Keep cool during hot summer days with these 15+ Easy Vegan Summer Recipes! Everything you need for breakfast, snacks, no-heat meals, desserts, and drinks! Cooling you from the inside makes the heat much more manageable!

With the summer finally here (hooray!) my body literally screams for lighter and healthier meals. I try to keep snacking throughout the day or make meals that don't require the oven or stovetop at all or only for a short time. Our apartment gets super hot on its own, it doesn't need me to add even more heat to that.
In this post, I've compiled my 15 favorite easy vegan summer recipes that keep me cool. I've grouped the recipes into the following categories:
Summer-approved Breakfast
Snacks and Sides
Main Meals made with little or no heat
Cool Desserts
Refreshing Drinks
Bookmark or pin this page, so you’ll always have summer-approved recipes at hand! Let me know your favorites in the comments below! :)
The vegan 8 says
This all looks sooo amazing Bianca! That hummus and spinach and sesame crackers have me totally drooling right now! Great roundup!
bianca says
Awww, that's so sweet of you, Brandi! Thank you so much <3
Sina says
This all sounds amazing, Bianca!! I really gotta try the avocado ice cream! <3
Roth says
lovely recipes. What could you use as alternative to recipes with lemon for those with acid reflux/gerd; where citrus fruits/juice are a trigger?
Bianca says
Are you having a specific recipe in mind, Roth? In most cases you can just leave out the lemon.
B Roth says
Yes. the Avocado Ice cream and Homemade Hummus.
Bianca says
As for the hummus, you can simply omit the lemon juice or you can add sumac. It's a Middle Eastern spice and it gives the hummus a nice tart lemony taste. I'm not sure if it's a trigger too, but it's an alternative to lemons. As for the avocado ice cream, I'd say it's worth giving it a try without the lemon juice. The lemon juice is more for the avocado to keep its color - it won't add lots of flavor. :)
Marcia says
Oh, my! You have quite outdone yourself this time...and considering how extraordinary you are on a normal day, that is really quite a feat!
Thank you for this fantastic batch of recipes, that I can hardly wait to print out and make!
Bon Appétit, everyone!
Bianca says
So glad you like the collection, Marcia! Thank you so much <3!