32 Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipes That'll Blow Your Damn Mind

The best vegan macaroni and cheese recipes on the internet. Period.

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One of the meals that vegans and lactose intolerant people miss the most from their diet is none other than macaroni and cheese. And why wouldn't they? It's an American staple that's cheesy, gooey, savory, and comforting — aka my ideal meal (for every meal).

To help fill this void in your non-dairy lives, I've gathered up my favorite recipes from across the internet in hopes that you can find a new recipe that's just as good as your old favorite — or maybe even BETTER.

1. Baked Vegan Mac and Cheese

A Virtual Vegan / Via avirtualvegan.com

This dairy-free, nut-free recipe is just like mom made.

2. Caramelized Onion Mac and Cheese

Minimalist Baker / Via minimalistbaker.com

This recipe incorporates eggplant into the pasta sauce and deliciously slow-roasted onions. I'm in.

3. Smoky Mac and Cheese

Making Thyme For Health / Via makingthymeforhealth.com

This recipe gets its name from the smoky, roasted red pepper and paprika used in the sauce. Yum!

4. Mac and Cheese Elbows with Broccoli

Cookie and Kate / Via cookieandkate.com

Feel like adding in some delicious, cruciferous veggies to your standard mac? Try this recipe for mac & cheese with broccoli you'll barely notice.

5. Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Vegetarian Snob / Via vegetariansnob.com

Or, load in even more vegetables with this recipe that calls for an entire head of cauliflower to make this masterpiece.

6. Mac and Cheese with Shiitake Bacon

Veggiease / Via veggiease.com

This recipe is inspired by the mac and cheese at local NYC favorite vegan eatery, By Chloe's.

7. Jalapeño Mac and Cheese

Ambitious Kitchen / Via ambitiouskitchen.com

Put some kick in your mac with this recipe that features a creamy sauce and spicy peppers.

8. Vegan Pizza Mac and Cheese

Hot For Food Blog / Via hotforfoodblog.com

This casserole recipe is half pizza, half mac and cheese and ALL flavor.

9. Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Making Thyme For Health / Via makingthymeforhealth.com, Via makingthymeforhealth.com

This recipe pairs cashews with pumpkin puree for a fantastic fall treat.

10. Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

She Likes Food / Via shelikesfood.com

A super-savory recipe featuring crispy sage and breadcrumbs.

11. Mac and Cheese with Garlic Spinach

Veggies Save The Day / Via veggiessavetheday.com

Add some greens to your mac with this tasty recipe.

12. Classic Mac and Cheese (like from a box!)

Chocolate Covered Katie / Via chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Do you miss the boxed mac & cheese of your childhood? Try this recipe for a dinner that will take you straight to Nostalgia Town.

13. Creamy Kale and Mushroom Mac and Cheese

A Cozy Kitchen / Via acozykitchen.com

The flavors in this recipe make for a delicious fall dinner.

14. Vegan Chili Mac

Veggie Inspired / Via veggieinspired.com

Want your mac and cheese AND your chili, too? Try a recipe for chili mac and make all your vegan dreams come true.

15. Green Mac and Cheese

Veggies Don't Bite / Via veggiesdontbite.com

This recipe for "Leprechaun Mac" tastes just as cheesy and creamy as the rest, but features some blended-up green vegetables in the sauce as well.

16. Tahini Mac and Cheese

Soom Foods / Via soomfoods.com

If you've never experimented with using tahini as a sauce, you must! In this recipe, it adds a nutty flavor that shouldn't be missed.

17. Mac and Cheese Balls

May I Have That Recipe / Via mayihavethatrecipe.com

Turn your mac and cheese into bite-sized appetizers with this recipe.

18. Creamy Carrot Mac and Cheese with Walnut Parmesean

The Full Helping / Via thefullhelping.com

I'm drooling just looking at these pictures of this recipe. I need to try this walnut "parm" topping immediately.

19. Mac and Cheese with Coconut Bacon

Show Me The Yummy / Via showmetheyummy.com

Add an extra savory flavor kick with this recipe, which calls for cilantro and a coconut-based "bacon."

20. Gluten Free Mac and Peas

The Full Helping / Via thefullhelping.com

Sometimes I wonder who the first person was to popularize putting peas into mac and cheese because after this recipe I'd like to thank them personally.

21. Spicy Chickpea Mac and Cheese

Cotter Crunch / Via cottercrunch.com

Spice up your mac with jalapeños and pack in the protein with chickpeas in this recipe for a unique mac and cheese.

22. Oil-Free Vegan Mac and Cheese

Nutriciously / Via nutriciously.com

This sauce uses carrots and nutritional yeast for a creamy sauce with no oil needed.

23. Macaroni Skillet

Hot For Food Blog / Via hotforfoodblog.com

Make your entire macaroni meal in one skillet with this recipe.

24. Green Chili Mac and Cheese

Minimalist Baker / Via minimalistbaker.com

Looks like a regular mac and cheese, but has a ~spicy~ surprise. Get the recipe here.

25. Five-Ingredient Vegan Mac and Cheese

Sweet Phi / Via sweetphi.com

This recipe uses tofu and carrots to make this simple sauce.

26. Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese

Maria Marlowe / Via mariamarlowe.com

This casserole recipe takes mac and cheese and adds broccoli and sweet potato to make it even more rich.

27. Quinoa Mac and Cheese

Simply Quinoa / Via simplyquinoa.com

For a gluten-free version of mac and cheese without any actual pasta, try this recipe, which uses quinoa instead.

28. Vegan Cheeseburger Macaroni

Veggies Don't Bite / Via veggiesdontbite.com

This recipe was made to taste like the Hamburger Helper original!

29. Vegan Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Happy Food Healthy Life / Via happyfoodhealthylife.com

Yes, you can make mac and cheese in an Instant Pot! Try it out with this recipe.

30. White Bean Mac and Cheese

Rhian's Recipes / Via rhiansrecipes.com

This recipe makes for a mac and cheese with its smooth bean-and-miso sauce.

31. Mac and Cheese bites

We Are So Vegan / Via wearesovegan.com

Enjoy your favorite meal in a bite-sized form with this recipe.

32. And a bonus recipe to make your own vegan cheese powder!

It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken / Via itdoesnttastelikechicken.com

I don't want to blow your mind too hard, but you CAN make your own dairy-free cheese powder that you can keep on hand for mac & cheese at any time. Try this recipe to see!