10 Easy Plant-Based Breakfast Ideas

Simple and delicious plant-based breakfast recipes to fuel you all morning long. All are vegan or vegetarian, and they include eggs.

What is a plant-based diet?

A plant-based diet emphasizes whole, minimally processed plant foods and minimizes or eliminates animal products. This means that most of your diet comes from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, while animal products like meat, dairy, and eggs are consumed in smaller amounts or avoided altogether.

Plant-based diets are typically high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which can help improve overall health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers.

It’s worth noting that plant-based diets can come in various forms, from vegan diets that exclude all animal products to flexitarian diets that allow for occasional animal products. The key is to focus on whole, minimally processed plant foods as the foundation of your diet.

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10 easy plant-based breakfast ideas

1 – Overnight Oats with chia seeds, almond milk, berries, and nuts

Ingredients

• Rolled Oats: Go for old-fashioned rolled oats for the perfect chewy texture.
• Chia Seeds: These add fiber, healthy omega-3 fats, and antioxidants.
• Almond Milk: Is a low-carb count, but you can also use cashew milk, coconut milk, or dairy milk.
• Berries: You can use blueberries, strawberries, or blackberries.
• Nuts: Add walnuts or almonds.

Instructions

• Add oats, chia seeds, and almond milk, in a jar with a lid.
• Stir everything until well combined and there are no clumps of chia seeds.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.
• Top your overnight oats with chopped strawberries, blueberries, and sliced almonds. Enjoy!

2 – whole-grain bread Toasted with mashed avocado and arugula tomato salad

Ingredients

• Whole grain bread: You can use any bread.
• Mashed avocado: Avocados are a good source of fibre. 
• Cherry tomatoes: Contain protein , B-complex vitamins, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc.
• Arugula: Is full of antioxidants and may protect you against certain cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers.

Instructions

1. Toast your slice of bread until golden and firm.
2. Peel and remove the pit from your avocado. Put it in a bowl and mash it up with a fork until it’s as smooth.
3. Add salt and lemon to taste.
4. Spread avocado on top of your toast.
5. Make the tomato and arugula salad.
6. Add salt and olive oil to taste.
7. Serve

3 – plant-based breakfast Tofu Scramble with Vegetables

Ingredients

• 14 oz. firm or extra firm tofu 
• 8 oz. mushrooms 
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil 
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder 
• 1 cup  onions
• 1/2 cup green pepper
• 8 oz. frozen spinach
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Wash and slice the mushrooms. Thaw the frozen spinach, then squeeze out the excess water.
2. Add the olive oil to a large skillet and place it over medium heat. When the skillet and oil are hot, tilt the skillet to coat the surface with oil. Crumble the tofu into the skillet, then sprinkle the garlic powder and pepper. Sauté the tofu for 2-3 minutes in the hot skillet.
3. Add the mushrooms and continue to sauté until the mushrooms have softened.
4. Add the green peppers and onions and continue to sauté until they are cooked.
5. Add the thawed and squeezed spinach, and continue to sauté until heated through again.
6. Serve the vegetable tofu scramble with toast and enjoy!

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4 – Vegan breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs, black beans, Tomatoes and avocado

Ingredients

• Scrambled eggs
• Avocado
• Tortillas 10″ round
• Black beans
• Cherry tomatoes cut in half
• Mayo

Instructions

1. Crack the eggs into a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth and combined
2. Brush a small nonstick skillet with olive oil and bring to medium heat.
3. Pour in the eggs, and let them cook for a few seconds without stirring. Pull a rubber spatula across the bottom of the pan to form large, soft curds of scrambled eggs.
4. Place the tortilla on a plate, top with 1/4 of the avocado slices, tomato, and scrambled eggs, and drizzle mayo on top.
5. Fold both sides over the filling. Tuck in the sides, then roll from the bottom up, carefully containing the filling as much as possible. Once the filling is covered, tuck in the sides again and finish rolling.
6. Once sealed, transfer the burrito to a skillet over medium heat with about 1 tsp of oil. Sear on both sides until golden brown.
7. Enjoy.

5 -Breakfast Smoothie with berries, banana, almond milk

Ingredients

• Bananas: Bananas are loaded with potassium, vitamins and fiber that will give you energy and keep you full.
• Berries:  Berries are high in fiber, antioxidants and vitamin C. Use strawberries, blueberries or blackberries in this smoothie.
• Almond milk: Use unsweetened almond milk. You can also use plant-based milk or regular milk.

• 2 cups of almond milk
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 cup blueberries
• 2 bananas

Instructions

• Place all the ingredients in a blender.
• Blend the ingredients in a high-speed blender for 2-3 minutes . Add some ice.
• Pour into a cup or mason jar. Enjoy or store in the fridge for up to 24 hours.

6 – Almond Banana Pancakes Breakfast

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7 – Plant-Based Breakfast Sandwich with whole-grain English muffin, tomato, Lettuce And Egg

Ingredients

• 1 English muffin
• 2 lettuce leaves
• 2 tomato slices
• 2 slices mozzarella
• 1 cooked egg

Instructions

1. Cut English muffin in half with a knife.
2. Pile on cheese, tomato, egg and lettuce.
3. Add salt if desired
4. Serve

9 – Chickpea flour omelet with sauteed veggies

Ingredients

• Chickpea Flour – You can find the chickpea flower in most grocery stores in the gluten-free flour section or at amazon
• Veggies of Choice – 1 1/2 cups of any veggies that you like chopped like onions, peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, kale, and spinach. You can even add tomatoes.
• Vegan Cheese – optional
• Cooking Oil – my favorite is olive oil .

• 1/4 cup chickpea flour
• 1/3 cup water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup vegetables of choice
• 1 tablespoon oil 

Instructions

• Put chickpea flour, and salt in a mixing bowl and add half of the water and stir well . Add the remaining water and stir again until smooth
• Add ¼ cup of veggies and mix
• Add oil to a skillet and saute the veggies on medium-low for about 3-5 minutes until they become tender.
• Remove the veggies and add them to the batter and mix.
• Turn up the heat to medium and pour the batter in the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes until the top of the omelette no longer looks wet. 
• Carefully loosen up the omelette with a spatula and flip the omelette to the other side and cook for 3-5 more minutes
• Top with cheese and fold over so that the cheese is in the middle.
• Serve

9 – Tofu and vegetable stir fry Breakfast

Ingredients

For the sauce:

• 1/2 cup vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

For the tofu stir fry:

• 1 tablespoons oil 
• 3.5 ounces firm tofu drained and cubed
• 1/2 cups broccoli chopped
• 1/2 cups red bell pepper julienned
• 1/2 medium carrots peeled and julienned
• /12 onion julienned, I used yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small container until well combined. Set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a frying pan; when it is hot, add the tofu cubes and cook over medium-high heat. Set aside.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil, and when it’s hot, add the veggies and sautée over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the tofu and the sauce to the pan, stir, and cook for 1-2 more minutes, stirring frequently.
• Serve

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10 – Yogurt with fresh fruit

Ingredients

• 5 oz vegan yogurt
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries
• 1/2 cup diced canned peaches
• 1/2 diced banana

Instructions

• Add the fruits to the yogurt in a bowl and mix.
• Serve

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