no surprise that this recipe is going on the list.
If you want to easily trick your meat-loving friends, you’ll find that they’ll struggle to find the difference between jackfruit and pulled pork.
By adding some BBQ sauce, you’ll be able to include this as a side for any bread appetizers you have, and you can serve it with coleslaw to really give it that barbecue feeling.
Mexican street corn is a great dish, so it’s no surprise that there’s a vegan edition of this recipe.
Made from grilled corn on the cob and usually coated with a creamy, tangy, and spiced dressing, you can adjust this by coating it with vegan variations of your recipe!
Instead of mayo, use the vegan edition, and take out the sour cream. Instead, with lime juice and mayo, you’ll have plenty of coating for your Mexican street corn salad.
Miso glazed mushrooms are a ridiculously easy vegan dish that you can serve on any occasion. While mushrooms are divisive among those who love or hate them, you’ll find that it all depends on the prep of them.
So, glaze them with some miso for that extra flavor. If you’re worried about the miso, then don’t, because you can add in some maple syrup to sweeten the recipe that little bit more.
These vegan versions of mushroom cream cheese wontons are a great appetizer, and only require six key ingredients.
They only take twenty minutes to cook, and you can serve them with a variety of different dips and sauces. Most of the time will be spent on preparing the fillings, so scoop these into your wontons and wrap them up.
Then they’ll be nice and crispy, the perfect appetizer to just come out of the oven.
These pesto pinwheels should be a hit for both kids and picky eaters, and the best thing is they only need four ingredients.
Get some crescent roll dough, some pesto, some roasted red peppers, and then some vegan mozzarella. Once you’ve rolled these together, you can make as many as you desire, or at least until you run out of dough!
These vegan pizza rolls are a popular appetizer for all ages, and they’re fun to make. Grab some pizza dough, some veg that you like, tomato sauce, and some vegan mozzarella.
These are so easy to make and you don’t need to worry about needing any special tools. Just grab your mixing bowl and you’ll be good to go!
Pretzel bites are a delicious snack, and you can easily adjust them for your vegan friends. Grab some flour, yeast, sugar, salt, baking soda, and some olive oil or vegan butter.
Once you’ve got all these, mix these all together, shove them in the oven and enjoy some tasty and soft pretzel bites. They’re always so easy to snack on, and you’ll find that they’ll be gone before you know it.
If you’re having any sort of party in the fall, either Thanksgiving or Halloween, then you can serve this great appetizer in place of the classic potato gnocchi.
With the natural orange color of the pumpkin, this dish will stand out amongst the rest. Of course, potatoes are still included in the recipe, as floury or starchy potatoes will help bind your gnocchi together.
Queso dip is a classic, and you can even serve it to your vegan friends with this vegan version of the recipe.
Your friends may even believe that it’s the real thing, as it tastes as close to real queso as you can get.
Just get some cashews, green chillies, red pepper flakes, some nutritional yeast if you can find it, and meld them all together to make your own queso dip. It only takes five minutes too!
These mini vegan quiches are perfect for any party, especially during the holiday season.
You don’t need any special equipment to make them, just grab a muffin pan to cook them in and you can have a variety of fillings for your quiche, all options are of course, available to you.
In this recipe, they recommend some savory quiches with some green and red coloring, but you can go nuts with whatever you like.
Silken tofu is a five minute recipe that is a quick and easy dish to make. Tofu is popular in Asian dishes, and can be served cold and garnished with soy sauce.
Grab some aromatic vegetables, and you’ll be able to feel the silken tofu melt in your mouth. No doubt, this will be a popular dish at any summer parties and barbecues that you hold.
Hummus is a popular dip for so many different dishes, and adding roasted eggplant and some smoky paprika will only add to the complex and rich flavors.
You can whip it up with ease, with only five minutes of prep time required and an additional half hour for you to cook them up. You can even make it up before you need it and freeze it so it’s ready for your party!
The spicy cilantro avocado hummus is perfectly balanced between a light and refreshing dip and one that’s both creamy and spicy.
It only takes five minutes to whip up, and all you need are some chickpeas, an avocado, some cilantro, lemon juice, olive oil, a garlic clove, some red chili flakes, cumin seeds, and a bit of sea salt.
As an added note, this can even be cooked even quicker by throwing all your ingredients into your food processor or blender.
You can’t go wrong with spinach dip, and this is one of the easiest ways to turn it vegan.
It will only take you ten minutes to make this recipe, all you need is some frozen spinach, vegan mayo, vegan sour cream, water chestnuts, and some dry soup mix.
Whip it all together, and you’ll enjoy a delicious spinach dip that will make you question whether there really was dairy in it.
Control the spice levels of these sweet potato mini samosas by choosing just how much spice you need for them.
You can pop these in an air fryer, and overall these will take only ten minutes to prep and another ten minutes to cook. Then serve them with your chutney of choice, and enjoy!
When you think of sushi, you’ll probably think of raw fish more than you will anything else. But don’t fret, because we can adjust this recipe for you to enjoy with your vegan friends and family.
The best thing about sushi rolls is that they can be made with your kids or even as a sweet date night idea.
Get your nori sheets out, your brown rice, and some sweet potato, and some cucumbers and avocado. These are great mixtures to include, and will give some added crunch to your sushi rolls.
I’ve mentioned pinwheels earlier before, but these variations are solely for the taco lovers in the crowd. You can include your favorite taco toppings in this dish with some vegan cream cheese to blend it all together.
You can make these a few hours before your party, so that way they can have plenty of time to set. Remember that your taco pinwheels will be even creamier thanks to the vegan cream cheese included in this recipe!
Bruschetta is one of the most popular appetizers around today.
You can’t help but adore the tomato toppings on some toasted French bread. Just drizzle on some balsamic vinegar for some extra tanginess and make sure your tomato juice doesn’t soak into the bread.
The last thing you want is soggy bread, so make sure you serve these as quickly as possible.
Traditionally, tzatziki is one of those recipes that’s made with Greek yogurt. But you don’t need to change this with some vegan yogurts like you would immediately assume.
Instead, you can replace the yogurt in it with tofu! Add in some ool cucumber, some garlic and the water to your taste. Then you’ll have some delicious vegan tzatziki for your party!
Instead of crab, this vegan crab cake recipe includes chickpeas and artichokes to emulate the fish-like taste.
Artichokes add to the crab-like texture, and the chickpeas hold the bread crumbs together well with some additional diced celery.
Just season them with some chopped dill, parsley, lemon juice, and some fish seasoning, and you’ll be able to enjoy this dish after twenty minutes of cooking time.
Sausage rolls are a staple appetizer in most UK parties, and it’s no surprise that vegan sausage rolls have been getting rave reviews.
Get some vegan puff pastry, some meat-free sausage mix, some parsley, salt and pepper and some soy milk. Once you’ve got these, you’ll be able to make your vegan sausage rolls with ease.
Zucchini fritters made with chickpea flour is one of those decisions that will make your appetizers so much sweeter than with regular flour.
You can enjoy these fritters with their soft middle and their crispy exterior. Even with simple ingredients, these are a hit for a reason, and are packed with flavor and can be enjoyed with various dips.
Final Thoughts
Now that you’ve seen our selection of appetizers, you won’t be able to resist trying them out at your next gathering.
These recipes are all easy to make and are all budget friendly. While some do require special tools, these won’t immediately cause a major effect on your recipe and you should be able to make them without having to splash out for new equipment.
Remember that these are only recommendations, but hopefully all of your friends and family will enjoy these great vegan recipes.
Hi, my name is Brett White, and I have a passion for cooking, and following a raw diet. Eating raw has completely changed how I view food, and has led me down a much healthier and happier path in life over the last three years.
Through Addicted To Veggies, I want to share with you my favorite raw recipes. From brownie recipes, to recipes containing pumpkin, my site is full of delicious and wonderful options to consider.
