Do you have 5 minutes? Then you can make this Easy Vegan Gravy! Made with just 6 ingredients, this gravy is ridiculously easy to make. Your mashed potatoes are begging for it!
Is there much better than a big ol’ bowl of mashed potatoes, just smothered in gravy? I dare say there isn’t.
Your mashed potatoes are in need of this delicious EASY vegan gravy, and the best news is they can have it in just 5 minutes!!!
So many vegan gravy recipes out there are rather complicated, with their chopped onions and mushrooms… I don’t know about you, but usually by the time I think about wanting gravy, I’m ready to eat, so I wanted to create a super easy & quick recipe for all my emergency gravy needs!
This easy vegan gravy will come in handy on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any other holiday! Even if the other recipes you make are complicated, at least this one is not.
Here are a few other recipes that go well with easy vegan gravy: Try it on top of:
The Best Vegan Meatloaf (just leave off the ketchup topping)
Vegan Mashed Potatoes, of course!
Oven Roasted Potato Wedges (fries and gravy, yes please!)
I think you are going to love this Easy Vegan Gravy. It’s:
Ridiculously easy to make
Inexpensive to make
Savory and so flavorful!
Creamy and smooth
Kid-friendly
If you make this recipe, let me know how it goes! Rate it, leave a comment and tag a photo @nora_cooks_vegan on Instagram. Enjoy!
Easy Vegan Gravy
Ingredients
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or use tamari for gluten free)
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour (or use brown rice flour for gluten free)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a medium sized pot and bring to a boil.
- Whisk over medium-high heat for a couple of minutes, until the gravy thickens.
- Serve with mashed potatoes! This gravy keeps well for up to a week in the fridge. Just re-warm, add a little water if too thick, stir and serve.
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Very tasty – not too thick and very easy to make – YES a real winner!!
Thanks so much! Glad it was good!
I detest mustard. Anything else I can use? Is it still good without?
Just leave it out, it will be fine!
Couldn’t believe how good this was and so easy! Was perfect with thanksgiving!
That’s fantastic! Glad it was good. 🙂
I have to give credit where credit is due. I’ve been on a vegan diet for just over two years now. This gravy recipe by far is the most authentic tasting, best savory substitute for poultry gravy I’ve found. I use this whenever I need gravy cravings vanquished.
P.S. My kids love I too!
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
Thank you for this – saved me yesterday when I needed a last minute gravy recipe! Fast & really tasty – entire family enjoyed it. : D
So glad your family enjoyed the gravy!
Amazing and super easy!!
So glad to hear that!
I used regular mustard and a dash of white wine vinegar. I also added a few sprigs of thyme and 1 small twig of rosemary. This stuff is like magic! SO good!
Thank you! So happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Made without the dijon and added salt and it was wonderful! Didnt have any Dijon
What about almond flour?
I don’t know if it would thicken it at all, but you could try it. Pretty sure it would be grainy.
this was a lifesaver on thanksgiving. My wife tossed a vegan mushroom gravy that i had been saving for my vegan daughter LOL. Whipped this up in no time and its tasted great. I had to admit to the tossing of the gravy however because i didn’t have nutritional yeast in my cupboard and she had some in her van. that’s the only show stopper. it tasted great. I used homemade vegetable stock from a recipe from cooks illustrated. Very happy with the results!!
Glad it worked out well! 🙂
The gravy was oddly tangy by itself, presumably because of the Dijon mustard. However, the tangy flavor disappeared once combined with mashed potatoes. This recipe will likely become a weekly favorite for my family.
I made this tonight It’s our first vegan Thanksgiving! I followed the recipe exactly however I added a sprig of rosemary,thyme and sage. OMG soo good totally a Keeper !!
LOVE!! I am not a cook but decided to make an entire Thanksgiving meal for my family last year and this gravy was a HUGE hit. Super easy, super good.
Making it again this year!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I live super easy recipes.
Amazing gravy and soo quick & easy! My husband and I were both so surprised how much we loved it!
I’m glad you both loved it! Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Looking to try for thanksgiving, but need to make ahead of time as we are traveling. How long will it keep for or do I need to make it the day of?
Thank you!
You can make it ahead if you need to, but when you get ready to serve it, heat it up and whisk it well to get rid of any clumps. You may need to add a little water to get the consistency just right and pourable as well. Thank you!
Is there anything I can substitute for nutritional yeast? It’s so hard to find where I live.
You can simply leave it out, the gravy will still be good. Thank you!
Has anyone frozen this?
Thanks
This gravy is so easy to make and so delicious!
I highly recommend!
Amazing and so easy!! Oil free!! Love this!!
Thank you so much for this vegan gravy recipe! It was really good and incredibly easy to make. I had accepted only having gravy during the holidays when I can get the one Tofurky makes (which I was grateful for) but now I can make it whenever I want! I think that I may just have to get a gravy boat!
I’m so glad you like it! Nothing like a good gravy. 🙂
Best ever! So good even w/o the soy sauce. The no chicken bouillon base is my favorite and and makes this gravy very yummy! Used gf flour too.
I’m glad that it turned out well!
Do make this recipe! Put all the ingredients in a COLD pot (as in, don’t turn the stove on until you are ready to cook). I have never made gravy before. And I am going to need one for the holidays. I am sooooo glad I found this one – it doesn’t have any “weird” ingredients AND it tastes great!
So glad you enjoyed the gravy!
Made this last night and it was soooo amazing! I doubled it and I was glad i did because we wanted a lot!
I’m so glad you all enjoyed it! Thank you so much.
Ready made broth is not available as a shelf item in the Supermarkets here in Australia. What is a suitable substitute please eg, chicken or vegetable liquid or solid stocks.
Any sort of vegetable stock/broth will work, or you can make your own. Or vegetable bouillon.
Yes it is. It’s just called stock. You’ll find it near the herbs and spices in the supermarket.
You can very easily make your own vegetable stock! Just save trimmings from your vegetables in the freezer. When your gallon bag is half full or more, empty it into large saucepan (or stock pot if you have a lot of trimmings) add in garlic, and herbs you enjoy, and season, cover with water and simmer till reduced. Strain the vegetables out and Voila! you’ve just made broth! And I guarantee you it tastes better than store bought 🙂
can you use arrowroot or corn starch to thicken rather than flour?
I believe both of those would work fine, though I haven’t tried them myself.
Thank you so much for this recipe~ it saved me this thanksgiving! I made it with King Arthur gluten free flour and it was awesome! Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m glad it was good!