Vegan Veggie Pinwheels!
Fresh broccoli and carrots are mixed with all-vegan cream cheese, mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, herbs, and spices.
All rolled together and sliced for an easy, crowd-pleasing, take anywhere appetizer.
Keep in mind this is a “make-ahead” recipe, but just barely.
Once everything is assembled, the rollups will need to hang out in the fridge for at least an hour or two prior to serving. Just enough to give the flavors time to mix and mingle and blend well.
Pro tip: Save a few minutes of prep time by using a mini chopper or food processor to finely chop the broccoli and carrots.
Ingredients for Vegan Veggie Pinwheels:
- vegan cream cheese
- vegan mayonnaise
- fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley
- dried dill
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- salt
- ground black pepper
- fresh broccoli florets
- carrots
- vegan cheddar cheese
- 8-inch flour tortillas
How to make Vegan Veggie Pinwheels:
Mix together the cream cheese, herbs, and seasonings. Into a medium-size mixing bowl, add cream cheese, mayonnaise, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, and ground black pepper. Stir to combine and adjust seasoning, as needed, to taste.
Add the vegetables and cheese. Fold in broccoli, carrots, and cheddar cheese. Stir until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
Prep the tortillas. Onto a flat work surface, arrange tortillas in an even layer. Onto each tortilla spoon 1/4 of the mixture. Use the back of your spoon to spread the mixture an even layer, covering the entire tortilla.
Roll into pinwheels. Starting at one end, slowly but tightly roll each tortilla.
Wrap and set. Wrap each rolled tortilla in plastic wrap and set in the refrigerator. Allow to chill for at least 1 hour.
Slice and serve. Remove from refrigerator, unwrap, and slice into 1-inch rounds. Serve chilled or room temperature.
Enjoy!
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Vegan Veggie Pinwheels with Broccoli and Carrots
Ingredients
- 8 ounces vegan cream cheese
- 1 cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Italian flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups broccoli and carrots finely chopped
- 1 cup vegan cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 flour tortillas 8-inch size
Instructions
- Into a medium size mixing bowl, add cream cheese, mayonnaise, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, and ground black pepper.
- Stir to combine and adjust seasoning, as needed, to taste.
- Fold in the broccoli, carrots, and cheddar cheese. Stir until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Onto a flat work surface, arrange tortillas in an even layer.
- Onto each tortilla spoon 1/4 of the mixture. Use the back of your spoon to spread the mixture an even layer, covering the entire tortilla.
- Starting at one end, slowly but tightly roll each tortilla.
- Wrap each rolled tortilla in plastic wrap and set in the refrigerator. Allow to chill for at least 1 hour.
- Remove from refrigerator, unwrap, and slice into 1-inch rounds.
- Serve chilled or room temperature.
Nutrition
Poppie
Hi This looks amazing! I want to make this today, I see the ingredients but no measurements. Would you please give the amounts for the ingredients. Thanks
thiswifecooks
Keep scrolling… the printable recipe card with exact amounts is in the second half the post. 😉
Willow lumsden
Hi Holly, I do not like tortilllas. Do you think I could use bread or would it be to soggy.
thiswifecooks
I have not tried using bread but I think it could would work fine. Just make sure the bread is thin enough to roll.
Anna
I don’t see tortillas in the ingredients on the printable recipe list. I know that seems obvious but…I’d miss buying them at the store if I printed it.
thiswifecooks
Good catch! It’s there now. 🙂 You will need 8-inch flour tortillas.
Judy
It does not say, so I’m wondering if the broccoli and carrots should be cooked first for this recipe? Thank you.
thiswifecooks
Hi Judy! No, the broccoli and carrots are not cooked.
Jenae
Delicious!
thiswifecooks
Thank you! 🙂
Yvette
I usually do not reply to a post unless I’ve tried it. Saying “Can’t wait to try it” or “looks amazing” really is of no factual help. I will try these and weigh in but I really wanted to say your picture immediately reminded me of a much younger Priscilla Presley!
thiswifecooks
Hi Yvette! I agree with you about comments that are of no help and I will also take the compliment. Thank you! 🙂
Jamie Welsh
This is a great recipe, we are not vegan but used regular mayo and cream cheese. I didn’t have onion powder so skipped the salt and used onion salt, but the filling came out way too salty. Woops! Don’t make my mistake LOL.
thiswifecooks
Lol, definitely don’t swap salt for the powder!😳🤣
Melissa
Can you swap vegan cream cheese and mayo for regular? I would keep all other ingredients as per the recipe.
thiswifecooks
Yes, and the amounts would remain the same.
Diane
How long would this last in the fridge?
thiswifecooks
These pinwheels are best served the same day. Beyond that, the tortillas may get a little soft in the fridge. However, I have prepared the filling up to two days in advance then assembled the pinwheels the day of serving and they were great!
Brylie
Can you put the filling in the freezer to use at a later time?
thiswifecooks
Hi Brylie ~ I have not tried freezing because I just don’t think it would hold up well. However, you can refrigerate the filling up to a day or two in advance and it will be fine. I hope this is helpful!
Jacqui Wormington
I made these for the first time on my cooking stream yesterday with live audience, and they turned out great. During the process of following the recipe a few questions arised: First of all, you tell us 4 cups of broccoli and carrots. Is that 4 cups of each, or 2 cups broccoli and 2 cups carrots? I honestly ended up eyeballing this one (I’d personally love information with an actual weight measurement for these). For step 7 I would have loved a little bit more details on how to best wrap and seal them. Generally process shots in the blog post or in the recipe card would have been helpful for preparing these!! Nontheless, they turned out so great and are absolutely delicious! Plus, these pinwheels are great for meal prep too!! Holly, if you want to see the recording of the stream send me an email or a DM on IG. 🙂
thiswifecooks
Thanks, Jacqui! I’m excited to check it out! Yes, 2 cups broccoli and 2 cups carrots all mixed together.😊
Michelle
Made these for my daughter, who’s a vegetarian. Used regular mayo and cream cheese. She said they were fantastic! I’m not a vegetarian, and I loved them, too!! Definitely making again.
thiswifecooks
Wonderful! Thank you for your review, Michelle!
Kathy Vesely
Hi Holly: I made these for my daughter’s baby shower last weekend (all vegan, zero waste event). They were DELICIOUS!!!! I doubled the recipe (20 people expected). Well, I have about 3 cups of leftover filling! I will not double the recipe next time and it will make the perfect amount—for whatever size crowd I have. 🙂 . I’m still eating them 4 days later and they are still SO good! I wish I would have made a note of the cream cheese brand that I used—2 different kinds. I think it was Violife and Miyoko’s.
thiswifecooks
Hi Kathy ~ I’m so glad the recipe was a hit at the shower! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your review.😊