The Best Vegan Cook Books

Veganuary is here once again, and it seems like more and more of us are embracing this plant-based lifestyle, and discovering a new style of cooking along the way. You can definitely get creative in the kitchen this month, and you may even find some of the vegan recipes you discover become a part of your normal weekly rotation!

There are some great recipes available for free on the BBC Good Food website (the vegan banana bread is particularly appropriate for lockdown!), but some of the most exciting and unusual recipes can be found in cookbooks.

Just because you're going vegan, doesn't mean you suddenly need to live off salad and kale. Instead, you can dive in and discover thousands of new recipes. Explore vegan takes on your favourite classics, recipes from foreign cuisines, and dreamy plant-based desserts, there are so many delicious dishes just waiting for you to try.

Below I've done a round up of some of my top picks for vegan cook books. I've had a search and found the 'best' in various categories, so hopefully you'll find something to suit you, your family, your lifestyle and your budget!

Best - Of The Best

The books below seem to get a lot of praise online. Crowd pleasers with a good range of recipes, if you're not looking for anything in particular, you might like the sound of them. They've both got a lot of Amazon reviews so you can do your research and make sure they're the right pick for you, and I've included a couple of stand out recipes that might just tempt you.

Vegan for Everybody - Was £25.00 Now £18.99

- Though this definitely isn't the cheapest book on the list, Vegan for Everybody comes chock full of more than 200 recipes, with recipes that will see you through breakfast, lunch and dinner. This book has some really tasty sounding dishes, including Baja Style Cauliflower Tacos and Pesto Pizza with Fennel and Cauliflower, to name a few - if they sound appealing it might be worth checking this one out!

Lucy Watson: Feed Me Vegan - Was £18.99 Now £12.99

- Winner of PETA's Best Vegan Cookbook 2017, Feed Me Vegan has some really delicious sounding, comforting recipes. The stand out from the line up has to be her brunch goodies, French Toast with Spiced Plums, and also her desserts Hot Cinnamon Jam Doughnuts. The aim of this book is to show you that just because you're eating plant-based, you can still indulge and treat yourself with delicious food.

Best- Value For Money

At LatestDeals, we love a deal, and below are two cook books I've found that seem to be pretty good value for money. As well as being better for the environment, going vegan can also be better for your wallet, and these two cookbooks should help with that. One is a good value cook book for what you get, and the other sets out to keep your costs down while cooking, so there's a bit of choice depending on where you want to save money.

Vegan One Pound Meals - Was £16.99 Now £11.55

- Vegan One Pound Meals aims to help you find budget-friendly plant-based options, with a no frills approach to vegan cooking. Stand outs in the book include Mac & No Cheese and Vegan Sausage Rolls. This is a great one to look at if you want to make a change, but stick to a budget.

Fearne Cotton: Happy Vegan - £6.00 at Amazon

- This is a great pick for feeding the family hearty, nutritious, vegan food. Fearne also includes nutritional information and tips at the beginning of her chapters, and the book features both sweet and savoury recipes. Reviews of the book look good, and at just £6.00 for the hardback, it's worth taking a look.

Best - Quick & Easy

If you have been thinking about trying some vegan changes but you're worried it will take over your life, these are the books for you. These books aim to keep things, quick, easy and delicious. Vegan cooking doesn't have to be time consuming and extravagant, you can still make healthy, conscious food with little fuss.

One Pot Vegan - Was £16.99 Now £12.00

- This staple cook book contains 80 quick and easy vegan recipes which can all be made using one dish - it's worth a look just for the thought of saving on all that washing up! The book also keeps it simple, using supermarket ingredients that you can find with no fuss.

Vegan on the Go - Was £12.99 Now £6.00 at The Works

- If you're tempted to try mixing in a few vegan recipes to your rotation but worried that the cooking and preparation will be too much, this could be a good option. Vegan on the Go has over 100 lunchtime recipes including tofu sushi, sweet potato burgers and more!

BOSH!: Simple recipes - Was £20.00 Now £7.99

- BOSH! have a good selection of different cookbooks, and you can get good deals on them at Amazon. The one I've listed here, Simple Recipes, is a good allrounder, offering simple yet tasty dishes. These books have been really popular, and the reviews for this one are worth reading if you want to check it's for you - they're pretty convincing!

Best - Vegan Around The World

Trying different vegan recipes is a fantastic way of discovering flavours, ingredients and tastes from other cultures. Lots of the books in this list include recipes from around the world, but here are a couple that specialise in them. We can't travel at the moment, but you can bring the world into your kitchen by stepping outside your comfort zone and cooking something a bit different.

Afro-vegan - Was £22.50 Now £15.00

- Afro-Vegan, renowned chef and food justice activist Bryant Terry will help you transform classic dishes of the African Diaspora. His aim is to ensure that whether you're a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore, you'll enjoy his vegan twists on classic African dishes. If you're looking to branch out and try something new, this could be a good one to look at.

East - Was £20.00 Now £14.45

- East will look lovely sitting on your kitchen shelf. This beautiful cookbook holds 120 Asian inspired vegan and vegetarian recipes. Meera Sodha offers twists on classic dishes, such as Peanut Butter and Broccoli Pad Thai, and it's a Number 1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Best - Kids Pick

Omari McQueen's Best Bites Cookbook - Was £12.99 Now £9.54

- If you want to get your kids interested in cooking, and help them understand how to fuel their bodies to keep them healthy, this could be worth a look. From the UK's youngest award-winning chef, Omari McQueen's Best Bites Cookbook is filled with more than 35 recipes your kids will want to eat, including BBQ Jackfruit and Peri Peri Wedges.