25 Best Vegan Spring Recipes for 2026

It’s national ice cream day but vegan! 🌱🍦✨ There’s still options out there but not as many as there were and there hasn’t been much innovation or growth that I’ve seen in the last few years even as non-dairy is getting bigger as a category. Swipe through for some that should all still be in stores but this is not an exhaustive list so your favorite may have not made my roundup. Best to web search a specific item for availability near you. 👍🏼

NEW @daiyafoods just dropped protein mac and cheese available exclusively on Amazon for purchase in the U.S. only. 🧀 Check my storefront in my link in bio in my “NEW VEGAN ITEMS” list if you’re interested or comment LINK and I’ll send it to you! Haven’t tried yet but there’s 10g of protein per serving and contains wheat which I believe may be a first for the brand. Is this for those that need gains from their mac and cheese? 💪🏼 Big thanks to @veganfatrocco for letting me know about these! 🙏🏼

These are the nostalgic retro recipes that everyone loves and they’re vegan! Get the recipes at bigboxvegan.com in my roundup on my homepage or comment RECIPES and I’ll send you the link!

These are the retro, nostalgic recipes that are some of the most popular on my blog! Whether it’s a childhood favorite or one you’ve never seen made vegan, there’s something here for everyone. Comment RECIPE and I’ll send you the whole roundup! ✨

Spotted at Aldi this week! 🛒🪙

It’s national mac & cheese day but let’s celebrate it vegan! Here are some products which should all still be active and available in stores but some are harder to find than others. This isn’t an exhaustive complete list as I know there are others out there but it’s what I found in my archives. 🥣 I also have some of my own recipes at the end if you want to make it from scratch. Just comment RECIPE and I’ll send them to you. We must honor the ones no longer with us. Rest in cheez Earth Balance, Aldi, Trader Joe’s and others. 🫡

New Crisp Power and plant-based cheddar protein pretzels at Costco. I tried these and they sort of reminded me of goldfish crackers. The apple berry pie is back at Costco. Late July jalapeño line chips spotted at Costco. Saint James zero sugar drinks at Costco. Orgain chocolate dairy-free protein shakes at Costco. New Jif crunchy peanut butter chocolate spread at Walmart. New Smuckers apple cinnamon jelly at Walmart. Late July pickle lemonade chips at Whole Foods. New Whole Foods pistachio butter. New Elavi blueberry muffin blonde bars at Whole Foods.

Walmart’s frozen plant-based section has steep clearance markdowns right now with some stores seeing prices as low as 50 cents, while others seeing nothing at all. One rumor going around claims shelf space is being cut back and another is they’re moving items around but I haven’t been able to confirm that with Walmart yet. Full breakdown of what might be going on is up on my blog now, so comment LINK and I’ll send it to you. I only spent $22 but got a lot of things. Did you score any deals? UPDATE: see the pinned comment from a Walmart insider as to what they say is happening. I got a lot of it right from my reporting which is a bit good and a bit bad as it seems some products are not coming back but some new ones may be on the horizon. Also, it seems vegan items may be placed nearer their conventional counterparts which I also reported as a rumor but looks like this might be the case.

These are the items I actually buy at Trader Joe’s. 🛒 People always think I buy everything I post but I’d probably go broke. I always say everyone has their own “good” so while these are my picks, you might have a much different list. I only had 19 slots for photos so I’m definitely missing some things like bulgogi (my store was out) and others but please refrain from saying “you forgot…”. This isn’t an exhaustive list and don’t assume everyone loves what you might equally. It’s one of the beautiful parts of being human because wouldn’t life be boring if we were all the same? 👨🏻‍💻 Did you know you can search TraderJoes.com for most of their products, new items and see the ingredients and pricing as well as info about them? Now you know! What are your go-to items that make it into your cart?