There are plenty of vegan pudding brands out there. And we’ve compiled some of the best ones below for you to check out…
But first, let’s answer this common question…
Is pudding vegan?
The answer is that it certainly can be, but not all the time. Many products and homemade pudding recipes have dairy products or even eggs.
Let’s get to the list of brands…
Oh – and be sure to go to the very end for a video on the vegan pudding that you’ll find helpful.
Don’t have time to read? Here’s a quick summary of the products we recommend.
Simply Delish Pudding
This is an easy-to-make instant pudding.
And it doubles as a pie filling as well, so that’s a plus. It comes in multiple flavors, all available to buy online.
It’s gluten-free, sugar-free, and fat-free, so if you’re indulging in this sweet snack, you won’t get a ton of extra calories.
It has a relatively simple ingredient list, and the instructions are easy to follow.
The flavor of these is rich, and it doesn’t get compromised by using a nut or soy milk.
The price point could be considered a little expensive for a pudding mix, but you can usually find it for a few bucks in stores or online.
Starch, erythritol, dextrin, emulsifiers, natural flavor (vanilla), stevia extract, salt, natural color (caramel)
European Gourmet Bakery Organic Pudding Mix
This is a great completely organic pudding option if that’s what you’re in the market for.
The ingredient list is very simple, and it’s easy to make, though it does require a little bit of stove time.
On the directions, it says that they recommend using well-beaten egg yolk, but it’s optional not required for the pudding.
There are four flavors: Chocolate, Butterscotch, Vanilla, and Banana.
This is another one that pulls double duty by also working as a pie filling.
This is also a little on the expensive side for a dry pudding mix, but it’s organic and can sometimes attribute to the price point.
Organic sugar, organic cornstarch, organic vanilla flavor
Zen Chocolate Pudding
If you find yourself missing your childhood snack pack days and craving that rich chocolate pudding in a convenient little cup.
Zen has come to your rescue.
It’s made with almond milk, so no worries about dairy, and has all organic ingredients, so there is no need to worry about all those artificial flavors and colors that came with the snack pack, unbeknownst to you.
It even has added vitamins to make you feel a little better about indulging in such sweetness.
It’s gluten-free and available at your local Whole Foods, so straightforward to stop by and pick up.
Check out this vegan starter kit
Unfortunately, chocolate and vanilla are their only flavors, but those are the best flavors of pudding to have, right?
Organic Almond milk (Filtered Water, Organic Almonds), Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Corn Starch, Organic Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Natural Flavors, Carrageenan, Calcium Carbonate, Evaporated Salt, Organic Safflower or Sunflower Oil, Organic Locust Bean Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12.
Jell-O Instant Pudding Mix
Alright, the champ has stepped in the building.
This tried, and true favorite has the most flavors of all the puddings on this list, and it’s sold in literally every grocery store.
Surprisingly, most Jell-O Pudding mixes are vegan.
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Now, it’s only the dry ones, so don’t go running for their premade snack packs because those have milk listed as the second ingredient.
But their dry mix is mainly made up of flavoring and starches, all of which are vegan friendly.
You might have to tweak it a bit to work with your soy or nut milk, but it will work, and it’ll give you that familiar sweet flavor.
Sugar, Dextrose (From Corn), Modified Food Starch, Contains less than 2% of Natural and Artificial Flavor, Salt, Disodium Phosphate and Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate (For Thickening), Mono- and Diglycerides (Prevent Foaming), Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Artificial Color, Bha (Preservative).
**Ingredients vary from flavor to flavor
Vivian’s Live Again Instant Pudding
Okay, so this one doesn’t have the best reviews, and some of them even say it can leave an aftertaste that’s hard to get rid of.
It comes in vanilla and chocolate, and chocolate seems to be the top contender of the two.
It’s available online and is made to work best with non-dairy milk, so that’s a plus.
Because most pudding mixes aren’t made to work with nut and soy milk, it requires more work to get the right consistency (but the video below will help).
It’s pretty inexpensive, so it can’t hurt to try; you may like it.
Sugar, Modified Starch (Tapioca, Waxy Maize), Banana Flour, Cocoa processed w/ Alkali, Natural Flavors, Guar Gum, Rice Protein, Xanthan Gum, Salt
**Ingredients vary from flavor to flavor
Sun Tropics Coconut Rice Pudding
If you like the texture of rice pudding, which can be a little hard to get used to, then this is a great option.
It has those soft sweet rice pieces and pieces of coconut as well.
It comes in four flavors: Coconut, Cocoa, Sea Salt Caramel, and Cinnamon.
They’re all coconut rice puddings, so the original coconut flavor is.
They’re all really sweet and indulgent, especially the cocoa flavor because it has that chocolatey taste.
It’s made with coconut milk and Thai rice, and you can enjoy this hot as well by just popping it in the microwave.
Coconut milk, young coconut pulp, rice, cane sugar, natural stabilizers (locust bean gum, guar gum), sea salt, natural flavor
**Ingredients vary from flavor to flavor
Natur Green Organic Pudding Cups
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, these tasty cups are for you.
They taste like summer in a pudding.
Unlike the other coconut pudding on this list, it isn’t a rice pudding, so if you want the coconut flavor but not the little pieces of rice, then this is the better option.
They have cocoa flavor and pineapple flavors, both rich and creamy, and made with organic ingredients.
Water, organic coconut (organic coconut, organic guar gum), organic cane sugar, organic concentrated pineapple juice, organic corn starch, organic corn maltodextrin, organic rice maltodextrin, organic inulin (organic agave fiber), organic tapioca starch, organic virgin coconut oil, organic carob bean flour (thickener), natural pineapple flavoring, natural organic coconut flavoring
**Ingredients vary from flavor to flavor
Be sure to double-check ingredients before buying, even though we do our best to keep things accurate and up to date.
Hey, I’m Joey. I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid and love everything about it. You can find my writing about food, kitchen appliances (such as blenders) and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
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Mono and diglycerides and be animal-based, are you sure Jello pudding is vegan? I can’t find any official info