Brunch is (arguably) the best meal in existence––it’s flexible in time, the perfect mix of savory and sweet, and almost always accompanied by mimosas. Who doesn’t love waking up on Sunday after a night out and meeting your friends for a delicious, rich, and flavorful vegan brunch? Unfortunately, brunch can get expensive. That’s why you should make your vegan brunch! Get ready to whip up a few waffles, serve some soy sausages, and plate a tall stack of pancakes because these vegan brunch recipes are fantastic! Your friends will be begging you to host brunch every week!
Check out these 15 vegan brunch recipes from our Food Monster App!
1. Ombre Strawberries and Cream Pancakes
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Looking for a trendy brunch idea? Look no further! These Ombre Strawberries and Cream Pancakes by Holly Jade are a beautiful rainbow of red and white, topped with coconut cream and strawberries, and ready for your social feeds. Plus, they taste great too.
2. Bagels With Tomato Lox and Cashew Cream Cheese
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A bagel with lox and cream cheese is a breakfast ubiquitous in New York. As it turns out, boiled and peeled tomatoes make the absolute perfect fish-free lox ever. The color, the consistency, it’s all so right. Liquid smoke, tamari, and kelp powder give it the traditional lox flavor that goes perfectly with the tangy cashew cream cheese. Serve both on a toasted bagel with toppings of your choice. These Bagels With Tomato Lox and Cashew Cream Cheese by Megan Sadd are delicious!
3. 5-Ingredient Babka Wreath
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This festive twist on the traditional Jewish sweet bread is not only gorgeous – it’s delicious too. This 5-Ingredient Babka Wreath by Melina Kutelas makes the perfect addition to a decadent brunch or it can be served alongside a piping hot cup of coffee or tea.
4. Mushroom and Kale Quiche
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A good quiche is hard to find – especially if you don’t eat eggs. However, this vegan Mushroom and Kale Quiche recipe by Talida Voinea will take care of your quiche craving. It has crispy quinoa and almond meal crust with a creamy mushroom and tofu filling. It takes a little bit of time, but it is so worth it. This vegan quiche recipe is perfect to keep on hand for breakfast or to make for brunch! When you bring out this classic mushroom and kale quiche, it will impress vegans and non-vegans alike!
5. Blueberry-Banana and Praline French Toast Casserole
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There you are on a lazy Saturday morning, sitting curbside at an intimate French café. Nearby, steam swirls upward from rich mahogany coffee. A sweet scent ignites your appetite as you wait with anticipation for a forkful of decadent French toast. Wait—France is not in your future, you say? Then let this buttery, Blueberry-Banana and Praline French Toast Casserole by Compassionate Cuisine delight take you there. Without relying on unkind standbys like eggs, cream, and butter, this praline-adorned French toast casserole, a Homestead specialty, gets its luscious custard filling from bananas and non-dairy milk. Lovely addition to special brunches and holiday mornings, this simple dish will pamper your spirit.
6. Sausage Rolls with Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion
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Irresistibly snackable, delicious, and sure to please all of your guests, even the meat-eaters. The filling is prepared with a favorite homemade sausage recipe, full of smoky flavor and herbs. The sausages are blended with baked sweet potato to make the sausage meat and layered up with caramelized red onion. Encased in flaky puff pastry, these little Sausage Rolls with Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion by Harriet Porterfield are sure to be a hit at your festive table this season!
7. Blood Orange Tarts
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These mini Blood Orange Tarts by Mitra Shirmohammadi are made with a gluten-free and grain-free hazelnut base and filled up with a vegan blood orange custard that’s so zesty and refreshing.
8. Grilled Asparagus on Toast With Broad Bean Pesto
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This Grilled Asparagus on Toast With Broad Bean Pesto by Simona Malerba is such a delicious dish! And so easy to assemble!
9. Matcha Lemon Muffins
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These Matcha Lemon Muffins by Clara MacLeod are as bright in flavor as they are in color and are a perfect breakfast, snack, or treat coming into these summer months.
10. Apple Sweet Potato and Mushroom Hash
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This Apple Sweet Potato and Mushroom Hash by Daniela Modesto may sound crazy but it is the perfect mix of flavors and nutrients! Great meal!!
11. Vegan Crepes
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These soft & fluffy Vegan Crepes by Lenny Wu are perfect for the weekend (or any day, really)!
12. Silken Tofu Shakshuka
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Shakshuka is one of those breakfast recipes that has steadily gained popularity in the last couple of years, but anyone who’s enjoyed a North African or Middle Eastern breakfast will be familiar with its rich and tangy flavors. Typically topped with eggs, this recipe for Silken Tofu Shakshuka by Laura Hemmington substitutes them for seasoned silken tofu, giving you a genuine, egg-free shakshuka experience. This is an easy one-pan meal best served with bread that’s perfect for soaking up all the flavorful tomato sauce.
13. Cinnamon Sugar Coffee Cake
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This Cinnamon Sugar Coffee Cake by Clara MacLeod is awesome. It’s super moist, full of texture, and oozing with cinnamon-sugar goodness with a crumbly topping. And (as always) it’s 100% vegan!
14. Almond Butter Vanilla Bean Granola
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Homemade crunchy Almond Butter Vanilla Bean Granola by Angelina Papanikolaou will be your new favorite. Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, almonds, and coconut oil, you will never want to buy the store-bought kind again! Granola is 100-times better when it is homemade! It’s great to add to vegan yogurt, eat with almond milk, grab a handful anytime for a snack, or even sprinkle it over some ice cream! If you’ve never made homemade granola, you are in for a treat. This almond butter vanilla bean granola is way better than the store-bought kind. It’s fresh, crunchy, customizable, and smells amazing! Homemade granola is also much healthier than the store-bought kind because you control exactly what is going into the recipe. This almond butter vanilla bean granola combines the most amazing flavors ever: vanilla bean paste, maple syrup, crunchy almonds, and cacao nibs for a chocolatey taste without making this granola too sweet! P.S. The crunch is unreal, you guys!
15. Ginger Kombucha Mimosa
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Have you caught the kombucha fever yet? This bubbly tea drink has been called an “immortal health elixir,” and it’s seriously trendy in the health community. If you add something healthy to your cocktail, it automatically makes it healthy food, right? No brunch is complete without a mimosa, why not try this Ginger Kombucha Mimosa by The Edgy Veg: 138 Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes?
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