These simple vegan sauces are a perfect way to take bland meals to a whole new level. Whether you’re looking for creamy, cheesy, peanutty, sweet, or tangy, we’ve got it all covered here.
Best of all, these sauces are completely oil-free and lower in fat than their traditional counterparts because we are using only wholesome ingredients.
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Dishes that could use some vegan sauces
Whether you’re looking for a peanut dipping sauce for deliciously colorful Spring Rolls or wraps or possibly a creamy alfredo sauce for pasta, you’ll find everything needed in this list.
There are even plenty of stir-fry sauces included for those Stir-Fry Recipes that the family loves so much.

Cheese sauces
Nothing says warm and creamy like vegan cheese sauces, so I have added a few of my favorites to this list with flavors like cheddar, nacho, and even sweet potato cheese.
Want to turn those meals into masterpieces? Whether it’s basic rice, rice bowls, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, or anything else, we’ve got a vegan sauce for that!
Easy Vegan Sauces
We've got alfredo sauce, bbq sauce, peanut sauce, stir fry sauce, and every kind of sauce you could need in this list.
I use this cheese sauce for everything--nachos, tacos, pizza, baked potato and steamed veggie topping, and so much more!
This cashew-based vegan alfredo sauce has a rich creamy flavor that is delicious on pasta, baked potatoes, and even roasted vegetables. Amazingly, it can be made in only 10-minutes flat!
This creamy peanut spring roll sauce can be served as a dipping sauce, stir fry sauce, or over rice dishes. With no cooking required, it’s ready in 10-minutes flat!
This Orange Miso Ginger Dressing is deliciously refreshing when paired with a green salad, pasta, bean salad, or even used as a marinade! Five minutes and a few ingredients are all you need to make this tasty dressing recipe!
This easy Tahini Dressing recipe takes less than 5-minutes to make with only a handful of ingredients. It's delicious on pasta, salad, veggie bowls, falafels, and more!
This smoky, savory, and creamy vegan chipotle sauce is the perfect match for bean burgers, veggie hoagies, baked fries, and SO MUCH MORE!
There are so many dishes that could use a great barbecue sauce to enhance the flavors. With its sweet smoky flavor, a good bbq sauce can transform a bland recipe into an culinary masterpiece. This Healthy BBQ Sauce Recipe can do just that!
This gravy tastes like the stuff I grew up eating on my mashed potatoes as a kid, but it happens to be vegan and has zero artery clogging saturated animal fat.
I use this Asian Stir Fry Sauce with a lot of dishes besides just stir-fries including as a dip, marinade, topping for pasta, and much more.
This sauce is terrific over noodles and stir fry veggies. It can also be used as a dipping sauce or marinade.
Amazing Vegan Nacho Cheese is incredible as a dip for baked chips as well as on fries, baked potatoes, and pizza. For healthy burritos and quesadillas, it can’t be beat!
This recipe is great on pasta and bean salads, as well as regular garden salads. With only three ingredients required, it's likely you've already got everything needed on-hand.
When I first switched over to a healthy plant-based lifestyle back in 2013, one thing that I really missed was CHEESE. Cheese for pizza, tacos, lasagna, and so much more. That’s why I came up with my Creamy Vegan Cheese Sauce Recipe a few years ago and now this sweet potato vegan cheese sauce that is diabetes-friendly.
This honey mustard sauce recipe is completely egg-free and dairy-free. It’s low-fat and easy to make with only 5 ingredients. Great as a salad dressing, sandwich or wrap topping, and even on baked potatoes.
This is one of the easiest stir fry sauce recipes you’ll ever make. It is kind of like an all-purpose sauce that is delicious on stir-fries and even used as a dipping sauce.
I am from the Carolina's where potato salad, cole slaw, and tomato sandwiches are necessary meal staples. This was a real issue for me after switching to a plant-based lifestyle, because you know what all these foods require right? Mayonnaise!
I was skeptical about dairy-free sour cream because I had always loved the dairy-version, but this tofu vegan sour cream recipe is surprisingly delicious! Creamy and tangy wonderfulness!
Making your own ketchup at home is SO easy to do with only a few ingredients in about 10-minutes. With this sugar-free vegan ketchup, you get to control exactly what goes into it.
This lime fruit sauce is bursting with flavor and perfectly delicious on fresh fruit, salads, and anything else you can think of.
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