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30+ Comforting Vegan & Vegetarian Dessert Recipes

Here is everything you need to know to make simple sweet recipes at home.

From festive holiday desserts to easy sweet recipes that shine, these are the best home baked dessert ideas to share with family and friends. 

For those looking for easy and sweet breakfast recipes, you’ll love Vegan Banana Apricot Muffins that are egg-free and dairy-free.

Or, opt for nutty Walnut Cranberry Scones for a favorite homemade sweet treat.

Of course, you can’t go wrong with a stunning homemade Poppy Seed Bundt Cake that’s tasty for brunch, afternoon tea, or dessert!

 

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Czech Lemon Linzer Holiday Cookies

Lemon linzer cookies are tender, lemony and buttery morsels, that you won’t be able to stop eating. Make the easy dough, roll it out, cut out cookies, bake and enjoy! If you love the taste of lemons in baked stuff like me, this cookie is a must to add to your repertoire. And not just […]

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Walnut Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Walnut Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Your go-to coffee cake with a layer of crunchy walnuts in the middle.

Filed Under: Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Chocolate Banana Paleo Cake made using a pinwheel bundt pan- from verygoodcook.com

Chocolate Banana Paleo Cake

This grain-free Chocolate Banana Paleo Cake made with almond and coconut flour has a silky, dense texture, irresistible chocolate-banana taste, and a quick lemon glaze. I call it a cake because I made it in a pretty, pinwheel-shape Bundt pan I saw in a store and just had to own. However, the batter is amazingly […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Sweet, Under 60 min, Vegan

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Slices of Apple Pecan Chocolate Coffee Cake on a plate

Apple Pecan Chocolate Coffee Cake

This easy, one-bowl recipe comes together in no time. Chopped apples, pecans, and chocolate shine in a simple batter made from flour, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon and coconut oil. The result is a flavor-packed coffee cake with a nice, chunky texture. I call this a rocky road cake because when you take it out of […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Dairy-Free, Sweet, Under 60 min

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Plate of Easy Czech Cream of two plates of Easy Czech Cream of Semolina (Krupicová kaše) from verygoodook.com

Easy Czech Cream of Semolina (Krupicová Kaše)

A traditional Czech recipe for Cream of Semolina (Krupicová kaše) porridge with two different topping options: cinnamon, cocoa, and butter, or fresh blueberries. Delicious comfort food, approved both by children and adults! I grew up eating and loving this classic Czech porridge. Nothing could be simpler and faster to make. If you have kids, I […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Sweet, Under 30 min

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linzer cookies with raspberry jam

Linzer Cookies With Raspberry Jam

Tender, buttery cookie with a hint of lemon zest, and filled with raspberry jam. Classic Christmas cookie but tastes as good all year round.

Filed Under: Advanced, Czech, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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two glasses with roasted fruit tea. red glass mug with berry tea and yelllow/green with tropical variation

Roasted Fruit Tea (Berry & Tropical)

Comforting hot drink made by roasting your favorite combination of fresh fruit, sweetener and spices.

Filed Under: Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min, Vegan

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Linzer Torte with Raspberry Jam from verygoodcook.com

Easy Raspberry Linzer Torte

Linzer Torte with Raspberry Jam is a delicious and show-stopping dessert with a tender, ground-almond crust, and addictive sweet-sour raspberry jam filling.  Like its cousin, the Linzer cookie, the torte originated in the city of Linz, Austria. It is a classic Austro-Hungarian tart (or cake, which is what “Torte” means in German). My father loved this […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Featured, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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jar of rhubarb vanilla jam with spoon. flowers in the background

Rhubarb Vanilla Bean Jam

An amalgam of smooth and chunky textures, and tart and sweet flavors with a pretty green color.

Filed Under: Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min, Vegan

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Slice of Blueberry Crumb Cake from verygoodcook.com

Easy Blueberry Crumb Cake

This quick and unfussy Blueberry Crumb Cake is a delicious coffee cake, featuring layers of juicy blueberries, soft cake and crunchy topping. Let’s start at the top: Buttery, brown-sugary, cinnamony streusel with a nice crunchy texture. Right underneath, juicy, plump blueberries, perfectly fusing with the crumbs. Seriously, when no one’s looking, I pick and nibble […]

Filed Under: Czech, Featured, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Raspberry ricotta soufflé

Easy Raspberry Ricotta Soufflé

Make this easy Raspberry Ricotta Soufflé for a light, fruity dessert. It’s a one-bowl, 5-ingredient, gluten-free soufflé, packed with fresh berries, creamy ricotta, and a fluffy egg batter.  I love simple recipes with a short ingredient list. And homemade berry soufflé [soo-FLAY] is certainly one of them. I’ve been making this easy dessert for years. […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Gluten-Free, Sweet, Under 60 min

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photo of a sliced poppy seed bundt cake, view from above, on a plate with a knife and napkin | from verygoodcook.com

Poppy Seed Bundt Cake (Maková Bábovka)

Traditional Czech poppy seed bundt cake. It’s moist and airy, and at the same time, pleasantly dense and rich. In Central Europe, where I grew up, using poppy seeds in desserts is as common as pumpkin purée or cream cheese in the States.  And I’m not talking about adding a teaspoon to a muffin batter […]

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Portion of Baked Rice Pudding with Apricots from verygoodcook.com

Czech Baked Rice Pudding with Apricots

Czech Baked Rice Pudding with Apricots is a casserole of sweet, buttery rice scented with vanilla and cinnamon, layered with preserved apricots, and topped with dramatic-looking browned meringue peaks. In the Czech Republic, especially in the countryside, where I grew up, it is normal to serve a sweet entrée at lunch or dinner. You typically […]

Filed Under: Czech, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Three pancakes with toppings

Fluffy Bohemian Pancakes (Lívance)

My Czech grandma’s easy, delicious, Bohemian pancakes recipe (called lívance in Czech) with yeast and whipped egg whites added to the batter. This turns them into fluffy, tender pillows with crisp edges, and golden-brown sides. I remember sitting in her kitchen as a boy, and stuffing my face with them as they came off the […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Czech, Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min

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Gingerbread

Gingerbread With Lemon Glaze

A very moist, airy, satisfying flavor-packed gingerbread recipe.

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Sweet, Under 60 min

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