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You have to try My Creamy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes Recipe! No Dairy, No Nuts, No nutritional Yeast! in this Potato Gratin. Can be gluten-free and Soy-free. Oil-free option Jump to Recipe

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes in a cast iron skillet on wood board

Lets make these Classic Scalloped Potatoes to add to the Thanksgiving menu!

These Scalloped potatoes are Easy, use just a few ingredients, don’t need nutritional yeast for the cheesyness, have no nuts and are creamy, cheesy and all things delicious. Use herbs of choice for variation. Use a combination of veggies such as cauliflower with the potato. Top with a breadcrumb topping. Many options!

Ingredients for scalloped potatoes in bowls

Ingredients for Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

  • oil to saute. To make without oil, saute the onion in broth. Dry toast the flour for a few mins before using in the sauce.
  • Flavor ingredients: onion, garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, herbs, zest of half a lemon, miso, mustard
  • flour – all purpose. Use a mix of rice flour and tapioca starch for gluten-free
  • unsweetened non dairy milk to make the creamy sauce. Use light coconut milk, unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk or soy milk
  • thinly sliced peeled yukon gold potatoes.

How to make Vegan Scalloped Potatoes with Step Pictures

Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and let it heat up. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 mins. Add the flour and herbs, 1/4 tsp black pepper and salt and mix in. Cook for half a minute, add in the lime zest, miso and mustard and mix in and cook for another few seconds.

onion and garlic in a black saucepan

onion and flour in a clack saucepan

Add in half cup of the milk and mix in, add in the another half cup and mix in so that there are no lumps. add in the rest of the non dairy milk and mix in and bring to a boil. Cook for 3 mins then take off heat. Carefully taste and adjust salt and flavor. Mixture will be just slightly thick but will continue to thicken on cooling.

Scalloped potato creamy sauce mixture in a saucepan

Peel and slice the potatoes. I do this while or after cooking the cream sauce, so the potatoes don’t brown.

Grease a baking dish or cast iron pan and arrange the slices in an overlapping fashion. You can also place layer of non overlapping potatoes and repeat until finished. You want less than 3 layers for even cooking and crispy topping.

Pour all of the sauce over the potatoes. It will look like a lot.

sliced potatoes in a cast iron skillet

Bake for 1 hour at 350 deg F . Broil for a minute to brown.

Garnish with the remaining black pepper and some fresh herbs such as chives. If you are like me you would also sprinkle some reed pepper flakes and maldon sea salt. done!

sliced potatoes drizzled with creamy cheesy sauce in a cast iron skillet

Can I make this Gluten-free?

To make this gluten-free use 1.5 tbsp rice flour and 1.5 tbsp starch such as tapioca starch and a thicker non dairy milk such as soy milk or cashew milk or thick oat milk

Can I make this without Oil

Dry toast the flour on a skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 mins, stirring occasionally and set aside.

Saute the onion and garlic in 2 tbsp broth in step 1 until translucent and proceed. Add the flour after mixing in the herbs, miso and mustard. Add half cup non dairy milk and proceed with the rest of the recipe

Scalloped potatotes in a Cast iron skillet ready to bake

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Vegan Scalloped Potatoes in a cast iron skillet on wood board

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes without Nutritional Yeast

4.93 from 26 votes
By: Vegan Richa
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour 2 minutes
Total: 1 hour 12 minutes
Servings: 4 side servings
Course: Side
Cuisine: American
You have to try My Creamy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes Recipe! No Dairy, No Nuts, No nutritional Yeast! in this Potato Gratin. Can be gluten-free, soy-free, Oil-free . Makes a 8 in pan

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Ingredients 
 

  • 2-3 tsp olive oil, (see note for oil-free)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic, , finely chopped,
  • 3 tbsp flour, (all purpose), See note for gluten-free
  • 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, ,divided
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • zest of 1/4 or 1/2 a lemon, (depends on size of lemon and your preference of flavor)
  • 1 tsp dried herbs, (I use rosemary and thyme)
  • 1/2 tsp miso, (use chickpea miso for soyfree), optional
  • 1 tsp stoneground mustard, or 1/2 tsp ground mustard
  • 2 cups non dairy milk at room temp, , such as light coconut milk, unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk(1/4 cup cashews blended with 2 cups water), oat milk or soy milk
  • 2 large or 3 medium yukon gold potaoes

Instructions 

  • Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and let it heat up a bit. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 mins. Add the flour and herbs, 1/4 tsp black pepper and salt and mix in. Cook for half a minute, add in the lemon zest, miso and mustard and mix in and cook for another few seconds.
  • Add in half cup of the milk and mix in, add in the another half cup and mix in so that there are no lumps. Add in the rest of the non dairy milk and mix in and bring to a boil. Cook for 3 mins then take off heat. Carefully taste and adjust salt and flavor. This Bechamel sauce will be not be very thick but will continue to thicken as it cools.
  • Peel and slice the potatoes into an 1/8th inch thick slices. I do this while or after cooking the cream sauce, so the potatoes don't brown. (If slicing before hand, then store in a bowl of cold water until ready to bake. Then drain, lightly pat with a paper towel and move to the next step.)
  • Grease a baking dish or cast iron pan and arrange the slices in an overlapping fashion. You can also place a layer of non-overlapping potatoes, then place over this layer and repeat until finished. You want less than 3 layers for even cooking and crispy topping.
  • Pour all of the sauce over the potatoes. It will look like a lot.
  • Bake for 1 hour at 350 deg F (176 C) . Check in the center with a toothpick, there should not be any resistance. Continue to bake longer if needed. Broil for a minute to brown the top if needed.
  • Garnish with the remaining black pepper and some fresh herbs such as chives. If you are like me you would also sprinkle some red pepper flakes and maldon sea salt and serve.

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Notes

Gluten-free: Use 1.5 tbsp rice flour and 1.5 tbsp starch such as tapioca starch and a thicker non dairy milk such as soy milk or cashew milk or thick oat milk
Oil-free: Dry toast the flour on a skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 mins, stirring occasionally and set aside. Saute the onion and garlic in 2 tbsp broth in step 1 until translucent and proceed. Add the flour after mixing in the herbs, miso and mustard. Add half cup non dairy milk and proceed with the rest of the recipe(step 2 onwards)
For a Cheesy Gratin: Top the sauced Potatoes with vegan cheese shreds or cheese shreds + breadcrumbs + herbs and bake. 
Variations: Recipe is easily doubled. Or add other layers in between. Check with a toothpick in the center and continue baking as needed. Add some nutritional yeast to the sauce if you like for extra cheesy flavor. 
Nutrition is for 1 serve

Nutrition

Calories: 128.85kcal, Carbohydrates: 20.41g, Protein: 4.4g, Fat: 3.81g, Saturated Fat: 0.34g, Sodium: 382.2mg, Potassium: 463.47mg, Fiber: 3.52g, Sugar: 0.66g, Vitamin C: 13.58mg, Calcium: 190.75mg, Iron: 4.02mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Richa

Hi, I'm Richa! I create flavorful plant based recipes that are inspired by my Indian upbringing, including many gluten-free, soy-free, and oil-free options.

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101 Comments

  1. Diane says:

    5 stars
    So good, I didnt have any lemon zest so used 1/4 tsp lemon juice, it was delicious. Next time I will try it with the nutritional yeast
    Thank you

    1. Richa says:

      awesome!

  2. Diane says:

    5 stars
    So good, I didnt have any lemon zest so used 1/4 tsp lemon juice, it was delicious

  3. K says:

    5 stars
    Yum! The sauce is SO tasty. I used dill as my herb.

    1. Richa says:

      great!

  4. jazmin T says:

    Hello,
    What else can I make with this dish and will go really well together?

    1. Richa says:

      its mentioned on the post, nut loaf, roasted veggies, lentil loaf with gravy, burgers,

  5. Devorah says:

    5 stars
    Oh Richa, you have done it again!

    My whole family loved this. I made a double batch and it was totally eaten up and people wanted more. So I am making it again tomorrow night! 😂

    1. Richa says:

      yay!

  6. Gen says:

    Hello 🌸
    What should I use to make grain free

    1. Richa says:

      use 2 cup of thick cashew milk and skip the flour roasting step.

  7. Swati says:

    This came out GREAT !! With the GF version .

    1. Richa says:

      awesome

  8. Swati Gulati says:

    Can I omit the lemon zest?

    1. Richa says:

      yes

  9. Heidi says:

    5 stars
    The sauce was easy to make and tasty, next time I’ll make more for the dish. I used red potatoes packed a bit too tightly. I made it as the center of our Thanksgiving dinner table.

    1. Richa says:

      awesome! yes make more sauce as needed.Mine was plenty, prob the size of the potatoes. But the good thing is you can always make more sauce and add it before baking!

  10. Sara Ratelle says:

    Hi there. The ingredients say lemon zest but the directions say lime. I went with lemon. Also, just to confirm, bake uncovered. Thank you for helping us plan out first home cooked vegan Thanksgiving!

    1. Richa says:

      its lemon :). yes uncovered.