The Best Vegan Cookbooks Of 2022

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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.

From the trusted culinary experts at America's Test Kitchen (ATK), "Vegan Cooking for Two" may not be the sexiest title on the market, but it's jam-packed with absolutely everything you'll need whether you're a beginner or expert. With more than 200 recipes for every meal of the day and plenty of snacking in between, this book claims to have recipes for everything you love to eat — and it really does. The recipes are already formulated to feed just two, so you'll never have to worry about food waste or the potentially complicated math of dividing measurements for reasonable serving sizes. On the flip side, you can easily double or triple recipes to feed larger families or entertain.

Amazon verified purchaser C. Monk loves this book when cooking for one, as it minimizes waste and maximizes her food budget. The customer also noted you don't need to be vegan to reap this book's monetary benefits. Another satisfied consumer agrees that "Vegan Cooking for Two" is one of ATK's greatest cookbooks, and was impressed to be interested in an estimated 75% of the book's recipes. But Cocoa & Lavender blog really hits on the true value of this killer cookbook: In true ATK fashion, it encourages home chefs to make substitutions with ingredients they have on hand or can easily acquire, making vegan cooking more accessible and practical.

Purchase "Vegan Cooking for Two" on Amazon for $31.49 as of December 2022.

Despite what comedians and pop culture commentators may say, vegan recipes aren't obscure oddities for a select population. Animal-free cuisine spans the globe, popping up in cultures worldwide. Sustainable travel expert Carolyn Scott shares 175 of her favorite international finds in the 10th-anniversary edition of "The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen." The 310-page collection includes recipes from Europe, Asia, South America, the Caribbean, and more, showcasing both naturally vegan dishes and vegan takes on classic international cuisine. Thanks to these clever adaptations, vegans don't have to miss out on these culinary delights.

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.

Purchase "The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen" on Amazon for $38.60 as of December 2022.

From the chef and co-founder of San Francisco's mega-popular Mission Chinese restaurant, "Mission Vegan" is a colorful collection of Danny Bowien's modern takes on Chinese cuisine. In an interview with NPR, Bowien explains that too many cookbooks present restaurant-style recipes that can be complicated to recreate. Instead, he set out to produce a cookbook full of approachable recipes that anyone with access to an Asian market (including online) could whip up without a culinary arts degree or experience in a professional kitchen. And he doesn't mind if you use store-bought ingredients, like dried noodles, to make the process even easier. In fact, that's kind of the point.

One Amazon verified purchaser who tried many of the recipes attests to their simplicity, raving that all but one were knockouts. And that one miss came out just a little too sweet for personal preference ... something that can easily be adjusted in future experimentations. Meanwhile, another consumer agreed the recipes are so easy to use that they've cooked from the book weekly and love the "out of the box creativity." 

Purchase "Mission Vegan" on Amazon for $31.49 as of December 2022.

If you think eggs, butter, and milk are integral to baking, you're not exactly wrong ... at least not traditionally. Baking is a notoriously dairy-forward endeavor, and that can lead many vegans to assume it's something of a forbidden realm for them. Thankfully, young baker Freya Cox is opening (oven) doors to vegans interested in the delectable world of baked goods. The first vegan contestant of "The Great British Baking Show," Cox collected many of her favorite recipes in "Simply Vegan Baking: Taking the Fuss Out of Vegan Cakes," and teaches us how to master vegan baking one technique at a time. 

In a YouTube interview with Book Larder, then-teenage Cox explains that her book fills readers in on all the substitutions and prep that build the foundation for vegan baking. It provides a host of tips and tricks that take the fear out of baking without dairy and make it accessible to any home baker. Amazon verified purchaser Christopher I. confirms the recipes are super easy to follow and loves that every recipe comes with a color photo for guidance and inspiration.

Purchase "Simply Vegan Baking" on Amazon for $26.26 as of December 2022.

Pinky Cole lives colorfully, and her vegan cookbook "Eat Plants, B*tch" is every bit as attention-grabbing as the rest of her endeavors. Don't expect a quiet invitation to consider veganism within these pages. As Cole shared in an interview with Daily News, she's intentionally provocative in her approaches to business and life, and her book is no different.

Still, Cole isn't here to force anyone into eating vegan. While the subtitle, "91 Vegan Recipes that will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind" is clearly aimed at the carnivores among us, she told BET she's not trying to convert anyone. She's just offering replacements that are so mouth-watering no one could claim they're missing out after chowing down on her vegan recipes. Amazon customer Kim H. agrees that as a meat eater herself, the recipes are universally appealing and easy to make. This one's equally as fun to read through as it is to cook from, further enticing the vegan-curious among us to dive in.

Purchase "Eat Plants, B*tch" on Amazon for $20.29 as of December 2022.

There's a hefty dose of meat and fish in the full realm of Italian cooking, but even the simplest of meatless pasta dishes often come prepared with dairy, leaving vegans surprisingly abandoned by one of the world's most beloved cuisines. For those vegans tired of being snubbed by delicious pasta recipes, Brianna Claxton's "Vegan Pasta Night" comes to the rescue.

Don't be fooled by the title. As Amazon verified purchaser Ronda S. notes, there's plenty more than just pasta in this cookbook. Expect a full guide to modern Italian cuisine, vegan style. Verified consumer Miss Z. says you'll find all the staples here, with substitutions for traditional Italian dishes that have historically required meat and/or cheese. In addition to learning to adapt your favorite Italian recipes for a vegan lifestyle, you'll also score general Italian cooking lessons from Claxton, including how to make your own pasta from scratch.

Purchase "Vegan Pasta Night" on Amazon for $26.99 as of December 2022.