Vegan Crepes

Craving a French breakfast? Or are you bored of pancakes? Try this delicious and easy crepes recipe. These are so good with banana and chocolate spread, berries and yoghurt or just plain lemon and sugar!

Ingredients (makes 8 crepes)

2 cups flour
2 1/4 cups soy milk
2 tbsp oil (vegetable, coconut or avocado)
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp vanilla

Method

Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until there are no lumps. Heat a large frying pan and melt a small amount of butter (you can also use coconut oil).

Spoon 1/2 cup of crepe mixture into the middle of the pan. Immediately tilt the fry pan to spread the mixture as thin as possible. I like to use a crepe spreader or bent icing spatula to help spread the crepes thin but it is possible tilting the pan too. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side and serve with your favourite toppings.

Scrambled Tofu

My go-to scrambled tofu recipe! It’s so tasty and a game-changer for your vegan breakfast spreads.

Ingredients

300g pack tofu
1/4 cup soy milk
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1/8 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp black salt (kala namak) (substitute for regular salt)
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder (substitute 1 clove crushed garlic)
1/4 tsp onion powder (optional)
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tbsp olive oil

Method

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix with your hands until scramble like texture. Add to a fry pan and fry for 5-7 minutes. Taste test and season if needed. Serve with your favourite fry-up foods or on its own.

Smashed Peas on Toast

We all know that avocados have good years and bad years. This year, sadly, is a bad year and I am missing my smashed avocado on toast. So, I decided to come up with an alternative, smashed peas on toast! I have never liked peas but this was so tasty and the best replacement!

Ingredients (serves 1)

Avocado or olive oil
1 cup frozen peas
1 tbsp almond butter or tahini
Juice 1/2 lemon
Salt & pepper
Dash plant milk

2 slices of bread

Method

Cook peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Heat avocado oil or olive oil in a saucepan then add cooked peas. Add lemon juice, almond butter, salt & pepper and plant milk then smash with a fork or masher. Transfer to some toasted bread and enjoy or top with any other toppings you like. Eg mushrooms, sprouts, tomato, etc!

Cacao Granola

I’m so fussy when it comes to granola so I usually make it myself. This recipe hits the spot and doesn’t take too long to make. You should have all the ingredients in your kitchen cupboard!

Ingredients

1 cup oats
2 tbsp fine coconut
2 handfuls of nuts/seeds of your choice
1 tbsp cacao powder
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp avocado oil (sub melted coconut oil)
1 tbsp almond butter (any nut butter will do!)
1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

Method

Mix dry ingredients, minus chocolate, together in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Mix the two together, you may need to get in there with your hands to incorporate the ingredients well. Add chocolate chips and mix through.

Spread evenly across a lined baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, turning the granola with a spatula half way through cooking so it gets evenly roasted. Leave to cool then enjoy in your breakfasts or as a snack.

Vegan French Toast

My favourite recipe for vegan french toast!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plant milk
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg
Pinch salt

6-8 slices bread
Vegan butter or marg for frying

Method

Whisk all the French toast ingredients together in a shallow large dish until well combined.

Start heating a fry pan and add about a tbsp of margarine to the pan. While this is heating up add two slices of the bread to the wet mixture flipping after 30 seconds.

Once butter is hot add the two slices of bread to the fry pan and fry for about 1 minute of each side until golden brown. Repeat this process until the bread and mixture has run out.

Serve with your choice of topping. I had berries, yoghurt & maple syrup.