This Gluten-Free Vegan Stuffing is packed with flavour, hearty and super easy to make! It's nutty, fragrant, fruity, and easily customisable. The perfect healthy yet satisfying side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and everything in between!
How to make this recipe
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- Fry the onion for around 10 minutes.
- Use your fingers to crumble up the bread into small breadcrumbs.
- Place the fried onions and breadcrumbs in a glass mixing bowl with all the other ingredients .
Tip: Use a measuring jug to measure out the water.
- Mix well.
- Transfer to a baking dish - I used a 20.5 cm/8 inch pie dish.
Tip: Cover with a sheet of baking paper or tin foil.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
How long does this keep for?
This stuffing keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days - it can be reheated in a dry frying pan or in the oven.
Substitutions you can make
- You can use any type of bread - I used this one, but you can also use this buckwheat bread or even cornbread.
- You can replace the dried cranberries with dried sour cherries or raisins.
- You can replace the sage with rosemary or thyme.
- You can replace the water with vegetable stock.
- You can add chopped walnuts, pecan nuts or almonds.
More vegan side dishes
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Watch how to make it
Gluten-Free Vegan Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, rapeseed, vegetable or olive)
- 1 onion , diced
- 140 g (5 oz) bread * (ensure gluten-free/vegan if necessary)
- 2 teaspoons dried sage
- 40 g (¼ cup) dried cranberries (or sub dried sour cherries)
- 90 g (⅔ cup) cooked chestnuts , roughly chopped
- 1 apple , peeled, cored and diced
- Salt + pepper to taste
- 150 ml (⅔ cup) water (or vegetable stock)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Heat up the oil in a frying pan and add the onion.
- Fry for around 10 minutes, until softened.
- Use your fingers to crumble up the bread into small breadcrumbs.
- Place the fried onions and breadcrumbs in a bowl with all the other ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Transfer to a baking dish - I used a 20.5 cm/8 inch pie dish.
- Cover with a sheet of baking paper or tin foil.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
- Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days - can be reheated in a dry frying pan or in the oven.
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Notes
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Pamela
I tried it and it was great, I will make again come Christmas! Thank you x
Rhian Williams
Amazing, thank you so much!
Jen
Looks great. Could it be made into stuffing balls? If so, how long to bake pls?
Rhian Williams
I think so - though I haven't tested it this way so can't guarantee results. I'd say you would probably have to bake them for around 15 minutes, but it could take longer!
Anonymous
What kind of apple do you use? 🙂
Rhian Williams
I used red Gala apples, but you can use any apple you like!