Vegan Cookbooks reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 180 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 39 posts to rank the best Vegan Cookbooks brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/vegan, r/veganrecipes, r/veganuk, r/VeganBaking, r/Cooking. Top-rated brands include Isa Chandra Moskowitz (4.9/5), Thug Kitchen (4.3/5), Miyoko Schinner (5.0/5).
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Reviews180
Subreddits10
Posts39
Brands79
Products63
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#1
Isa Chandra Moskowitz
4.9
(30)
"The Veganomicon and basically everything else by the same author."
"Seconding! (And anything from Isa Chandra Moskowitz!)"
"I Can Cook Vegan is specifically for beginners. It’s great."
"Veganomicon."
"I Can Cook Cegan by Isa Chandra Moskowitz is also excellent."
"The Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (and all of Isa's books)"
"Isa Does It is pretty great. She’s the person that got me in to cooking when I was a 15 crust punk vegan in Tennessee trying to figure it out and now I have a career out of it."
""Isa Does It" is one of my favourites."
"Third for Isa Does It."
"Veganomicon was my first vegan cookbook and I love it."
#2
Thug Kitchen
4.3
(10)
"Yes! Definitely Thug Kitchen, it's funny and with some of the best instructions I've seen in any cookbooks."
"Thug Kitchen! All the way, my go to for inspiration!"
"Thug Kitchen."
"Thug Kitchen."
"Thug Kitchen is mostly healthy food/whole foods."
"Thug kitchen! Easy recipies as well as an enjoyable read"
"Thug kitchen! All of the recipes are simple and don’t have crazy ingredients."
"Thug Kitchen is a favorite of mine."
"Thug Kitchen"
"I've not used any recipes yet, but the books by Thug Kitchen look awesome."
#3
Miyoko Schinner
5.0
(8)
"Miyoko Schinner’s Homemade Vegan Pantry if you don’t already have it!! It’s 10/10 precise and tested."
"+1 for Miyoko’s Homemade Vegan Pantry."
"I can't believe no one has mentioned the homemade vegan pantry. I refer to it constantly."
"I love Miyoko Schinner's "The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples"."
"Miyoko’s Homemade Vegan Pantry is amazing for homemade staples like vegan dressings or Mayo."
"The Homemade Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner is definitely the most worthwhile cookbook I've bought in ages."
"Miyoko's Vegan Pantry cookbook is incredible for making your own staples like bread, cheese, sauces, butter, nut milks, seitan, etc."
"The Homemade Vegan Pantry. It's great for those who like to cook and do things themselves."
#4
America's Test Kitchen
4.3
(8)
"America's Test Kitchen's Vegan for Everybody and I Can Cook Vegan are great for beginners."
"Vegan for Everybody by America's Test Kitchen has been my Bible for seven years"
"I really like America's Test Kitchen's vegan and vegetarian books (Vegan for Everybody and The Complete Vegetarian)."
"Vegan for Everybody by Lehmann was my first and great for beginners."
"I really liked reading the introduction to America Test Kitchen’s Vegan for Everybody."
"I like ATK Vegan for Everybody"
"Vegan for everybody from America's test kitchen is great if you don't mind them not actually being vegan themselves"
"Lots of good information in it and good recipes too."
#5
Forks Over Knives
4.3
(6)
"It’s got a lot of recipes, compared to lots of other cookbooks and they’re super healthy."
"Forks Over Knives Cookbooks."
"Forks over knives. They have basic ingredients."
"Forks Over Knives app has loads of great recipes and the bulk of mine come from that."
"I love the fork over knifes and thug kitchen cookbooks"
"Forks Over Knives Cookbook"
#6
Bryant Terry
4.8
(5)
"He does a three-way fusion of African, Caribbean, and American Southern."
"His Vegetable Kingdom is fantastic as well. All of his books are. He’s easily one of the best vegan chefs out there."
"Definitely recommend any book by bryant terry."
"Vegan Soul Kitchen and Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry are two of my kitchen bibles."
"Afro Vegan and Vegan Soul Kitchen by Bryant Terry."
#7
Skye Michael Conroy
4.0
(5)
""The Gentle Chef" aka Chef Skye Conroy has some amazing recipes, check out his cookbooks."
"I also just got three Skye Michael Conroy books that are really interesting (Cook & Let Live, Non-Dairy Evolution, Seitan and Beyond)."
"I also just got three Skye Michael Conroy books that are really interesting (Cook & Let Live, Non-Dairy Evolution, Seitan and Beyond)."
"I also just got three Skye Michael Conroy books that are really interesting (Cook & Let Live, Non-Dairy Evolution, Seitan and Beyond)."
"I personally own the Gentle Chef's The Gentle Chef Cookbook."
#8
The Korean Vegan
4.8
(4)
"The Korean Vegan is great for many reasons. She intertwines her family story with great photography and amazing recipes."
"I love it!! Joanne seems like such an amazing person and her recipes are all delicious."
"The Korean Vegan. I love korean food and some of these recipes I have memorized by now."
#9
Vegan Richa
4.8
(4)
"Vegan Richa!!!! Amazing cookbooks and recipes."
"Vegan Richa for mains and vegan cookies invade your cookie jar for dessert."
"I use Vegan Richa's recipes all the time"
"Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen."
#10
Angela Liddon
5.0
(3)
"Oh She Glows"
"The Oh She Glows Cookbook."
#11
Minimalist Baker
4.3
(3)
"Everything I've made from Minimalist Baker and Hot For Food has been excellent."
"I'd always suggest this book or minimalist Baker for online"
#12
Plant You
4.3
(3)
"There's two books and all recipes I have found to be quick, easy and cheap!"
"I like the layout and pictures. And she does amazing things with food scraps."
"I think plant you is a great cookbook. Very simple but tasty recipes."
#13
Madhur Jaffrey
4.0
(3)
"Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian was a lifesaver. It's specifically vegan but there's lots of options in there."
"World Vegetarian by Madhur Jeffrey is like 600 pages of good ideas and general cooking advice."
"Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian. Great recipes; crappy binding (mine is falling apart)."
#14
Gaz Oakley
4.0
(3)
"For seitan "Gaz Oakley""
"Gaz Oakley has 3 books out and all are really good ! Nice variety of dishes."
"Any cookbooks by Gaz Oakley!"
#15
Hot for Food
5.0
(2)
"Hot for Food and The Korean Vegan!"
"Everything I've made from Minimalist Baker and Hot For Food has been excellent."
#16
15 Minute Vegan
5.0
(2)
"15 Minute Vegan. Wife and I still make recipes from it, even years later."
"Easy and quick to make, tastes amazing and not huge long ingredients lists either."
#17
Plant-Powered Families
5.0
(2)
"Plant powered families. My absolute favorite."
"Plant-Powered Families."
#18
Hannah Che
5.0
(2)
"The Vegan Chinese Kitchen is a BEAUTIFUL cookbook with accessible recipes, a really good storyline, and best thing of all — pictures for every single recipe!!!"
"Hannah che's "the vegan chinese kitchen" is so good"
#19
Meera Sodha
5.0
(2)
"The few vegetarian recipes in there have easy vegan substitutes!"
"Everything I’ve cooked out of it is really tasty."
#20
Vegan For Everybody
5.0
(2)
"Is amazing! specifically their tofu lettuce cups, pad thai, chocolate chip cookies."
"All their recipes are VERY well tested."
#21
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.5
(2)
"I love the one I have! It's The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. The recipes are very clear and the ones I have tried have worked out well for me even though I had never really baked before."
"I like Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's "The Joy of Vegan Baking.""
#22
Bad Manners
4.5
(2)
"They've changed their name, so look for Bad Manners. And yes, those cookbooks are amazing."
"This one might be fun for a teenager. Easy to medium recipes."
#23
Jean-Christian Jury
4.5
(2)
"I think that gives you recipes for a life time."
#24
BOSH!
4.5
(2)
"All of the BOSH! cookbooks are great but the first BOSH! one is the book I go back to again and again."
"BOSH! Have a few great cookbooks."
#25
Gretchen Price
4.5
(2)
"Check out Modern Vegan Baking by Gretchen Price. She has great, detailed, thoroughly-researched recipes there and on her blog"
"I like Modern Vegan Baking by Gretchen Price."
#26
Callum Harris
4.5
(2)
"I cook a lot from The 20 Minutes Vegan by Calum Harris. Every dish can be prepared and cooked in under 20 minutes"
"The 20 Minute Vegan by Callum Harris."
#27
Yeung Man
4.0
(2)
"I have the Cook With Confidence And Yeung Man Cooking Cookbooks from Yeung Man Cooking and I've gotten a lot of mileage out of those."
"Yeung Man’s Cook with Confidence. No fancy vegan substitutes, just good ole veggies, carbs and sauces recipes."
#28
Deliciously Ella
4.0
(2)
"Always a fan deliciously Ella for easy, every day recipes."
"Deliciously Ella has a few books out and a blog. Although her stuff is vegan and gluten free, it's still really good."
#29
Sam Turnbull
4.0
(2)
"I like Sam turn balls cookbooks, her latest is craving vegan but I have all three."
"Craving Vegan by Sam Turnbull (It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken blog)"
#30
Vegan
4.0
(2)
"Jessica's recipes WORK. And they don't include a lot of esoteric ingredients."
"I do like the book and plan on using it."
#31
Fran Costigan
4.0
(2)
"Vegan chocolate by Fran Costigan"
#32
Ms Cupcake
4.0
(2)
"The Ms Cupcake book is very good :) - Ms Cupcake: The Naughtiest Vegan Cakes in Town"
"I like "Ms Cupcake: The Naughtiest Vegan Cakes in Town" by Mellissa Morgan."
#33
Happy Herbivore
4.0
(2)
"For basic and sort of fun and easier recipes I’ve always liked the Happy Herbivore books."
"They have easy recipes that use everyday ingredients."
#34
Yotam Ottolenghi
4.0
(2)
"Not strictly vegan but Yotam Ottolenghi wrote a vegetarian cookbook called plenty."
"Oh man, definitely all the vegan ones by Ottolenghi."
#35
Amanda Bankert
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed Voila Vegan by Amanda Bankert."
#36
Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
5.0
(1)
"Isa Chandra Moskowitz/Terry Hope Romero collabs - Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, Vegan Pie in the Sky, and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World."
#37
Daniela Lais and Jérôme Eckmeier
5.0
(1)
"Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes Book by Daniela Lais and Jérôme Eckmeier is honestly a must-have vegan baking book."
#38
Tal Ronnen
5.0
(1)
"Crossroads by Tal Ronnan. This is probably my favorite vegan cookbook in terms of how tasty the food is."
#39
Zachary Bird
4.0
(1)
"I though The Vegan Baker by Zachary Bird looked good"
#40
Dustin Harder
4.0
(1)
"The Simply Vegan Cookbook by Dustin Harder I'd imagine to be easy and great."
#41
Donna Klein
4.0
(1)
"The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein."
#42
Holly Jade
4.0
(1)
"The Little Book of Vegan Bakes by Holly Jade seems pretty good from the 3-4 things we've made from it so far."
#43
Made in India
4.0
(1)
"Made in India: Recipes From an Indian Family Kitchen is a good cookbook."
#44
Fearne Cotton
4.0
(1)
"Happy Vegan by Fearne Cotton - lots of easy tasty recipes"
#45
Chloe Flavor
4.0
(1)
"Chloe flavor and Chloe’s vegan Italian kitchen. Both have mostly easy and 30 minish recipes."
#46
Saskia Sidey
4.0
(1)
"Saskia Sidey's Broke Vegan series is British so some terms need translated. But it’s been the best cookbook I’ve used."
#47
Erin McKenna
4.0
(1)
"Babycakes by Erin McKenna is a great dessert book. Mostly gf as well!"
#48
Abi at Very Veganish
4.0
(1)
"Abi at Very Veganish has a cookbook. I would recommend her recipes based my experience."
#49
Frugal Vegan
4.0
(1)
"I really love frugal vegan by the women who run well vegan."
#50
Eat Plants B*tch
4.0
(1)
"Eat Plants B*tch is a fun one the author is the owner of the Slutty Vegan down in Atlants."
#51
Clara Cakes and Modern Vegan Baking
4.0
(1)
"Personally, I really like Clara cakes and Modern vegan baking."
#52
The Vegan Society
4.0
(1)
"The great thing about the vegan society book is that it has a number of recipes and then variations to try."
#53
Candice Hutchings, High Carb Hannah
4.0
(1)
"I really like both books by Candice Hutchings (The Edgy Veg) and the books put out by High Carb Hannah."
#54
Bosch, Oh She Glows, Meera Sodha, Vegan Richa
4.0
(1)
"The books that I actually have purchased are the Bosch books, Oh, She Glows, East by Meera Sodha, East meets Vegan, Practically Vegan and anything by Vegan Richa."
#55
The Buddhist Chef
4.0
(1)
"The Buddhist Chef. $16 on Amazon. Simple recipes with simple everyday ingredients."
#56
Mary's Test Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"The best recipes for tofu I have found are with "Mary's test kitchen""
#57
Brian Watson
4.0
(1)
"Vegan Fast Food by TheeBurgerDude aka Brian Watson"
#58
Lauren Toyota
4.0
(1)
"Vegan Comfort Classics by Lauren Toyota is probably the one I've cooked out of most since I became vegan."
#59
Vegan Black Metal Chef
4.0
(1)
"I also bought Vegan Black Metal Chef's the Seitanic Spellbook. they are both really good cookbooks."
#60
Doron Petersan
4.0
(1)
"Sticky Fingers’ Sweets (Doron Petersan) is yet another good one."
#61
Chantelle Nicholson
4.0
(1)
"I have a copy of Planted by Chantelle Nicholson, who owns and runs a vegan Michelin star restaurant in London. It’s great imho."
#62
VG Patisserie
4.0
(1)
"I bought a cookbook from this place in France called VG patisserie. It’s in French but maybe check that out!"
#63
Michael Greger
4.0
(1)
"How not to die cookbook"
#64
Lucy Watson
4.0
(1)
"My mum loves Feed Me Vegan by Lucy Watson - not sure what the recipes inside are like, assume it’s not solely baking but I got it for a fiver and it seems to have a range of difficulties!"
#65
The Happy Herbivore
4.0
(1)
"The Happy Herbivore Cookbooks."
#66
Clara Polito
4.0
(1)
"Clara Cakes (Clara Polito) is another good one."
#67
Ashley Rowe
4.0
(1)
"Barefoot and In the Kitchen, by Ashley Rowe"
#68
Natalie Slater
4.0
(1)
"Specific to baking, I like Bake & Destroy (Natalie Slater)."
#69
Philip Khoury
4.0
(1)
"A New Way to Bake by Philip Khoury"
#70
Anna Jones
4.0
(1)
"I like A Modern Way to Eat and A Modern Way to Cook by Anna Jones."
#71
Mississippi Vegan
4.0
(1)
"Mississippi vegan is good for slightly more difficult stuff but still loads of easy stuff there."
#72
Hippie Lane
4.0
(1)
"In addition to this list I also really love Hippie Lane, The Vegan Pantry"
#73
The Vegan Pantry
4.0
(1)
"In addition to this list I also really love Hippie Lane, The Vegan Pantry"
#74
By Chloe
4.0
(1)
"I also really like the recipes on the By Chloe blog."
#75
Chloe's Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"Chloe’s Kitchen."
#76
But I Could Never Go Vegan
4.0
(1)
"But I Could Never Go Vegan."
#77
Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen."
#78
Supermarket Vegan
4.0
(1)
"Supermarket Vegan."
#79
Oh She Glows
3.0
(1)
"Oh she glows cookbook has some hits."
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