My top 10 staple vegan breakfast meals that are all easy and delicious, for both speedy and slow mornings! Part of my Veganuary Series.

QUICK AND SPEEDY

Porridge:

Porridge is probably my favourite breakfast ever. I have it almost every morning, and it never gets old! It’s warming, comforting, and filling. To make mornings even easier you can prep overnight oats (add all ingredients into a bowl/take-away pot and leave to sit overnight in the fridge) that will be ready to grab and go the next morning. Or you can whip up an easy oatmeal bowl in a few minutes in the morning. Here are some of my fav porridge bowl recipes:

• Sunshine Turmeric Porridge Bowl
• Pretty in Pink Beetroot Porridge
• Apple Pie Porridge
• Pumpkin Porridge
• Purple Porridge
• Blue Snowflake Porridge
• PB&J Porridge

Smoothie Bowl:

Smoothie bowls are my favourite way to pack in as much goodness as possible into my breakfast! Getting a load of greens in first thing always feels like a major win. When I’m pressed for time, need a meal to-go, or just want something sweet and refreshing for breakfast, this is the smoothie bowl I like to whip up:

• Green Goodness Smoothie Bowl
• Acai Bowl
• Blue Spirulina Bowl
• Matcha Smoothie Bowl

Vegan Yoghurt Bowl:

One of my simplest go-to breakfasts, using only three simple ingredients.

• In a bowl, add dairy-free yoghurt, berries, and your favourite plant-based granola (be careful to purchase a granola that uses minimal ingredients and natural sweeteners to cut down on the sugar content). Drizzle with peanut butter if you’re feeling fancy.

Cereal Bowl:

Sometimes I just crave a bowl of cereal. For those mornings, here’s what I do:

• In a bowl, add dairy-free milk, vanilla protein powder, ground flax seeds, banana slices, berries, and granola.

Loaded Fruit Toast:

If you haven’t tried topping your toast with fresh fruit, you’ve gotta give it a go:

• Toast your bread, and to one slice spread with peanut butter, the other with vegan yogurt. Then top with fruit slices, like peach! I like to sprinkle with granola.

SLOWER MORNINGS

Baked and Steel Cut Oats:

When I have a bit of extra time in the morning, I love to cook up a big batch of steel cut oats in my Instant Pot, or to bake a batch in the oven. This can then serve as a quick breakfast for the next couple of days, and I love the chewier texture of steel cut oats, and the cake-like texture of baked oats. Here are two of my favourite recipes for steel cut oats:

• Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats Porridge Bowl
• Apple Pie Steel Cut Oats
  
• Carrot Cake Baked Oats
• Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oats

Vegan Pancakes:

For a super simple recipe, I just mix: oat flour (I blend oats in my Vitamin), cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, maple syrup, baking power, apple cider vinegar, plant-based milk (I used homemade almond milk!)

• Easy Vegan Pancakes
• Pumpkin Pancakes
• Sheet Pancakes

Vegan Waffles:

I like Vans waffles (they’re vegan + gf), topped with strawberries, blueberries and maple syrup

SAVOURY

Sometimes (not often =P) I crave something a bit more savoury in the mornings. Cue the bagels – store-bought (my current fav is @odoughs.- they’re vegan and gf!) or homemade!

Vegan Breakfast Sandwich:

Just top a bagel with turmeric tofu and avocado – here’s the recipe if you’re curious!

Vegan Bagels and Cream Cheese:

Growing up, bagels slathered in cream cheese were a breakfast staple. I love Kite Hill’s cream cheese!

* Post was originally published on 3rd Jan, 2019, and was updated on the Jan 10th, 2022