15 Best Homemade Vegan Burger Recipes | Aglow Lifestyle (2024)

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Who make the best vegan burger? ›

The Original Dirty Vegan Burger with a spicy twist. A 1/4lb Moving Mountains® patty split and grilled as two patties for extra crispness, topped with 2 slices of melted vegan cheddar, pickled cucumber, and caramelised onions. Served with shredded lettuce and our homemade spicy sauce in a soft vegan bun.

While both options may contain veggies, the key difference between vegan burgers and veggie burgers is that vegan burgers are made from a protein and are made to mimic the flavor and texture of actual meat while veggie burgers are not meant to evoke meat properties at all.

Eggs are the most common and effective binder, and egg replacers are an excellent alternative for vegan burgers. Other common binders include wheat germ, bread crumbs, oats, and ground flaxseeds.

McPlant® A vegan burger made with a juicy plant-based patty co-developed with Beyond Meat® featuring vegan sandwich sauce, ketchup, mustard, onion, pickles, lettuce, tomato, and a vegan alternative to cheese in a sesame seed bun.

*Available for a limited time at select restaurants. Beyond Meat® and the Beyond Meat logo are registered trademarks of Beyond Meat, Inc.

A plant-based company called Oumph! produced a burger they said tastes like human flesh. The company advertised the Human Meat Plant-Based Burger around Sweden last year during Halloween. "No humans were injured in the development of this product," the company said.

A veggie burger, when compared with a beef burger, may contain: More fiber. Fewer calories. Less saturated fat.

Researchers at Impossible Foods discovered that by adding heme to their plant-based burgers, they could capture a lot of the aromas we associate with meat. They call it their "magic ingredient," and, combined with yeast extract, it does seem to do a pretty good job.

Quinoa burgers: made with cooked quinoa, bread crumbs, and spices, these burgers are high in protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Sweet potato burgers: made with mashed sweet potato, bread crumbs, and spices, these burgers are high in fiber, vitamins and minerals.

Which is healthier veggie burger or Beyond Burger? ›

Soy and potato provide most of the protein in the Impossible Burger while peas, mung beans, and brown rice are the main sources of protein in the Beyond Burger (1, 2). Whereas the Impossible Burger is slightly lower in calories and fat, the Beyond Burger contains fewer carbs.

Finely chopped garlic and shallots add depth of flavor. Crushed walnuts give them a meaty bite. Short grain brown rice, panko bread crumbs, and ground flaxseed help these burgers hold together. DON'T use long-grain brown rice here.

Chia seeds

Similar to flax seeds, chia seeds can be mixed with water and left to thicken, creating what is commonly called a chia egg. The gel-like texture of a chia egg makes this a brilliant binder.

NoBull veggieburgers are the best veggieburgers that aren't trying to be meat, but still taste amazing. They come in a variety of flavors and are versatile so you can use them in other recipes – plus, they're completely additive-free, gluten-free, non-GMO and more!

We went on a gut-busting tour of seven patty-slinging stores—Applebees, Bareburger, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Dave & Buster's, and TGI Fridays— testing both the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat burgers, to see who makes the best ersatz meat patty. Our favorite overall was the Impossible Burger from Bareburger.

Trader Joe's Vegetable Masala Burger was the clear favorite in the first round of the taste test, netting the highest overall score and taking the number one spot for half of the tasters.

The plant-based patty by Impossible Foods is stacked with all the classic Whopper toppings including sliced tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles, and sliced onions, and is easily veganized by asking for no mayo. Really hungry? Go for the Double Whopper, which is made with two Impossible patties.