Tasty Vegan Breakfast Ideas!

If breakfast is your favourite meal of the day (like me), then you will love these delicious vegan breakfast ideas. You don't need to be vegan to enjoy these recipes. Personally, I think breakfast is the easiest meal to be made vegan! So why not make your breakfasts cruelty free?

A little side note. If you want a super simple, quick breakfast which you won't be tempted to have a 10 minute photo shoot for Instagram, grab yourself some Weetabix, dairy alternative milk (my go-to is soya or rice milk) and a banana. Breakfast complete! However, if you are like me and want to make your breakfast a little more special, try out these recipes below...

TROPICAL BERRY PANCAKES

These pancakes are a perfect summer breakfast. They are basically porridge in another form! With only 3 ingredients (plus toppings) they are really simple and can be on your plate in 10 minutes.

Recipe:

• 1 cup of oats (blended into an oat flour)
• 2/3 cup of plant milk (I used oat milk - which I recommend!)
• 1 spotty banana

Blend all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor. Heat a frying pan on a medium heat and melt a bit of dairy free butter in a pan to make sure they don't stick! Then add the batter and cook the pancakes.

The toppings I used for these were mixed frozen berries, passion fruit and a banana. Agave nectar or any other syrup would also be a great addition!

CHOCOLATE BERRY PANCAKES

Still want your chocolate kick at breakfast? No problem. These pancakes are really satisfying and are actually really healthy!

Recipe:

• 1 cup of oats (blended into an oat flour) 
• 3/4 cup plant milk (I used rice milk) 
• 1 spotty banana 
• 1 tbsp of cocoa powder 

Make the pancakes the same as above!

The toppings I added were mixed frozen berries, flaked almonds, agave nectar and some Alpro almond yoghurt (not photographed).

ALMOND BERRY OATMEAL

If you are like me and still enjoy having oatmeal in the summer, then here is something you will love. Berries are my go-to fruit in the summer but the great thing about frozen fruit is you can have them all year round!

Recipe: 

• 1 cup of oats
• 1 tbsp of ground flaxseeds 
• Mixed berries (I used frozen)
• Flaked almonds 
• Agave nectar

In a bowl mix the oats and flaxseeds together. Personally, I just add boiling water from the kettle to soak my oats (just enough to cover them) but you can easily make it in a pan or microwave with your favourite plant milk! I topped mine with mixed frozen berries, flaked almonds and agave nectar.

I also love to add some dairy free yoghurt to my oatmeal to make it more filling. A little tip: adding Alpro almond yoghurt with the flaked almonds and mixed berries reminds me of a bakewell tart! It's my favourite combo right now.

CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE BOWL

This breakfast is easier to make than it looks and it is delicious! I love the combination of the rich chocolaty smoothie with zingy fruit and sweet dates.

Recipe:

• 3 spotty bananas (having at least one frozen banana would work best, however I didn't use any frozen ones and it still worked well)
• 1/2 cup of plant milk (I used rice milk)
• 1/4 cup of oat bran or oats
• 1 tbsp of cacao or cocoa powder

The method for the smoothie base is simple. Just put all of the ingredients above into your blender and BLEND.

Now for the toppings! (The best part). I added frozen raspberries, shredded coconut, chopped dates, passion fruit and cherries. Other tasty additions you may like include: chopped nuts, chia seeds, banana, strawberries or any other fruits you like, chopped up Nakd bars and vegan granola.