EASY

Roxy Pope and Ben Pook, the duo behind popular online platform So Vegan, have developed a brilliant collection of 100 family- and budget-friendly recipes to see you through your busy schedules, from midweek dinners that take just 15-30 minutes to rustle up, to comforting weekend feasts.

Best for: easy, accessible recipes for beginner vegan cooks

Big Veg Energy

From small plates to warming bowls of comfort food to delicious desserts, Big Veg Energy is packed with 100 easy plant-based recipes by chef, content creator and Mob alum Christina Soteriou. Expect inventive, flavour-packed dishes such as Sweet Potatoes with Tahini Butter Chickpeas, Pulled Leeks with Pistachio Cream, and Peanut Butter Cherry Jam Semifreddo.

Best for: easy, accessible plant-based recipes, as well as hosting and meal prep inspiration

Veganeasy

If you want a cross between Bosh! and Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients, this is the cookbook for you. Make flavoursome meals spanning breakfast, mains and sweet treats using just five, easy-to-find ingredients. Our favourite recipes? One-pot Cajun rice & beans and delicious salted fudge chocolate brownies.

The Seriously Good Veggie Student Cookbook

Learning to cook for yourself when you’re a student can be challenging, but this cookbook, packed with 80 vegetarian and vegan recipes, cooking tips, and food safety basics, has got you covered. From homemade lunches to quick, satisfying dinners, these student-friendly recipes will help first-time cooks expand their repertoire beyond beans on toast.

Best for: vegan and vegetarian recipes for students

Grubby Recipes

This cookbook by popular vegan recipe box company Grubby is at once a collection of 60 speedy recipes (all ready to eat in less than 30 minutes), and an indispensable guide to becoming a seasoned plant-based home cook. With recipes including Juicy Harissa Mushroom Shawarma, Smoky Pulled Aubergine Loaded Fries with Green Goddess Sauce, and Crispy Tofu Banh Mi, prepare to seriously upgrade your weekly meal plans with dinners that are full of flavour.

Best for: quick dinners that take under 30 minutes

Vegan Pantry

Guided by 10 simple hero ingredients, bestselling vegan cookbook author Katy Beskow has developed 100 recipes that help you get the most out of your store-cupboard staples. With chapters covering canned tomatoes, pulses, pasta, coconut milk, jackfruit, tofu, grains, and more, you’ll have plenty of fresh inspiration for your weekly food shop.

Best for: easy midweek meals

One Pot Vegan

Divided into three simple chapters – lights, dinners and desserts – this easy-to-navigate cookbook will show you how to cook vegan meals all in one pot, one pan or one tray, making it super-easy to get a meal on the table at any time of the week. Think, mushroom tikka masala, pearl barley chilli, and boozy Caribbean pear cake. From the loveable duo behind the vegan platform So Vegan this book is full of imaginative, creative and inspiring recipes for beginner cooks.

Best for: easy one-pot vegan recipes

The Green Slow Cooker

Here to prove that slow cookers are good for more than just meat stews, food writer Heather Whinney has created 80 effortless vegan and vegetarian recipes that will have you getting the most out of this humble countertop appliance. Whatever the season, this cookbook has the perfect recipe, ranging from Thai Green Curry, to Stuffed Aubergines, to umami Miso Ramen.

Best for: year-round slow cooker recipes for vegan and vegetarian home cooks

The Vegan Air Fryer

Air fryers have become a popular addition to kitchens up and down the country – and for good reason. Food blogger and plant-based chef Niki Webster shows us how to make the most of our beloved air fryers with 70 time-saving vegan recipes including curries, loaded fries, tofu tacos, and even cookies.

Best for: vegan air fryer recipes

The Green Roasting Tin

While not exclusively vegan, The Green Roasting Tin is still full of meat-free and dairy-free ideas with plenty of seasonal vegetables, hearty grains, beans and flavourful dressings. Rukmini’s fuss-free, flexible approach will get you inspired to mix-and-match ingredients and choose your own favourite combinations to throw in the oven.

Cooking with Nonna

From fresh egg pasta to a rich cacio e pepe, Italian cuisine is full of dishes that aren’t exactly vegan-friendly. Thankfully, award-winning food content creator Giuseppe Federici – with the help of his Nonna – has reimagined Italian classics for a plant-based diet, from Arancini to Tiramisu.

Best for: vegan Italian recipes

SpiceBox

If there’s a vegan in your life who’s missing their favourite takeaway dishes, SpiceBox is the gift for them. Promising plant-based versions of curry house classics, Grace Regan’s debut cookbook covers everything from cauliflower tikka masala to jackfruit jalfrezi, as well as plenty of flavoursome snacks, light bites, and speedy midweek meals. Grace’s straightforward recipes can all be cooked at home using everyday ingredients, making this an accessible cookbook for cooks of all levels.

Best for: vegan Indian classics and fakeaways

EAST

Fans of vegan recipes may well already be acquainted with Meera Sodha thanks to her hugely popular plant-based Guardian Feast column. In EAST, she shares many favourites from it, alongside new recipes, many of which are vegan or easily flexed and all collected from different countries across the East. The resulting collection of recipes is a vibrant, flavour-packed celebration of plant-based cooking at its most exciting.

Best for: pan-Asian cooking

Rachel Ama’s Vegan Eats

This creative cookbook draws on Caribbean and West African influences to create bold, full-flavour recipes. From YouTube sensation Rachel Ama it’s an ideal book for anyone seeking sumptuous, plant-based recipe inspiration on a budget. Our personal favourites? The Crispy Jerk Barbecue Tacos and West African Peanut Stew.

Best for: Caribbean and West African dishes made vegan

Dinner

This cookbook by Meera Sodha is a love letter to the joy of rekindling your love for cooking. Featuring 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes such as Kimchi and Tomato Spaghetti, 18-Carat Laksa, Iraqi White Bean Stew, and Rojak Salad with Avocado, Tofu and Tamarind, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to banish the stress of planning your evening meals for good.

Best for: nourishing, hearty dinner recipes for any day of the week

Ottolenghi FLAVOUR

No one shines the spotlight on vegetables quite like Ottolenghi and this book, co-written with Ixta Belfrage, is all about unlocking and enhancing the complex flavours hidden in everyday produce. Part recipe collection, part deep-dive into the science of flavour, Ottolenghi FLAVOUR is a must-have for anyone who wants to give plants the starring role they deserve.

Best for: elevated vegetable-forward recipes

Vegan Comfort Classics

Vegan Comfort Classics is the cookbook to turn to when only a plant-based version of your ultimate comfort food will do (think Southern-fried cauliflower, bacon mac & cheese and apple fritters). With every element made vegan, including dips and dressings, it’s a one-stop shop for decadent vegan cooking inspiration.

Fresh India

Meera Sodha’s Fresh India is a celebration of meat-free Indian cooking. Vibrant, colourful and veg-centric recipes, many of which also happen to be vegan, burst from every page, offering inspiration for weeknights and weekends alike.

Best for: Indian vegan and vegetarian recipes

Vegetables: The Indian Way

Peace and Parsnips

With a focus on fresh and nourishing seasonal ingredients, Peace and Parnsips is all about inspiring anyone and everyone to try out plant-based cooking, from vegan entrepreneur, Lee Watson.

Vegan on the Go

Getting hold of quality vegan food when you’re on the move can be a hassle, if not downright impossible. Vegan on the Go shows you how to avoid this predicament with a collection of fast, affordable and portable vegan lunch ideas, dessert recipes, and more. From vegan pizza to sweet potato burgers, courgetti salad to tofu sushi, and lots more.

Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes

Seeking tips on everything from natural egg substitutes to cream cheese icing alternatives? Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes has the answers. With 80 recipes, from oozy brownies to insta-worthy banana bread, it has all of the practical baking advice and must-have equipment lists to help you crack vegan baking once and for all.

Plants Only Holidays

In Plants Only Holidays, Gaz provides fantastic alternatives to the traditional turkey and trimmings, so that you can enjoy delicious plant-based recipes throughout the holiday season, without missing out on any of the indulgence.

Essential for any plant-based food lover, this cookbook will guide you through the basics of ingredients, menus and planning, along with chapters covering everything from Christmas breakfast to party food and light meals, to show-stopping lunches and Thanksgiving centrepieces.

EASY

The 100 fuss-free, budget-friendly recipes featured in this cookbook from So Vegan use accessible, easy-to-buy ingredients – many of which you probably already have in your fridge or cupboard.

Chapters cover quick midweek meals that take just 15-30 minutes to make, nutritious yet comforting weekend dinners, and deliciously indulgent desserts.

The Whole Vegetable

Divided by season, The Whole Vegetable features over one hundred original plant-based recipes. By eating in harmony with the seasons you’ll
minimise food waste and enjoy satisfying, hearty meals that hero fruits and vegetables while they’re at their very best.

The Little Book of Vegan Bakes

If you know of a vegan baker looking to expand their repertoire of plant-based favourites then look no further. In The Little Book of Vegan Bakes you’ll find classics like Victoria sponge and flapjacks as well as more advanced bakes like honeycomb doughnuts. Holly’s instructions are simple and accessible and her guide on the vegan-friendly ingredients to use to achieve perfect meringues, light sponges and more is an essential toolkit for any plant-based baker.

Rainbow Bowls

Eat the rainbow with this colourful recipe book from Niki Webster, the food writer and photographer behind Rebel Recipes. Rainbow Bowls has all the solutions for incorporating more fruit and vegetables into your diet in forty fun, vibrant and accessible one-bowl recipes. From tempting desserts to quick lunches and fulfilling breakfasts, these meat-free recipes are as healthy as they are tasty.

The Tofoo Cookbook

Versatile, substantial and brilliant at mimicking the texture of meat, tofu is a cornerstone of vegan cooking. To help you expand your repertoire of tofu-based recipes, popular brand Tofoo has collated a whole host of satisfying and inspired recipes. Dishes include easy weekday meals and meat-free versions of comfort classics with a broad range of cultural influences. There are also invaluable tips on prepping and storing your Tofoo.

Rachel Ama’s Vegan Eats

This creative cookbook draws on Caribbean and West African influences to create bold, full-flavour recipes. From YouTube sensation Rachel Ama it’s an ideal book for anyone seeking sumptuous, plant-based recipe inspiration on a budget. Our personal favourites? The Crispy Jerk Barbecue Tacos and West African Peanut Stew.

One Pot Vegan

From the duo behind SO VEGAN, one of the world’s leading plant-based food platforms, comes One Pot Vegan a collection of vibrant, fuss-free recipes, all of which can be made in (you guessed it) one pot. Authors Roxy Pope and Ben Pook are all about ease, accessibility, and, most importantly, dynamic and creative flavour combinations. Think: sweet and sour jackfruit curry, whole roasted cauliflower katsu, “lazy” lasagne, and peanut butter swirl brownies. This book would make an ideal Christmas present for a novice vegan or a busy home cooks in need of midweek meal inspiration.

Healthy Vegan

Melding detailed but easy-to-digest nutritional information with creative, flavour-focussed recipes, Healthy Vegan is a comprehensive guide to maintaining a balanced vegan lifestyle. If you know a vegan who wants to cook super-nutritious and flavoursome food, this is the book for them, with over 90 recipes designed to be mixed and matched to create balanced meals.

The Plant Power Doctor

For anyone concerned about getting all the right nutrients into their plant-based diet, The Plant Power Doctor by Dr Gemma Newman is a great place to start. Full of science-based guidance, easy-to-follow meal plans, and nutritious recipes, this is a no-nonsense guide to a healthier lifestyle. Recipes range from sweet and sour tofu to comforting fruit cobbler.

Ottolenghi FLAVOUR

Another must-have for any food-loving vegan, Ottolenghi FLAVOUR is perfect for more adventurous cooks who love to try new and exciting recipes. Co-authors Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage show their readers how to hack into the hidden depths of flavour contained within each vegetable, how to elevate simple produce to great heights, and how to match, offset, and complement ingredients to create truly extraordinary dishes. Ottolenghi FLAVOUR is not an exclusively vegan book, but its heavy focus on vegetables means that many of the recipes end up being entirely plant-based. We’re big fans of the meat-free traybake ragù.

Big Veg Energy

Christina Soteriou is debunking the myth that plant-based food is bland and boring with Big Veg Energy. This cookbook is teeming with delicious plant-based recipes using seasonal and whole produce that don’t skimp on flavours or hurt your wallet.

Plant to Plate

If you have a loved one with a garden, this is the gift for them. Gaz Oakley’s latest cookbook, Plant to Plate, draws influences from his own garden in the Welsh countryside. His recipes highlight easy, seasonal ingredients, like potatoes, tomatoes, and apples, and demonstrate how to tap their full potential.

Beyond Baking

Couldn’t get enough of A New Way to Bake? Philip Khoury is back with a second cookbook with even more decadent vegan sweet treats. Beyond Baking is a quintessential baking guide on plant-based desserts for all occasions, from morning sweets to cakes and pies. There are also QR codes for step-by-step tutorials for certain recipes.

EASY

Think plant-based cooking can be tricky? Think again. Roxy Pope and Ben Pook, the duo behind popular online platform So Vegan, have developed a brilliant collection of 100 family- and budget-friendly recipes to see you through your busy schedules, from midweek dinners that take just 15-30 minutes to rustle up, to comforting weekend feasts.

Rainbow Bowls

Rainbow Bowls is the third book from Niki Webster, thefood author and photographer behind the hit blog Rebel Recipes. Thanks to her accessible approach and emphasis on simplicity, Niki has gained a huge following of home cooks who swear by her flavour-packed recipes. Rainbow Bowls is designed to help you eat the rainbow, with 40 easy, one-bowl meal ideas ranging from satisfying breakfasts to tempting desserts. It’s the perfect book if you’re looking for fuss-free, failsafe plant-based recipes.

The Vegan Air Fryer

Whether you’re the proud new owner of an air fryer or looking for ways to incorporate more meatless options into your meal plans, this cookbook by plant-based chef Niki Webster is packed with quick, easy, and healthy vegan air fryer recipes covering everything from breakfast to dinner and dessert.

One Pot Vegan

There’s a Vegan in the House

This vegan cookbook is perfect for beginners looking to dip their toes into vegan cooking. With family-friendly recipes, top tips on how to balance your diet, and lots of flexitarian swaps to cater for the omnivores around the table, this is an inclusive cookbook that will help you cook for everyone.

Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes

If you’re delving into the world of vegan cooking but you’re missing cakes, biscuits and sweet treats, this beginners’ cookbook will satisfy those cravings. With 80 recipes, from brownies to savoury quiches, you’ll find practical baking advice, must-have equipment lists and all the info you need for natural substitutes. Try this chocolate mousse raspberry cake for a taste of what you’ll find in the book.