My favorite gravy! Savory vegan Mushroom Gravy with onion, herbs, and hearty mushrooms. Absolutely delicious over a soft, fluffy bed of mashed potatoes!
This mushroom gravy is my all-time favorite! We’ve made this recipe so many times, devouring it with such intensity you’d think we hadn’t eaten in days 😉 Feel free to change up the herbs however you wish. The original recipe uses all thyme, and I’ve used combinations of thyme, basil, sage, and oregano that are all delicious. For us, the recipe yields enough gravy for about 4 lbs. of potatoes. Hope you enjoy if you give it a try as well!
If you’re looking for more holiday side dish ideas, check out a few of our other favorites:
Lentil Quinoa Fall Salad with Maple Dressing
Maple-Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Vegan Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Butternut Squash & Kale Salad
Maple-Cinnamon Butternut Squash
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Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
- 1/2 small onion
- 16 oz. mushrooms
- 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour (GF if desired)
- 1/4 cup white wine*
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1-2 Tbsp. vegan butter (I like Miyoko's)
Optional:
- Fresh thyme (or other herbs), garlic, miso, tamari
Instructions
- Finely dice onion. Thinly slice mushrooms.
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, sauté onion for 2 minutes. (I use 3 Tbsp. water/broth for no-oil sauté method.)
- Add mushrooms. Sauté for 8 minutes or until softened.
- Add dried herbs. Sprinkle flour on top. Gently stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add white wine* to deglaze pan, and cook for 3-4 minutes (or until most of the liquid has evaporated).
- Add broth and stir until flour clumps are gone. Bring to a light boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened.
- Turn off heat and stir in butter until melted. (Miso or tamari are also great additions.) Salt/pepper to taste if desired.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (estimate)
Enjoying this savory mushroom gravy? Feel free to also check out the full “Vegan Sides” recipe archives on the site for more tasty plant based inspiration!
First, this gravy looks delicious. Second, do you make your own vegetable broth? If you do, I would love a post with tips about how to store it, and what you do with the vegetables after straining them out (if they can be used in soup afterwards or something). Love your blog!
Hi Liz! Thank you! And I haven’t made my own vegetable broth before, but here’s a helpful link on how to do that!
Have you tried thickening this gravy with something other than flour to make it gluten-free? As a brand-newly diagnosed celiac, I am STARVING for things like your mushroom gravy. Having to teach myself to cook all over again has been a challenge, but I'm enjoying this new world. By the way, your quinoa salads made me so hungry I could have licked the screen. I will be making them as soon as I lay in a supply of veggies. Your photos are gorgeous.
Hi Diane! Thanks so much for your message and kind words! I make this gluten-free with Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose gluten free flour. (Although you could also use a cornstarch slurry to thicken as well!) 🙂
Just blend it all when done cooking, works for me, no flour whatsoever
I do not have wine on hand. Could I do without it??
Hi Maegan! Just replace it with vegetable broth or a tiny splash of apple cider vinegar if you have that!
Wow! What a fantastic recipe. The only thing that I changed was using Earth Balance. It is not vegan due to the palm oil and contains loads of genetically modified and toxic ingredients. I used coconut oil instead ;D But man it's awesome!
Hi Rose! Great substitution with coconut oil – thanks for sharing!
Gravy looks delicious!! One question did you use fresh Orageno and thyme or dired?
I just want to say, I LOVE this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Yay, glad you love it too! 🙂 Thanks for coming back to let me know – have a great weekend!
Palm oil isn’t vegan? What makes it non-vegan? It’s a plant based oil, no different than olive oil, grape seed oil, avocado oil, etc…
Late reply, but palm oil itself is completely vegan – it's just surrounded by controversy due to the conditions its harvested under. So it IS vegan, but for ethical reasons, many vegans choose to avoid it 🙂
This stuff is amazing! I made it a few years ago. I also added Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce…the key I have found is take your time
So great! Thanks for the feedback, Tammy!
The finished result was delicious! In the future I might add more water to my flour mixture, because it congealed when I added it to the sauce and I had to pick out all the flour clumps. It went very well with a delicious nut loaf I made as well.
Hi Lily! So glad you gave this a try and enjoyed! Thanks so much for your feedback 🙂
What can I use instead of wine?
Hi! I’ve used a small splash of white wine vinegar (or even apple cider vinegar) in place of the wine. It changes the flavor slightly, and be sure not to use too much. Hope you enjoy if you give it a try 🙂