Cheesy Dairy-Free Garlic Rolls like our Favorite Italian Restaurant

These dairy-free garlic rolls remind me of an Italian, garlic-centric restaurant we used to visit on trips to San Francisco. They’re rich, warm, comforting, incredibly flavorful, and deliciously fragrant. Bake up a batch and the whole family will come running! They’re perfect for game day appetizers or an Italian night at home.

These Cheesy Dairy-Free Garlic Rolls are Irresistible

We were thrilled when Lane Gold offered to share this dairy-free garlic rolls recipe from her cookbook, Vegan Junk Food, Expanded Edition. They’re classic comfort food that makes us feel like we’re dining at an Italian restaurant.

Tips for Success

• Make sure your dough has already risen. You can use a store-bought vegan dough (typically pre-risen) or make your own with Lane’s Basic Dairy-Free Pizza Dough Recipe. Allow an hour for rising with homemade dough.
• Serve these rolls with tomato sauce or dairy-free ranch dressing as an appetizer. To jazz up mealtime, serve them with tomato soup or a saucy pasta.
• Use a dairy-free cheese alternative that you like! See our Dairy-Free Mozzarella Taste Test if you aren’t sure where to start.
• If you aren’t averse to nutritional yeast, don’t skip the coating. It adds delicious cheesy Italian flavor with each bite.

Special Diet Notes: Garlic Rolls

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.

Lane Gold

Dairy-Free Garlic Rolls

5 from 3 votes

The melted garlic cheese interior in these pizza-inspired rolls is to die for. You’ll want to double the recipe if you have hungry teens to feed.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 16 rolls

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Calories: 161

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough risen but uncooked
• 1 cup dairy-free mozzarella shreds
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Divide the dough into about 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
3. In a small bowl, mix together cheese and garlic.
4. In each dough ball, press about a tablespoonful of cheese-garlic mixture into the center and close dough around it. Roll back into a smooth ball. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat for rest of dough balls.
5. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown, shaking baking sheet halfway through cooking to help brown evenly.
6. In a large bowl, mix together salt, garlic powder, basil, parsley, and nutritional yeast.
7. When rolls are hot out of the oven, drizzle with olive oil, turning to coat.
8. Place oiled rolls a few at a time into nutritional yeast mixture, tossing to coat. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1rollCalories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 20.7gProtein: 4.6gFat: 6.5gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 344mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 1.7gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1.4mg

Notes

Credit: This recipe is reprinted with permissions from Vegan Junk Food, Expanded Edition by Lane Gold. All rights reserved. Photographs by James Stefiuk.

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