Although many quick breakfast ideas surround ingredients like eggs (scrambled, sunny side up, omelets, quiche, you name it!) or milk (think pancakes, waffles, French toast, breakfast cereal and other favorite breakfasts), there are also many delicious vegan breakfast ideas that are easy to make, and much healthier for you, too!
Vegan Breakfast Ideas
These delicious vegan breakfast ideas will make the start of your day (or your late-night snack) tasty and nutritious.
Tofu Scramble For Easy Vegan Meals With Simple Ingredients
Scrambled tofu is a very popular vegan alternative to scrambled eggs, and just as customizable and easy to make, too. Crumble up extra firm, firm, or silken tofu (your choice!), and then, sauté it in a pan with your choice of seasonings and veggies. Try curried tofu scramble, spinach, and tomato tofu scramble, or mushrooms and onions tofu scramble. The options for this vegan breakfast idea are endless!
A tofu scramble can be used to replace scrambled eggs in the vegan diet. This balanced breakfast provides nutrients such as protein, calcium, and B vitamins. Start by draining a package of extra-firm tofu. Wrap the tofu in a clean dish towel and press it to remove excess water. Crumble the tofu in your hands and place it in a non-stick skillet with 1 tbsp. olive oil.
Add fresh vegetables such as diced tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, and hot peppers. Flavor the tofu with any combination of turmeric, cumin, chili powder, thyme, basil, and oregano. Fry the tofu mixture over medium heat for eight to 10 minutes, stirring frequently with a spatula. Serve with vegan muffins or fresh fruit.
Vegan Blueberry Muffins Make Easy Vegan Breakfast Ides
Vegan muffins are incredibly tasty, and many people think they taste better than the non-vegan variety, as well. You can make vegan muffins by substituting non-vegan ingredients for vegan ones or searching for a vegan muffin recipe in your favorite vegan cookbook. Try tasty, vegan banana nut, cranberry oatmeal, blueberry, or peach muffins for a sweet vegan healthy breakfast idea.
Healthy Vegan Breakfast Recipes For Vegan Waffles And Banana Pancakes
Vegan pancakes and waffles are also easy to create by substituting non-vegan ingredients for vegan ones in almost any vegan pancake or waffle recipe, or easily finding a totally vegan recipe in the vegan breakfast ideas section of your favorite cookbook or website. Try vegan pancakes or waffles stuffed or topped with fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and bananas. You can even make banana nut fluffy pancakes or waffles with the leftover ingredients from your vegan muffins!
Vegan French Toast For An Easy Breakfast For The Whole Family
French toast is surprisingly easy to make vegan at breakfast time. Instead of using cow’s milk, eggs, and butter, substitute soy (or rice or almond) milk and vegan butter instead. You can add all of the other already vegan French toast ingredients like cinnamon and vanilla. You can also blend the soy (or otherwise, vegan) milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, with tofu, flour, or bananas to make a thicker mixture, as there would be with eggs. Try tasty fruit toppings like fresh bananas, or apples and raisins for added nutrients and sweetness to these easy recipes.
You can also choose easy already vegan sides to accompany any of these vegan breakfast ideas, such as homemade hash browns or breakfast potatoes (with peppers and onions, if you’d like), fresh fruit, or granola.
Crepes Are Healthy Vegan Breakfast Options
Crepes are breakfast items that feature thin, light shells containing fruits or vegetables. Mix 2 cups whole-wheat flour with 2 tbsp melted vegan margarine, 1/2 cup soymilk, and 1/2 tsp. salt, advises Jannequin Bennett, author of “Very Vegetarian.” Add 2 tbsp. agave nectar and 1/2 tsp. baking powder. Mix in a bowl. Place 1/2 tbsp. olive oil in a non-stick skillet and heat over low-medium heat.
Pour in enough batter to cover the bottom of the skillet. Heat for two to three minutes, then turn with a spatula. Cook for an additional two minutes and transfer to a plate. Fill half of the crepe shell with fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, or peaches. You can also fill the shells with cooked vegetables such as asparagus or spinach, and add cooked, mashed tofu to create a filling breakfast. Fold over the other half of the crepe shell and serve.
Vegan breakfast ideas – Flax Smoothies For The Most Important Meal Of The Day
Flax smoothies are highly portable, making them an attractive choice for vegans who need breakfast on the go. These smoothies also provide protein, omega-3 fatty acids, boron, and calcium. Add 2 tbsp. flax meal to a blender. Add 1 cup of frozen banana pieces, blueberries, strawberries, or other fruits. Pour 2 cups of soy milk or you can use coconut milk into the blender. Blend for one minute or until smooth. Transfer to a glass or portable beverage container.
Vegan Recipes For Vegan Parfait – Vegan Breakfast Ideas
This breakfast idea is both quick and delicious! Simply pick up some Silk soy yogurt, So Delicious coconut yogurt, or whatever vegan yogurt you’d like from the store, and layer it in a glass with fresh berries, jam, and crunchy homemade vegan granola.
Tropical Green Smoothie
Start your day off with a micronutrient kick with a fruity green smoothie. Just blend a cup of kale and half a cup of spinach with some pineapple juice, a banana, and mango. Green never tasted so good!
Whole Grains Muffins
If you’ve got some time or don’t mind cooking the night before, throw together some muffins! Use a whole wheat muffin recipe and add in some fresh blueberries and walnuts for good measure and a nutty flavor!
Vegan Breakfast Hash makes for great vegan breakfast ideas
Another good savory breakfast idea is to make a breakfast hash. Just slice one sweet potato and one russet potato and fry them up with a splash of olive oil, garlic, and rosemary. You can add in some seitan for extra protein.
Breakfast Salad The Vegan Version
Breakfast salad provides you with everything you need to fuel the start of your day. Toss some baby spinach with sliced apples, craisins, and roasted almonds, and top with a light, sweet dressing like raspberry vinaigrette.
The final word on easy vegan breakfast ideas
Although many people in the Western world skip breakfast in favor of coffee or tea, this meal is important for energy and optimal health. Vegans, who do not consume meats, eggs, or dairy products, may be particularly tempted to skip this meal because many vegan breakfasts require extensive preparation. However, there are a variety of fast, healthy vegan plant-based diet ideas that can help you start your day off right.
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