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Vegetarian Breakfast Recipes

Hearty and wholesome vegetarian breakfast recipes to get you started for the day. Look here for vegetarian breakfast ideas and vegan breakfast recipes for everyday, for a vegetarian weekend brunch, or to prepare in advance and eat on the go.
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  5. Tofu Scramble Recipes (9)
  6. Vegan Muffin Recipes (13)
  7. Vegetarian Omelettes (12)
  8. Vegetarian Quiche Recipes (19)
  9. Vegetarian and vegan French toast recipes (8)

Easy Breakfast Biscuits
Make a fresh homemade batch of quick and easy biscuits for breakfast or to go along with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner. If you need to know how to make quick and easy flaky homemade biscuits, try this easy biscuit recipe.

What do you eat for breakfast?
Share what you eat for breakfast on a regular basis, and take a sneak peak into the kitchens of other vegetarians and vegans to learn what other people are eating for breakfast!

Vegetarian Breakfast Pizzas
Pizza for breakfast? Sure, why not? Try this unique gourmet recipe for a roasted sweet potato pizza topped with eggs for a gourmet vegetarian breakfast or brunch.

Vegan mango and pear crumble
Lucky enough to have a mango tree in your backyard like I do? Here's one way to use up plenty of mangos in a healthy baked mango and pear crumble for a gourmet vegetarian and vegan brunch.

High protein breakfasts for vegetarians and vegans
High protein breakfasts for vegetarians and vegans

Breakfast Bread Pudding Recipe
Bread pudding just for breakfast! This bread pudding recipe is baked with cinnamon, nutmeg and frozen fruit, but since it has less sugar than other recipes, this would be a great bread pudding for breakfast. Serve bread pudding for breakfast on Christmas morning.

Couscous Breakfast
Couscous Breakfast

How to Make Homemade Granola
Granola is easy to make at home and you can add whatever extra ingredients you like. I like to mix some granola in with soy yogurt for a quick breakfast on the go. This video shows you just how easy it is to make homemade granola.

Banana Bread French Toast Recipe
Kids will love this fun breakfast or brunch idea: French toast made from banana bread! Yum!

Basic Whole Wheat Muffin Recipe
Try this basic recipe for whole wheat muffins, made with whole wheat flour. You can use this basic recipe for whole wheat muffins and add in whatever you'd like, such as nuts, blueberries, or even chocolate chips.

Homemade vegan blueberry scones
Homemade vegan blueberry scones

Sugar-free Whole Wheat Energy Breakfast Bars
Whole Wheat Energy Breakfast Bars

Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits
Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits

Low-Fat Vegan Pumpkin Bread Recipe - Vegan Pumpkin Bread - Leftover Pumpkin
Using leftover or canned pumpkin and applesauce instead of oil, this low-fat vegan pumpkin bread recipe has plenty of flavor, fall spices and moisture, but without the added fat and calories. Vegan pumpkin bread is a sweet breakfast treat, or turn it into a low-fat vegetarian pumpkin bread stuffing.


This stuffed vegan French toast recipe is nothing short of gourmet. Vegan cream cheese is sweetened with orange juice then stuffed into thick French bread slices before being pan-fried in the usual French toast ingredients - veganized, of course.

Oatmeal Pumpkin Muffins Recipe
Oatmeal pumpkin muffins with sunflower seeds. These oatmeal pumpkin muffins would make a great breakfast or snack for Thanksgiving, Halloween or any fall morning. Adding sunflower seeds means there's a bit of protein in these muffins too, making them perfect for vegetarians.

Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Couscous
Whole grain couscous flavored with fruit and cinnamon makes for a healthy whole grain vegetarian breakfast suitable for kids as well as adults! For a vegan version, use a vegan margarine instead of butter.

Vegan Coconut Pineapple Bread Recipe
Vegan Coconut Pineapple Bread Recipe

Quick Crock Pot Apple Cobbler Recipe
Quick Crock Pot Apple Cobbler Recipe

Cereal Breakfast Bars (Vegan)
These cereal bars are perfect to grab and eat on the go, and are a great snack for kids. Try sprucing them up with some chocolate chips for a real treat.

Homemade blueberry bran muffins
Blueberry bran muffins

Basic homemade granola recipe
A basic and easy recipe for homemade granola made with rolled oats, wheat flakes cereal, and dried fruits and nuts of your choice.

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Breakfast Wrap
Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Breakfast Wrap

Whole Wheat Banana Orange Muffins
Whole Wheat Banana Orange Muffins

Old-fashioned oatmeal muffins with blueberries
Old-fashioned oatmeal muffins with blueberries and made with whole wheat flour.

Blueberry bread pudding with bricohe bread
Blueberry bread pudding with bricohe bread is an indulgent breakfast or brunch recipe for special occasions. You won't miss bacon if you're eating this gourmet homemade vegetarian breakfast instead!

Sweet potato french toast recipe - A gourmet breakfast
This sweet potato French toast is a gourmet breakfast for kids or special mornings such as Christmas or holidays. It's a fairly simple recipe, using sweet potatoes, milk and eggs, and seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Sweet potato biscuits
Homemade sweet potato biscuits recipe. Add a Southern splash to your homecooked breakfast or brunch.

Egg scramble with avocado and corn tortilla
Egg scramble with avocado served on corn tortilla. Sure, everyone knows how to make scrambled eggs, but this recipe just kicks it up a notch with red pepper, hot sauce, fresh cilantro and onion, adds a crunchy corn tortilla and tops it off with Jack cheese.

Vegan Orange Cranberry Scone Recipe
Vegan Orange Cranberry Scone Recipe

Basic Blueberry Muffins
Basic Blueberry Muffins

Sugar- free Vegan Apple Cinnamon Crisp Recipe
Apple crisp, spiced with cinnamon and just a dash of nutmeg makes for an indulgent vegetarian and vegan breakfast or a healthy dessert. This sugar-free recipe uses chopped dates for a bit of sweetness, instead of sugar. For an extra treat, serve this easy apple crisp recipe with ice cream, or vegan non-dairy ice cream for a vegan dessert.

Homemade bran granola with blueberries recipe
Homemade bran granola with blueberries recipe

Smart breakfast bars with oats, raisins and almonds recipe
Smart breakfast bars with oats, raisins and almonds recipe

Leftover Rice Pudding Recipe
If you've got lots of leftover rice and want to make rice pudding, try this leftover rice pudding recipe. This is a decadent and creamy rice pudding recipe that you can serve either as a sweet breakfast or for dessert. Rice pudding is a great way to use up all your leftover rice.

Chili Breakfast Potatoes
A quick and easy recipe for Mexican chilied breakfast potatoes with sour cream. This breakfast recipe is vegetarian, but you could easily make it vegan by either omitting the sour cream or using a soy based vegan sour cream instead.


Healthier Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe
Healthier Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe

Nutty and Sweet Vegan French Toast Recipe
Nutty and Sweet Vegan French Toast Recipe

Chinese Scallion Pancakes
I was lucky enough to visit Taiwan recently and tasted these amazing scallion pancakes which are served up hot and fresh from street vendors. Yum! Of course, upon returning home, the first thing I did was to find a vegan recipe so I can make them all the time. These green onion pancakes are more than just a breakfast food, so enjoy them anytime. Serve plain or dipped in a good quality soy sauce.

Vegetarian Egg Buffet Casserole Recipe
Vegetarian Egg Buffet Casserole Recipe

Vegan Latke Recipe
This vegan latke recipe uses an egg replacer to make traditional potato pancakes.

Sweet potato and banana muffins recipe
Sweet potato and banana muffins recipe

Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe
Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe

Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones
Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones

Quick Vegetarian and Vegan Breakfast Ideas
Going back to school shouldn't mean skimping on nutrition - especially when it comes to breakfast! Long touted as the most important meal of the day, for most of us, breakfast is also the most rushed meal of the day, especially on school days. Here are some quick tips to help make sure all members of the family start the day well-nourished, even if you just have a few minutes before rushing out the door.

Tofu breakfast recipes
Tofu breakfast recipes

Blueberry corn muffin
Blueberry corn muffin - Corn muffin with blueberries recipe

Vegan Zucchini Bread Recipe
Vegan Zucchini Bread Recipe

Easy Thanksgiving biscuits with sweet potatoes
Easy Thanksgiving biscuits with sweet potatoes and sweetened with agave nectar to keep them refined sugar-free.

Happy Irish Beer Bread (Vegan)
Easy to make and great for breakfast!

Breakfast Home Fries
Vegetarian and Vegan Breakfast Home Fries

Vegan Pumpkin Scones Recipe
These moist and spiced vegan pumpkin scones will fill the kitchen with a wonderful aroma.

Peanut Butter Vegan Coffee Cake Recipe
Peanut butter adds extra flavor (and protein!) to the usual coffee cake recipe. This vegan coffee cake recipe is sure to please.

Low-fat Vegan Coffee Cake Recipe
This coffee cake uses applesauce for moisture and a healthy amount of spices for flavor. Perfect for a weekend brunch. This vegan coffee cake recipe is also sugar-free.

Raw Food Granola with Buckwheat, Orange and Goji Berries
A raw food recipe for a breakfast of champions. Raw buckwheat granola flavored with oranges, dates, and goji berries starts the day off right for those on a raw food diet, or just trying to eat a little healthier or include buckwheat in their diet.

Raw Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
Check out this recipe for Raw Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal that is perfect for breakfast on a raw food diet. Following a raw food diet can be delicious and satisfying with simple recipes like this one.

Easy Vegan Bread Pudding Recipe
Vegan bread pudding is easy and simple to make, and you probably have all or most of the ingredients in your cupboard or refrigerator already.

Onion and Apple Tarts with Goat Cheese
Try these savory onion and apple pastries, made with either feta or goat cheese. These little onion apple tarts are vegetarian, but for a vegan version, you could use vegan dough and omit the cheese.

Best tofu scramble recipes
The best homemade tofu scramble recipes. Tofu scramble is a popular quick and easy scrambled egg substitute for vegetarians and vegans.

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