Saucy Pasta
Smoky Butternut Squash Sauce with Pasta and Greens from blog Oh She Glows subs out the dairy typically found in cream- and butter-heavy Alfredo sauce and replaces it with healthy (and vegan) puréed butternut squash and cashews.
Milkshake
Banana and almond milk made this dairy-free Pick-Me-Up Smoothie from California Almonds as creamy as its yogurt-based cousin. If you don’t like bananas, try swapping in avocado, which creates a similarly velvety shake.
Chocolate Fudge
The classic candy often relies on butter or sweetened condensed milk (or both), but it’s given a dairy-free makeover on the blog The Healthy Apple with a base of coconut butter, almond butter and banana.
Lasagna
Try Vegan Lasagna with Basil Cashew Cheeze from the blog Oh She Glows; or spread the homemade dairy-free cashew cheese on just about anything. Nutritional yeast, a popular vegan topping on popcorn, lends the dish its cheesy flavor, boosted with garlic and lemon juice.
Cheesy Bake
On the blog The Healthy Apple, a dairy-free and gluten-free Cheesy Couscous Bake gets its creaminess from vegan cheese and hummus. It’s also a great bowl for dipping (think chips, carrots, or celery sticks).
Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Justin Warner has a secret weapon for his No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies. Instead of relying on butter and eggs, the cherry-chocolate desserts include Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon. To tweak the recipe to be dairy-free and vegan you can replace the milk chocolate with dark-chocolate morsels.
Ice Cream Cake
Blog Simply Dish pulls off an Oreo dairy-free ice-cream cake (Oreos are dairy-free desserts and vegan). You can also top with your favorite fruit.
Mac and Cheese
On the blog Queen of Quinoa, Beer Mac and Cheese comes together in this gluten-free, dairy-free recipe featuring pasta in a savory sauce flavored by brown ale, almond milk, olive oil, and Dijon mustard.
Creamy Soup
This dairy-free Avocado Soup from the blog The Healthy Apple gets its luscious texture from avocados, non-dairy yogurt, and cashews.
A Protein Shake
Many protein shakes rely on whey protein (derived from milk), yogurt, and cow’s milk, but this French vanilla power shake from A Whisk and Two Wands mixes almond milk, almond milk ice cream, and a scoop of nutrient-rich vegan protein powder.