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By Jolinda Hackett, About.com Guide to Vegetarian Food

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Vegan French Toast with Nutmeg Recipe
An easy recipe for vegan French toast. I love spicing up my French toast a bit - nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice and of course, cinnamon! It's all good! This easy vegan French toast recipe is flavored with both nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice and a bit of maple syrup for a fantastic egg-free and dairy-free vegan breakfast.

Basic Vegan Crepes Recipe
A vegan crepes recipes! Try these easy vegan crepes which are lower in fat than traditional French crepes, and are cholesterol free as well. If you like crepes, no need to give them up when you adopt a vegan diet!

Vegan Latkes with Fresh Herbs
Vegan latkes are needed for a complete vegan Hannukah meal! Whether or not its time for Hannukah, vegan latkes are a yummy and easy fried potato patty to eat for breakfast or really for anytime, and just about everyone loves to eat latkes! These vegan latkes are made with an egg replacer so they are lower in fat than other latke recipes and are also cholesterol-free.

Low-fat Vegan Banana Bread Recipe
If you'd like to try a vegan banana bread recipe, this is a great one to try. Because it is egg-free and dairy-free, it is much lower in fat than regular banana bread. I like to add a sprinkle of sugar to the top of my banana bread before baking, for an extra sweet treat.

Breakfast Home Fries
Classic all-American diner-style vegetarian and vegan breakfast home fries! Who doesn't like a greasy, filling potato fry-up for breakfast, whether you're vegetarian or vegan or not? Potato home fries, like hash browns, are a wonderful cure for a hangover!

Breakfast Tempeh Hash Recipe
If you like vegetarian hash browns, try this super hearty and meaty version with tempeh. These hash browns with tempeh very filling vegetarian and vegan breakfast with some healthy carbs and lots of nutritious soy protein from the tempeh.

Vegan Bran Muffins Recipe
If you like bran muffins, try making a healthier homemade vegan bran muffin! As an added bonus, this bran muffin recipe is made with tofu, so you get a protein boost, perfect for vegetarians and vegans.

Vegetarian 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.

Fat-free Vegan Apple Banana Muffins
This fat free vegan muffin recipe gets plenty of moisture (and healthy fiber) from the apples and bananas, so there's no need for margarine or oil, which adds fat as well as calories. If you're looking for a healthy fat-free or low-fat vegan breakfast, this is a good one to try.

Vegan Blueberry Pancake Recipe
These vegan pancakes are light and fluffy and easy to whip up. Perfect for a lazy weekend morning or an elegant brunch.

Quick Vegan Biscuits
A quick and easy vegan biscuit recipe, using just a few simple ingredients to make classic vegan biscuits. Top your vegan biscuits with a pile of vegetarian gravy for best taste!

Couscous Breakfast
With 193 calories per serving, this is a healthy and low-calorie way to get some whole grains into your breakfast. This low-calorie vegetarian couscous recipe is also fat-free when made with fat-free milk. To make it vegan, use soy milk and agave nectar instead of the honey.

Banana Carob Breakfast Smoothie
A thick, creamy and sweet smoothie that's more like a chocolate milkshake, yet because it's vegan, sugar-free and very low-fat, it's healthy enough for breakfast everyday. Carob is a healthy and low-fat chocolate substitute, but you could use cocoa powder instead of the carob, if you prefer.

Quick Tofu Scramble with Salsa
A quick and easy basic tofu scramble recipe for when you're in a hurry. Eat your quick tofu scramble on the run by wrapping it up in a flour tortilla to make a vegetarian breakfast burrito.

Curried Tofu Scramble with Spinach
Curried Tofu Scramble with Spinach. A basic vegetarian and vegan tofu scramble recipe inspired by the flavors of India.

Vegan Pumpkin Scones Recipe
These moist and spiced vegan pumpkin scones will fill the kitchen with a wonderful aroma. If you like pumpkin scones, try this healthy vegan pumpkin scone recipe.

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

Gluten-free Quiche with Rice and Lentils
Gluten-free quiche with rice and lentils. Just like a traditional quiche, with veggies, cheese and eggs, but the addition of lentils and rice makes for a healthy twist. Fresh parsley adds plenty of flavor. This recipe is also gluten-free.

Vegetarian "Sausage" and Cheddar Quiche with GimmeLean
If you're a vegetarian who likes a more "meaty" quiche try this vegetarian "sausage" and cheddar quiche recipe with Gimme Lean Sausage.

Vegan Broccoli Quiche Recipe
This egg-free quiche recipe uses tofu instead of eggs for a healthy and low-fat vegan breakfast. Although the recipe calls for mushrooms and broccoli, you could always substitute your favorite vegetables instead. This eggless quiche recipe is both vegetarian and vegan.

Cheesy Eggless Vegetarian Quiche Recipe
An eggless vegetarian quiche recipe using metric measurements. Although this quiche is egg-free and vegetarian, it does call for cheddar cheese, so it is not vegan.

Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche with Whole Wheat Crust
A vegetarian and broccoli quiche recipe with cheese and tomatoes. Vegetarian quiche is perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch.

Whole Wheat Energy Breakfast Bars
These whole wheat homemade energy bars or cereal bars are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They're sweetened with honey and applesauce instead of sugar and packed with healthy high-fiber wheat germ and bran cereal. If you like store-bought granola bars or cereal bars, why not try making your own healthy homemade energy bars?

Cranberry Date Breakfast Bars
Store-bought cereal bars often have unhealthy additives, so better to make your own healthy homemade cereal bars. These whole wheat and oatmeal breakfast bars are flavored with cranberries and dates. If you like packaged cereal bars, try making these homemade breakfast bars with oatmeal. They're similar to granola bars.

Sweet Apricot Scones with Streusel Topping
Sweet Apricot Scones with Streusel Topping

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