36 Dairy-Free Holiday Recipes Everyone Can Enjoy (2024)

Taryn Pire

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Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Aran Goyoaga

If you ask us, it’s just not a holiday without a robust crudités spread. This one skips the typical ranch dip in favor of two irresistible vegan options.

The Fearless Baker

These beauties are made without flour or butter for maximum chocolaty goodness, and since the recipe calls for bittersweet chocolate (as opposed to milk), they’re totally dairy-free.

Jacqui Melville/Apple

It’s as festive as it is delicious, thanks to crisp apples, deepy caramelized cauliflower and a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds at the end.

Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Aran Goyoaga

A creamy dressing sans actual cream? You better believe it. (Psst: You can also sub the dressing anywhere you’d use ricotta cheese.)

Nisha Vora

Sometimes dairy-free desserts can taste a little healthy, if you know what we mean. This one is the total opposite.

A New Way to Food

Plant-based yogurt lends the dressing an indulgent feel, but it’s actually pretty healthy. (So you can eat more cookies, of course.)

Henry Hargreaves/Avocaderia

It’s so rich and intensely chocolaty that no one will suspect it’s made from something green. We’re sneaky like that.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Hands off? Check. Minimal cleanup? Check. Yep, we’re making this ASAP.

Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Heath Goldman

Want to know a secret? You can doctor up store-bought mayonnaise and pretend it’s a homemade aioli. So fancy.

Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Heath Goldman

These will definitely stand out in a sea of sad party appetizers. Make a double batch—they’ll go fast.

Photo: Michael Marquand/Styling: Jake Cohen

Skip the decorative centerpieces and let this stunner—courtesy of our chef in residence Jake Cohen—have the spotlight.

Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott/Nothing Fancy

You’re ten ingredients and 30 minutes away from an elegant main course.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Who said cheese eaters get to have all the fun? This squash fondue is just as dippable as the real thing.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Swap the rose petals for red and green sprinkles if you want to get extra festive.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Nope, pork tenderloin isn’t a sad, dry relic from the early 2000s. It’s actually a buttery, tender meal that comes together on a single sheet pan.

Erin McDowell

Looking for a simple yet elegant side dish with a ton of flavor? Look no further.

Ellen Silverman/Everyday Dorie

Serve these as a side to a fancy cut of meat or paired with an uncomplicated green salad for a vegetarian main.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

The trendy dairy-free beverage got a sweet, silky, almost-no-bake makeover. Can we have a second slice?

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

If it’s too cold to fire up the grill, you can make these chops just as easily in a super-hot cast-iron skillet.

Chloe Flavor

Make this and everyone will think you’re a professional chef. (Or a magician.)

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

It’s a holiday. There has to be a ham involved. Especially one that's this delicious.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

These crispy guys are already dairy-free, just skip the side of sour cream. We promise you won’t miss it.

Photo: Nico Schinco/Styling: Aran Goyoaga

Coconut oil takes the place of butter in this easy press-in crust. Even better, you can swap the fruit for any type your heart desires.

Minimalist Baker

Garlicky, fluffy and oh so creamy, thanks to vegan butter.

Lexi's Clean Kitchen

Bye, canned cream of mushroom. We're using cashew cream, vegetable broth and oil instead.

There's no need to fuss over a whole holiday ham if you're only serving a few people. And this sheet-pan wonder will leave you with only *one* dirty dish.

Henry Hargreaves/Avocaderia

You won't find any anchovies or dairy in this wow-worthy crowd-pleaser. (It's all about the cashew Parmesan.)

Nicole Franzen/Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?

This gorgeous spread of multicolored produce is here to show you what citrus season is all about.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

We can't decide what we love more, the cashew-coconut milk base or the three-ingredient blueberry topping.

Nisha Vora

Winter comfort food at its dairy-free finest. Crispy pine nut topping FTW.

Minimalist Baker

Oh, almond milk. What would we ever do without you?

AMANDA FREDERICKSON/SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL FOOD

We may or may not be planning to chop these beauties up for a killer meatless taco filling.

Erin McDowell

Odds are you already have every ingredient you need for this ridiculously easy veggie side.

Nisha Vora

We can hear your guests now: "Wait...is there really no cheese in this?" (The secret is white bean purée.)

Simple Veganista

Don't knock it 'til you try it. Serve it with sliced bread, crackers, pita chips or crudités.

I Am a Food Blog

Christmas morning just got a whole lot merrier.

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Katherine Gillenis PureWow’s senior food editor. She’s a writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a degree in culinary arts and professional experience in New York City...

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Taryn Pire is PureWow’s food editor and has been writing about all things delicious since 2016. She’s developed recipes, reviewed restaurants and investigated food trends at...