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    Recipes » Recipes » Lunch & Dinner

    Vegan Sausage Rolls (Gluten-Free)

    Last updated - July 11, 2021; Published - March 10, 2020 By Rhian Williams 42 Comments

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    These Vegan Sausage Rolls are crispy and flaky, with a flavourful sausage meat filling made using onions, mushrooms, walnuts and beans. A quick and easy vegetarian sausage rolls recipe that's just as good as Greggs - even meat eaters will love them! They're also gluten-free and much healthier than traditional sausage rolls!  

    Six vegan sausage rolls on a black slab

    I decided to make bite-sized sausage rolls as they're easier to make (especially when using gluten-free pastry!) and are the perfect size and shape for serving as an appetizer - especially for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter!

    What are sausage rolls?


    Sausage rolls are a savoury snack or appetiser consisting of sausage meat wrapped in pastry. They can be made either as large sausage rolls or bite-sized sausage rolls. In the US, sausage rolls are called "pigs in blankets", which can be confusing as it's a term we use in the UK to refer to small sausages wrapped in bacon!

    What are vegan sausage rolls made of? 


    This vegan sausage roll recipe is made using an alternative sausage roll filling made by blending together fried onion, garlic and mushrooms in a food processor along with white beans, walnuts, herbs for fragrance, and nutritional yeast and miso for umami flavour.

    Incidentally, this vegan sausage meat can be shaped into patties to make gluten-free vegan sausages (or breakfast sausages!) which are amazing made into a sandwich using these Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels.

    Is vegan sausage healthy?


    The nutritional content of vegan sausage can really depend on what it's made of! A lot of shop-bought brands of vegan sausage are made using processed soy and contain a lot of additives, but the vegan sausage meat in this vegetarian sausage roll recipe is healthy and nutritious. The walnuts, beans and mushrooms are a good source of protein and fibre, whilst nutritional yeast adds Vitamin B12 and miso is a fermented food that promotes good gut health.

    What type of pastry should you use for sausage rolls?


    Sausage rolls are traditionally made with puff pastry. A lot of shop-bought puff pastry is naturally vegan, and a lot of supermarkets stock gluten-free puff pastry too. So you can use a shop-bought gluten-free/vegan puff pastry to make these vegan sausage rolls.

    However, I know not everyone will be able to get shop-bought gluten-free/vegan puff pastry, so I wanted to give everyone a homemade pastry option for this recipe. The pastry in this recipe doesn't have the same texture as puff pastry, but it's still crispy and flaky, and really easy to make - there's no floured surface required!

    How to make this recipe

    Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

    For the sausage:

    • Fry the onion and garlic for around 10 minutes until softened.
    Diced onions being fried in a black frying pan
    • Add the mushrooms and fry for a further 5 minutes until softened.
    diced onion and sliced mushrooms being fried in a black frying pan
    • Place the cooked onion, garlic and mushrooms in a food processor along with all the other ingredients.
    Fried onions, mushrooms, white beans, herbs and spices in a food processor
    • Blend briefly until just combined - you'll want it to be easy to stick together but still retaining some texture.
    Vegan sausage meat in a food processor
    • Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

    For the pastry:

    • Combine the coconut oil, ground almonds, flour and salt in a glass mixing bowl with about 7 tablespoons of water, until it forms a firm dough.

    Tip: Add the water a few tablespoons at a time so that you don’t add too much!

    Vegan sausage rolls pastry dough in a bowl
    • Lay out a sheet of baking paper on a counter. Sprinkle the surface of the paper and a rolling pin with a generous amount of flour.
    • Take half of the pastry dough and use the rolling pin to roll it into an even rectangular shape, as thin as you can without it breaking.
    Vegan sausage rolls pastry rolled out on baking paper
    • Use a knife to cut this dough vertically in half and then cut it horizontally into 5 pieces, so that you have 10 mini rectangles in total.
    Vegan sausage rolls pastry rolled out and cut into ten pieces on a piece of brown baking paper
    • Take a heaped teaspoon of the filling and place into the centre of each mini rectangle, then roll one side of the pastry on top of the filling and roll over onto the other side to create a ‘blanket’ of pastry.
    Pastry rolled out and cut into ten pieces on a piece of brown baking paper with two sausages being rolled in the pastry
    • Lay out the sausage rolls on a rectangular baking tray lined with baking paper.
    • Repeat until the rest of the pastry dough has been used up.
    • Mix together the agave syrup and almond milk in a small bowl, and use your fingertips, a pastry brush or a small spoon to spread it over the tops of all of the sausage rolls.
    Vegan sausage rolls on a piece of brown baking paper with a silver spoon with milk being drizzled over one of the sausage rolls
    • Sprinkle over poppy seeds or sesame seeds.
    Ten uncooked vegan sausage rolls sprinkled with poppy seeds on a baking tray
    • Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes, until the pastry crust is firm to the touch and golden brown.
    Ten vegan sausage rolls on a baking tray

    How long do these keep for?

    These Sausage Rolls taste best eaten on the day they're made, but they can be stored covered in the fridge for up to a couple of days.

    Can they be made ahead or frozen?

    These sausage rolls are delicious hot or cold, so they can be made ahead. For best results, I would recommend making them on the day they're going to be eaten.

    However, they can be frozen and keep in the freezer for up to a couple of months. For best results, I'd recommend freezing them as soon as they've cooled down from the oven.

    How do you reheat them?

    To reheat frozen vegan sausage rolls, leave them to partly thaw at room temperature for one hour, then bake them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn!

    Substitutions you can make

    • You can use any type of mushrooms - I used chestnut/button mushrooms.
    • You can replace the white beans with green lentils or puy lentils.
    • You can replace the gluten-free flour with rice flour.
    • You can replace the gluten-free flour with plain flour if you don't need them to be gluten-free.
    • You can use shop-bought puff pastry instead of the homemade pastry.
    • You can use my vegan chorizo recipe to make chorizo sausage rolls!
    • You can replace the agave syrup with any other sweetener.
    • You can replace the almond milk with any other plant-based milk.

    Serving suggestions

    • They can be enjoyed as a picnic or packed lunch with a salad or sandwiches.
    • They also make a great appetiser, and can be served alongside other appetisers such as Vegan Mushroom Pâté, a Vegan Cheese Ball, Candied Nuts or French Onion Dip!
    Six vegan sausage rolls on a black slab decorated with sprigs of rosemary

    More vegan appetisers

    • Muffin Tin Sushi Cups
    • Crackers
    • Vegan Mushroom Pâté
    • Italian Hummus
    • Vegan Cheese Ball
    • Vegan French Onion Dip
    • Candied Nuts
    • Vegan “Crispy Duck” Lettuce Wraps

    If you try out this recipe 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.

    Watch how to make this recipe

    Six vegan sausage rolls on a black slab

    Vegan Sausage Rolls (Gluten-Free)

    These Vegan Sausage Rolls are crispy and flaky, with a flavourful sausage meat filling made using onions, mushrooms, walnuts and beans. They're also gluten-free and much healthier than traditional sausage rolls!  
    4.22 from 55 votes
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    Course: Main Course, Snack
    Cuisine: British
    Keyword: gluten-free sausage rolls, vegan pigs in blankets, vegan sausage rolls
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 20 sausage rolls
    Calories: 98kcal
    Author: Rhian Williams

    Ingredients

    For the sausage:

    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or sub olive, vegetable or rapeseed oil)
    • 1 onion , diced
    • 2 garlic cloves , minced
    • 70 g (2.5 oz) mushrooms , sliced (I used chestnut/button mushrooms)
    • 50 g (½ cup) walnuts
    • 400 g (14 oz) tin of white beans , drained and rinsed (cannellini, haricot or butter beans)

    • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
    • Few sprigs (½ teaspoon) fresh rosemary (you can use dried, but fresh has so much more flavour!)
    • 1 teaspoon miso (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
    • Salt + pepper to taste

    For the pastry:

    • 30 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil
    • 75 g (⅔ cup) gluten-free flour blend plus more for rolling (or sub rice flour, or plain all-purpose flour if not gluten-free)
    • 75 g (⅔ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) *
    • Pinch salt to taste
    • 7 tablespoons water
    • 1 teaspoon agave syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
    • 1 teaspoon unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
    • 1 teaspoon poppy or sesame seeds (optional)

    Instructions

    For the sausage:

    • Heat up the oil and add the onion and garlic once hot.
    • Fry for around 10 minutes until softened.
    • Add the mushrooms and fry for a further 5 minutes until softened.
    • Place the cooked onion, garlic and mushrooms in a food processor along with all the other ingredients, and blend briefly until just combined - you'll want it to be easy to stick together but still retaining some texture.
    • Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

    For the pastry:

    • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
    • Combine the coconut oil, ground almonds, flour and salt in a bowl, along with about 7 tablespoons of water, until it forms a firm dough - add the water a few tablespoons at a time so that you don’t add too much!
    • Lay out a sheet of baking paper on a counter. Sprinkle the surface of the paper and a rolling pin with a generous amount of flour.
    • Take ½ of the pastry dough and use the rolling pin to roll it into an even rectangular shape, as thin as you can without it breaking.
    • Use a knife to cut this dough vertically in half and then cut it horizontally into 5 pieces, so that you have 10 mini rectangles in total.
    • Take a heaped teaspoon of the filling and place into the centre of each mini rectangle, then roll one side of the pastry on top of the filling and roll over onto the other side to create a ‘blanket’ of pastry.
    • Lay out the sausage rolls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
    • Repeat until the rest of the pastry dough has been used up - any leftover filling makes a delicious pâté!
    • Mix together the agave syrup and almond milk in a small bowl, and use your fingertips, a pastry brush or a small spoon to spread it over the tops of all of the sausage rolls.
    • Sprinkle over poppy seeds or sesame seeds.
    • Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes, until the pastry crust is firm to the touch and golden brown.
    • Tastes best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a couple of days.

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    Notes

    *You can alternatively use almond flour.
    • You can use shop-bought puff pastry instead of the homemade pastry. Most shop-bought puff pastry is naturally vegan, and many supermarkets stock gluten-free puff pastry too. 
    • They can be frozen and keep in the freezer for up to a couple of months. For best results, I'd recommend freezing them as soon as they've cooled down from the oven.
    • To reheat frozen vegan sausage rolls, leave them to partly thaw at room temperature for one hour, then bake them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn!
    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Sausage Rolls (Gluten-Free)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 98 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 2g10%
    Sodium 13mg1%
    Potassium 135mg4%
    Carbohydrates 9g3%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin C 0.6mg1%
    Calcium 29mg3%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Nick

      June 28, 2020 at 11:20 pm

      Hi -
      Can you supply the approximate dimensions for the dough rectangle?
      Thanks much,
      Nick M.

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      • Rhian Williams

        September 25, 2020 at 5:36 pm

        Yes - it's 30cm (12 3/4 inch) by 20cm (8 inch).

    2. Hayley

      December 12, 2020 at 11:17 am

      5 stars
      Omg I made these and they were amazing!! Even my meat eating friends loved them 🙂 I used shop bought pastry so I could only get about 12 rolls, plus I forgot to add the nutritional yeast, and they were still delicious.
      I added some dried sage and thyme too which made them feel very ‘sausagey’
      Thanks for the recipe 🙂

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        December 12, 2020 at 4:10 pm

        Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

    3. Kichi

      April 01, 2021 at 7:17 pm

      Can I prep the whole thing in advance and actually bake the next day? So make the filling and wrap it in the pastry then put that in the fridge? I’m planning on using shop bought GF pastry.

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        April 03, 2021 at 12:22 am

        Yes that should be fine!

    4. Sally

      November 21, 2021 at 1:39 pm

      I love your recipes, thank you for what you do💛🙏

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        November 21, 2021 at 8:10 pm

        Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

    5. Sandra Clark

      May 10, 2022 at 8:30 am

      My coconut oil is solid in a jar, does it want melting to liquid or using as is ?

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        May 10, 2022 at 11:05 am

        You can use it as is!

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