I love a good sausage roll, but they can be very dodgy, and veg ones are no exception. These homemade vegetarian sausage rolls recipe, true to most recipes like this, looks and sounds like a drunk three-year-old randomly dumped the ingredients into a blender. However, it works. I don’t know how, but soldier on – the end results justify the means!
If you’re hoping to make these for kids’ lunchboxes and their school is nut-free, you can substitute the nuts for pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, or a mixture of both. I like to whiz the nuts or seeds first before the other ingredients so they’re quite fine – while the rolls are super nice with chunky bits, I find the texture more appealing if they’re smaller.
Folks have also popped in some grated veggies like carrot and zucchini, and I also like to put in garlic when I remember.
This is my friend Tara‘s recipe – and if you make it, let me know how you go and I will pass it on! Thanks Tara <3
PrintHomemade Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 24 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Australian
Description
The best homemade vegetarian sausage rolls ever – they taste like the real thing, only better!. Fool all your friends with the meatless deliciousness.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup crushed walnuts
- 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon dry veggie stock powder
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan-style cheese
- 3 sheets frozen puff pastry
Instructions
- Blend walnuts, eggs, cottage cheese, onion and soy sauce together.
- Mix rolled oats, breadcrumbs, seasoning and Parmesan cheese together. Combine with the blended mix.
- Cut pastry sheets in half and spoon a layer of mixture down the middle of each sheet.
- Roll up the sheets and seal with a little milk brushed along the edges.
- Cut each roll into sections and brush with milk or melted butter.
- Place on a greased tray or just used baking paper, and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes.
Keywords: DIY sausage rolls, meatless sausage rolls, veggie sausage rolls, vegetarian sausage rolls, homemade sausage rolls, sausage rolls without meat,
Enjoy!
PS these vegetarian sausage rolls are pretty awesome with this chutney recipe, and unmissable Aussie homemade tomato sauce.
PPS these sausage rolls make EXCELLENT party food! If you’re looking for other party food winners, why not try these Greek-style Spinach and Cheese Rolls, Baked Brie with Garlic and Fig Jam, Baked Ravioli Bites, Roasted Pumpkin Hommus, Brie and Cranberry Rolls, Honey-Dukkah Breadsticks, or check out these wholemeal cheese crackers.
flyingdrunkenmonkey says
Oh they look good! I think I'll have to give them a go 🙂 I've never actually had veg “sausage” rolls.
Natalie says
Tried these but added a can of lentils to add some protein. Delicious ?
Stacey says
Well, with the lentils, eggs, cottage cheese, and walnuts you should definitely be in surfeit for protein! So glad you liked them 🙂
Eva says
Cute! These are pretty gluten-y, but I've had my eye on some brown rice pastry on the Foodo website, so this might be a good excuse to buy some and see if I can make them work!
Cindy says
Yum!! These look eerily similar to a recipe handed to us from a friend-of-a-friend back when we lived in Brisbane. I think our non-sausage rolls might be cousins. 😀
sassy says
you could try replacing the nuts with chick peas
Jane says
Have you tried swapping the nuts for chickpeas, and did it work? I make a similar recipe (from Eltham Valley Pecans) and I wanted to make them nut-free to try out in the school canteen.
Stez says
Pecans are drupes, not nuts.
Peggy says
YES!! I have been waiting for this recipe since salivating over your photo on instagram. Thank you, I will be enjoying these next weekend. xo
Amandabrooke says
Great…thanks for sharing a meat free 'sausage roll'…I'll be making these for sure!
Jen says
Brilliant! I'm going to have to try these out on my vegetarian, I'm sure he'll love them!
Spencer says
Thanks for the recipe. My sister would love it!
veggiemama says
YOu don't know what you're missing!
veggiemama says
FOODO! FOODO! Go for it 🙂
veggiemama says
I think it's quite the popular recipe! I”ve seen it round the traps 🙂
Bree @ The Blog Stylist says
That looks FREAKING delicious! Bookmarking NOW!
veggiemama says
Let me know how you go if you make them!
Kylie says
Wow! These are amazing. Just made them today with my daughter. We had no walnuts, so substituted almonds, and no oats (my husband had fed the last to our chickens as we had run out of food!) so used a 5 grain porridge mix that I whizzed up. These are amazing! A must for anyone to try!
Thankyou!
veggiemama says
So clever! I'm pleased you liked them 🙂
Jess says
Since getting food poisoning from mince, meat is pretty much off the cards & mince is ALWAYS off the cards so finding alternatives to things I used to love makes me so happy!! These were AMAZING! And so easy.
I'm taking them to a work morning tea & I'm sure they'll go down a treat. Yet another successful recipe from this blog. Thank you 🙂
Anthony Neilsen says
Just add 500g of mince and they'll be good to go!
Veggie Mama says
Yep, haven't heard that one before!
Veggie Mama says
Oh my gosh, how bad is food poisoning! I got it from chocolate… worst ever. I think these are great, so happy you liked them too x
Rebecca322 says
I like you was sceptical ,but I have just made a batch of sausage rolls but instead of cottage cheese I used a veggie friendly fetta. Well let me tell you ,they taste fantastic. Highly recommended.
Veggie Mama says
Oh man, that is such a good idea!
SLX says
Awesome! Kids loved them and they were so like how I remembered sausage rolls to be like (been veggie for 10 years now). I didn’t quite have enough cottage cheese so added a little feta also. Am thinking I might add a little pepper and fresh herbs next time to see how it goes. Thanks for a great recipe.
Veggie Mama says
Yes I am going to do the same… I seem to remember I liked a peppery-sort of filling when I wasn’t veg, and thought about doing that last time! Fresh rosemary would be fantastic in these. And feta! Genius. I make them for kids birthday parties and everyone loves them – they’re a great way for other people to try veg food and not be scared!
M says
These were deliciously moorish! Definitely a keeper!
Cat says
I’d love to make these tonight – do you use fresh or dried breadcrumbs?
Veggie Mama says
Dried! Good luck 😀
Kiro says
I’m coeliac and dairy free – any suggestions for how I could adapt this recipe?
Veggie Mama says
Hm, that is a good question. Try soft tofu instead of the cottage cheese? You might need to add more breadcrumbs if it is a bit watery. And any vegan cheese for the parmesan 🙂
Judith A Bacon says
Use semi firm tofu that you have squashed between several thicknesses of paper towel or chux to get rid of the moisture. You could also add a heavy object to add to the squashing. I just made some scrambled tofu with coconut rice for lunch using this method…delicious….maybe add some mushrooms to the mix as well.
Kat says
Thank you so much for this recipe!! Everyone goes crazy for them and are always surprised when I tell them they were made without meat! I’ve tried a few different veg roll recipes and this is by far the best one I’ve come across.
Veggie Mama says
Oh thank you, I love it too! Everyone comes to my parties because they know I’ll be serving these 🙂
Nicole says
WOW!!! As a vegetarian I was actually disturbed by how much these looked and tasted like the sausage rolls from my memory! Fantastic recipe…I’m sure the meat eating hoards at my sons upcoming birthday will have NO IDEA these are not meat! Mwwaaahahaha
Veggie Mama says
Haha how good are they?! and without those weird gristly bits 🙂
Erin says
Is there anything you can substitute for the nuts?
Veggie Mama says
That’s a very good question, I genuinely don’t know! I’ve racked my brain, but am at a bit of a loss…
JAS says
am just wondering if tinned/drained chick peas would do the job for those who have allergies…just a thought…
Sally says
would these be ok to make the day before, store in the fridge and bake the next day?
Veggie Mama says
Yep, absolutely! Good to freeze uncooked too 😉
Sally says
thank you! looking forward to making these for my daughters birthday, Ill let you know how we go!
Veggie Mama says
Oh please do! Good luck 🙂
Stacey
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Bec86 says
As someone who recently gave up meat I can say I quite enjoyed these. I might mix in some grated vege and BBQ sauce next time but I would definitely make them again. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I’m really enjoying exploring vegetarian options and this one is a win 🙂
Emily says
These really do taste great! i made them a few months ago and they were enjoyed by meat eating friends and my children, as well as my vegetarian husband. Just about to make them again for my 12 year old daughter who has recently made the decision to go vegetarian also! Thank you!!
Veggie Mama says
I’m so pleased! We love them here, too 🙂
mrsdesperate says
These look great. What could I substitute for nuts as my son is allergic?
Veggie Mama says
I’ve been racking my brains, but I’m really not sure – I’m so sorry! They’re such an integral part of the recipe and are very difficult to substitute with normally, so I haven’t come up with any ideas 🙁
mrsdesperate says
I’m wondering about mashed potato and pumpkin maybe? Although possibly a bit soft.
Veggie Mama says
They’d be delicious, but yes, very soft. It would squish as soon as you bit into it! The nuts are what give the mixture texture and its firmness. I have made these before though, and they don’t contain any nuts: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/pastry/vegetarian-sausage-rolls.html they don’t really taste like regular sausage rolls (and they go a bit flat), but they’re certainly delicious!
Donna McGilligan says
What about mushroom and firm tofu or even some cooked brown rice for texture
Jessie says
Looks like a lovely recipe, might I just add that parmesan is not vegetarian, you can get parmesan alternatives which are named ‘Italian Hard Cheese’ as for the cheese to be legally named ‘Parmesan’ it has to be made in a certain way, with calf rennet in it!
Veggie Mama says
Yes, thank you, I do know that! I wrote this post three years ago, but will amend the wording. After I found out about the law, I started writing Parmesan-style cheese, but this was before that. We are in Australia, so the Parmesan alternatives of which you speak aren’t available to us. We do get some similar cheeses made with non-animal rennet, so I leave it up to the reader’s discretion to use the options they have access to, depending on where they live. I hope that makes sense! 🙂
TryingtobetheperfectMum says
This recipe is beautiful, just made 72 of them (once chopped) for my daughters birthday party. So simple and easy to whip up. Thanks for the recipe!
Veggie Mama says
You’re very welcome! Snaps to you for making 72!!!
Elizabeth@thebackyardlemontree says
These look like just the thing to make for my nephews first birthday party. They look completely like real sausage rolls.
Veggie Mama says
They do! It’s crazy. They’re delicious, also. Don’t forget oodles of tomato sauce!
Elizabeth@thebackyardlemontree says
Naturally, never ever forget the tomato sauce.
Jeff says
Just made these for my daughter, I got a10 out of 10 for them and she’s a fussy one. Tried them myself and you can’t tell them apart from the meat sausage rolls apart from the fact they’re better then the meat ones you can buy. Easy to make and very delicious, highly Recomend these. Thanks
Veggie Mama says
Thanks for the great feedback! So pleased you liked them. I think they’re much better than meat ones, but I’m biased, haha. You really can’t tell, can you!
Kirsten says
Not sure if anyone has suggested this but I have just made a double batch (with the help of a friend) and we used pepitas as a substitute for the walnuts. I’ve just devoured four of them… Totes yum.
Veggie Mama says
SUCH a good idea!
Georgie Sesto says
I didn’t add walnuts, but I added 1 grated carrot and 1 grated zucchini. They were really really delicious. Especially right out of the oven with some tomatoe sauce. I heated the left overs the next day in the panini press and they were almost just as good. The panini press made the pastry nice and flaky 🙂
Veggie Mama says
Panini press! that is GENIUS!
Nean says
Do you use fresh breadcrumbs or dried for this recipe, please. They look delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Veggie Mama says
I have used both quite well! So use whatever you have.
Jade @thyme and me says
I made these yesterday, they were delicious! My husband who is the only meat eater in our family, didn’t even realise that they were vego. Corker recipe Stacey!
Veggie Mama says
They’re so sneaky, huh! So good 🙂
Bracken Bear 59 says
Made these yesterday for my vegetarian sister who is joining us for xmas. I tried them out on my meat eater of a husband, to see his reaction! Guess what he told me to make these from now on. Said they were SOO much better than the meat ones. You cannot tell the difference and the taste is just AMAZING! Will be a regular for us from now on.
Great work Veggie Mama.
Happy Xmas to all
Veggie Mama says
hahaha I love that reaction! I’ve seen people’s faces when they bite into them. So bloody good! Excellent for hiding veg, too. So glad you love them – and I hope you had a great christmas.
Simone says
Before I became vegetarian I used to be totally addicted to sausage rolls. This recipe makes me so nostalgic, as they taste just like the ones I remember. My kids love them! Sometimes I add carrots and/or zucchini (like others have mentioned) and it doesn’t alter the taste but adds extra goodness. Thanks so much for this recipe!
Veggie Mama says
So welcome! Glad you enjoy. Love a pastry, haha
Holly Sheldon says
These are awesome – thanks so much can’t wait to make a bigger batch for our next party,
Veggie Mama says
You’re so welcome! I wish my food processor wasn’t broken so I could make them again 🙁 they’re so good!
Shari from GoodFoodWeek says
Who doesn’t love a good sausage roll recipe! I’ll have to keep this recipe in mind for when veggo friends pop by for lunch.
Regina B says
I just made this one tonight and I’m very surprised that the texture is very close to the original sausage roll. I might put some extra ingredients to boost the flavour. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Veggie Mama says
Enjoy!
Sarah says
These look amazing & I can’t wait to make them but what does 2 ½ tabs. Soy sauce equate to in volume?? Thanks!
Veggie Mama says
Oh my goodness, I have no idea! I am bad at math. All I know is 2 1/2 tablespoons equals 1.25 ounces.
Sarah says
Oh I misunderstood!!! I understand tablespoons – sorry & thanks for the reply!
Veggie Mama says
oh no problem! I wanted to leave the recipe just as she gave it to me but I guess that’s open to confusion then! so sorry 🙂
Kaila Ahern says
I just made these but I added 1 carrot. I made them in my TMX & then in the oven as per usual. They are amazing. I have never had vegetarian sausage rolls, couldn’t even stand the thought of them but I am so glad I tried them. Delicious. Thankyou!
Veggie Mama says
You’re so welcome! They’re great, aren’t they? Good on you for trying them! You won’t know how you lived without them before haha.
Rachel says
Excited by the good reviews, I made some of these last night. Wow… not enough tomato sauce in the world could make me want to finish eating one, the smell and taste of the oats is overpowering, what a disappointment 🙁 Maybe because I’m not a vegetarian and I’m not used to this sort of thing? I’ve been trying to figure out what the people writing the good reviews could have done differently, but my oats were just garden variety oats, how could you go wrong with such a simple recipe? Such a shame, in the bin they go 🙁
Rachel says
Excited by the good reviews, I made some of these last night. Wow… not enough tomato sauce in the world could make me want to finish eating one, the smell and taste of the oats is overpowering, what a disappointment 🙁 Maybe because I’m not a vegetarian and I’m not used to this sort of thing? I’ve been trying to figure out what the people writing the good reviews could have done differently, but my oats were just garden variety oats, how could you go wrong with such a simple recipe? Such a shame, in the bin they go 🙁
Posting this again as the first post I made has disappeared.
Veggie Mama says
Sorry you had such a bad experience! They’re usually such a hit, even with the non-vegetarians who usually pester me for the recipe after they’ve eaten them at a party. Perhaps quick oats would be better for you? They’re smaller and merge with the rest of the filling quite well, particularly if you don’t have a food processor. I agree a smelly oaty roll would be gross, but they’ve never come out that way for me! Thanks for the feedback though, that’s always useful 🙂
Rachel says
Well, I had another go this morning after deciding the taste reminded me of raw oatmeal cookie mix. I had 6 rolls in total so cooked up the rest, and cooked them for longer…. I think that was the trick, they needed more cooking! They only smelled faintly of oats, and it didn’t come through in the taste so much. Glad I gave it a second go 🙂 I would try them again with maybe some blended olives and sundried tomatoes or maybe some herbs or something to give it a flavour hit. The vegetarian at work who I made them for was really touched by the effort, so all in all I’ll tick this off as a ‘success in progress’, thank you!
Veggie Mama says
Ah that’s awesome! And very sweet of you to feed the office veg – it’s always so appreciated! I’m known to chuck in a fair bit more soy sauce and stock powder to up the taste factor, but I do love that they are similar to a stock standard sausage roll. Meanwhile the thought of eating raw oatmeal cookie mix is insanely gross! So sorry you had to go through that!
Jane says
I’m surprised you need to add more soy sauce to this recipe. I have made this recipe (below, from Eltham Valley Pantry although their website appears to have shut down) and it only has 1 Tbsp of soy sauce, and non veggo men at BBQs have scoffed them not even realising they are veggo! Any suggestions on whether it will work to replace the nuts with something else to make them school canteen-friendly? Pecan Cottage Rolls
3 eggs
1 small onion
1 cup cottage cheese
½ cup dry breadcrumbs
3 sheets puff pastry
¾ cup of pecans or pecan bits
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ cup finely grated carrot
1 cup oats
1 tablespoon milk
Stacey says
Hello! I’ve not made any substitutions (only the extra soy sauce every now and then though it’s not totally necessary!) but I’ve heard of people using sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, and even brown rice. Good luck!
Donna says
I have made these several times and they’ve even been scoffed down and the plate licked clean by the meat-eaters in the family. Thank you for a recipe us veggies can enjoy and even tinker with depending on pantry items!! 🙂 🙂
Jessica Bagnall says
Made these today as a had a sudden craving for sausage rolls!! and they were amazing! added carrot, zucchini and beetroot. Instead of bread crumbs i used almond meal. My partner was very pleased!
Josephine says
Looks like no one has commented on this post for a while, but I feel I have to…
I made these for the first time Saturday just past, hoping they would be an acceptable addition to my sons’ lunchboxes. I’m sad to admit I wasn’t holding my breath – my young lads are notoriously picky, but these ‘sausage’ rolls were a massive hit! Like, wow! Some sort of special alchemy happens in the cooking of these… I’m super impressed, and just wanted to say thanks! I now have a way of increasing the variety of the lunchbox (which currently revolves around a vegemite wrap)!
Stacey says
The day my picky kids ate these was a special day indeed! God I’m sick already of our boring lunchboxes and it’s only term 2. EAT MORE FOOD, CHILDREN! You’re driving your mother mad.
Lauren says
I made these tonight and they are fantastic! I substituted the onion for a zucchini and two carrots because I’m breastfeeding and my LO does not handle onion. Can’t wait to have leftovers tomorrow for lunch.
Abbi says
These were soo yum!
I added a bit of extra soy and some flat lead parsley.
Claire says
I just made these and I found them very dry with not much flavour. Needs salt, pepper, tomato sauce and possible more eggs in the mix. Followed the recipe to a tee
Stacey says
thanks for letting me know! Sorry you found them a disappointment.
Karen says
These were delicious, especially the filling – I used a lot of garlic and a good amount of grated carrot. My boyfriend and I made sausage rolls last Australia Day, with real sausage, and we both agreed that these were better!
Stacey says
I love this! they’re so delicious, huh. The extra garlic is always a winner x
Bec says
These are ACE!!! Made them today for lunch and they were delicious, legit taste like sauso’s and they 1000000% fooled my fussy 4yo. She won’t ever eat nuts, won’t eat eggs, doesn’t like onion in anything, won’t eat oats and certainly won’t eat cottage cheese but on the other hand loves sausages and sausage rolls. I hate the thought of all the crap that is in real sausages/sauso’s so these were a perfect treat for her (I snuck in some peeled grated zucchini also). Thanks Veggie Mama.
Stacey says
Sneaky veg too! nailed it! so glad it went down well at your place, I can never make enough around here.
Teresa says
Thank you so much for this recipe Stacey. I make these ‘sausage’ rolls about once a month and if we manage to not devour the whole batch they freeze beautifully and I bake them as I need them for my daughter’s lunchbox. I’ve also served them to meat eaters who’ve been none the wiser! This is a keeper for sure!
★★★★★
Cheryl Pepper says
Hi there, i’m planning on makjng these to take to a neighbourhood Christmas get together Saturday afternoon and I want to know if the breadcrumbs should be dried or fresh? It doesn’t state which in the recipe.
Teresa Lock says
Hi Cheryl, I always use fresh and they turn out beautifully, but my guess is that dry will also work as they’ll moisten once the wet ingredients are added.
Teresa says
Hi Cheryl, I always use fresh and they turn out beautifully, but my guess is that dry will also work as they’ll moisten once the wet ingredients are added.
Alexandra says
Besssst veg sausage rolls I’ve had/made before. Very similar to the real deal, if that’s what you’re after. So yum.
★★★★★
Jen Advocat says
Hi. I love these but don’t have any cottage cheese today. Was thinking of using ricotta, do you think that will work? Thanks!
Stacey says
Should be fine, yep!
Narelle says
Thank you so much for this fabulous recipe, my entire family love them. Especially my 9 year old son & I but my husband, 6year old son &3 year old daughter love them too.
★★★★★
Christian says
These were delicious! I didn’t have veggie stock on hand, so I subbed a 1/2 tsp salt and added 1/2 tsp dried thyme and 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning. I used an egg wash and sprinkled seasame seeds on top. Filling and perfect for a chilly winter day!
★★★★★
Craig says
These were excellent, I have been trying to find a veggie recipe my carnivorous children will eat and these were eaten and accepted without argument, they even wanted some more after.
★★★★★
Jay says
This was amazing!
My first attempt at making something vegetarian AND my kids and hubby loved! I’m hoping to make this for a party next week – I’m sure they’ll be a hit!
★★★★★
Jay says
I forgot to mention – I air-fried these at 160 for 15 mins, turning once halfway.
★★★★★
Claire says
They are still in the oven! I sealed them with an egg wash. I mixed the leftover egg with the left over filling (I only had two puff pastry sheet) and fried them up as veggie balls. I am serving them for lunch with an herd yogurt dressing. So far they are delicious! Thank you for the recipie. It seems like it could be very versatile for different flavour combinations.