Pistachios are “having a moment” in the recipe world right now, and rightly so if you ask me! Elegant, delicious, and almost magical looking, pistachios are one of my favorite ways to brighten up any dessert. If you’re looking for some interesting and wholesome vegan pistachio-themed sweets, you’ve arrived at the right place.
Below you’ll find a collection of recipes that rely on the lovely bright flavor and color of pistachio. From cakes, to cookies, tarts, pudding, ice cream, mylk, and more. Hopefully something for everyone looking for vegan and gluten-free pistachio dessert recipes.
Click on the “get recipe” button in each section to take you to the full recipe for each dessert. Hope you find some inspiration in these recipes to get you baking!
Pistachio Dragon Fruit Tart
A delightfully refreshing pink tart with a smooth, creamy, and mildly fruity filling thanks to pink pitaya powder. Complete with a crunchy pistachio crust and topping. No-Bake.
Pistachio Pudding
Creamy, vegan pistachio pudding made without dairy or refined sugar. Oil-free & Veggie-filled.
Pistachio & Orange Blossom Raw Avocado Cake
An exotic tasting orange blossom and pistachio raw vegan cake made with an avocado base. Oil-free.
Pistachio White Chocolate Chip Cookies
A delicious soft cookie, with chewy and colorful pistachio bits and of course little melty white chocolate chips to seal the deal.
Raw Pistachio Slice
Simple, cashew-free raw vegan cheesecake slice, made with mild sweet pistachios.
Pistachio Coconut Ice Cream
A quick blender vegan pistachio coconut ice cream recipe (make it as pops or as scoopable ice cream), made without churning. Oil-free.
Pistachio Mylk with Rose Water
A simple yet fancy pistachio milk recipe.
Dairy-Free Pistachio Ice Cream
Creamy, dreamy dairy-free pistachio ice cream with a cashew and avocado base.
Pistachio Cookies
Soft and chewy cookies coated with crunchy and flavorful pistachios. This recipe is gluten-free, and oil-free.
Pistachio Rose Water Cake
Soft gluten-free vegan cake made with fresh pistachios and lovely, fragrant rose water.
Grapefruit Pistachio Ice Cream Cake
A festive raw vegan ice cream cake with beautiful accents of grapefruit and pistachios.
Spumoni Ice Cream
A vegan spin on spumoni — a molded Italian ice cream treat — with layers of chocolate, cherry, almond, and pistachio.
Dairy-Free Rasmalai
A refined sugar-free and vegan rasmalai alternative: a traditional Indian dessert consisting of soft cottage cheese balls in a sweet creamy cardamom and saffron sauce. Admittedly, this isn’t exactly a pistachio-centric dessert, but it just wouldn’t be as special without them!
Raw Cherimoya Custard Pudding
A raw vegan custard recipe featuring the tropical cherimoya accented with hint of pistachio.
