We’ve read and tested hundreds of books and cookbooks for dairy-free living. Below are the ones that we highly recommend AND that we use and reference the most. Note that not all are strictly dairy-free, but they are still books that we consider to be very helpful for dairy-free living. To keep things fair, I’ve listed our top picks in alphabetical order.
Alisa’s Current Top 10 Favorite Cookbooks (updated!)
- Enjoy Life’s Cookies for Everyone: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free Treats that are Safe for Most Anyone with Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities
- Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
- Practically Raw: Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make
- The 30 Minute Vegan: Over 175 quick, delicious, and healthy recipes for everyday cooking
- The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs
- The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook: How to Bake Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, and Sesame
- The Pure Kitchen: Clear the Clutter from Your Cooking with 100 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes
- The Spunky Coconut Grain-Free Baked Goods and Desserts: Gluten Free, Casein Free, and Often Egg Free
- The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Whole Foods Recipes for Personal and Planetary Health
- Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
Mama Sarah’s Top 10 Book Picks
- Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
- Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill (author has dairy allergic kids, so recipes are easy to adapt)
- Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
- Kids Can Cook: Vegetarian Recipes
- Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking (Good recipes for adapting)
- More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: 200 Brand-New, Budget-Friendly, Slow-Cooker Recipes
- One of the Gang: Nurturing the Souls of Children with Food Allergies
- The Fannie Farmer Cookbook (Good recipes for adapting)
- The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book: Great Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Treats for the Whole Family
- The I Hate to Cook Book: 50th Anniversary Edition (Lots of dairy-free recipes and easy to adapt)
Healthy Sarena’s Top Book Picks
- Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide To Adopting A Healthy Plant-Based Diet
- Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
- Let’s Eat Out With Celiac / Coeliac & Food Allergies: A Timeless Reference for Special Diets
- The Cancer Survivor’s Guide: Foods That Help You Fight Back
- The Vegan Scoop: 150 Recipes for Dairy-Free Ice Cream that Tastes Better Than the “Real” Thing
- Tofu Cookery: 25th Anniversary
Alisa’s Runner-Up Recommendations (updated!)
- 1,000 Vegan Recipes (so many easy recipe ideas, so little time)
- Cooking for Isaiah: Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Recipes for Easy Delicious Meals
- Eat, Drink & Be Vegan: Everyday Vegan Recipes Worth Celebrating
- How to Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips for Everyday Life
- Multi-Lingual Phrase Passport: Let’s Eat Our with Food Allergies
- Sweet Freedom: Desserts You’ll Love without Wheat, Eggs, Dairy or Refined Sugar
- The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
- The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions: Foolproof Methods for Transforming Any Dish into a Delicious New Vegan Favorite
- The Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Kitchen: 150 delicious dishes for every meal, every day
- The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
- The Spunky Coconut Cookbook, Second Edition: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free
- The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic “Uncheese” Dishes
- The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook: Whole Foods To Nourish Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women – And Their Families
- The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook: 200 Gourmet & Homestyle Recipes for the Food Allergic Family
- Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone’s Favorite Treats
- Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
- Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes
- Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
- What’s to Eat? The Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook
- Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Cow’s Milk and Your Health
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