45 Plant-Based Recipes Using Pantry Staples

Mar 21, 2020

Sharing 45 plant-based recipes using pantry staples. You’ll find a good variety of breakfasts, snacks, main dishes, desserts and beverages. These recipes all use basic ingredients you’ll likely find in your kitchen. Many of you have been asking for easy recipes using pantry staples. For that reason, I thought I’d compile all of my current…

Many of you have been asking for easy recipes using pantry staples. For that reason, I thought I’d compile all of my current recipes that are made of common pantry and freezer ingredients.

What Do You Consider Pantry Staples?

We all have different pantry staples. Ingredients we always keep in our kitchen and food that has a long shelf-life. Here I tried to compile recipes that use basic recipes that I think most people will have in their kitchen.

I did include a few recipes that use basic frozen fruits or vegetables. I also included a few recipes with hearty basic fruits and vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, apples and bananas. However, most of these recipes use only canned or dried goods like beans, canned tomatoes, nuts, seeds, dried fruits and grains.

That being said, you may still be missing some ingredients. If you do, don’t hesitate to make substitutions. For example, if a granola bar recipe uses cashews, you could try walnuts instead. If a recipe uses frozen strawberries, you could use frozen raspberries instead. If a recipes uses butter/vegan butter, you could try a light-tasting oil. Get creative and don’t hesitate to ask me for suggestions.

Also note that some recipes will have fresh fruits or vegetables that are optional. For example, you’ll find fresh fruits on top of my oatmeal bowls or vegetables in sandwiches and veggie burgers. Those are not necessary to the recipe, which is why they made the cut. Leave them out if you don’t have them on hand.

I hope these recipes will be helpful for you whenever you’re running low on groceries!

Breakfast

pantry staple granola in bowl — Basic Maple Peanut Butter Granola

pumpkin smoothie in cup — Date-Sweetened Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

apple oatmeal in bowl — Cozy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes with Berry Compote — Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes

pantry staple hazelnut oats — Chocolate Hazelnut Overnight Oats

pantry staple banana bread — Fruit-Sweetened Breakfast Banana Bread

4-Ingredient Chocolate Nice Cream Smoothie seen from the side — 4-Ingredient Chocolate Smoothie

basic overnight oats in bowl — Basic Overnight Oats

Snacks

caramel energy bites in a bowl — Salted Caramel Energy Bites

pantry staple energy bites — Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Energy Bites

whole wheat vegan biscuits — Whole Wheat Vegan Biscuits

pantry staples granola bars — No-Bake Walnut Granola Bars

pantry staples pecan pumpkin spiced date bites — Pecan Pumpkin Spiced Date Bites

pantry staples energy bites — 5-Ingredient Cookie Dough Bites

pantry staples muffins — Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

Main Dishes

pantry staples peanut ramen noodles — 15-Minute Peanut Ramen Noodles

bean and vegetable soup in bowl — Italian Bean & Vegetable Soup

lentil taco meat in bowl — Simple Lentil Taco Meat

chickpea salad sandwich — Quick & Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich

black bean burger — Easy Black Bean Burger

pantry staple buddha bowl — Roasted Carrot & Chickpea Buddha Bowl

basic spiced chickpea stew on plate — Basic Spiced Chickpea Stew

lentil soup in bowl — Simple Lentil Soup

Desserts

oatmeal chocolate chip cookies on baking sheet — Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-Free)

mocha donuts from the top — No-Bake Mocha Donuts

cookie dough cup stack — Mini Cookie Dough Chocolate Mousse Cups

pantry staples brownies — Fudgy Gluten-Free Brownies

pantry staples blueberry walnut crumble bars stack — Blueberry Walnut Crumble Bars

chickpea-nut butter ice cream in bowl — Chickpea-Nut Butter Ice Cream

apple crumble bars — Date-Sweetened Apple Crumble Bars

peanut butter fudge from the top — Date-Sweetened Peanut Butter Fudge

strawberry crumble bars from the side — Nut-Free Strawberry Vanilla Crumble Bars

Beverages

blender hot cocoa pour shot — Basic Vegan Blender Hot Cocoa

dirty chai latte pour shot — Cashew Dirty Chai Latte

London fog tea latte — Vegan London Fog Tea Latte

peanut butter hot cocoa pour shot — Vegan Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa

Blender Mocha Cashew Latte pour shot — Blender Mocha Cashew Latte

coconut blender matcha in cup — Coconut Blender Matcha

almond hot cocoa from the top — Blender Almond Hot Chocolate

pantry staples hemp milk — Date-Sweetened Hemp Milk (Two-Ways)

vegan cashew eggnog — Vegan Cashew Eggnog

If you make my recipes, be sure to leave a comment and/or give the recipes a rating! I love to hear from you guys. And of course, if you try a recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!

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I’m Caroline, a registered dietitian based in British Columbia. Here, you’ll find a variety of nourishing vegan recipes, without a side of diet culture

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2 responses to “45 Plant-Based Recipes Using Pantry Staples”

Roberta

2020-05-31

Made your healthiest banana muffins yesterday, the best no added sugar recipe and now my go to for banana muffins. I am trying to reduce the amount of refined sugar in recipes but usually the texture is very compromised. Thanks so much for creating this great recipe and inspirational website.
Best Regards,
Roberta

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  2020-06-01
  
  Hi Roberta, thank you so much! I’m happy you love them. It’s always a plus when you don’t have to modify a recipe to make it meet your preferences. 🙂
  
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