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Start your day on a nutritious and delicious note with my collection of the 32 Best Vegan Breakfast Recipes! These easy-to-prep, whole foods-based recipes will treat your taste buds and power you through the morning.
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If you’re looking for vegan breakfast recipe inspiration, you’ve come to the right place! A firm believer in breakfast being the most important meal of the day, I’ve been on a mission to develop easy, healthy, and affordable plant-based recipes since I started this blog in 2015. Breakfasts have been a bit part of that. In fact, to date, I have published over 30 vegan breakfast recipes!
There’s a common conception that vegan and plant-based breakfasts and brunches are limited to oatmeal, fruit, and smoothies, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. Savory meals, healthy baked goods, and nourishing drinks add variety, nutrition, and satisfaction, allowing you to live a well-balanced and fueled vegan lifestyle.
In today’s post, I share all my best vegan breakfast ideas. With everything from pancakes and waffles to sweet potato hash, biscuits, and beverages, there are satisfying and wholesome plant-based breakfast ideas for every occasion and craving.
The 32 Best Vegan Breakfast Recipes
Below, I’ve divided my top recipes into categories, making them easiest to browse and bookmark or Pin for later! Let’s get started.
Vegan Pancakes, Waffles, and Crepes
Enjoy classic breakfast recipes, minus the eggs and animal products, with my vegan waffle and griddle recipes!
Vegan Blueberry Pancakes
These Vegan Blueberry Pancakes are one of my favorite vegan breakfast ideas. Made with whole wheat flour, non-dairy milk, berries, and cinnamon, they are flavorful, fluffy, comforting, and better-for-you than their traditional counterparts.
Oat Flour Pancakes
Guarantee a great day by starting it with these Oat Flour Pancakes! Made with easy, fresh-ground oat flour, these pancakes are rich in whole grains and fiber. Top them with agave syrup and sliced fresh fruit for a vegan and vegetarian breakfast that will power you through the morning.
Buttermilk Vegan Waffles
If you’ve never had Buttermilk Vegan Waffles, you are in for a treat! They’re fluffy, crispy, and lightly sweet — just like Waffle House, but so much healthier!
Almond Flour Pancakes
Almond flour is my not-so-secret ingredient for these tender, flavorful, and high-protein pancakes. My young daughter loves them and they’re also naturally gluten-free!
Fluffy Spelt Pancakes
Cozy up to another stack of pancakes you can feel great about! Fluffy Spelt Pancakes contain complete plant-based protein, giving you healthy fuel that will stay with you.
Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes
Sweet potato puree adds moisture and sweetness to this Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes recipe, making dreamy, light, and fluffy griddle cakes! A touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and coconut sugar takes them to the next level. They’re plant-based breakfast heaven!
Vegan Crepes
Think French delicacies are only for animal-eaters? Think again: Vegan Crepes are light, crisp, and buttery while being entirely plant-based! Fill them with savory-sweet tahini maple sauce, fruit preserves, whipped coconut cream, and more!
Savory Vegan Breakfasts
Discover the wide world of savory vegan breakfast ideas! Tofu scrambles, burritos, quiche, and more add so much variety to morning meal line-ups. Here are my favorites:
Wild Mushroom Avocado Toast
Though I love avocado toast in nearly any form, this Wild Mushroom Avocado Toast takes the cake! Topped with caramelized mushrooms, fresh herbs, orange zest, and sesame seeds, it’s a feel-good and delicious savory vegan breakfast!
Sweet Potato Hash
This tender and warmly spiced Sweet Potato Hash Recipe is an easy-to-make savory side dish or vegan main. It's delicious, ready in a few steps, and full of good-for-you ingredients!
Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash
You only need 30 minutes to make crispy, savory, and comforting Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash. Featuring black beans, peppers, garlic, and everyday pantry seasonings, it’s a tasty and complete breakfast recipe you can count on any day of the week.
The Best Tofu Scramble
My Tofu Scramble is another favorite one-skillet breakfast time wonder! Made with tofu, veggies, vegan sausages, and nutritional yeast, this vegan scrambled eggs alternative is as good for you as it is delicious.
Sweet Potato Breakfast Burrito
Looking for make-ahead vegan breakfast options? Consider these Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos! They are filled with sweet peppers, black beans, vegan sausages, and seasonings. Make a large batch at the beginning of the week and refrigerate or freeze the burritos for easy and tasty on-the-go meals.
Incredible Vegan Quiche
Indulge in a classic breakfast and brunch dish, plant-based style, with this Incredible Vegan Quiche! The crust is buttery and flaky, and the vegetable filling is custardy and cheesy. A must-make for weekend brunch!
Vegan Sausages
These Vegan Sausages are more affordable, nutritious, and delicious than store-bought! They’re made with a handful of common ingredients like lentils, soy sauce, and seasonings. Make a large batch at the beginning of the week and enjoy them with your vegan breakfasts on weekday mornings.
Light & Fluffy Vegan Omelette
Enjoy an easy and classic breakfast recipe thanks to a surprising ingredient: aquafaba! This chickpea packing liquid whips up extra light and fluffy, making the best vegan egg white replacement. Just fill the omelettes with your favorite veggies, and breakfast is served!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipes & Porridge
Reimagine vegan oatmeal breakfast recipes with these easy, oat-based meals and porridges. Overnight oats, granola, steel-cut oats, and more take vegan-friendly grains from ordinary to extraordinary!
Apple Pie Overnight Oats
Overnight oats are one of my favorite meal prep breakfasts — just combine the oats with milk and seasonings, shake, and refrigerate! These Apple Pie Overnight Oats take them to new levels. They’re nutritious, yet taste like a treat, and are ultra-portable!
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
If you like classic oatmeal, you will adore these Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats! Made with budget-friendly ingredients in a few simple steps, the Instant Pot cooks the oats to creamy perfection — no need to babysit a pan on the stovetop.
Sweet Potato Granola
This Sweet Potato Granola tastes like sweet potato pie in sprinkling form! Complete with chopped pecans, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon, this granola is superb on vegan yogurt and smoothie bowls.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Mix
Ditch the premade packets by making this Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Mix! It’s incredibly easy to make, with whole foods ingredients and plant-based. Just combine it with hot water or non-dairy milk for a comforting and healthy vegan breakfast.
Instant Pot Teff Porridge
Have you ever tried teff? It’s oatmeal’s nutty, hearty, and protein-rich cousin. When cooked in the pressure cooker, Instant Pot Teff Porridge is ultra-creamy and satisfying. Top it with fresh fruit and chopped nuts for a complete meal the whole family will love!
Vegan Muffins, Biscuits, & Cinnamon Rolls
Treat yourself to a homemade sweet treat or pastry that’s secretly good for you! These vegan muffins, biscuits, and cinnamon rolls always do the trick.
Oat Bran Muffins with Sweet Potato
I make these Oat Bran Muffins when I’m craving bakery-style treats but don’t want to leave the house! They’re tender, moist, sweet, nutritious, and ready in less than an hour.
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Indulge in a favorite Southern soul food breakfast side with these Sweet Potato Biscuits! They’re buttery, flaky, and best enjoyed warm with vegan honey and butter. If you’ve never made biscuits, I share all the best tips for making them light and fluffy every time!
Sweet Potato Chocolate Muffins
Sweet Potato and chocolate is the combination you didn’t know you needed! Made with whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, sweet potato puree, and dark chocolate, these vegan muffins are a healthy and nourishing morning treat.
Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls
Though I originally developed these Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas, they’re a comforting welcome addition to breakfast and brunch spreads throughout the year. Warm spices season the tender and buttery rolls — they’re perfect enjoyed with a mug of chai or a steaming latte.
Vegan Breakfast Drinks & Smoothies
Complete your plant-based breakfast spread with one of these easy and wholesome drinks!
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Oat Milk Matcha Latte
Start your morning with a jitter-free energy boost with this Oat Milk Matcha Latte! Bonus: Matcha contains many good-for-you antioxidants and micronutrients, making this morning addition one you can feel great about!
Creamy Apple Smoothie
If you’ve never added apples to your favorite morning sipper, here’s your sign! This Creamy Apple Smoothie recipe is made with sweet apples, cinnamon, almond milk, and dates for a refreshing and warmly-spiced drink you can enjoy all year.
Oat Milk Shaken Espresso (Starbucks Copycat!)
Dress up your morning coffee routine with this Oat Milk Shaken Espresso! Featuring plant-based milk, agave, and warm spices, this plant-based recipe features anti-inflammatory ingredients to start your morning on the right foot.
Sweet Potato Latte
Switch up your pumpkin spice latte routine with a cozy and cinnamon-spiced Sweet Potato Latte! Made with espresso, non-dairy milk, sweet potato puree, maple syrup, and pumpkin pie spice blend, this drink will be the star of your morning.
Anti-inflammatory Turmeric Latte
This deliciously sweet and earthy turmeric latte is a cinch to make. There is no caffeine in the recipe, but I love to add a double shot of espresso when enjoying it in the morning. The turmeric and ginger have a calming effect on the stomach, which may help soothe belly discomfort that comes with coffee.
Watermelon Smoothie
Hydrate for a fantastic day with a frosty Watermelon Smoothie! You just need 3 ingredients, a blender, and 5 minutes, and this refreshing drink will be all yours.
Banana Mocha Smoothie
Banana, cocoa powder, and espresso make a nutritious and flavorful smoothie powerhouse. I like drinking one before my morning workout for steady energy, healthy carbs, and protein.
Tahini Granola Smoothie Bowl
Tahini granola is wildly delicious, and there’s no better way to enjoy it than on a berry smoothie bowl! Essenced with rose and pistachio, this crunchy and hearty granola makes the smoothie bowl taste indulgent while being ultra-nourishing.
