Vegan Staples & Grocery List

It’s Veganuary so what better time to share my list of vegan staples and pantry essentials to help you stock your cupboards to start cooking delicious plant based meals.

This list features the staples that I always have stocked in my cupboard, and that I always reach for in the supermarket. Of course I will regularly buy fruit and vegetables seasonally that are not included, or I will pick up a specific ingredient for a recipe I want to try out. But these are the things I will grab if I don’t have a list, and that I know I will regularly be using in the kitchen.

It’s a great starting point for new vegans, or even those new to cooking. Slowly build up your spice collection and stock your cupboards with the staples you enjoy to make it easier to cook from scratch every day!

Feel free to copy the list below and paste it into your notes to use for your next shopping trip! You can have it to reference and edit each week as a starting point to create your meal plan.

Pantry

Rice
Pasta
Other grains (couscous/bulgar wheat/quinoa)
Noodles
Oats
Beans (chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans)
Lentils
Nutritional yeast
Stock cubes
Chia seeds and/or flaxseeds
Other seeds (sesame, pumpkim, sunflower)
Cashews
Other nuts (almonds, walnuts, pine nuts)
Tinned tomatoes
Coconut milk
Tomato purée
Soy sauce
Hot sauce
Brown sugar
Maple syrup
Dark chocolate
Nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew)
Cocoa powder
Bread flour
Plain flour
Yeast
Baking powder
Vanilla extract
Oil (olive oil, vegetable oil, sesame oil)
Vinegar (apple cider, balsamic, malt)
Coffee
Tea
Chilli powder
Chilli flakes
Paprika
Cumin
Cinnamon
Garam masala
Turmeric
Mixed herbs
Salt and pepper

Vegetables

Onion
Other onions (leeks, spring onion, red onion)
Garlic
Potatoes
Sweet potato and squash (butternut, pumpkin)
Broccoli
Kale
Courgette
Carrot
Mushrooms
Aubergine
Cauliflower

Fruit

Bananas
Apples
Oranges
Tomatoes
Grapes
Peppers
Lemons and limes

Salad & herbs

Lettuce (romaine, baby gem, iceberg)
Salad leaves (rocket, watercress, pea shoots)
Spinach
Cucumber
Celery
Coriander
Basil

Fridge

Tofu
Tempeh
Vegan cheese alternative (Violife, Sheese, Applewood, supermarket own brands)
Vegan butter alternative (Flora, Vitalite, Naturali)
Oat milk (Oatly, Alpro, Minor Figures, supermarket own brand)
Soy milk (Alpro, supermarket own brand)

Freezer

Frozen peas
Frozen berries
Frozen spinach
Bean burgers
Vegan meat alternative

Snacks

Cereal bars
Protein bars
Crisps
Nuts

Let me know what staples you have in your cupboard at all times, and if it differs in the country you are from (as this is based on my experince living in the UK as a vegan!). I hope this helps and as always leave your suggestions in the comments!