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Vegan Christmas Leftovers Ideas

Published: Dec 25, 2022 by Rhian Williams

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Modified: Dec 25, 2021 ยท Published: Dec 25, 2022 by Rhian Williams ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 5 Comments
A collage of four Vegan Christmas Leftovers Ideas

Looking for Vegan Christmas Leftovers Ideas?

The issue with a lot of normal Christmas leftovers ideas is that most of them focus on how to use up leftover meats like turkey. But even if you've had a meat-free Christmas, you'll still have leftovers you want to repurpose. So, here are some ideas for how to put those vegan Christmas leftovers to use!

A collage of four Vegan Christmas Leftovers Ideas photos

Leftover Vegan Meatloaf (or other meat substitutes)

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A black meatloaf with two slices taken from it
  • Warm up slices in a frying pan and put into a sandwich or wrap with salad leaves, avocado, leftover cranberry sauce and mayo or hummus.
  • Chop into small pieces and use as a pizza topping.
  • Use as a filling for Quesadillas.
  • Add to a Vegan Grilled Cheese.
  • Make a Vegan Burger!

Leftover Mashed Potatoes

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A round bubble and squeak in a brown frying pan
  • Make Bubble and Squeak.
  • Use as a topping for Vegan Fish Pie or Vegan Shepherd's Pie.

Leftover Uncooked Potatoes

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A potato and pea curry in a white bowl with a blue rim
  • Use in curries or soups.
  • Make Scalloped Potatoes.
  • Browse the whole collection of my potato recipes here.

Leftover Roast/Cooked Vegetables

  • Blitz into a soup.
  • Add to a curry.
  • Put in a sandwich or wrap.
  • Use as a pizza topping.
  • Add to a Quinoa Salad.
  • Add to Bubble and Squeak.
  • Add to a Vegan Quiche.
  • Add to Fried Rice.

Leftover Uncooked Vegetables

  • Add to a curry.
  • Add to a soup.
  • Make a juice.
  • Make a stir fry.

Leftover Cranberry Sauce

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Cranberry sauce in a grey bowl
  • Add to a sandwich or burger.
  • Heat up, add some orange juice to thin it out, and use as a compote for pancakes.
  • Eat with Oatmeal.
  • Eat with Overnight Oats.
  • Eat with Granola.
  • Make Crumble Bars.
  • Add to Apple Crisp.
  • Use as a Cheesecake topping.

Leftover Mincemeat

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Mincemeat made with dried fruits, grated apples and nuts in a white bowl
  • Use as a topping for pancakes.
  • Eat with Oatmeal.
  • Eat with Overnight Oats.
  • Eat with Granola.
  • Use as a filling for Crumble Bars.
  • Add to Apple Crisp.
  • Use as a Cheesecake topping.
  • Add to Rice Pudding.
  • Add to Sliced Baked Apples.

Leftover Bread

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Bread pudding with raisins in a grey baking dish
  • Make Stuffing.
  • Crumble into breadcrumbs, toast in a frying pan and sprinkle over pasta.
  • Crumble into breadcrumbs and use to make Tofu Katsu.
  • Make Bread Pudding.
  • Make into croutons.

Leftover Christmas Pudding/Fruit Cake

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Christmas pudding with a slice cut out of it topped with cherries
  • Make Bread Pudding.
  • Add to a Trifle.
  • Make a sundae with vegan vanilla ice cream!

If you try out any of these Vegan Christmas Leftovers Ideas, or anything else from my blog, I'd really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

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  1. Jen

    December 27, 2020 at 12:09 am

    Great ideas. Thank you. Cranberry compote is thinking outside the box. I like it!

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    • Rhian Williams

      December 27, 2020 at 5:39 pm

      Thank you so much!

  2. tetris

    January 05, 2021 at 2:05 am

    I should express that I like this article so a ton and moreover using it in regular. I believe you would continue sharing better than average article here.

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  3. Sweet E's Bake Shop

    November 19, 2024 at 6:10 am

    Delicious ideas to make the most out of Christmas leftovers โ€“ no food wasted here!

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    • Rhian Williams

      November 20, 2024 at 11:43 am

      Thank you so much!

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