28 Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes To Try

Sweet and refreshing yet rich—these vegan white chocolate truffles are a year-round delight.

The easy, no-bake dessert only requires five ingredients and approximately an hour and a half to prepare.

Macadamia nuts, coconut, and cocoa butter form the base, while vanilla extract and powdered sugar sweeten the treat. 

Apple fries are an easy fall-time treat. They only take 30 minutes to prepare, and you likely have the ingredient list at home.

The main ingredients include apples, maple syrup or honey, and salt.

When the baked treat is complete, pair it with your favorite sweet sauce or enjoy it with dairy-free ice cream!

Even your dairy-loving friends won’t be able to resist this banana cream pie.

The pie is sweet, filling, and easy to make! In addition to typical household ingredients, it calls for a pre-cooked crust, unsweetened almond milk, vegan butter, coconut cool-whip, and bananas!

Serve the dessert a few hours after finished to avoid a soggy crust. 

Add this to your holiday breakfast menu. Although technically cake, it is healthy and pairs well with a morning cup of joe.

In addition to applesauce and frozen blueberries, the recipe calls for the usual cake-baking agents, substituting dairy ingredients with coconut byproducts.

Substitute any of the coconut byproducts if you wish. 

Got some stale bread lying around? Transform it into a sweet, dense bread pudding to wow your friends and family.

This recipe gets its moist character from your choice of rich non-dairy milk, sugar, and eggs.

Other ingredients like vanilla, raisins, and cinnamon sweeten up the pudding. Serve it for breakfast or dessert! 

Craving a cinnamon roll but not the heavy feeling that follows? These cinnamon rolls are sweet, fluffy, and light.

Creating the airy dough calls for flour, active yeast, your choice of dairy-free milk, dairy-free margarine, and eggs.

However, the glaze makes the plate—powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and coconut milk creamer make for a sweet bite every time. 

Want to impress your friends with something different this holiday season? Prepare cranberry pistachio oat bars.

Sweet, nutty, and packed with antioxidants--what’s not to love? The base includes raw pistachios, oats, cranberries, and coconut flakes.

Coconut oil and maple syrup sweeten it up. Want it even sweeter? Add a layer of melted dark chocolate on top! 

These brownies are so fluffy and rich that you would never guess they’re dairy-free.

Instead of butter, this recipe calls for coconut oil. Granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa powder provide a rich chocolate taste.

Throw in dairy-free chocolate chunks or your favorite nut for a surprise in every bite. 

These egg and dairy-free vanilla cupcakes are surprisingly moist and a must-try for anyone with a dairy allergy.

They only take a half hour to prepare and can be made from baking ingredients most people already have in their pantries, such as flour, baking soda, sugar, and canola oil.

Once the cupcakes finish baking, make them kid-friendly with dairy-free frosting and colored sugar. 

This dairy-free dessert idea is the perfect summer refresher. Smooth but tangy, the lemon tart only requires seven ingredients and approximately 30 minutes of your time.

The curd is my favorite part of this dessert and is surprisingly simple to make. It calls for honey, eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

If you care, these lemon tarts are also paleo friendly! 

Prefer limes to lemons? Sweet, zingy, and refreshing, these dairy-free lime bars are my favorite dessert to take to pool parties!

The fun green color is a hoot amongst kids, too. The baking process is hassle-free, making them the perfect quick fix for your sweet tooth.

Once you finish baking them, top them with powdered sugar and enjoy.  

While on the topic of citrus, how about an olive oil orange cake? It makes an excellent coffee cake and is quick to prepare.

The flavor is slightly sweet with a powerful tang. In true olive oil cake fashion, its texture is moist.

The cake is a hit dessert during the holidays but good year-round as it contains citrus. 

These blondies pack a pumpkin-filled punch, making an excellent thanksgiving dessert.

They are dense in texture and delicious with a side of dairy-free vanilla ice cream. Some people also add dark chocolate chips or nuts.

The pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice are the backbone of this recipe. Not a pumpkin fan? Swap it for cinnamon! 

This pumpkin pie has a coconut milk base, making for a moist but light dairy-free dessert idea.

Although it takes some time to make, it is a great way to impress Thanksgiving guests.

In addition to coconut milk, the filling is full of everyone’s favorite holiday flavors, including vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. I finish mine with dairy-free whip cream. 

These raspberry crumb bars adhere to nearly every allergy, making them the perfect dessert for any party.

Raspberries are in season during the summer, so they’re at their best during this time but also a fun holiday treat. They carry a sweet yet tangy flavor and crumbly texture.

If you prefer, swap out the raspberry preserve filling for another fruit filling! 

Simple but sweet, you probably won’t even have to run to the store to make these cookies!

The seven-ingredient snack only takes approximately one hour to prepare. Simply mix the ingredients, let them cool and then bake!

Make them kid-friendly with fun cookie cutters or a dairy-free frosting on top. 

This dairy-free chocolate pudding is a fun snack for the kiddos or yourself.

The dessert is rich in flavor and creamy in texture. The hardest part about making this pudding is not dipping into it while it chills for three to four hours.

Once it’s complete, dress it up with whip cream, sprinkles, or your favorite nut. 

A summer go-to, these strawberry cheesecake bites take eight hours to prepare but are so worth the wait!

The creative concoction is vegan-friendly with a cashew-based filling and pecan-based crust.

Despite the nuts, the bites come out smooth, fluffy, and not to mention, beautiful. They are surprisingly sweet for how healthy they are, too. 

The author of this recipe knows it's best to keep the classics simple.

The only ingredient that makes it dairy free plant-based milk. The recipe also steers clear of butter. Instead, it relies on oil, making for an impressively moist cake.

The frosting ties it all together and is also dairy free. It calls for dairy-free chocolate chips, dairy-free milk, coconut oil, and vanilla!

Half the appeal of this dairy-free cheesecake is that it only takes 55 minutes to prepare and 4 hours to chill.

If you’ve baked cheesecake before, you know this is rare. The taste is just a bonus. Both the crust and filling are nearly identical to regular cheesecake.

Tart up the sweet dairy-free dessert by garnishing it with the fruit of your choice.

Who would’ve known a cake called “three milks” could be dairy free?

The recipe replaces sweetened condensed milk with coconut-sweetened condensed milk, oat milk with regular milk, and evaporated milk with coconut milk.

The result is uncanny to a regular tres leches cake. You can even create a whipped topping from coconut cream and powdered sugar.

This whipped dessert is the answer to your wishes for a healthy but sweet treat.

The Dole corporation created this dairy-free dessert idea. Prepping it is as simple as mixing graham cracker crumbs, mashed banana, and coconut whipped topping into a cup.

Top it with fresh fruit for a refreshing summer snack.

I was sold on this dessert the moment I saw how easy it was to make. It doesn’t require baking, and although it takes four hours to chill, it only takes 10 minutes to prepare.

The Vanilla pudding it calls for is vegan, so all you have to do is swap the milk, whipped-topping, and frosting for something dairy free. 

This no-bake, dairy-free dessert only requires five ingredients. It includes a crust and filling.

The crust calls for gluten-free Oreos and melted coconut oil, while the filling is primarily formed from unsweetened coconut cream, gelatin, and Oreos.

This easy-to-make oreo pie is sweet, thick, and creamy!

Creamy and easy to spruce up, this vanilla pudding is one of my dairy-free go-to's!

The recipe is similar to making regular pudding but uses almond milk instead of regular milk. Even better? It only takes a few minutes to cook and one hour to chill.

Top it with fruit or your favorite cookie for an even sweeter dessert.

Dairy-free and low-fat? Count me in.

This dairy-free angel food cake relies on egg whites and cream of tartar in place of baking soda or powder to make it diet-friendly.

Like other cakes, the recipe calls for flour, sugar, salt, and vanilla, as well. Once baked, top it with a sweet strawberry sauce and fresh fruit! 

Bake-free and ready in 30 minutes--you can impress impromptu guests with this unique dairy-free dessert idea.

This recipe swaps mascarpone cheese with coconut cream and regular ladyfingers with dairy-free ladyfingers. Aside from these minor adjustments, dairy-free tiramisu is similar to regular tiramisu!

As complicated as this dairy-free dessert idea sounds, the recipe is one of the easiest on the list.

The crust is made by baking graham crackers and vegan butter. After that, it's as simple as layering ingredients!

My favorite ingredients include dairy-free evaporated milk, chocolate chips, and coconut flakes. They sweetly balance out the pistachios and walnuts.