Dairy-free desserts without cream or butter

These desserts contain no milk, cream, butter, quark or yoghurt. Coconut milk, silken tofu, cashews or avocado make them creamy. If you have an allergy, check the ingredients yourself as well.

Cream, butter and mascarpone are in lots of desserts – but you can do without them. Chocolate mousse works with silken tofu or avocado, panna cotta with coconut milk, cheesecake with soaked cashews. There are also brownies made with black beans or sweet potato, crumbles, fudge, energy balls and sorbets. Most recipes are vegan.

Desserts without dairy

Quick banana and oat cookies – 180 kcal
Vegan vanilla no-bake fudge – 294 kcal
Vegan banana chocolate pudding – 250 kcal
Vegan chocolate banana nice cream with peanut butter – 290 kcal
Gluten-free sweet potato brownies – 190 kcal
Vegan blueberry chia pudding – 210 kcal
Vegan vanilla chia pudding – 180 kcal
Baked cinnamon bananas with crunchy walnut topping – 310 kcal
Vegan chia and peanut pudding – 250 kcal
Gluten-free sweet potato brownies with almond flour – 140 kcal
Dark chocolate and avocado mousse with fresh raspberries – 340 kcal
Gluten-free chocolate pumpkin brownies – 190 kcal
Keto peanut butter cups – 150 kcal
Vegan berry no-bake fudge – 294 kcal
Vegan spelt Spekulatius (speculoos cookies) with flaked almonds – 197 kcal
Creamy avocado chocolate mousse with raw cacao – 280 kcal
Pistachio and matcha balls – 140 kcal
Walnut chocolate fudge – 280 kcal
Vegan black bean berry brownies – 278 kcal
Vegan berry and coconut ice lollies – 90 kcal
Vegan avocado chocolate mousse – 350 kcal
Low-carb raspberry and coconut bars – 230 kcal
Gluten-free chickpea blondies – 190 kcal
Chocolate peanut butter cups – 250 kcal

Frequently asked questions

What can I use instead of cream in desserts?

Tinned coconut milk or coconut cream, cashew cream made from soaked cashews, or silken tofu. Ripe avocado works for mousse, frozen banana for ice cream.

What can I use instead of butter in baking?

Coconut oil, mild olive oil or nut butter. In brownies and muffins, mashed banana, apple purée or blended beans can replace some of the fat.

Are dairy-free desserts always vegan?

Not always. Dairy-free only means no milk and nothing made from it. Some recipes contain eggs or honey – but most desserts on this page are vegan, and the label is on each recipe.

How do you decide a dessert is dairy-free?

With fixed rules: if an ingredient contains milk, cream, butter, ghee, quark, yoghurt or cheese, the recipe doesn’t count as dairy-free. Plant alternatives like coconut milk or oat cream don’t count as milk.