Best Vegan Cookbooks

Being vegan is easy and satisfying, especially if you start off with the right cookbooks. There are hundreds of vegan cookbooks in print. Here are the very best recently-published titles, most from 2017 and 2016. Every cookbook listed here is 100 percent vegan.

Our Top 5 Must-Have Vegan Cookbooks

If you’re looking to build your vegan cookbook library, here are the perfect books to start out with.

1. Thug Kitchen 101, by Davis & Holloway
2. But I Could Never Go Vegan!, by Kristy Turner
3. Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook, by Davis & Holloway
4. Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen, by Kathy Patalsky
5. The Oh She Glows Cookbook, by Angela Liddon

New Bestsellers (all books from 2017 or late 2016)

The best new cookbook titles on the market.

• Bold Flavored Vegan Cooking, by Celine Steen
• The Frugal Vegan, by Koteen & Kasbee
• NYC Vegan, by Suchman & Ciment
• Vegan For Everybody, by America’s Test Kitchen
• Veganize It, by Robin Robertson
• The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot, by Kathy Hester
• ¡Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook, by Eddie Garza

Easy Everyday Cookbooks

Don’t make the mistake of choosing a cookbook with fancy recipes as your first vegan cookbook. You want to start with an assortment of easy recipes you can prepare in minutes. Here are the perfect choices:

• Nom Yourself: Simple Vegan Cooking, by Mary Mattern
• Roberto’s New Vegan Cooking, by Roberto Martin
• Isa Does It, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• More Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson
• Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking, by Dana Shultz

Reference Cookbooks

The recipes here tend to be more upscale and time consuming; they’ll provide you with a diversity of options ideal for guests and special occasions.

• V Street: 100 Globe-Hopping Plates, by Landaur & Jacoby
• The Homemade Vegan Pantry, by Miyoko Schinner
• Candle 79, by Pierson, Ramos, & Pineda
• 1,000 Vegan Recipes, by Robin Robertson
• Veganomicon, by Moskowitz & Romero

Cuisines from Around the World

There are a number of vegan cookbooks available that specialize in many of the world’s most beloved cuisines. Some top picks:

• World Vegan Feast, by Bryanna Clark Grogan
• The Taco Cleanse, by Allison, Bogdanich, Frisinger, & Morris
• Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen, by Richa Hingle
• Afro-Vegan, by Bryant Terry
• The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen, by Donna Klein
• The 30-Minute Vegan’s Taste of the East, by Reinfeld & Murray
• Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen, by Chloe Coscarelli
• Vegan Soul Kitchen, by Bryant Terry
• Caribbean Vegan, by Taymer Mason
• The Asian Vegan Kitchen, by Hema Parekh
• Buddha’s Table (Thai cuisine), by Chat Mingkwan

Health & Weight Loss Cookbooks

You can cut calories without compromising taste. Let these cookbooks show you how:

• Appetite for Reduction, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook, Neal Barnard, MD

Dessert Cookbooks

Vegans absolutely, positively don’t have to make any sacrifices when it comes to enjoying sensational desserts.

• Chocolate-Covered Katie, by Katie Higgins
• Chloe’s Vegan Desserts, by Chloe Coscarelli
• Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, by Moskowitz & Romero
• Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, by Moskowitz & Romero
• Ani’s Raw Food Desserts, by Ani Phyo

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