Warning! Your house is going to smell like a full-blown bakery when you make these vegan sausage rolls. And they don’t just smell delicious, they also taste so so good! It’s like the festive season, snuggled up in a hug wrapped with puffed pastry. What more could you want? As I was making these, I was thinking about how it’s impossible to share them. I could seriously eat these all week long. However, although they are a great snack, they are a fantastic appetizer, especially during the holiday season. These meat-free, tasty sausage rolls are the comfort food and easy appetizer you’ve been searching for!

❤️ Why You’ll Love Vegan Sausage Rolls

• Perfect for Holidays: These make the ultimate festive appetizer, bringing everyone together around the table.
• Fun & Satisfying: Incredibly satisfying to make and even more satisfying to eat – pure comfort food bliss.
• Crowd-Pleaser: Even meat eaters will be amazed – I fed these to British people who said they were better than the real deal.
• Make-Ahead Friendly: Kid-friendly, freezer-friendly, and you can make them in large batches ahead of time.

🍲 Ingredients

High-Quality Meat Alternative – I used Lightlife for the best texture and flavor that mimics traditional sausage perfectly. A good quality plant-based protein is essential for achieving that satisfying, meaty texture that makes these vegan sausage rolls so convincing and delicious. The protein base absorbs all the wonderful spices and creates the perfect filling consistency.

Aromatic Spice Blend – Thyme, cinnamon, basil, paprika, red pepper flakes, sage, vegetable stock paste, and oregano are not optional – this is what makes the recipe taste incredible. This complex spice combination creates layers of flavor that develop during cooking and gives these rolls their signature taste that rivals any traditional version.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Vegan Sausage Rolls

1. Be sure to have your puffed pastry thawed and in the fridge ready to use.
2. Into a large skillet or pan heat olive oil on low-medium heat for 30 seconds before adding onion and garlic and cooking for 5-6 minutes or until golden and reduced by around 1/3.  To the skillet or pan add your sage, thyme, basil, oregano, cinnamon, smoked paprika and red pepper flakes.  Stir till everything is well combined and increase heat to high before adding in your vegan meat of choice.
3. Once you’ve added your vegan meat be sure to use a wooden spoon or spatula to break down each piece until a ground meat texture is achieved for your mixture.  Cook for 5-6 minutes, or until everything is well combined and beginning to golden up.  Reduce heat to medium, add butter, liquid soy seasoning and nutritional yeast and stir till well combined.  Cook for another 5 minutes before removing from heat and setting aside to cool.
4. Grab the puffed pastry and lay it flat (have your longest piece at the top). Using your hands mould out individual sausages (around 1 1/2 inch thick) and lay the sausages out on the pastry in three rows vertically. Slice the puffed pastry between the sausages and brush each edge with a bit of dairy-free milk. You then want to roll the puffed pastry over the sausages (try to do this as tightly as you can) and press down to seal the long edge.
5. You can score the tops of each roll with a knife (optional).
6. Finish by brushing each with some dairy-free milk and sprinkling with sesame seeds of choice. Place the sausages in the fridge to set for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Before baking, cut your rolls into individual bite-sized pieces (or as long or small as you like) and bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown and perfectly crisp.
7. Enjoy with your favourite brown sauce or ketchup!

🪄 Tips and Tricks

• Patience: Take time to properly brown onions and garlic for the deepest flavor base possible.
• Spice Commitment: Don’t skip any spices – they’re all essential for that incredible taste profile.
• Quality Matters: Use a good-quality meat alternative like Lightlife for the best texture and flavor.
• Temperature: Keep pastry cold before baking to guarantee crispy, flaky layers in your vegan sausage rolls.

🗒 Substitutions

• Meat Alternative: Any high-quality plant-based ground protein works, but choose one with good texture and flavor absorption.
• Pastry: Store-bought puff pastry works perfectly, or make your own if you’re feeling ambitious.
• Milk Wash: Soy milk or any plant milk can substitute oat or almond milk for brushing.
• Spices: While the full blend is recommended, you can adjust the quantities to suit your taste preferences.

🗒 Best served with

• Vegan Spanakopita Recipe
• Fresh Watermelon Salad
• Creamy Vegan White Bean Dip
• Vegan Zuppa Toscana Soup

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Baked rolls: 3-4 days in fridge in an airtight container.
Unbaked assembled rolls: 2 days in fridge or 3 months frozen.
Reheat: Oven at 350°F for 5-8 minutes to restore crispiness.

🤔 Common Questions

Vegan Sausage Rolls

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🥖 These Vegan Sausage Rolls are flaky, savory, and taste better than the real deal! Perfect appetizer that even meat-eaters love!

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Vegan

Servings 24

Ingredients

  

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• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 small white onions blended in processor or blender till pulp-like
• 2 large garlic cloves blended in processor or blender till pulp-like
• 2 tbsp fresh sage finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. fresh thyme finely chopped
• 1 tbsp. dry basil
• 1 tbsp. dry oregano
• 1 tbsp. vegetable stock paste
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 396 gram 14 oz of your choice of vegan meat substitute
• 2 tbsp. liquid soy seasoning
• 1 tbsp. vegan butter
• 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
• 2 sheets vegan puffed pastry- thawed (most puffed pastries are accidentally vegan)
• 3 tbsp. dairy-free milk

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Instructions

 

• Be sure to have your puffed pastry thawed and in the fridge ready to use.
• Into a large skillet or pan heat olive oil on low-medium heat for 30 seconds before adding onion and garlic and cooking for 5-6 minutes or until golden and reduced by around 1/3.  To the skillet or pan add your sage, thyme, basil, oregano, cinnamon, smoked paprika and red pepper flakes.  Stir till everything is well combined and increase heat to high before adding in your vegan meat of choice.
• Once you’ve added your vegan meat be sure to use a wooden spoon or spatula to break down each piece until a ground meat texture is achieved for your mixture.  Cook for 5-6 minutes, or until everything is well combined and beginning to golden up.  Reduce heat to medium, add butter, liquid soy seasoning and nutritional yeast and stir till well combined.  Cook for another 5 minutes before removing from heat and setting aside to cool.
• Grab the puffed pastry and lay it flat (have your longest piece at the top). Using your hands mould out individual sausages (around 1 1/2 inch thick) and lay the sausages out on the pastry in three rows vertically. Slice the puffed pastry between the sausages and brush each edge with a bit of dairy-free milk. You then want to roll the puffed pastry over the sausages (try to do this as tightly as you can) and press down to seal the long edge.
• You can score the tops of each roll with a knife (optional).
• Finish by brushing each with some dairy-free milk and sprinkling with sesame seeds of choice. Place the sausages in the fridge to set for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Before baking, cut your rolls into individual bite-sized pieces (or as long or small as you like) and bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown and perfectly crisp.
• Enjoy with your favourite brown sauce or ketchup!

Notes

Patiently wait for the onions and garlic to brown to create a deep flavour base

Thyme, cinnamon, basil, paprika, red pepper flakes, sage, vegetable stock paste and oregano are not optional, this is what’s going to make the recipe taste incredible – use the spices!

Use a good quality meat alternative, I used Lightlife

Be sure to place the pastries in the fridge before baking, puffed pastry prefers being cooked from frozen. This way you’re guaranteed to get those crispy gorgeous layers.

Make sure to brush your pastries with oat or almond milk before baking, get that golden colour!

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