Vegan brioche dough is one simple recipe but extremely versatile. It’s just like a buttery vegan crazy dough! You can use it to make dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, babka (twist bread), Christmas wreath recipes and much more.

Overall, these recipes have received over 150 x 5 star reviews so it’s safe to say they are VERY tried and tested!

Collage of recipes which use vegan brioche dough or buttery vegan crazy dough.

What are the ingredients for vegan brioche dough?

My brioche recipe is essentially a buttery ‘crazy dough’! If you aren’t familiar with this term, it’s basically a master dough recipe which can be turned into endless variations of breads, rolls etc (as explained by Gemma).

Compared to crazy dough, my brioche recipe is more buttery, slightly more sweet and will melt in your mouth. It’s an easy vegan bread recipe using:

  • Plain or all-purpose flour
  • Vegan butter or margarine
  • Cane or coconut sugar
  • Plant-based milk
  • Active dried yeast
Buttery golden vegan brioche loaf on a serving board.

Depending on how you want to use the dough, you may also want to add:

  • Chocolate chips
  • Vanilla extract
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg

Roll up that vegan brioche dough to make CINNAMON ROLLS!

Many good vegan cinnamon roll recipes use enriched yeast dough (dough with butter) aka brioche dough as the base. Here are my favourite vegan cinnamon roll recipes:

1. Vegan Sticky Cinnamon Buns (with maple glaze)

Buttery and soft vegan cinnamon buns with an irresistable sticky maple glaze. You can make then with common ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. And the post features step-by-step pictures!

A dozen of vegan sticky cinnamon buns in baking tray with one centre bun lifted out with a cake server exposing feathery and soft edges.

2. Ultimate Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls

Pillowy, moist and tender blueberry rolls with a touch of cinnamon and a deep purple glaze. Easy to make, uses common pantry ingredients.

Blueberry rolls with purple cream cheese frosting in baking tray.

3. Jam Donut Cinnamon Rolls (vegan)

Buttery, soft and pillowy vegan cinnamon rolls with a raspberry jam donut filling. They happen to be vegan, are easy to make and have no weird ingredients!

Jam Donut Cinnamon Rolls in baking tray.

4. Berry swirl rolls

Berry swirl rolls with lashings of fruity jam and a beautiful purple glaze. Just like cinnamon rolls but uses a more complicated lamination process to create plenty more layers!

5. Gingerbread cinnamon rolls

Spice up your vegan brioche dough and make these fluffy and soft vegan gingerbread cinnamon rolls! Easy to make and more fun than classic cinnamon rolls.

Vegan gingerbread cinnamon rolls in baking tray with gingerbread cookies on top.

Vegan babka or twist bread

Vegan brioche dough can also be covered in chocolate or cinnamon and twisted into a beautiful babka, a pastry with Jewish origins!

However, you can make it at home with a few simple ingredients from your local supermarket.

6. Vegan Chocolate Babka

Buttery and feathery vegan chocolate babka with lashings of chocolate ganache and a touch of cinnamon.

Vegan chocolate babka on serving platter. Babka has shiny chocolate ganache poured on top.

7. Jam Donut Babka

A fluffy babka lightly spiced with cinnamon and with luscious swirls of raspberry jam. This jam donut babka will have you craving for more!

Unbaked raspberry jam donut babka in long loaf tin

8. Vegan Cinnamon Babka

Vegan Cinnamon Babka, a fluffy buttery brioche-like dough with swirls of caramelized cinnamon.

Vegan cinnamon babka on marble board with slices cut off showing inside swirl pattern.

Little nibbles using vegan brioche dough

9. Buttery Vegan Brioche Buns

Need some vegan dinner rolls, burger buns or something for breakfast?! Use the vegan brioche recipe to make buttery brioche buns!

Stack of three vegan brioche buns

10. Double Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns (vegan)

Add chocolate and spices to vegan brioche dough and you have indulgent chocolate chip hot cross buns! They are fluffy, will melt in your mouth and are SO much better than store-bought buns!

Double chocolate chip hot cross buns on baking tray. One hot cross bun is cut open and has butter spread on one side.

11. Vegan Chocolate Rugelach

Flaky vegan chocolate rugelach, a delicate pastry which has origins in Jewish culture. The dough uses the basic vegan brioche recipe but has a touch of vegan cream cheese.

Stack of vegan chocolate rugelach on a plate.

Holiday Recipes

12. Raspberry and Pistachio Wreath Recipe

Raspberry and pistachio wreath recipe perfect for Christmas and gifting to loved ones! Easy to make, impressive and delicious. An impressive way to use buttery vegan crazy dough!

Raspberry and Pistachio Wreath on baking paper and marble serving board.

13. Cherry roll wreath

This cherry wreath recipe is made of crowd-pleasing jammy cinnamon rolls and is a beautiful centerpiece for your Christmas gathering!

Cherry rolls shaped in a wreath on a marble serving platter. The wreath is surrounded by fresh cherries and condiments.

14. Spiced Fruit Christmas Wreath Recipe (vegan)

Christmas wreath bread recipe using with spiced fruit mincemeat. Tastes just like a Christmas fruit mince pie but it’s a more impressive centrepiece!

Christmas wreath bread on serving platter with a small slice coming out showing the beautiful swirls of Christmas fruit mince.

15. Vegan Brioche Hot Cross Buns

These hot cross buns use a brioche base so are sooo much better than regular vegan hot cross buns or your classic Easter bread!