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Here are some of the best and most current vegan cookbooks to check out right now, including new 2026 releases, enduring classics, and niche favorites for specific cuisines and skill levels.

New & trending (2025–2026)

These are great if you want up‑to‑date recipes and modern photography.

  • BOSH! More Plants: 30-minute Plant-based Meals – Fast, weeknight‑friendly dishes from the popular BOSH! duo, focused on 30‑minute, high‑flavor meals with around 90+ recipes.
  • Plant Fuel (Jeffrey Boadi) – High‑protein, performance‑oriented meals aimed at people who train, want energy, and still need recipes that are simple to execute on busy days.
  • Cozy Vegan (Liz Douglas / GlowDiaries) – Comfort‑food classics reworked into plant‑based dishes, with an emphasis on cozy, colourful meals that are approachable for beginners.
  • Plant Academy: The Cookbook (Lauren Lovatt) – More advanced; focuses on techniques like nut cheeses, ferments, and building complex textures and flavours, ideal if you enjoy “chef‑y” projects.

These newer books are especially useful if you want recipes that match current ingredients, trends, and time constraints.

All‑time foundations & classics

If you want one or two “anchor” books that teach skills and everyday cooking, these stand out.

  • Veganomicon (Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero) – Often called a vegan bible, with 250+ recipes covering many cuisines and lots of soy‑free and gluten‑free options.
  • The Vegan Pantry (Katy Beskow) – Focuses on store‑cupboard cooking and teaches you how to turn common pantry items into quick, satisfying meals.
  • Vegan Cooking for Everyone (The Happy Pear) – Step‑by‑step style and very hand‑holding, good if you like visual explanations and want confidence in basic techniques.
  • Vegan Cuisine (Joachim Haller et al., highlighted by Planty Delights) – A huge, technique‑driven book with around 800 recipes over 500 pages; more of a “reference work” that can serve you for years.

These are strong choices if you’re building a long‑term vegan cooking habit and want depth as well as variety.

Best for global & regional flavours

If you’re bored of basic bowls and stir‑fries, these books lean into specific cuisines.

  • Vegan Soulicious (Charlise Rookwood) – Focused on Afro‑Caribbean and soul‑food style flavours, with bold spice blends and comforting dishes.
  • Jackfruit & Blue Ginger (Sasha Gill) – Asian‑focused recipes ranging from tofu pad Thai to Peking jackfruit pancakes, plus creative plant‑based takes on familiar favourites.
  • Vegan JapanEasy (Tim Anderson) – Japanese flavours adapted for a fully vegan pantry, with practical guidance on ingredients and lots of umami‑heavy recipes.
  • Meat-free Mowgli (Nisha Katona) – Indian cooking with a meat‑free focus; packed with spices, sauces and curries designed to be accessible at home.

These are ideal if you already cook a bit and want to expand your flavour repertoire while staying plant‑based.

Weeknight, budget & minimal‑effort picks

When you mostly need quick, low‑fuss meals:

  • Five Ingredient Vegan (Katy Beskow) – Emphasises very short ingredient lists, good for busy or budget‑conscious cooks.
  • Vegan Roasting Pan (Katy Beskow) – One‑pan, oven‑based meals; you prep quickly, then let the oven do the work.
  • One Pot: Three Ways (Rachel Ama) – Shows how a single base recipe can be transformed into three different meals, which is handy for meal prep.

These are especially helpful if you’re new to cooking in general or don’t want to hunt down specialty ingredients.

How to choose the right vegan cookbook for you

Consider:

  • Skill level
    • New to cooking: Vegan Cooking for Everyone, Cozy Vegan, Five Ingredient Vegan.
* Intermediate: BOSH! More Plants, The Vegan Pantry, Vegan Soulicious.

* Advanced: Plant Academy, Vegan Cuisine, Vegan JapanEasy.
  • Cooking goals
    • Health & performance: Plant Fuel, BOSH! More Plants.
* Comfort & crowd‑pleasing: Cozy Vegan, Veganomicon, One Pot: Three Ways.

* Learning techniques: Plant Academy, Vegan Cuisine, Vegan Cooking for Everyone.
  • Pantry and budget
    • Standard supermarket ingredients: Five Ingredient Vegan, Vegan Roasting Pan, The Vegan Pantry.
* Specialty / adventurous: Vegan JapanEasy, Plant Academy, Vegan Cuisine.

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