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If you’re looking vegan recipes that are also refined sugar-free, you’re in the right place!

You’ll find a robust selection of mains, salads, and soups, alongside treats that are 100% date-sweetened like these brownie bites, a vegan chocolate orange cake, and my magical wonder cookies. Plus, find drinks without refined sweeteners like my tahini date shake and this hot cocoa.

My cookbook, The First Mess Cookbook, has even more refined-sugar free inspiration.

An overhead shot shows a shallow dish lined with paper, filled with air fryer crispy edamame. The edamame are lightly browned and a small bowl of flaky salt is seen to the side.

Crispy & Chewy Air Fryer Edamame

An up close, overhead shot shows a pot of spring green orzo risotto with sautéed asparagus. A serving spoon is sticking out of the pot.

Spring Green Orzo “Risotto” (Vegan)

An up close, overhead shot shows a roasted sweet potato salad with baby arugula, vegan "feta" cheese, and a warm olive and chickpea "dressing. The salad is on a white platter.

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Olive & Chickpea “Dressing (Vegan)

An overhead shot shows a bowl of lentil vegetable soup with a crust of bread perched on top. The soup is finished with finely chopped parsley. A spoon is sticking out of the bowl.

Lemony Lentil Vegetable Soup with Rosemary & Fennel

An up close, overhead shot shows a creamy vegan mushroom barley soup with lentils. The soup is garnished with chopped fresh dill. A slice of bread is sticking out of the bowl of soup as well as a spoon.

Creamy Mushroom Barley Soup with Lentils & Dill (Vegan)

An up close, overhead shot shows a serving of homemade vegan gnocchi covered in a thick green kale sauce. The dish is garnished with vegan "parmesan" and Aleppo chili

Vegan Potato Gnocchi with Kale Sauce

An overhead shot shows a pot of vegan spinach artichoke orzo with a serving spoon sticking out.

One-Pot Spinach Artichoke Orzo with Chickpeas (Vegan)

An overhead shot shows a baked sweet potato in a bowl that's stuffed with a creamy harissa coconut lentils and kale mixture. The dish is garnished with chopped cilantro and a dab of harissa.

Harissa Coconut Lentils with Kale & Roasted Sweet Potatoes

An overhead shot shows a bowl of mashed cauliflower with swoops of vegan Worcestershire black pepper butter on top. A serving spoon is sticking out of the mash.

Silky Mashed Cauliflower with Black Pepper Worcestershire Butter

An overhead shot shows an individual serving of vegan butternut squash pasta. The sauce is very creamy and the pasta is dotted with bits of cooked veggie sausage and fried sage leaves.

Creamy Vegan Butternut Squash Pasta with Veggie Sausage & Fried Sage

An up close, overhead shot shows a platter with toasted butternut squash slices, burst cherry tomatoes, herbed creamy vegan yogurt sauce, roasted chewy lentils, whole herbs, and drizzles of chili oil. Serving utensils are seen to the side.

Roasted Butternut Squash with Lentils, Cherry Tomatoes & Herbed Yogurt

An overhead shot shows a braiser pot filled with spiced coconut pearl couscous, chickpeas, and roasted cauliflower florets. The dish has a stew-like texture and is garnished with cilantro.

Creamy Coconut Couscous with Golden Roasted Cauliflower & Chickpeas

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