This easy vegan gravy recipe is so simple!  With just a few basic ingredients and 5 minutes of your time, you will have perfectly rich, creamy, delicious vegan gravy.

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Pour this savory plant-based gravy over mashed potatoes, lentil loaf, vegan wellington, vegan chicken, or any hearty vegan meal.  Perfect for Thanksgiving or any holiday, yet easy enough to make any time you’re craving some classic vegan comfort food. 

It’s simple to make and easily adapted to make vegan brown gravy, white gravy, turkey style gravy, golden gravy, or mushroom gravy too!

❤️ This recipe is

  • vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and can be made fat-free too!
  • easy to whip up in 1 pot in about 5 minutes.
  • the perfect consistency, not too thin and not too thick and gloppy.
  • easily altered to make any variety like vegan turkey gravy, brown gravy, or golden gravy.

🧾 Ingredients and substitutions

  • Broth – this can be vegetable broth or bullion cubes to make a flavored broth.  I personally like Not Chick’n broth or other chicken-style vegan broth.  If you want a brown “beef” style gravy, you can use Not Beef broth cubes.
  • Flour or starch – to thicken the gravy.  I prefer potato starch, but you can also use arrowroot or corn starch, or just plain white all-purpose flour if you don’t need it to be gluten-free.
  • Nutritional Yeast – to give it a rich umami flavor and golden color.
  • Poultry Seasoning – for flavor.  You can also use fresh herbs like sage, oregano, and thyme, or make your own with this homemade poultry seasoning.
  • Garlic Powder – for flavor.  You can also use onion powder.
  • Vegan Butter – (optional) for a richer gravy.  You can also use coconut oil or any other neutral-flavored oil or simply omit it for oil-free gravy.
  • Salt and Black Pepper – to taste.
A white plate full of mashed potatoes and gravy with chives sprinkled on top.
  1. Put all of the ingredients except for the vegan butter into a saucepan.  (The broth should be cold or add cold water and a bouillon cube).
  2. Whisk until the starch dissolves.
  3. Turn on the stove to medium heat and stir frequently until it starts to boil.
  4. Simmer for 30 seconds while stirring constantly then turn off the heat.
  5. Add the vegan butter or oil if you choose and stir until it’s incorporated. You can also add some fresh rosemary or sage to flavor the gravy.
Vegan gravy in a saucepan before and after it cooks.

📖 Vegan gravy variations

  • Brown Gravy – use vegetable or “beef” flavored broth, add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, (or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos) and omit the poultry seasoning. 
  • Turkey Gravy – follow the basic gravy recipe using chicken-style vegan broth, and add 1 tsp of Liquid Aminos, tamari, or soy sauce.
  • White Gravy – use 1 cup vegetable broth and 1 cup vegan milk and omit the poultry seasoning. White gravy is best if thickened with a roux so check out my recipe for vegan white gravy for full details!
  • Golden Gravy – follow the basic gravy recipe adding 1 extra tbsp of nutritional yeast and 1/4 tsp of turmeric.  Add fresh ground pepper to enhance the nutritional benefits of turmeric.
  • Mushroom Gravy – finely dice 8 oz. of mushrooms and saute them in 1 tbsp of vegan butter, margarine, or oil for about 5-8 minutes over medium-low.  Once they are cooked and begin to release their juices, add the ingredients for the basic vegan gravy recipe. 

👩🏻‍🍳Pro Tips

  • Be sure to add the starch while the ingredients are still cold. It will be lumpy and not dissolve all the way in hot liquid.
  • Serve the gravy warm, it will start to thicken when it cools.

🌟 How to thicken vegan gravy

You can use many things to thicken your gravy.  Flour, corn starch, potato starch, and arrowroot all work well.  White flour is easy if you don’t need it to be gluten-free. 

Personally, I prefer to use potato starch.  I feel that it gives it the best flavor and texture and it doesn’t get gloppy and thick when it begins to cool as other methods do.  I even prefer it over wheat flour for its great consistency and flavor!

🥡 Storage and reheating

Refrigerator: Store your gravy in the fridge for up to 5 days in a sealed container.

Freezing: Freeze the gravy in a freezer bag squeezing out as much air as possible and sealing well. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Reheating: Put the gravy in a saucepan and reheat it on the stovetop until warm. If it’s too thick, you can add a tablespoon of water to thin it out.

A plate of vegan mashed potatoes with vegan gravy being poured over it.

🍲 What to serve with vegan gravy

You can serve your gravy over anything that you would like. I love to serve it over seitan roast like my vegan turkey, vegan ham, seitan roast beef, or even vegan chicken.

This is also the best vegan gravy recipe for the following …

If you want a hearty, “meaty” gravy that turns mashed potatoes into a meal, you have to try my Vegan Chicken a la King!

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📋 Easy vegan gravy recipe

A close up of a scoop of vegan gravy in a gravy spoon.
5 from 7 rating

Easy Vegan Gravy

Yield: 8
Prep: 2 minutes
Cook: 3 minutes
Author: Monica Davis
A quick easy way to make any variety of vegan gravy.
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Ingredients

Instructions
 

  • Put all of the ingredients except for the vegan butter into a saucepan.  (The broth should be cold or add cold water and a bouillon cube).
  • Stir until the starch dissolves.
  • Turn on heat to medium and stir frequently until it starts to boil.
  • Stir constantly for 30 seconds then turn off the heat.
  • Add the vegan butter or oil if you choose and stir until it’s incorporated.

Notes

Vegan Gravy Variations:
  • Brown Gravy – use vegetable or “beef” flavored broth and add 1 tbsp of soy sauce (or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos) and omit the poultry seasoning.
  • Turkey Gravy – follow the basic gravy recipe using chicken-style vegan broth, and add 1 tsp of Liquid Aminos or soy sauce.
  • White Gravy – use 1 cup vegetable broth and 1 cup vegan milk and omit the poultry seasoning.
  • Golden Gravy – follow the basic gravy recipe adding 1 extra tbsp of nutritional yeast and 1/4 tsp of turmeric.  Add fresh ground pepper to enhance the nutritional benefits of turmeric.
Serving: 0.25cups, Calories: 40.13kcal, Carbohydrates: 3.11g, Protein: 1.21g, Fat: 2.64g, Saturated Fat: 0.6g, Sodium: 193.96mg, Potassium: 57.52mg, Fiber: 0.64g, Sugar: 0.16g, Vitamin A: 146.82IU, Calcium: 6.28mg, Iron: 0.32mg
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*This recipe was originally posted on 10/28/2020.  It was updated on 10/20/20 to include new images and more detailed instructions.