14 best vegan egg recipes you won’t believe are completely egg-free

With a pinch of creativity, you can enjoy eggs without chickens with these impressive and easy vegan egg recipes.

Vegans are creative cooks and dab hands at using unique and often surprising ingredients to create vegan-friendly versions of our favourite foods.

But when it comes to replicating eggs, you might think this is an impossible task. However, by using ingredients like tofu, kala namak, and even chickpeas, you can enjoy eggy delights without the need for chickens.

We’ll show you how with these creative and easy vegan egg recipes.

How are vegan eggs made?

To make vegan eggs, you’ll need a few versatile ingredients that mimic the texture, flavour, and appearance of traditional eggs.

For scrambled ‘eggs’, tofu or chickpea flour are popular choices, with tofu offering a similar consistency and chickpea flour creating a savoury, eggy batter.

If you’re making vegan egg yolks, a blend of nutritional yeast, cornstarch, and turmeric can replicate the rich, yellow center, while agar-agar or tapioca starch helps achieve the right viscosity.

For fried or poached ‘eggs’, a combination of plant-based milk, cornstarch, and tofu can create both the white and yolk components.

To give vegan eggs a sulfurous, egg-like taste, kala namak, or black salt, is an essential ingredient. This unique flavour comes from its high sulfur content, making it a popular ingredient in vegan cooking to replicate the taste of eggs.

Additionally, seasonings such as garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper are key to enhancing the overall flavour.

1. Vegan Tofu Egg and Cress Sandwich

Do you miss an egg and cress sandwich? This recipe shows you how to make a better (and healthier) alternative to your favourite sandwich using tofu in place of egg and turmeric and kala namak to ensure it’s convincely eggy in taste and appearence.

2. Vegan Fried ‘Egg’, Crispy ‘Bacon’ and Spinach Pancakes

Making vegan fried eggs might seem like an impossible task, but it’s easy when you know how. The ‘egg’ whites are made with dairy-free yoghurt and rice flour to bind the ingredients together, while sweet potato, nutritional yeast combined together to make the egg yolk.

Serve them on top of a stack on pancakes with crispy plant-based bacon for an epic vegan breakfast treat.

3. Scrambled Tofu

Making scrambled tofu is as easy as can be using 4 simple ingredients. Sdd in some chopped veggies for extra flavour and you’ll have a tasty, high-protein breakfast in no time.

4. Vegan Egg Yolk

Slices of crunchy toast dipped into a soft boiled egg is a classic British breakfast, but there’s no need to miss out just because you’re vegan. This vegan egg yolk recipe is perfect for dunking your toasty soldiers.

There are two main components in making this vegan egg yolk recipe: oobleck and kala namak. The oobleck (a combination of cornflour and water) gives the recipe an authentic egg yolk viscosity, while kala namak makes it taste just like eggs.

5. Tofu Egg Salad

This delicious vegan egg salad recipe is packed with protein-rich and antioxidant ingredients including tofu, sweet pickle relish, turmeric and sweet paprika.

The tofu egg can be enjoyed on its own or even as a delicious vegan sandwich filling.

6. Tofu ‘Egg’ Patty Breakfast Sandwich

Looking for a portable savoury sandwich that you can enjoy on the go? Look no further than this veggie-loaded tofu ‘egg’ vegan breakfast sandwich recipe!

Eat bite is bursting with flavour thanks to the medley of delicious ingredients, while chickpea flour and tofu ensure it’s packed with protein to keep you full until lunch.

7. Vegan Scotch Eggs

Scotch eggs are a staple in picnic baskets, but with a layer of meat encasing a boiled egg, they’re not very vegan-friendly. Thankfully, with a little ingenuity, silken tofu and vegan mayonnaise you can create vegan Scotch eggs with a soft, creamy centre.

The vegan eggs are then nestled in vegan haggis before being fried in a layer of crispy breadcrumbs to keep the delicious fillings inside ready to enjoy on your picnic.

8. Chickpea Omelette

Although you might not think it, chickpea flour makes a fantastic replacement for eggs in dishes such as vegan omelettes.

This vegan omelette recipe is perfect for a wholesome lunch or even a savoury breakfast. It’s healthy, high in protein, naturally gluten-free and you can customise it to your liking using whatever veggies you have to hand.

9. Scrambled Vegan Ackee on Toast

Although scrambled tofu is a popular choice for making vegan scrambled eggs, this recipe is made with ackee – the national fruit of Jamaica.

When ripe, ackee pods are bright red and are fleshy on the inside. The flesh looks like scrambled egg and combined with a generous dollop of butter, kala namak, and a sprinkle of fresh chives it’s a great alternative to tofu if you’re looking to try something different for breakfast.

10. Vegan Breakfast Muffins with Chickpea Fried ‘Eggs’

Skip the drive-thru queue and make these vegan breakfast muffins at home!

With seasoned smoked tofu, an uncanny chickpea ‘egg’, and sliced vegan cheese stacked on a toasted English muffin this sandwich is reminiscent of a popular drive-thru breakfast favourite.

11. Spanish Omelette

This perfectly seasoned vegan Spanish omelette recipe proves that you don’t need eggs to create a fluffy omelette with all the flavours and textures of the original dish.

Chickpea flour and black salt come together to make the perfect egg replacement to create a savoury masterpiece that will be your new breakfast obsession.

12. Vegan Frittata with Potato, Spinach & Tomato

Perfect for a filling savoury breakfast or a light lunch with its fragrant tomatoey flavour, this vegan frittata uses chickpea (gram) flour and potatoes in place of eggs.

Nutritional yeast replicates the cheesy flavours of a traditional frittata to make this an egg and dairy-free delight even Italians would enjoy eating.

13. Vegan Tofu ‘Egg’ Fried Rice

With this delicious vegan tofu fried rice, there’s no need to miss out on your favourite Chinese takeaway side dish.

Turmeric gives the tofu an appetising golden colour, while kala namak adds flavour reminiscent of classic egg fried rice. It’s the perfect side dish to serve if you’re making a vegan Chinese feast.

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