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    Home » Dinner

    Vegan Baked Potato Topping Ideas

    Published: Jan 5, 2022 · Modified: May 30, 2022 by Vanessa Sturman · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    What goes well with baked potato? It's so important to have quick, simple and healthy meals you can throw together, and which your friends, family and kids will love. I'm also a big fan of making plant based food that's similar to food I ate before going vegan, so a vegan baked potato with a delicious topping is hearty, fun and nostalgic for me.

    You may be thinking "what vegan toppings can I put on my baked potato?" Well, you're in for a treat as we have a range that are easy to make, filling and yummy!

    vegan baked potato with various toppings on a plate this recipe
    Jump to:
    • ☀️Why baked potatoes are good for you
    • 🥔Our top 3 toppings!!
    • 🧈What to use instead of butter
    • 🥑Other delicous toppings

    ☀️Why baked potatoes are good for you

    Baked potatoes are a great choice for a meal! Not only do they sit in the oven while you can go and relax (or workout!), they have lots of health benefits:

    • they give you slow release energy, so you'll be fuller for longer!
    • they're a wholefood. This means they are not processed and have no preservatives.
    • you can just bake them as they are with no extra oil or butter (if you want - but we have advice for the best vegan butter if you want to add some)
    • they go really well with healthy, filling toppings such as beans, hummus and avocado dip!

    🥔Our top 3 toppings!!

    There's such a range of amazing vegan potato toppings to choose from, so we're going to talk about our top three here.

    🐠Chickpea Salad of the Sea (vegan tuna)

    chickpea salad of the sea in a baked potato

    This "vegan tuna" Chickpea Salad of the Sea topping is one of the most simple vegan "fish" recipes, which also goes very well in sandwiches too. It's made with chickpeas, mayo and some other "Of-the-Sea" flavours like seaweed and capers.

    We use a delicious vegan mayo, which you can either buy, as there are amazing vegan options out now, or you can make your own.

    🧀Cream Cheese and Chives

    vegan cream cheese in a baked potato with other baked potatoes

    An absolute classic for a vegan baked potato topping. You can either make your own cream cheese and add chives to it - we have this delicious and healthy vegan cashew cheese, that you can add extra vinegar to for a more runny sour cream, or leave nice and thick.

    You can also buy vegan cream cheese with chives. We love Nush's almond version which has live cultures and is great for gut health. If you want to know the best vegan cheeses out there, check out this amazing vegan cheese board! For a cheese that melts (if you want a grilled cheese vegan baked potato), we love Applewood Vegan Cheese.

    🌶️Red Pepper Hummus

    red pepper hummus in a vegan baked potato

    Actually, any hummus would work here, but I've made a standard hummus and added roasted red peppers from a jar - just like my Sundried Tomato Hummus but with peppers instead of the tomatoes! This is a super-easy way of making red pepper hummus. We have loads of hummus recipes you can choose from such as beetroot, pumpkin and black bean!

    🧈What to use instead of butter

    If you use one of our lovely toppings above, then you probably won't miss the butter, as they give that delicious moisture to contrast with the vegan baked potato and crispy skin. If you want a great vegan butter, we would recommend Naturli Vegan Butter, which has that buttery taste you might be missing. A drizzle of olive oil also works. Do check your supermarket for vegan butter as it will be there, as well as online.

    🥑Other delicous toppings

    There are lots more vegan baked potato toppings you may love! Here are some of my recommendations.

    Vegan Baked Beans without Sugar
    This delicious baked beans recipe is perfect to make ahead for lunch, easy dinners or a Full English Breakfast. Even better is it is sugar free, instead using apples to create the sweet, smokey, spicy flavour we all love in our baked beans.
    Check out this recipe
    Avocado, Olive and Jalapeño Dip
    A yummy easy dip made with tangy salty olives, fiery jalapenos and smooth avocado.
    Check out this recipe
    Avocado and olive dip in a bowl with a hand picking up a cracker and scooping up the dip.
    Vegan Bean Chilli
    Our favourite vegan bean chilli!
    Check out this recipe
    A bowl of chilli with tortilla chips, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream and an avocado on top.

    A classic vegan baked potato topping is coleslaw, so here's a slaw we think you'll love. Mix in a melty vegan cheese like this Applewood Vegan Cheese, which is soooo good!

    Zingy Brussel Sprouts Slaw with no mayo.
    A zippy, zingy slaw that has no mayo. Made with lots of colourful crunchy veggies such as brussel sprouts, carrots and radishes.
    Check out this recipe
    Brussel Sprouts Slaw in a bowl with a hand pouring dressing over it.

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    Love & Vegan Yummies,

    Louise xx (P.S. Follow me on Insta and Tik Tok!)

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