This Vegan Biscuits and Gravy recipe can be made in under 30 minutes. Serve with your favorite store-bought or homemade biscuits. Enjoy this classic American dish for breakfast or any time of the day.
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Whether you’re having a weekend brunch or a silly night of breakfast for dinner, this vegan biscuits and gravy recipe will be a hit. This recipe is as always vegan, but also free of other major allergens like: soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. This recipe also has a gluten-free alternative.
What ingredients are in vegan biscuits and gravy?
The great thing about this vegan biscuits and gravy recipe is it requires just a few simple ingredients. The hardest ingredient to find will be the sausage. Most grocery stores sell vegan sausage in the freezer section, but many now sell “fresh” ones in a designated section in the meat department.
What you’ll need:
- Vegan butter or oil
- Lightlife Gimmie Lean Sausage or your favorite vegan sausage.
- All-purpose flour
- Unsweetened non-dairy milk
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Optional: vegan poultry seasoning or vegan broth powder
How to make vegan biscuits and gravy?
Vegan biscuits and gravy were a surprisingly easy recipe to make. Making the biscuits beforehand will be the hardest part, but I’ll have some great homemade recipe and vegan store-bought options listed below.
What you’ll need to do:
- First, you’ll want to cook your sausage in some vegan butter or oil according to the instructions on the package.
- Next, you’ll want to create a roux with the oil and sausage. Let the roux toast for a few minutes.
- After you have made and toasted your roux you’ll slowly in a couple of rounds add your non-dairy milk and seasoning. The first few rounds will leave you with what looks like a dough ball of sausage. Just keep slowly adding the milk and mixing until you’ve added it all.
- Then you’ll want to bring the gravy back up to a simmer for around 10 minutes so it properly thickens up.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool for a minute or two. During this time the gravy will also thicken up some more.
- Now you can serve the biscuits and gravy. Cut a biscuit in half and top with a spoon full or two of the vegan sausage gravy and enjoy!
What store-bought biscuits are vegan?
We are now living in a time where finding a pre-made vegan option whether on purpose or accident is becoming easier than ever. Here are some vegan biscuit options you can find at your local grocers in the US.
Store-bought:
- Annie’s Organic Flaky Biscuits
- Immaculate Baking Co. Flaky Biscuits
- Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (I’ve always overlooked these at grocery stores because it said buttermilk.)
Homemade:
Best vegan sausages:
The plant-based meat industry is a growing one. There’s no question that brands like Beyond Meat or Impossible Foods have been game-changers for vegan meats, especially “fresh” style alternative meat that you buy among the real stuff. Here’s a list of some vegan sausages you can find at supermarkets in the US:
Substitutions:
Gluten-Free:
Roux: To make the roux gluten-free you’ll just need to replace the all-purpose flour with equal parts of gluten-free baking flour. Here’s the one we like to use from King Arthur Flour*.
Biscuits: For the biscuits, you can either buy a store-bought one or make one of these gluten-free recipes.
Storebought:
Homemade:
- Easy Vegan Gluten-Free Biscuits by Minimalist Baker
- GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN BISCUITS by Rhian’s Recipe
- Light and Flaky Vegan Biscuits by Gluten Free On A Shoestring
Sausage: Vegan and Gluten-free sausages are harder to come by but do not fear, there are some options for you.
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Vegan Biscuits and Gravy
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Measuring Cup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegan butter or oil
- 14 ounces of Lightlife Gimmie Lean Sausage or your favorite vegan sausage.
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp vegan poultry seasoning or vegan bouillon (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat vegan butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Cook your vegan sausage according to its instructions.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low and add the flour to the sausage. Mix everything and toast the flour and sausage mixture for 2-3 minutes.
- Next mix in the non-dairy milk and spices. Slowly add the liquid to the roux in a couple of rounds. Stirring the mixture making sure it's fully incorporated each time before adding more milk. It will start very thick and almost like dough, but it will thin out as you keep adding the non-dairy milk. (Adding the liquid all at once or too much at once might result in small balls of flour in the gravy.)
- Once all the non-dairy milk has been added turn the heat back up to medium-high heat. Stir the gravy until it starts simmering. Let the gravy simmer for around 8-10 minutes stirring occasionally until it has thickened to your desired consistency.
- Remove the gravy from the heat, and let it cool for a couple of minutes. This will allow the gravy to thicken some more. Adjust the seasoning and flavor as you desire and then serve.
- Serve by cutting a biscuit in half and pouring a scoop or two of the gravy on top. Store any leftover gravy in the fridge for up to 3 days.