The best way to start off a new year of clean eating is to try out the Veganuary Challenge. It’s a full month (31 days) of saying no to animal-based products and filling up on vegan/plant-based meals. It’s a great way to jump start healthy eating habits.
There is a lot more to Veganuary than that, but we focus on the meal aspect of it on our blog because food is kind of what we do. 🙂
So what better way to start eating vegan/plant-based than with fueling, filling breakfasts! We’ve compiled our 14 favorite vegan recipes from Stick’s Scratch Kitchen to help you get your morning’s off on the right foot.
Vegan Friendly Ingredient Substitutes
We consider our diet to be “part-time” plant-based–that is, we have focused on incorporating more vegan/plant-based meals into our weeks and have scaled back on animal products. In doing so, we have learned a lot about vegan-friendly substitutes that will make it simple to stay on track with your Veganuary goals.
With the growing popularity of vegan and plant-based diets, there are so tons of options for vegan friendly ingredients. Here are some of the essentials.
Dairy – look for coconut, cashew, or almond milks and yogurts. There are also tons of vegan cheese options that are great for replacing sliced or shredded cheese, like Chao and Follow Your Heart brands. We have made the swap to plant-based butter, like flax-seed, olive oil, or rapeseed oil “butters”, in all of our recipes and they taste just as great!
Meat – The simplest swap for meats, like breakfast sausage, is the plant-based version of it. Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat, and Morning Star Farms make tons of plant-based breakfast sausage products. [These brands are not sponsored, I’m just providing helpful hints].
Other Proteins – Add black beans, tofu, hummus, or even quinoa in your breakfast to start your morning off right. Plus, there are tons of vegan/plant-based protein powders that you can sneak into your morning smoothie. Seeds and nuts, like pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, peanuts (legume), almonds, cashews, are also a good supplementary source of protein. They’re easy to sprinkle into smoothies, oatmeal bowls ,granola bars, or just to have on hand for a snack. And they make great nut butters.
Eggs – Replace your breakfast scrambled egg for scrambled and seasoned tofu (check out frozen varieties for an even easier breakfast) or try out Just Egg. Replace eggs in baked goods with flax egg (ground flax seed and water).
Honey – agave, date or maple syrups are easy substitutes for honey.
Vegan Breakfast Recipes
While we do not stick strictly to a vegan/plant-based diet, we do incorporate a lot of vegan recipes into our every day. So we’ve outlined 14 vegan breakfast recipes below to help you make it through Veganuary!
1. Chocolate Cherry Smoothie – This Chocolate Cherry Smoothie is my favorite smoothie of all time. It is simple, loaded with fruit and veggies, protein-packed, vegan/plant-based, and tastes like dessert! Simple and delicious.
2. Chai Tea Latte Smoothie – Our Chai Tea Latte Smoothie is a deliciously refreshing cold treat that brings the feeling of fall to a quick and healthy breakfast. When it comes to fall flavors, chai is often overlooked in favor of the more popular pumpkin spice. But we absolutely love the warmth and coziness that chai spice lends to any dish, from cinnamon rolls to lattes. It embodies fall.
3. Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie – If you’re looking for a minty fresh smoothie that tastes exactly like creamy, delicious, mint chocolate chip ice cream, you’re in luck because this Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie is exactly that.
4. Raspberry White Chocolate Oatmeal – This Raspberry White Chocolate Oatmeal is a delicious and surprisingly healthy way to start your day. It’s loaded with healthy plant-based protein, carbs, and fats thanks to pumpkin and hemp seeds, almond butter, and rolled oats. Plus a touch of maple syrup and white chocolate give this bowl a sweet twist.
5. Cranberry White Chocolate Quinoa Bowl – This Cranberry White Chocolate Quinoa Bowl is the perfect way to start your morning. This bowl features pillow soft quinoa, mixed with a tart cranberry sauce and vanilla almond milk, topped with hemp seeds, almonds, white chocolate and a splash of maple syrup.
6. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie – This Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie is super simple and requires just 7 ingredients, including 3 optional mix-ins. The result is a deliciously creamy smoothie loaded with a healthy dose of banana and peanut butter flavors. Plus, the addition of pumpkin seeds, flax seed, and protein powder powers up this smoothie with tons of protein, healthy fats, fiber, and antioxidants.
7. Peach Smoothie – This easy high-protein Peach Smoothie is the perfect vibrant and filling start to the morning. This smoothie has a mild peachy flavor, is super creamy, ready in 5 minutes, and is vegan and plant-based friendly.
8. Blackberry Smoothie – This Blackberry Smoothie is lightly sweet, subtly tart, surprisingly creamy, and loaded with fueling protein. It’s the perfect summer smoothie, bursting with blackberries, apple, and banana. Substitute honey with date or agave syrup to keep this recipe vegan.
9. Coconut Banana Chia Pudding – If you’re looking for a delicious way to start your morning, give this Coconut Banana Chia Pudding a try! This recipe features layers of creamy coconut chia pudding and sweet banana cream, topped with slices of banana and coconut flakes. It’s the yummy plant-based breakfast you never knew you needed!
10. Matcha Chia Pudding – This Matcha Chia Pudding is a fueling and filling, deliciously creamy mixture of chia seeds, coconut milk, maple syrup and matcha powder. This vegan and plant-based breakfast treat is jammed with healthy fats, omega-3s, fiber, and antioxidants. It’s a powerhouse breakfast that’s simple to make, with just six ingredients. Top with your favorite fruit, nuts, seeds or granola.
11. Apricot Jam – Homemade jam is one of the most satisfying and incredibly simple recipes to make and this small batch Apricot Jam is no exception. Made with just 4 ingredients—apricots, lemon juice, honey, and water—this recipe is insanely easy to whip up and oh-so-fresh. Plus it’s the perfect combination of tart and sweet. Substitute agave nectar or date syrup for the honey in this recipe to keep it vegan.
12. Snickerdoodle Nut Butter – Snickerdoodle Nut Butter is a delicious cinnamon sweet cookie in the form of spreadable nut butter. It’s made from a combination of almonds, cashews, coconut, honey, vanilla and cinnamon, making it healthy, nutrient-dense, and naturally sweetened. It’s pretty amazing!
13. Homemade Almond Butter – Homemade Almond Butter is one of the greatest and simplest spreads you can make at home. Making your own almond butter is healthier and often more affordable than store bought options, plus it’s super simple!
14. Fluffy Homemade Plain Bagels – These Fluffy Homemade Plain Bagels are light and airy, perfectly chewy, with a crisp lightly golden crust. They’re everything you want in a plain bagel. Use almond milk instead of egg white wash for coating these bagels to keep them vegan.
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