With 3000 dairy-free recipes on our website, it can be hard to know where to start. So I’m rounding up the freshest collection of our best dairy-free recipes. It includes new and improved dishes, drinks, and desserts from this past year.
The Best Dairy-Free Recipes from this Past Year
We have quite a range of favorites to help you enjoy a delicious dairy free life. It includes everything from speedy midweek meals to beloved family desserts. I have no doubt that these creations will become some of our most popular recipes!
Iced Lemon Loaf (Starbucks Copycat)
If I were to rank my recipe excitement, this treat is number one on my list. I created this cake-style bread recipe for my flagship book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide & Cookbook. But I’ve been wanting to share it online for years. I finally had the chance, and know that all of you lemon lovers will adore it!
Creamed Spinach
My good friend Alexa of Flo & Grace joined our Go Dairy Free team this past year. In the transition, she’s bringing some of her family’s favorite recipes, including this all natural creamed spinach. It’s a healthy vegetable side dish with a rich and flavorful taste.
Homemade Chocolate Truffles
It’s hard to believe that such a decadent dessert can be so easy to make. In fact, it’s so simple that Hannah whipped up white, dairy-free milk, and dark chocolate varieties with Strawberry, Mocha, and Mint flavor variations.
Hearty Mushroom Barley Soup
My family and I have loved this wonderfully comforting soup for more than a decade, but I just added it online. It contains a surprise ingredient that takes it to the next level.
Blackened Chicken Wings
Trust me, baked chicken wings are so much better than fried. And this recipe forms a crispy spice coating for tender meat on the inside and tremendous flavor on the outside, without need for butter, flour, or eggs!
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
This has been the year of dairy-free white chocolate for me. Ever since Enjoy Life released their allergy-friendly white baking chips, I’ve been going a little crazy recreating old favorites, like these classic soft and chewy cookies.
Crispy Oven Fried Fish
Are you looking for that perfectly crispy on the outside, tender and flaky on the inside fish recipe? This is it! Serve it with a salad and rice or turn it into a fish and chips meal.
Simply Dairy-Free Vanilla Ice Cream
Oh yes, this is it. A dairy-free vanilla ice cream that isn’t made with coconut (unless you want it to be). It’s another favorite from Go Dairy Free: The Guide & Cookbook. I wanted that clean, purely vanilla flavor that’s so hard to find in non-dairy desserts. And this recipe nails it! It’s delicious on its own, a la mode, or as the base for a sundae bowl.
Bacon & Spinach Quiche
Brunch can be tricky without dairy. Fortunately, recipes like this quiche can help you enjoy that special meal again while easily impressing friends and family. Leftovers, if you have any, are also great the next day.
Grandma’s Classic Apple Crumble
One of the wonderful things about recipes is that they live on for so many years, allowing us to remember good times with loved ones. This sweet and very traditional recipe always brings back memories of my grandmother’s birthdays. She was always so giddy about her special day.
Dill Pickle Dip
Move over hummus! The dill pickle trend is going strong, and this creamy dairy-free dip takes full advantage. It actually includes two recipes: one traditional mayo-based version and one healthier version with all natural ingredients. Both can be made top allergen free!
Seasoned Potato Wedges
Most favorite recipes are actually quite simple. Including these baked potato wedges. They’re a staple side dish in our home that you can oven-roast in a jiffy and serve with your favorite fry sauce. They are also great air-fryer eats.
Pot Roast Dinner (Campbell’s Copycat)
Comfort food doesn’t have to be unhealthy. This one-pot dairy-free dinner is made complete with carrots, asparagus, potatoes, and a better-for-you sauce.
Almond Milk Yogurt
This is another gem from Alexa. She’s an expert at dairy-free yogurt, and this almond milk version is one of our favorites. The recipe includes an almond-hemp option.
Pesto Polenta Pie
Yes, I do venture beyond the classics. This unique, pizza-inspired dish is topped with an easy dairy free avocado pesto, baked with tomato, and drizzled with balsamic for an elevated and delicious plant-based dinner, lunch, or brunch.
Cinnamon Cookies
Do you love cinnamon, but not the slight tang of snickerdoodles? You’ll love these warm, soft, and perfectly chewy cinnamon cookies. They have a spiced infusion on the inside and a cinnamon sugar coating on the outside.
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
My friend Nicole at Allergylicious whipped up this rich and dreamy pasta dish for us. It’s made with two types of mushrooms, bacon (regular or vegan), and optionally topped with dairy-free cheese (though it isn’t needed!). We love it with classic spaghetti or gluten-free noodles, and served with steamed broccoli or a side salad.
Magic Bars (Eagle Brand Copycat)
Now we’re talking indulgence! These layered bars are baked with graham crackers, chocolate, coconut, and nuts, just like the originals. But the buttery, milky “glue” that brings it altogether is completely dairy free.
Blueberry Breakfast Buns
Our classic dairy-free cinnamon roll recipes are insanely popular, but I recommend branching out with some tasty variations, like this one. It was a recipe contest winner that we recently updated.
Everyday Turmeric Smoothies
I’ve been thinking a lot about inflammation lately, so I brought back this classic breakfast recipe. It’s a favorite for both taste and nutrition!
White Chocolate Cupcakes
These snow white cupcakes have an infusion of melted white chocolate in the cakes and are topped with a dairy-free white chocolate frosting. It’s sweet vanilla bliss!
Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
When you need an appetizer to appeal to a range of guests, whip up a batch of these mushrooms. They’re somewhat classically made, with breadcrumbs, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper. But they have a few surprise ingredients that subtly elevate the cheesy taste.
Classic Whole Wheat Bread
This past year put the squeeze on food and entertainment budgets. Double down on the savings by baking homemade bread in your free time. It’s fun and the results are so much better than store bought!
Dairy-Free Pimento Cheese
Our best dairy-free recipes list wouldn’t be complete without a homemade dairy alternative. This year we revived a recipe from Diana Fleming’s Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook from 1990. Diana was ahead or her time, using ingredients like cashews, olive oil, and agar to craft sliceable vegan cheeses.
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