If you need something quick, nutritious, and, most importantly, delicious, this collection of healthy vegan snacks is here to help. These homemade vegan treats are so good you’ll love them, even if you don’t follow a vegan diet. Enjoy!
When hunger strikes mid-morning, mid-afternoon, or after dinner, it’s easy to be tempted to jump on the first snack you’ll find either at the store on in your cupboard.
But you know what?
The best way to be healthy, especially if trying to stay in shape, is not to rely on junk food. Opt instead for a plant-based delicious alternative.
All these healthy snacks are made with whole foods and will make you feel good! They are nutritious, quick to prepare, and easy to carry at work, to a picnic, or at the beach!
Remember, snacks can be part of your weekly meal prep plan! You can make them ahead and pack them up before you leave the house.
They are quick to prepare and will help you get through your busy week by keeping your energy level high during any activity.
From peanut butter balls to avocado toast and apple nachos to roasted chickpeas, there are vegan snack ideas on this list to satisfy everyone’s taste buds.
25+ Healthy Vegan Snacks
This round-up of vegan goodies features sweet and savory snacks that are easy to make with minimal ingredients.
Start at the top and work your way down.
Healthy Vegan Sweet Snacks
These high-protein plant-based snacks are great for hiking, camping, road trips, and much more. Let's start with the sweet stuff!
No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls
These peanut butter balls are a quick snack aimed at giving you energy!
You’ll make a batch of soft and fudgy protein balls with five plant-based ingredients, including peanut butter, peanuts, dates, oats, and cocoa.
They’re perfect when you need a pick-me-up, or you’re craving a sweet treat.
Healthy Trail Mix
This trail mix is the perfect medley of sweet and salty whole food ingredients to munch on during hikes or afternoon cravings. The choice is yours when it comes to the mix-ins.
Nuts, dried fruit, sunflower seeds, vegan chocolate, popcorn - anything goes!
Or choose from one of three delicious trail mix flavors: glowy, nutty, or tropical!
Coconut Date Bars (No-Bake)
These no-bake vegan snack bars taste just like dessert.
They are made with six wholesome ingredients, which you can mix and match to create a customized flavor.
As for soft and chewy sweet snacks, these date bars are the best. Not to mention, they’re kids and adults approved!
Black Bean Brownies
Honestly, these chocolate brownies are so good you won't believe they are made with black beans.
They are soft, gooey, and fudgy.
Packed with protein and fiber and naturally sweetened with Medjool dates, they are perfect for when you want a snack that tastes like a dessert, but it's guilt-free!
No-Bake Granola Balls
These no-bake energy balls are delicious and full of granola, goji berries, and cranberry bliss.
They’re soft and creamy with just a bit of crunch and are the perfect alternative to store-bought junk food when you’re craving something sweet.
They are great on the go, and they’re just as good made into granola bars.
Bounty Balls
Next up! Bounty balls!
These healthy coconut chocolate balls come to the rescue when you need an emergency snack that’s also delicious.
They taste just like the original Bounty bars but with wholesome vegan ingredients and a fraction of the sugar.
Creamy coconut brings healthy fats and flavor, while dark chocolate brings indulgence. So good!
Healthy Oil-Free Granola
Clusters of sweet and crispy granola are a delicious vegan snack and topping for yogurt, vegan ice cream, and smoothie bowls.
Pour this vegan granola into your favorite cereal bowl and your go-to plant-based milk, then toss a handful of fresh berries.
Even without any oil, this granola has the perfect crisp and the ultimate crunch!
Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates
Aka, nature's candy! These stuffed dates are sweet, creamy, and great when you need a burst of energy.
Filled with peanut butter and topped with wholesome ingredients, these stuffed dates are the perfect finger food to make and have at your disposal whenever you feel like you need something sweet.
Healthy Apple Nachos
Vegan dessert nachos in five minutes? Yes, please!
These aren’t your average nachos because the “chips” are apples!
A squeeze of lemon juice keeps the apples from browning, peanut butter gets drizzled over the top, cacao nibs bring the dark chocolatey goodness, and chopped nuts are the finishing touch of crunch!
This is a delicious and nutritious way to get the whole family to eat more fresh fruits.
Healthy Vegan Nutella
Yes, healthy and vegan Nutella exists, and it tastes exactly like the real thing!
To make this copycat hazelnut spread, you’ll need a blender and four gluten-free and dairy-free ingredients.
It’s creamy, nutty, and more nutritious than the original. Make a double batch because homemade Nutella tends to disappear quickly.
Vegan Sweet Potato Cookies
Sweet potato plus maple syrup, oats, cinnamon, and nut butter are at the core of these delicious gluten-free cookies.
They’re the perfect on-the-go breakfast, snack, and after-dinner treat. These soft and chewy cookies are made with no dairy, flour, eggs, or oil. H
owever, they taste like an indulgent dessert.
Vegan Granola Bars
There's no shortage of flavor in these granola bars.
They're soft, chewy, and packed with delicious almond butter, Medjool dates, oats, and your choice of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds.
The best part? No baking! Making vegan granola bars is as simple as throwing everything into a food processor, spreading the mixture into a pan, and that's it!
Frozen Chocolate Bananas
Adults and kids agree bananas are better frozen, especially when dipped in a glorious layer of gorgeous chocolate.
These handheld dairy-free treats are a great alternative to ice cream and can be customized with all your favorite toppings.
So next time you have an abundance of bananas, skip the banana bread and make these.
Frozen Grapes
Simple? Yes. But frozen grapes are the best-chilled snack on a hot day, and you only need one ingredient: GRAPES!
This couldn't be easier. When frozen, grapes taste like super sweet, poppable bites of fruit sorbet, and they're absolutely delicious.
The Best Healthy Breakfast Cookies
These might be called breakfast cookies, but they are delicious at any time of the day! They come together in less than 30 minutes with a tried-and-true combination of gluten-free and dairy-free ingredients.
Almond Butter
Making homemade nut butter is easier than you think!
And the combination of fiber and healthy fats make it the perfect snack to spread on toast, drizzled over oatmeal, or eat straight from the spoon!
Vanilla Chia Pudding
This chia seed pudding makes snack time a breeze, especially if you're a fan of meal prepping. You can make a big batch of vegan pudding with chia seeds to enjoy as a quick, healthy breakfast or snack throughout the week. It's sweet, creamy, and delicious as is, but fresh fruit, granola, and a drizzle of maple syrup elevate it to the next level.
Healthy Vegan Savory Snacks
But wait! There's more! We haven't even gotten to the savory snacks. This lineup of snacks is perfect for you if you crave zesty, spicy, or salty goodies.
Crispy Baked Polenta Fries
Did you hear? Polenta is the new potato! This recipe transforms plain polenta into crispy, golden fries with tender, creamy centers.
They're delightful dunked in classic ketchup and just about any vegan dip or sauce.
They're seriously delicious and easy to enhance with your favorite spices and seasonings.
Healthy Air Popped Popcorn (Stovetop Or Microwave)
This air-popped popcorn is a healthier version of everyone's favorite movie theater snack.
There's no oil needed to make air-popped popcorn, yet it's crunchy with lots of flavors, making it the perfect healthy snack to enjoy every day!
Roasted Spicy Cashews
Roasted nuts are a great food to munch.
They're filled with protein, fiber, and healthy fats to keep you feeling full and satisfied until your next meal.
These roasted cashews are kicked up a notch or two with paprika, turmeric, and cumin -and they're hard to stop eating.
That is, if you can handle the heat!
Nori Chips (Nachos Style)
If you've never snacked on seaweed, you MUST try it!
These seaweed crisps, aka nori chips, are addictingly delicious and a nutritional powerhouse. Snacking on seaweed boosts vitamin A, B1, B12, and vitamin C!
You can keep your nori chips simple with sesame seeds or season them up nacho-style!
Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas
A can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), EVOO, and a couple of spices are all you need for REALLY crunchy roasted chickpeas.
The perfect protein-packed healthy snack.
Easy Hummus Recipe
Stock up on canned chickpeas because hummus is a vegan snack staple, and it takes only 5 minutes to make!
This hummus is everything you'd expect from perfect hummus. It's smooth, creamy, and delicious.
Serve it with pita, sliced veggies, and olives for the ultimate Mediterranean vegan snack plate.
2 Easy Edamame Recipes
These tasty beans are naturally nutty with a sweet, grassy flavor, and this recipe offers two ways to make them even more interesting.
Choose between simply salted edamame pods or spicy salt & chili shelled edamame.
Kale Chips
Instead of grabbing a bag of potato chips from the grocery store, grab a bundle of fresh kale to make the best healthy vegan snack.
As for flavor, you get to decide between options like salt & vinegar, cheesy parmesan, chili lime, and ranch - to name a few!
Vegan Avocado Toast
Last but certainly not least, avocado toast is a food trend that's here to stay, and this vegan version is literally the best.
A crusty slice of whole grain seeded bread is topped with a rich, creamy layer of avocado, crunchy chickpeas, and sun-dried tomato.
This is perfect for a satisfying snack.
I hope these vegan snack recipes gave you some inspiration to eat more plant-based delicious food!
And if you need more snack ideas, check out these healthy snack recipes!
Vegan Snack Recipes: Vegan Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates - (around 12 Medjool dates), pitted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup dried fruits
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla powder - (or vanilla extract)
Instructions
- Lightly oil an 8-inch square pan and cover the bottom and the sides with parchment paper. Make sure to leave a bit of excess paper to make it easier to remove the bars from the pan.
- Add the pitted dates and 2 tablespoons of water to a food processor and blend until the dates become like a dough-consistency paste (see note 1).
- Place the oats, nuts, dry fruits, seeds, vanilla, almond butter, and date paste in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
- Transfer the mixture into the pan, and press it firmly using your hands or something flat like a measuring cup or a spatula.
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or put in the freezer for 30 minutes until set.
- Remove from the pan using the extra parchment paper hanging from the sides, and slice into granola bars with a sharp knife into 10 pieces.
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