The Best Vegan Cookbooks Of 2022
Tijana Simic/Shutterstock By Brandon Schultz/Dec. 4, 2022 4:30 pm EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You may not be able to make your way to all of the best vegan restaurants in the U.S., but there’s no reason you can’t bring the top recipes to your table with the help of some stellar cookbooks. Whether you’re vegan yourself, preparing a meal for vegan guests, or just looking to reduce your impact on the environment from time to time, there are plenty of vegan cookbooks on the market to help you whip up dishes that aren’t just healthy, but tasty and beautiful, too.
While vegan cuisine may be inherently defined by the ingredients that are not included in its preparation, there’s no reason to think of veganism as a sacrifice or the recipes as second-best. In fact, with the ingenious use of spices, herbs, and other flavorings, vegan dishes can be among the most flavorful around and should be on your radar no matter your dietary restrictions. To get you on your way, we’ve compiled a diverse list of the best vegan cookbooks of 2022.
How we selected the vegan cookbooks
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The fab news for vegans and the vegan-curious is that new vegan cookbooks are published practically every month. And while that’s awesome for awareness and innovation, that level of volume also brings along its fair share of humdrum mundanity to muck up the scene, making it harder to uncover the treasures among the heap. To help you out, we sifted through dozens of cookbooks new to the market this year, focusing almost exclusively on purely vegan cookbooks.
From our original compilation of new cookbooks, we searched for those that offered the greatest variety of recipes within their respective niches. As well, we leaned heavily toward those that made vegan home cooking and baking more approachable. To verify our opinions, we turned to experts in both the general cooking and vegan lifestyle paces, scouring their reviews and comments about our top choices. Finally, we explored reviews from everyday home chefs who’ve purchased and used these vegan compendiums to be sure they’re as accessible and enjoyable as we found them to be.
The Best Vegan Cookbooks Of 2022
Tijana Simic/Shutterstock
By Brandon Schultz/Dec. 4, 2022 4:30 pm EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You may not be able to make your way to all of the best vegan restaurants in the U.S., but there’s no reason you can’t bring the top recipes to your table with the help of some stellar cookbooks. Whether you’re vegan yourself, preparing a meal for vegan guests, or just looking to reduce your impact on the environment from time to time, there are plenty of vegan cookbooks on the market to help you whip up dishes that aren’t just healthy, but tasty and beautiful, too.
While vegan cuisine may be inherently defined by the ingredients that are not included in its preparation, there’s no reason to think of veganism as a sacrifice or the recipes as second-best. In fact, with the ingenious use of spices, herbs, and other flavorings, vegan dishes can be among the most flavorful around and should be on your radar no matter your dietary restrictions. To get you on your way, we’ve compiled a diverse list of the best vegan cookbooks of 2022.
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
While vegan cuisine may be inherently defined by the ingredients that are not included in its preparation, there’s no reason to think of veganism as a sacrifice or the recipes as second-best. In fact, with the ingenious use of spices, herbs, and other flavorings, vegan dishes can be among the most flavorful around and should be on your radar no matter your dietary restrictions. To get you on your way, we’ve compiled a diverse list of the best vegan cookbooks of 2022.
How we selected the vegan cookbooks
Creative Cat Studio/Shutterstock
The fab news for vegans and the vegan-curious is that new vegan cookbooks are published practically every month. And while that’s awesome for awareness and innovation, that level of volume also brings along its fair share of humdrum mundanity to muck up the scene, making it harder to uncover the treasures among the heap. To help you out, we sifted through dozens of cookbooks new to the market this year, focusing almost exclusively on purely vegan cookbooks.
From our original compilation of new cookbooks, we searched for those that offered the greatest variety of recipes within their respective niches. As well, we leaned heavily toward those that made vegan home cooking and baking more approachable. To verify our opinions, we turned to experts in both the general cooking and vegan lifestyle paces, scouring their reviews and comments about our top choices. Finally, we explored reviews from everyday home chefs who’ve purchased and used these vegan compendiums to be sure they’re as accessible and enjoyable as we found them to be.
From our original compilation of new cookbooks, we searched for those that offered the greatest variety of recipes within their respective niches. As well, we leaned heavily toward those that made vegan home cooking and baking more approachable. To verify our opinions, we turned to experts in both the general cooking and vegan lifestyle paces, scouring their reviews and comments about our top choices. Finally, we explored reviews from everyday home chefs who’ve purchased and used these vegan compendiums to be sure they’re as accessible and enjoyable as we found them to be.
Best overall vegan cookbook
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In addition to offering a full tome of vegan recipes, “The Healthy Voyager’s Global Kitchen” also tags recipes as gluten-free, raw, kosher, soy-free, low fat, and low glycemic to make them even more accessible to anyone with additional dietary restrictions. Certified holistic nutritionist Heather Nicholds is especially appreciative of this perk, as well as the fact that Scott provides recipes for making many ingredients from scratch, like pizza dough, curry paste, and vegan sauce alternatives. Thanks to its comprehensive nature, readers don’t have to hunt down as many specialty ingredients in order to get started.
Best vegan cookbook for traditional Chinese food lovers
In “The Vegan Chinese Kitchen,” author Hannah Che presents more than 100 plant-based recipes she developed while balancing a vegan life with her family’s culinary traditions, in an effort to avoid alienating herself from her heritage. Genevieve Yam of Epicurious appreciates the homestyle cooking focus of Che’s cookbook, which offers comforting flavors to Chinese home chefs and a warm introduction for newcomers. Publishers Weekly calls the recipe collection “invigorating,” and Susan Puckett of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says even omnivores will be drawn to Che’s delicious recipes.
Best vegan cookbook for modern Chinese food lovers
Best vegan cookbook for bowls
While Jess Damuck’s “Salad Freak” is not a strictly vegan (or even vegetarian) cookbook, it comes loaded with dozens of recipes that are vegan-friendly, enlarging the repertoire of any vegan home chef. Each of Damuck’s salads is intended to be hearty enough to serve as a full meal, but can also accompany another main course at a smaller scale, further widening your options.
Food52 dubs the featured recipes “cool salads,” and we agree that they are anything but boring. Damuck once whipped up salads for Martha Stewart on the regular, developing an attention to detail and quality that shines through in all of her recipes. You’ll find they are just as pleasing to look at as they are to eat. While these recipes truly do offer healthier meal options to readers, Paste Magazine loves that nutritional eating doesn’t come across as a mandate in this book; it’s merely an added benefit to otherwise delicious and indulgent bowls.
Best vegan cookbook for bakers
Best vegan cookbook for busy lifestyles
In “The Vegan Week,” Hamshaw teaches vegans how to plan for the week ahead with just a few hours of hands-on work to prepare ingredients and full meals that can be consumed over the next few days. Even if you only have an hour to spare on Sunday, you can still help your future self with Hamshaw’s assistance. You’ll be guaranteed access to flavorful nutritious meals all week long, no matter how busy you are.
