The aroma and taste of spiced desserts are often a reminder of the holiday season. Whether it’s pumpkin spice, apple spice, chai spice, or ginger spice, there’s something about these unique desserts that just seem to fit with the holidays. Here are 15 vegan spiced desserts you’ll want to make in any season!
1. Spiced Apple Coffee Cake
Source: Spiced Apple Coffee Cake
This Spiced Apple Coffee Cake by Katia Martin makes for a delicious fall staple to be enjoyed anytime. Enjoy as a snack with tea or coffee, or as a dessert.
2. Healthy Chai Spiced Muffins with Oat Crumble
Source: Healthy Chai Spiced Muffins with Oat Crumble
These Healthy Chai Spiced Muffins with Oat Crumble by Ashley Smyczek are the perfect winter snack! They are simple to prepare and will be beloved by all, adults and children alike! They are also chock-full of nutrients and protein! Give them a go!
3. Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Source: Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Avocado in a dessert? It seems odd at first, we know. However, it makes sense that such a creamy vegetable would work well in a decadent pudding recipe. This Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Avocado Pudding by Emily Brees is so rich, creamy, and so chocolatey, you’ll forget about the avocado part– quickly. The chile powder, cinnamon, and salt add just the right amount of contrast.
Blissful: Vegan Dessert Cookbook!
Looking for new desserts to try out? Well, you’re in luck! One Green Planet’s vegan dessert cookbook is perfect for all dietary needs, occasions, ages, preferences, and skill levels! Blissful: Vegan Desserts and Treats to Feel Good and Live Deliciously proves just how flavorful, satisfying, and easy to make vegan food can be. Inside you’ll find a collection of 100 scrumptious desserts for every skill level and taste. It features rich chocolatey desserts like Cake Batter Freezer Fudge and Chocolate Layer Cake With Espresso Buttercream and Rich Ganache, to light and healthy recipes like Lemon Coconut Squares and PB&J Nice Cream Bowls. There is something for everybody in this book, and is guaranteed to satisfy vegans and non-vegans alike!
4. Spiced Baked Hasselback Apples
Source: Spiced Baked Hasselback Apples
These Spiced Baked Hasselback Apples by Elsa Brobbey pair well with yogurt topped with granola, oatmeal, or vegan ice cream! Use this seasonal fruit to brighten up your holiday table.
5. Spiced Apple and Almond Butter Blondies
Source: Spiced Apple and Almond Butter Blondies
Another winner of a dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, and no-refined-sugar winter treat! These Spiced Apple and Almond Butter Blondies by Pamela Higgins are seasonal, easier to make than your average apple pie, and even richer, too. Bring these to your holiday table for a new take on apple desserts.
6. Hot Frosty Spiced Cashew Cream Affogato
Source: Hot Frosty Spiced Cashew Cream Affogato
This Hot Frosty Spiced Cashew Cream Affogato by Debbie Dine is perfect for the best trend – dessert for breakfast! It is a frosty dessert with a hot pour, and it originated in Italy, of course, the authentic version is made with vanilla ice cream. Spicy cashew cream instead of vanilla ice cream is way more interesting! It is an unbelievable experience: the taste of melting frosty sweet cashew cream melting under the hot rich mocha. Yes.
7. Spiced Pear Crisp
Source: Spiced Pear Crisp
If you love spicy, fall-inspired fruit crisps, then you will love this Spiced Pear Crisp by Jodi Burke. While apples are usually the go-to for fall crisps, the pears in this recipe taste amazing tossed with a blend of warm spices. Instead of oats, the crumble is made from nuts, and because it’s raw, you don’t have to bake a thing! Just toss everything together and you are good to go!
8. Sweet Potato Pie
Source: Sweet Potato Pie
Vegan sweet potato pie tastes just like the classic, but without all the refined sugar, dairy and eggs. This Sweet Potato Pie by Maggie Wescott is gluten-free, lightly spiced, and makes the perfect healthy dessert for the holidays or any time!
9. Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles
Source: Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles
These chewy Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles by Brittany Berlin make the perfect treat!
10. Spiced Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
Source: Spiced Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
With an infusion of fragrant warm spices and luscious dark chocolate, this Spiced Dark Chocolate Banana Bread by Elsa Brobbey is nothing short of a decadent treat. It’s sweet but not too sweet, not too dense, and aromatic. Delicious and tender spiced-up banana bread studded with dark chocolate.
11. Spiced Hot Chocolate S’mores Brownies
Source: Spiced Hot Chocolate S’mores Brownies
These Spiced Hot Chocolate S’mores Brownies by Dustin Harder offer up the most chocolatey, spicy, marshmallow ooey-gooey experience ever!
12. Spiced Apple Doughnuts With Apple Cider Glaze
Source: Spiced Apple Doughnuts With Apple Cider Glaze
These Spiced Apple Doughnuts With Apple Cider Glaze by Larice Feuerstein are amazing. Eat a doughnut or two with a mug of warm apple cider right after you go apple-picking!
13. Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes with Spiced Sweet Potato Frosting
Source: Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes with Spiced Sweet Potato Frosting
These Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes with Spiced Sweet Potato Frosting by Molly Patrick are healthy yet delicious. A blend of millet and buckwheat make them gluten-free, and the sweetness comes from maple syrup and apples. Give these wonderful healthy cupcakes a try!
14. Chai Spiced Cheesecake
Source: Chai Spiced Cheesecake
This Chai Spiced Cheesecake by Liv King is heaven! Truly. Wonderful chai spices mixed with a creamy vegan cashew and tofu-based cheesecake with an oat crust that tastes exactly like a delicious graham cracker crust. It really can’t get better than this.
15. Spiced Sugar Cookies With Maple Icing
Source: Spiced Sugar Cookies With Maple Icing
Sugar cookies are a classic dessert, but here they get a seasonal twist with warm autumn spices and decadent maple icing. These Spiced Sugar Cookies With Maple Icing by Casey Muir Taylor are spectacular!
