These vegan stuffing balls are a delicious savory appetizer and the perfect after-the-holidays snack that you can make with leftover stuffing. They are simply stuffing, rolled into balls, and baked to a golden brown, so if you like stuffing, you'll love it baked into these bite-sized balls.
You can serve them as an appetizer, or as a kid-friendly twist to stuffing at your next holiday meal. If you are sick of the same old thing for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, serve these stuffing balls next holiday and your family will thank you! They go great paired with seitan turkey, seitan ham, or along with other sides like roast potatoes, brussels sprouts, vegan stuffed mushrooms, and jellied cranberry sauce.
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🧾 Ingredients and substitutions
- Vegan Stuffing - You can make my easy vegan stovetop stuffing, or my baked vegan stuffing, but any cooked vegan stuffing will work.
- Water - or vegetable stock or broth to make the stuffing sticky enough to roll into balls.
- Vegan Butter - you can use any vegan butter or neutral-flavored oil that you want.
Optional ingredients
- Vegan Cheese - a little vegan cheese that melts well will give your stuffing balls a little something extra and helps to hold them together since there is no egg like in traditional stuffing ball recipes.
- Parsley - or other fresh herbs like fresh sage leaves, rosemary, or thyme will add a fresh flavor to the stuffing and help balance out the heaviness.
- Salt and Black Pepper - to taste, but since most stuffing is already salty, you may not need this.
🥄 How to make vegan stuffing balls
Step 1 - Make a batch of vegan stovetop stuffing. (Made with onion, celery, mushrooms, and breadcrumbs.) (Or use any leftover vegan stuffing that you have.)
Step 2 - Place stuffing in a large bowl and add a little vegetable broth to the stuffing and stir to get it wet enough to stick together and able to form it into a ball when you roll it in your hands. (Add about 1 tablespoon at a time stirring well until you get a sticky, but not wet consistency.)
Bake your stuffing balls
Step 3 - Form the stuffing mixture into golf ball-sized balls and set them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 4 - Brush with a little melted vegan butter or olive oil.
Step 5 - Bake at 375° F (190° C) for 20 minutes until golden brown.
👩🏻🍳 Pro Tips
- Be sure to add the broth slowly so you don't get wet soggy stuffing.
- The amount of broth that you will need will depend on how wet your stuffing is, to begin with.
- You can make as much or as little as you want. You can make 32 balls with a full package of stuffing, but you can make less if you are using leftover stuffing.
🥡 How to store vegan stuffing balls
Refrigerate: These vegan stuffing balls will keep well in the fridge for 3 - 5 days in a sealed container.
Freeze: Freeze the stuffing balls in an airtight bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can bake them directly from the freezer by adding about 5 minutes to the baking time. Tip- you can use your leftover stuffing from Thanksgiving to make stuffing balls for Christmas.
Reheating: Reheat by baking in the oven at 350° F for about 10 minutes until warm.
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📋 Vegan stuffing balls recipe
Vegan Stuffing Balls
Ingredients
- 8 cups vegan stuffing
- 1-4 tablespoons vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter (melted)
Optional ingredients
- 1 cup vegan cheese
- 3 tablespoons parsley (fresh chopped)
Instructions
- Make a batch of vegan stovetop stuffing. (Or use any leftover vegan stuffing that you have.)
- Add a little vegetable broth to the stuffing to get it wet enough to stick together and able to form it into a ball when you roll it in your hands. (Add about 1 tablespoon at a time stirring well until you get a sticky, but not wet consistency.)
- Form the stuffing into golf ball-sized balls and set them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Brush with a little melted vegan butter or oil.
- Bake at 375° F (190° C) for 20 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
- Be sure to add the broth slowly so you don't get wet soggy stuffing.
- The amount of broth that you will need will depend on how wet your stuffing is, to begin with.
- You can make as much or as little as you want. You can make 32 balls with a full package of stuffing, but you can make less if you are using leftover stuffing.
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My kids loved these last Thanksgiving and just asked for them again.