Vegan desserts make for a superb end to special occasions. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, a birthday, an anniversary, another holiday, or a time to celebrate, this list contains the best vegan chocolate dessert recipes that you can find. There are classic recipes with vegan-friendly ingredients that even non-vegans will absolutely love. These sweet treats are for everyone to enjoy, so add them to your list!
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Chocolate Cake and Cupcake Recipes
If you are looking for the best vegan chocolate cake or cupcake recipes, here they are!
1. Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
These vegan chocolate cupcakes are rich, creamy, and perfect for chocolate lovers!
2. Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake
You can whip up these mini vegan chocolate cheesecakes with cashews and cocoa powder any time!
3. Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes
These chocolate cupcakes are vegan and gluten-free! So tasty! Topped with vegan buttercream frosting, it doesn’t get better than that!
4. Best Vegan Chocolate Sheet Cake (GF)
This vegan chocolate sheet cake is also gluten-free. This means all can enjoy this tasty vegan dessert.
5. Vegan Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
Vegan black forest cupcakes for the win! These chocolate cupcakes have cherry-filled centers made with homemade cherry purée!
6. Vegan Chocolate Oreo Cake
Simply delectable vegan chocolate Oreo cake. This triple-layer chocolate cake with vegan buttercream, Oreos, and chocolate ganache will impress!
Chocolate Pudding and Mousse Recipes
You can’t go wrong with a good vegan chocolate pudding or mousse recipe!
7. Vegan Chocolate Mousse
The secret tofu in this delicious vegan mousse is a nice bit of healthy protein and fat for a dairy-free chocolate treat you won’t be able to put down.
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8. Blackberry Chocolate Mousse Cups
This creamy vegan chocolate mousse has a blackberry cream base layer for a bite of berries!
9. Vegan Chocolate Mousse (Made With Aquafaba)
Using just a few simple ingredients, you can assemble this amazing chocolate mousse that is naturally gluten and dairy-free.
10. Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
The perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter! This chia pudding is a healthy dose of healthy fat, plant-based protein, and sweetness all at once.
11. Vegan Chocolate Pudding
You only need four ingredients and minimal prep time to make this easy vegan chocolate pudding.
12. Vegan Chocolate Crème Brûlée
Tasty as heck vegan crème brûlée. It doesn’t really get better than this. Made with just four ingredients and a caramelized top!
13. Tiramisu Chia Pudding
Vegan tiramisu chia pudding with three layers. A chocolate layer, coffee, and vanilla layer, for the perfect protein-packed dessert.
This recipe uses chis seeds. Are you familiar with chia seeds? You can usually find them at your local grocery stores. Otherwise, these are my favorite chia seeds.
Vegan Chocolate Donuts
When it comes to the best vegan chocolate dessert recipes, sometimes you just need donuts, and sometimes for breakfast, not just dessert!
14. Black Chocolate Vegan Brioche Donuts
Bold, vibrant, and rich black chocolate brioche donuts that are vegan!
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15. Chocolate Baked Donuts
These chocolate cake donuts are full of chocolate flavor, dark chocolate frosting, and rainbow sprinkles! (Did you know that you can get beautiful rainbow sprinkles that are vegan, gluten-free, USA-made, and free from artificial dyes? These are my go-to Rainbow Sprinkles!
16. Baked Chocolate Donuts With Peanut Butter Glaze
Are you looking for classic peanut butter cups but in donut form? Look no further! These chocolate peanut butter vegan donuts are winners!
17. Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts (with Pumpkin Nut Frosting)
These easy vegan donuts are gluten-free and oil-free. Ready in under 30 minutes; they can’t be beat!
18. Vegan Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Easy vegan glazed donuts that are ready in less than 30 minutes. Does it get better than that!?
Vegan Chocolate Brownies & Cookie Recipes
Talk about mouth-watering! These vegan chocolate cookies and brownies and simply delicious!
19. Vegan Chocolate Brownies
Classic brownies made vegan. It’s that simple. (This vegan brownie recipe has over 700 reviews! They won’t disappoint.)
20. Vegan Double Chocolate Cookies
These double chocolate cookies are everything you want and more! Rich chocolate on rich chocolate on rich chocolate. If you are looking for the ultimate chocolate dessert, these are for you!
21. Peanut Butter Date Bar “Brownies”
These aren’t your average brownies. These PB & chocolate bars are made with dates! (This means they are added sugar-free!)
22. Vegan Zucchini Brownies
These vegan brownies are easy to make and are super fudgy with adding vegan chocolate chips.
23. Vegan Truffle Brownie Crackle Cookies
If you’re a chocolate lover, you are bound to love these vegan chocolate cookies. This recipe makes two dozen, so they are perfect for a party!
24. Flourless Sweet Potato Brownies
Dairy-free and full of fiber, these delicious brownies are perfect with a glass of plant-based milk.
25. Vegan Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Chewy, soft, chocolatey, and sweet! These vegan chocolate sugar cookies are perfect for your sweet tooth!
Vegan Chocolate Candy, Bars, & Sweets Treats
Take your vegan chocolate dessert recipes to the next level with sweet treats like homemade Snickers, peanut butter cups, or chocolate bark! If you’re looking for refined sugar-free options, date balls (bliss balls) are the way to go!
26. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars
These vegan and low-carb protein bars are made with only five healthy ingredients and are perfect for a filling dessert.
27. Chocolate Chickpea Bark
This vegan chocolate treat is vegan and oil-free. It is easy to make, so all can enjoy! All you need is a can of chickpeas and some vegan chocolate chips.
28. Vegan Snickers Bars
Easy vegan Snickers bars that are made with the best whole foods ingredients!
29. Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
Filled with all-natural peanut butter and coated in vegan dark chocolate. Does it get better than that?
30. Vegan Creme Eggs
If you’re missing the taste of sweet creme eggs, now you can make your own that are naturally vegan with this easy recipe.
31. Superfood Dark Chocolate Bark
An easy last-minute dessert idea, you can’t go wrong with this easy chocolate bark recipe that can be made vegan. (This recipe calls for goji berries which are a nutritional powerhouse! If you’re not sure where to get them, these goji berries are a great option.)
32. Vegan Chocolate Date Balls
No added sugar and gluten-free make this the perfect truffle-like recipe for any chocolate craving. (This tasty recipe calls for cacao powder. This is my favorite go-to cacao powder in case you are out!)
33. Homemade Vegan Twix
Making your own homemade Twix bars is easier than you think with this easy copycat recipe.
34. Tahini Chocolate Date Balls
Chocolate tahini date balls that are oh-so-good! Coated in toasted sesame seeds or black sesame seeds, their sweetness is perfectly balanced.
35. Vegan Milky Way
This recipe is a #winner! Easy 6-ingredient vegan milky way candy bars.
36. Chocolate Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
Go back in time to your childhood to make these easy no-bake dessert bars with your kids or for yourself!
Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipes
These are the best vegan chocolate ice cream recipes. You’re welcome.
37. Homemade Caramel and Cashew Mini Ice Cream Pops
These homemade caramel and cashew mini ice cream pops are coated in dark chocolate.
38. Healthy Chocolate Protein “Milkshake”
Made without ice cream or banana, you won’t believe how delicious this plant-based milkshake is.
39. Chocolate Cauliflower Popsicles
Mix up veggies and cacao powder to make your own vegan-friendly popsicles that are loaded with veggies.
40. Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
Easy no-churn chocolate vegan ice cream recipe. Vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free, so all can enjoy!
41. (Bonus Recipe!) Vegan Fudgesicles
These tasty vegan fudgesicles are silky smooth, chocolatey, and super easy to make!
What Chocolate Desserts Are Vegan?
You can turn any type of chocolate dessert into delicious vegan chocolate recipes. A vegan diet doesn’t mean you have to give up sweet and rich flavors like these. Some of the ingredients change, of course, but this list has all the vegan chocolate dessert recipes you need.
You can serve them at parties, and no one will know they’re completely vegan. Chocolate lovers will adore vegan chocolate cheesecakes, vegan cookies with dairy-free chocolate chips, vegan double chocolate muffins, chocolate pudding recipes, and so much more.
Measuring ingredients can be a bit tricky when you have to do conversions. Here are some helpful guides that I made just for you!
What Are Some Common Vegan Dessert Ingredients?
When it comes to making vegan chocolate dessert recipes, many of the ingredients will remain the same as in classic dessert recipes. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla extract are common ingredients used in baking that are completely vegan.
But of course, butter and milk are examples of ingredients that are not vegan. Read on to find out more about proper vegan replacements that you can make when baking to ensure you’ve got a healthy dessert that is free of animal-based ingredients.
Common Butter Replacements
If you’re new to a vegan diet or you’re trying to make a dessert for all your guests to enjoy, including your vegan visitors, butter is a common baking ingredient. You can swap it out for coconut oil or vegan butter. Earth Balance Original and Miyokos Butter are just a couple of vegan butter brands that work really well in baking.
Go-To Egg Replacers
When baking any dessert, the ingredients need to bind together. This is why eggs are traditionally used. But if you’re on a vegan diet, you can’t eat eggs. These replacements for eggs are my go-to options when baking traditional dessert recipes with a vegan spin.
- Applesauce: Applesauce adds moisture and binding when baking vegan desserts. For every egg called for in a recipe, use ¼ cup of applesauce.
- Flax Egg: Mixing flaxseed meal and water together creates the vegan egg known as a flax egg. This is a wonderful way to swap out eggs for healthy desserts.
- Chia Egg: You can also make a vegan egg substitute with chia seeds. The same way you mix water with flaxseed meal can be used with chia seeds.
- Mashed Banana: Using one ripe banana for every egg that is called for in a recipe is another way to bind and add moisture to vegan desserts.
- Aquafaba: The water in which chickpeas and other legumes have been cooked is called aquafaba, and believe it or not, it is so similar in function to egg whites that it is one of the best replacements for vegan recipes.
- Pre-Made Vegan Egg Alternatives: If you don’t want to try to figure an egg replacement out on your own, you can simply buy one ready to go at your grocery store. Good options for store-bought egg replacements include Vegan Egg Replacer By Ener-G, Neat Egg, and Just Egg.
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Alternative Milk Options
I recommend using whatever plant-based milk you have on hand. I tend to use almond milk or oat milk because those are the two dairy-free milks we usually have at home. However, other plant milk options like soy milk, hemp milk, and coconut milk can all work well. Any dairy-free milk you have in your fridge will be great for these vegan chocolate dessert recipes.
FAQ
You can eat any desserts on a vegan diet that don’t contain eggs, milk, butter, or honey. Fortunately, with vegan-friendly substitutes, there are many ways to make classic desserts in a vegan way.
Shortcrust pastry is one that is usually vegan. You can find recipes on my site to make pastries that are vegan, or you can also buy vegan pastry dough or pie crusts that make it super simple, a perfect option for new bakers.
Here’s some good news! Most dark chocolate is vegan. Cocoa, sugar, and lecithin are the primary ingredients, though sometimes it includes vanilla. But vanilla is also vegan, so no worries there. Read all labels to be sure, but remember, milk chocolate is not vegan.
Not all of Ghirardelli’s chocolates are vegan. There are dark chocolates that contain milk derivatives. This is why you should always check labels for the ingredients to be certain of what you’re getting. The 72% Cacao Twilight Delight Bar by Ghirardelli is an entirely vegan option and is labeled as such on the packaging.
Nope, Hershey’s special dark chocolates contain milk and milk fat, making them not suitable for a vegan diet.
Final Words
Hopefully, you’ll find all the vegan desserts you want to make to bring bliss to all the chocolate lovers you know. From vegan chocolate cheesecakes to vegan ice cream and everything in between, these desserts will satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth in a great way!
If you are craving cake, make sure to check out this blog post 50 Vegan Cake Recipes. Once you’re done with dessert, let’s make something savory! 75 Best Vegan Soup Recipes or 40 Vegan Jackfruit Recipes For Easy Meatless Meals are great places to start!
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These all look soooo amazing! Which one should I make first?
I have to say, recipe number two, vegan chocolate cheesecake is one of my favorites!