One benefit of being vegan used to be not having constant temptation and easy access to unhealthy desserts. Not any more. Vegan treats in Charlotte are becoming much easier to come by. We’re not mad about it. This is a comprehensive list of all the Charlotte vegan desserts.
The Sweet Spoon Bakery
Serving up vegan dessert jars for delivery and popping up around Charlotte. This is one of my favorite dessert options around. Can’t go wrong with the Brownie Dream Jar or Cinnamon Craze Jar. Available for Charlotte delivery and nationwide.
Seemingly Overzealous
Frozen dessert (ice cream) shop located at Camp North End. They are 100% dairy and egg free, but refrain from using the word vegan. As far as I can tell, everything seems vegan, but they clearly mark their items with allergens. They use an oat milk base. Locations now in Plaza-Midwood and next to Sunflour in SouthEnd with more to open soon.
Vegan Bake Shoppe
In my opinion, the Vegan Bake Shoppe is one of the best vegan dessert options out there. They sell cake slices, cinnamon rolls and cookies at the big Charlotte farmer’s market on the weekend. You can also place orders for full cakes on their website. Highly recommend their cakes. (formerly known as Boujie).
Oh My Soul
Plenty of dessert options in their pastry case as well as gelato. They may be the most dependable spot to have several options to choose from. Usually imitation snickers-like bars and other tasty options.
Raw Bites by Risa
Declicious raw, vegan and gluten free options available for delivery and around Charlotte. Check out the options on her website or Instagram.
Artisen
An all-vegan gelato shop in Matthews. They have a plethora of flavors and the choices aren’t limited to lousy fruit options. To be fair, their fruit flavors are great too.
Cocoa’s Cookies
Vegan cookie pop up around Charlotte. Check their Instagram to keep up with their events.
Sanai’s Vegan Bakery
Sanai’s Vegan Bakery offers cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls and even does cakes. They are available for delivery or pickup.
PepperBox Doughnuts – Closed in November 2024.
Sunflour Baking Company
Sunflour offers a vegan chocolate chip brownie, raspberry wheat muffin and banana chocolate chip muffin regularly along with non-dairy milk for your coffee selection. They also occasionally have cupcakes available or you can place an order.
Cinnaholic
First franchise location in North Carolina arrived in Charlotte-land March of 2018 with one location still open in Concord. 100% vegan cinnamon rolls, cookie dough and brownies.
Suarez Bakery
Stop here if you’re near the Park Road Shopping Center or Optimist Hall. They now have multiple vegan options! Their basic glazed doughnut and holes are great. They also have an apple fritter.
Move That Dough Baking Co.
This legendary Charlotte vegan dessert queen has hung up the apron for the time being. Hopefully, she’ll pop up again and offer her treats in the future.
Sweet IMALDA’s Vegan Bakery
Vegan cakes, cookies, cupcakes, loaves, and muffins. Can order through their website or follow them on Instagram to find where they’ll be next.
Bean Vegan Cuisine
They always have the Kitty Cat Cake, cupcakes, cheesecake, old fashioned cake available and then there is most often an additional dessert special.
Golden Cow Creamery
Located in Southend (and Uptown), they typically offer a coconut-based vegan ice cream flavor or two.
Craft Cakes CLT
Makes amazing looking cakes (follow @craftcakesclt on Instagram). According to their web site, the majority of their cakes are vegan.
Sugarrmann
This Instagram account is from a co-owner of Cafe Ganache and drops a variety of vegan pastries (croissants, kronuts, cinnamon rolls, etc.) around town and Oh My Soul.
These treats seem to pop up all over town (Hex, Clean Juice, Studio Coffee). Not all vegan, but usually a vegan option.
Really Not Ice Cream (previously Title Belt Ice Cream)
Really Not Ice Cream is a vegan pop up ice cream company popping up around Charlotte. Main spot to find them is at the Charlotte Regional Farmer’s Market and also being scooped at Two Scoops.
Jazina’s Creations
Jazina’s Creations has vegan cupcake and cake options.
Wentworth and Fenn
Located at Camp North End, they have recently posted a few vegan options, so they might have something if Plant Joy does not.
Sugar Doughnuts
Located next door to Ma Ma Wok, they leaned in to having a bunch of vegans visiting next door by increasing their vegan options over the years. They offer doughnuts and gelato.
Wander & Whisk
Serves some vegan treats in the Davidson area.
MuuRaw Vegan
MuuRaw provides organic, raw, vegan, and gluten-free desserts, as well as snacks, salads and prepared meals. Desserts are available at Rhino Market.
Local Scoop
Currently offering 8 non-dairy ice creams in south Charlotte. anaddd