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This healthy Easy Vegan Flatbread recipe requires only main 5 ingredients, is very easy to make, is made with no yeast and no oil! It is absolutely delicious and so much better than store-bought!

EASY VEGAN FLATBREAD RECIPE

Ok, I’m telling you this easy vegan flatbread has made for one happy household. I’ve made several of these in just 2 days because they are so good. It takes literally about 30 minutes to make from start to finish, only 5 ingredients and 1 bowl and cooked in minutes in a skillet. Did I mention how soft, chewy, fluffy and incredibly delicious this healthy flatbread is?!

Bonus that it is oil-free and so much healthier than anything you can get at the store, not to mention, tastes much better.

My daughter literally said “Mommy this is so much better than store-bought!” We’ve been eating homemade personal size flatbread pizzas all weekend with them.

closeup of easy vegan flatbread with chiffonade basil on top

INGREDIENTS NEEDED

  • All-purpose flour: This is meant to be a very simple classic flatbread recipe. No fuss. If you need gluten-free, I’m super close on perfecting that version, so hold tight!
  • Baking powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Salt
  • Canned lite coconut milk: This is the only fat here. Unlike oil or butter typically used in homemade flatbread recipes, the coconut milk makes it dairy-free, vegan and oil-free. But it provides LOTS of moisture. I tried a version with almond milk and the flatbread didn’t hold together as well and was quite dry. If you are allergic, you can try another high fat milk, but I have not tested that. OR, you could try another milk like the almond, but replacing a couple of tablespoons with oil if you don’t mind using oil. Again, I haven’t tested this, but I think it would work. It needs the fat! It leaves no coconut taste.
  • Applesauce: This provides an extra bit of moisture and flavor.

HOW TO MAKE VEGAN FLATBREAD

Step 1: To a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, garlic powder and salt. Whisk very well.

Step 2: Pour in the room temperature coconut milk and applesauce. Use a large spoon to stir the mixture together until it forms into a shaggy texture and no more loose flour remains.

Form roughly into a ball.

Step 3: Flour a work surface and scrape the dough from the bowl onto the surface. Keep the flour handy, as you will need it to knead the dough.

Step 4: Adding flour, a little bit at a time, only as needed, to knead the dough for at least 7 minutes until it comes together into a smooth, pliable dough. You will need flour to add consistently as you knead, as it will be a bit too sticky without it. It helps to continue to add flour to the work service so it doesn’t stick. To knead properly, you will continually rotate (turn), fold over the dough towards you in half and press down with the heels of your hands. Do this repeatedly, adding small bits of flour, only as needed to prevent it sticking to your hands. Do this until it’s smooth and pliable (stretchy and doesn’t break). Once the dough is no longer breaking into pieces easily when you pull it, it is done. Kneading the dough is what will give the flatbread that amazing chewy texture and not break easily when cooking.

Step 5: Form into a smooth round ball.

Step 6: Divide the dough into 4 even size portions. Using a bench scraper makes it easy. 4 will yield large flatbreads, perfect for individual pizza sizes, similar to the sizes sold in the stores. If you want smaller ones for dipping into curries or soups, etc. divide into 8 balls.

Step 7: Roll each piece between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick into an oval shape. It WILL poof up while cooking, so pay attention when rolling it out to not leave it too thick.

Step 8: Heat up a large 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat. A cast-iron skillet gives the best results and beautiful browning. Once hot, lightly spray or brush with a tiny bit of oil if your skillet is not already pre-seasoned.

Step 9: Cook the first piece 2-3 minutes on the 1st side until browned and a few bubbles should form.

Step 10: Cook the 2nd side 1-2 minutes.

WAYS TO USE THIS FLATBREAD

  • Pizza. My favorite way is to use it as personal size pizzas! It yields the fastest pizza ever. Not to mention, absolutely delicious. Just make the flatbreads as directed, cool a few minutes and then add your toppings and bake at 375°F until heated through or the cheese is melted.
  • Spinach Pesto Pizza. My favorite! Make my homemade vegan spinach pesto, top with my lemon vegan parmesan, red pepper flakes, fresh chiffonade basil and it’s amazing! Here is the full tutorial for the vegan spinach pesto pizza!
  • Serve with curry. Make the mini size flatbreads and they would be great served alongside one of my vegan curries!
  • Enjoy it on its own. It’s delicious by itself, too. You could drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil if you are in to that thing and add fresh basil or any herbs of your choice on top!

vegan pesto pizza on wood platter with red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese

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2 large pieces of vegan flatbread on wood platter with fresh basil

Easy Vegan Flatbread (No Yeast!)

Brandi Doming
This healthy Easy Vegan Flatbread requires only main 5 ingredients, is very easy to make, is made with no yeast and no oil! It is absolutely delicious and so much better than store-bought!
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Sides
Cuisine American, Vegan
Yields 4 large flatbreads or 8 small

Ingredients

  • 4 1/4 cups (510g) regular all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (360g) canned lite coconut milk (this provides the fat needed so that it is wonderfully soft and moist), room temp
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) unsweetened applesauce
  • I use this scale.

Instructions
 

  • To a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, garlic powder and salt. Whisk very well.
  • Pour in the room temperature coconut milk and applesauce. Use a large spoon to stir the mixture together until it forms into a shaggy texture and no more loose flour remains. Form roughly into a ball.
  • Flour a work surface and scrape the dough from the bowl onto the surface. Keep the flour handy, as you will need it to knead the dough.
  • Adding flour, a little bit at a time, only as needed, to knead the dough for at least 7 minutes until it comes together into a smooth, pliable dough. You will need to add flour consistently, as it will be a bit too sticky without it. It helps to continue to add flour to the counter so it doesn't stick. To knead properly, you will continually rotate (turn), fold over the dough towards you in half and press down with the heel of your hand and pushing it away. Do this repeatedly, adding small bits of flour, as needed, to prevent sticking. Do this until it's smooth and pliable (stretchy and doesn't break). Once the dough is no longer breaking into pieces easily when you pull it, it is done. Kneading the dough is what will give the flatbread that amazing chewy texture and not break easily when cooking.
  • Form the dough into a large even size smooth ball. (Refer to post for photo tutorial to help).
  • If making large flatbreads (for like a personal size pizza, about 8-9 inches wide), divide the dough into 4 even pieces. Using a bench scraper makes it easy. If you want smaller ones for dipping into curries or soups, etc. divide into 8 balls.
  • Roll each piece between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick into an oval shape. It WILL poof up while cooking, so pay attention when rolling it out to not leave it too thick.
  • Heat up a large 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat. A cast-iron skillet will give the best results and beautiful browning. Once hot, lightly spray or brush with a tiny bit of oil if your skillet is not already pre-seasoned.
  • Add the first piece of rolled out flatbread carefully and cook 2-3 minutes on the first side, or until it's golden brown underneath. A few bubbles should appear, but if not, no worries. Just take a peek to to make sure it's not burning. Don't flip before it has browned.
  • Cook another 1-2 minutes on the second side. Remove gently to a plate. I used large tongs to remove them. They will seem stiff when removing, but will soften perfectly within a couple of minutes.
  • See post above for uses for this flatbread!

Notes

  • Coconut milk: This is the only fat here. Unlike oil or butter typically used in homemade flatbread recipes, the coconut milk makes it dairy-free, vegan and oil-free. But it provides LOTS of moisture. I tried a version with almond milk and the flatbread didn't hold together as well and was quite dry. If you are allergic, you can try another high fat milk, but I have not tested that. OR, you could try another milk like the almond, but replacing a couple of tablespoons with oil if you don't mind using oil. Again, I haven't tested this, but I think it would work. It needs the fat! It leaves no coconut taste.
  • Coconut milk brands: I use the 365 whole foods lite canned coconut milk or the Sprouts lite. Both are very creamy and not watery. Do not use the Polar brand, it is all fillers and gums and will ruin the texture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1small flatbreadCalories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 51.9gProtein: 7.3gFat: 2.9gSaturated Fat: 2.2gSodium: 248mgPotassium: 205mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 0.7gCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Carrie

    February 16, 2025 at 5:45 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this super quickly this morning with hard white wheat. It is AMAZING! The dough is an absolute dream to work with! I used the Sprout’s lite coconut milk and followed your directions exactly (even weighing my flour). It was so easy to knead and roll out. I added a little extra flour as I kneaded it so it wasn’t too sticky. I was able to cook one while rolling out the next one. It was so easy! I portioned the dough into 12 and it made decent tortilla-sized flatbreads (perfect for a wrap for a breakfast burrito). I have tried quite a few recipes for no-oil tortillas or flatbreads and haven’t had any luck. I made one the other day that was yeasted and the dough was a nightmare to work with (so sticky and impossible to roll out and the tortillas ended up tough). I’m saying all of this just to make it clear to others that this is the best recipe out there! I can’t find organic tortillas without seed oils in them anywhere and this is the perfect solution- plus it works with white wheat! Yay! Thank you!

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      February 16, 2025 at 10:23 pm

      Thank you so so much Carrie for this incredible review!! It means so much to read all this!!!

      Reply
  2. Kelley B.

    September 23, 2024 at 3:16 am

    5 stars
    So, so good! The perfect amount of garlic! We made the bbq chicken pizza with these and they were perfect! My daughter loves the TJ’s garlic flatbread, and I think we’ve found the healthier alternative!! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      September 23, 2024 at 8:56 am

      SO happy you loved it Kelley!

      Reply
  3. Chelsie

    July 8, 2023 at 10:10 pm

    Hi! Is your gluten free version ready yet? Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Laura

    April 30, 2023 at 6:59 am

    What skillet are you using?

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      April 30, 2023 at 8:48 am

      It is just a standard cast iron skillet.

      Reply
  5. Coby

    April 20, 2023 at 2:32 am

    5 stars
    These flatbreads were a hit with my family! They were so easy to make, soft and pillowy, and went wonderfully with a vegan biryani. My kids requested that I make them again ASAP!

    Reply
  6. sally minder

    January 2, 2023 at 11:47 pm

    I would like to know also if I can use a bread mixer to kneed the dough. The bread looks wonderful.

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      January 3, 2023 at 3:00 am

      Hi! I’m sure you could, but this recipe is quite fast, so I’m not sure you need one.

      Reply
  7. Laura

    November 17, 2022 at 12:57 am

    Brandi, would it be possible to knead the dough using a stand mixer?

    Reply
  8. Laura

    November 15, 2022 at 12:17 am

    5 stars
    Well I had to wait until my order of lite coconut milk arrived to make this but… It was worth the wait!!! If I could give this 10 stars I would! First time I made flatbread that was so soft and delicious! Thank you so much for posting this great recipe😁

    Reply
  9. Laura

    November 11, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    Would regular canned coconut milk work?

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      November 11, 2022 at 8:04 pm

      Hi Laura, you need the lite here! Full fat is 3 times the amount of fat and very thick, it won’t work the same and also would yield a coconut flavor, which the lite does not.

      Reply
  10. Tiffany Michaelson

    April 5, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was so easy and delicious!! Thanks Brandi!

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      April 6, 2022 at 2:45 am

      So glad you enjoyed it Tiffany!

      Reply
  11. Margie

    March 31, 2022 at 5:42 am

    Haven’t made it yet, waiting for the gluten-free version. Is that available yet?

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      April 6, 2022 at 2:45 am

      Not yet!

      Reply
  12. Caroline Wells

    October 31, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    Was there a gluten free version posted?

    Reply
  13. Nicole

    September 22, 2021 at 10:55 am

    5 stars
    Love this one, we use it for pizza crust when we don’t want mess with yeast. Also yummy served with curry. The first time I tried it I expected to taste coconut but didn’t at all. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  14. Connie

    April 24, 2021 at 12:21 am

    5 stars
    This was so easy and turned out so good. Definitely a winner and will go wonderful with some homemade curry.

    Reply
  15. Estee

    April 10, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this new flatbread recipe. I made 11 smaller flatbreads to use with soups/curry etc. I ran out of AP flour so I used white whole wheat and it worked out beautifully. This bread has some great flavor even plain and it was super simple to throw together. Hubby absolutely loved it and gave it 10 stars. Highly recommend!!

    Reply
    • Melanie Drescher

      April 28, 2021 at 12:06 am

      Thank you SO much for your comment about using WHITE whole wheat flour! Of course you mixed it with your remaining AP flour, so it wasn’t ALL white whole wheat! We don’t eat AP flour so WHITE whole wheat is my plan to use for these flatbreads. Your comment and Brandi’s really boost my confidence to make this with WHITE whole wheat flour! THANKS SO MUCH!

      Reply
  16. Kay Wapman

    April 6, 2021 at 3:41 am

    This looks great, I am so looking forward to the gluten-free version!

    Reply
  17. Melissa K.

    April 6, 2021 at 3:25 am

    Oops X3! Notice the theme here !

    Reply
  18. Melissa K.

    April 6, 2021 at 3:23 am

    These recipes sound really yummy. Have you tried this with any whole grain flour? I’m not a fan of white flour. Maybe I will!

    Reply
  19. Bernadette Morrissey

    April 5, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    Looks awesome! Could I use whole wheat flour?

    Reply
    • Bernadette Morrissey

      April 5, 2021 at 2:43 pm

      Oops! Just saw the previous comment!

      Reply
  20. Melanie Drescher

    April 5, 2021 at 5:28 am

    These look amazing! Do you have any thoughts if it would be okay and how to adjust to using another flour like white whole wheat, whole wheat pastry, or whole wheat instead of all purpose flour? We don’t use any white highly processed flour anymore.

    Reply
    • brandi.doming@yahoo.com

      April 5, 2021 at 5:44 am

      I would suggest trying white whole wheat! It is the most similar in gluten percent as all-purpose flour. Do not do regular whole wheat (way too much gluten), it would be extremely dense. Just keep in mind it may be a bit more tough, not as soft/fluffy, but please let me know after you try it! Pastry flour would be too fragile.

      Reply
      • Melanie Drescher

        April 6, 2021 at 12:32 am

        THANKS so much! I will try it for sure! ATC just had a segment on my local PBS station showing these being made…I’m definitely try it with White Whole Wheat flour and have your AH.MAZ.ING Baked Falafel with them. I can’t find whole wheat pita pocket bread locally anymore, so thought this flat-bread would be perfect! I will definitely post pictures when I make them, because ya know Pictures Or It Didn’t Happen! Thank you so much, your recipes are awesome!

        Reply
        • Melanie Drescher

          April 6, 2021 at 12:33 am

          Sorry I meant to type ATK = America’s Test Kitchen

          Reply

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