Whether you have your own dietary restrictions or serving guests with their own strict diets, these 40 Easy Dairy-Free and Vegan Party Appetizer Recipes will help you out! From queso and cheese balls to cauliflower wings and crispy tofu, there’s something for everyone to love here.
Many of the options are great whether you are trying to be vegan or not, they are just simply delicious. Find all of my easy appetizer recipes here for more inspiration! These ideas are great for your next party be it a game day gathering, girls night, a holiday get together, or a birthday party. A blend of unique appetizers fitting many dietary needs from gluten-free to vegan and dairy-free.
1. Vegan Butternut Squash Queso
Amazing vegan butternut squash queso filled with incredible flavor from roasted butternut squash, jalapeño, your fav salsa and tons of warming spices. This fall-inspired vegan queso recipe is the perfect way to use up extra butternut squash and is delicious served with chips, on nachos, in quesadillas and more!
2. Sun-Dried Tomato Garlic Olive Oil Dip
This easy Sun-Dried Tomato Garlic Olive Oil Dip is going to become your new go-to app for spring and summer. Sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil are mixed with fresh garlic and herbs, then warmed and served with grated parmesan and fresh basil. This comes together in just minutes and is so delicious. Serve this up dip-style with buttered salty ciabatta bread.
3. Vegan Seven Layer Dip
This Vegan 7-Layer Dip is the best cold vegan dip to serve on game days, family get-togethers, summer pool parties, even taco Tuesday. Enjoy this healthier layered fiesta dip with your favorite tortilla chips and additional party appetizers. With refried beans, vegan sour cream, green onions, fresh tomatoes, and Pico de Gallo!
4. Vegan Big Mac Bombs
These Vegan Big Mac Bombs have a soft biscuit base, and loaded with all the Big Mac ingredients and sauce you know and love. Vegan beef crumble, onion, lettuce and tangy sauce make these Vegan Big Mac Bombs the ultimate easy summer snack!
5. Refined Bean Dip
This vegan refried bean dip is a crowd pleasing snack or appetizer! It’s super easy to make and needs just a few pantry friendly ingredients to come together. Make it for [sports] game days, [board] game nights, afternoon hangs or even to have nachos for dinner! It’s a gluten free recipe, just make sure that you’re choosing gluten-free certified ingredients if needed.
6. Greek Style Loaded Hummus
This Loaded Greek Hummus recipe is loaded with veggies and even hearty enough to be a quick and easy dinner or main dish. Creamy smooth hummus loaded with a Greek-style horiatiki Summer salad with tomatoes, red onions, feta, cucumbers and olives. It’s a really nice and tasty recipe and I really appreciate how easy and quick it comes together. Use vegan feta and serve with fresh pita bread.
7. Tomato Basil Bruschetta
This Tomato Basil Bruschetta is one of my favorite ways of eating the fruit (let’s not get into that debate!). The garlicky, herby tomato mixture is the perfect topping for crunchy bread.
8. Nacho Cashew Cheese Sauce
This nacho cashew cheese sauce is velvety smooth and full of rich umami flavor that you will want to put on everything.
9. Buffalo Cauliflower Dip
This Buffalo Cauliflower Dip features the classic buffalo flavor with tender roasted cauliflower. This version is a meat-free twist on the classic buffalo dip. It’s super simple and full of veggies and extra flavor. Top this easy recipe with green onions, serve with chips, crackers, or celery sticks, and watch the entire thing disappear.
10. Crispy Roasted Cauliflower Hummus
Stepping up our hummus game with this Crispy Roasted Cauliflower Hummus. Store-bought hummus (the easy shortcut no one needs to know about) topped with chili seasoned roasted cauliflower and spicy garlic herb oil. It’s the simplest to throw together, but looks super fancy and tastes even better. Serve with fresh naan or pita chips and everyone will devour this hummus.
11. Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip is warm, soft, and creamy with a wonderful cheesy flavor! Served warm or at room temperature, it’s a crowd-pleasing easy vegan appetizer served with pita chips, crackers or veggie sticks.
12. Creamy Hummus and White Bean Dip With Roasted Garlic and Rosemary
This white bean dip turns out perfect every time loaded with flavor from the roasted garlic and the rosemary. The roasted garlic is a must – it gives it that wonderful sweet garlic nutty flavor instead of a hard pungent hit of it if you used raw. You just can’t beat the flavors of roasted garlic. It’s simple it’s delicious and just so good with the veggies but also great with pita chips too.
13. Caramelized Onion White Bean Dip
This caramelized onion white bean dip is easy to make and a real crowdpleaser! White beans make for a creamy dip that just so happens to be good for you, and the recipe is vegan and gluten free!
14. Bang Bang Cauliflower
Bang Bang Cauliflower is a sweet and spicy appetizer that is completely irresistible! The cauliflower pieces are easily battered in one bowl, then baked until crispy. Drizzle with bang bang sauce and it’s ready to serve.
15. Vegan Caramelized Shallot Cheese Dip
If you want to impress a crowd, bring this Vegan Caramelized Shallot Cheese Dip to your next party! It is the perfect vegan appetizer!
16. Vegan French Onion Dip
Homemade Vegan French Onion Dip made with caramelized onions, non-dairy sour cream, and spices makes for a crowd-pleasing onion dip recipe that everyone will love!
17. Texas Caviar
Texas Caviar (aka Cowboy Caviar) features healthy black-eyed peas and black beans with veggies and avocado tossed in a lime & apple cider vinaigrette. It’s an easy-to-make vegan appetizer, side, or light meal!
18. Crispy Vegan Tofu Bites with Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce
If you’re searching for the ultimate snack or appetizer, look no further than these Crispy Vegan Tofu Bites with Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce. These golden, crunchy bites are full of flavor and perfectly paired with a tangy-sweet sauce that will keep you coming back for more.
19. Kimchi Summer Rolls
These Kimchi Summer Rolls with Almond Dipping Sauce are filled with fresh veggies, cooked mushrooms and Nasoya’s Vegan Spicy Kimchi.
20. Vegan Jalapeno Poppers
Our vegan jalapeño poppers are crispy, cheesy, gluten free and pack just the right amount of spice. They’re the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer. Best of all, they’re ready in just 30 minutes! A fun plant-based take on the classic.
21. Vegan Cuban Style Sandwich Sliders
I ham very happy to bring you these tasty Cuban vegan sliders packed with layers of vegan ham, vegan cheese, and tangy pickles, all nestled within soft slider buns slathered in a buttery mustard sauce. Plus, they’re so easy to make!
22. Baked Mango-Tamarind Cauliflower Wings
These crispy cauliflower wings are baked to golden brown perfection and tossed with a simple slightly sweet, slightly spicy homemade mango-tamarind sauce. Serve these Mango-Tamarind Cauliflower Wings with cilantro-mint chutney for an easy vegan appetizer at the next football game.
23. Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings
These Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings are the best veggie wings I’ve ever had! Loaded with maple-sesame flavor and the perfect amount of heat, they are the best game day snack for vegans!
24. Pickle Dip
Pickle Dip is creamy, satisfying, with just the right amount of pickles and dill. It takes under 5 minutes to make and tastes amazing. Serve up with chips, pretzels, or Easy Fried Pickles, anything you like. Once you try this Pickle Dip recipe, you will make this often. I tell you will be really surprised about these unique flavors and how good they are.
25. BBQ Vegan lentil Meatballs
BBQ vegan lentil meatballs are a protein packed dish made with simple plant-based ingredients of lentils, rice and mushrooms! No mock meats!
26. Vegan Spinach Artichoke Cups
Vegan Spinach Artichoke Cups – a crowd favorite tucked inside a crispy and flaky shell.
27. Vegan Jalapeño Popper Dip
This Vegan Jalapeño Popper Dip is a dairy-free take on a classic game day snack! Perfectly creamy with a hint of spice from soy chorizo!
28. Vegan Sausage Rolls
Sausage Rolls are a savory pastry snack and are oh-so-comforting. Sausage crumbles are wrapped in puff pastry, then baked until savory and crisp. Freezer-friendly and always a hit at parties!
29. Vegan Cream Cheese Rangoons
These Vegan Cream Cheese Rangoons are the perfect holiday appetizer – fried until crispy and served up with a tangy cranberry sauce.
30. Vegan Shrimp
This vegan shrimp is so good it will knock your socks off. It tastes even better than the ‘real thing’. King oyster mushrooms are breaded, crumbed and then fried to crispy, golden brown perfection. Serve with vegan yum yum sauce for a seriously crowd-pleasing appetizer.
31. Vegan Sweet Potato Sausage Rolls
Vegan Sweet Potato Sausage Rolls. I mean, who doesn’t like filling encased in delicious, buttery, straight to your flanks Puff Pastry?
32. Sausage & Cranberry Bites
These Vegan Sausage & Cranberry Bites are sweet & savory – the best vegan holiday appetizer that everyone will love!
33. Vegan Mozzarella Sticks
Learn how to make this easy and tasty treat in a matter of minutes: These mouthwatering Vegan Mozzarella Sticks will have you feeling satisfied with their delightfully crispy coating and soft middle. Enjoy!
34. Creamy Vegan Caramelized Onion Dip
Creamy, dreamy, 10-ingredient vegan caramelized onion dip that’s FULL of flavor?! It’s here! One taste and we were blown away by this super savory, naturally sweet dip!
35. Middle Eastern Tofu Kebabs
These Middle Eastern tofu kebabs are my new favourite quick and easy week day dinner. They’re ready in no time and you can enjoy leftovers as a nutritious and protein packed snack!
36. Roasted Poblano Corn Dip
This Vegan Roasted Poblano Corn Dip is the perfect game day snack. Deliciously creamy and slightly spicy – dig in with your fave chips!
37. Easy Vegan Cheese Ball
If you want an easy vegan appetizer, try this creamy, flavorful, crowd-pleasing Cheese Ball. Whether you’re hosting a holiday gathering or watching the big game and want a spread that impresses, this vegan cheese ball pairs perfectly with crackers, bread, or fresh veggies.
38. Pizza Rolls
These vegan pizza rolls are easy to make and packed with flavor! They’re a great quick snack for adults and kids and perfect for gatherings. They’re easily customizable and you can use either homemade or store-bought pizza dough.
39. Vegan Rainbow Rolls
These vegan rainbow rolls are as delicious as they are colorful! Paired with a spicy peanut dipping sauce, they will make a great appetizer for any occasion. A delicious fresh spring roll.
40. No-Bake Vegan Mini Cheese Balls
Looking for the perfect party appetizer? These vegan mini cheese balls have become my go-to snack for gatherings. I used to worry about what to serve my plant-based friends at get-togethers, but these little bites have solved that problem completely. They’re so good that even my cheese-loving family members ask for them. The perfect small bites!
