16 Healthy Winter Breakfast Recipes

Start your day off right with these plant based healthy winter breakfast recipes! Here’s a mix of the best sweet and savoury, dairy-free breakfasts perfect for cold mornings. I’ve gathered a mix of make-ahead, speedy on the go, and slow morning ideas, with a variety of in-season fruits and veggies. Citrus, root vegetables, hardy greens, and winter fruits are all here, along with all season staples like whole grains.

So if you’re seeking some morning inspiration for breakfasts that’ll make you feel good all day, I’ve got you covered. Need some more ideas? Check out my breakfast archives.

Chocolate Orange Chia Parfait

This vegan chocolate chia pudding is made with dates and nondairy milk then blended to make a surprisingly creamy and healthy breakfast or light dessert. Flavoured with orange zest, and topped with pomegranate and orange juice for a bright wintertime treat.

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A jar of chocolate pudding layered with orange juice and pomegranate seeds.

Tahini Granola with Orange

Vegan and gluten free tahini granola made with orange, oats, date syrup, and seeds (no nuts!) for something a bit special in the mornings.

A shallow bowl of granola with orange slices and oat milk.

A Better Porridge

Spices are sautéed in a little coconut oil before adding oats and non-dairy milk in this healthy apple porridge loaded with fruit and seeds. Using this different method results in a creamy, flavourful oatmeal.

Apple porridge in a bowl on a ledge with fruit and seed toppings.

Chocolate Beet Muffins

Lightly sweet vegan chocolate beet muffins with plenty of dark chocolate flavour. Even if you’re not a fan of beets, you’ll probably like these dark chocolate muffins, made with whole grain flour.

A chocolate muffin with a bite taken out on the muffin liner.

Carrot Bread

Fruit-sweetened vegan carrot bread made with dates, banana, and ginger makes for a healthier breakfast or snack. Made with spelt flour.

Sourdough Rye Bread

Sourdough rye bread, following a no-knead method, made with a base of rye and spelt flour. An easy low-hydration loaf with a great crumb.

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Several halved slices of sourdough bread, one with butter.

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Gluten free, fruit sweetened, and vegan peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies are a delicious, easy snack – great for breakfast on the go.

Spelt Banana Bread

Vegan spelt banana bread, made with whole grain spelt flour, ripe bananas, and flexible add-ins so you can make it how you like most.

Flour slices of chocolate chip banana bread.

Lemon Pancakes

Fluffy lemon pancakes with vanilla for a lemon cake flavour. Vegan and made with spelt flour for a simple, feel good breakfast.

A plate of pancakes with yogurt and orange slices.

Sweet Potato Latkes

Sweet potato latkes, or potato pancakes, made with chickpea flour and plenty of spice. These are gluten free, optionally vegan, so easy, and perfectly crisp.

Oat Breakfast Brownies

Vegan and gluten free oatmeal breakfast brownies made with rolled oats and sunflower seeds. Sweetened only with dates, these are healthy enough for breakfast or a snack, but just as good for dessert.

A stack of breakfast brownies with yogurt and strawberries.

Sourdough Waffles

Sourdough waffles with the option to use a true sourdough starter or yeast, for a more intense flavour and a nice chewy texture. Fluffy inside, crispy outside, and the batter is waiting for you when you wake up!

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Stack of waffles with maple syrup, top down view.

Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Vegan and gluten free oatmeal breakfast cookies packed with seeds and whole grain oats for an ultra healthy, delicious start to the day. Made with a rich base of sunflower seeds, these are nut free, sugar free, and high in protein.

Oatmeal cookie with seeds, broken in half, surrounded by other cookies.

Chocolate Coconut Overnight Oats

Have chocolate for breakfast with chocolate coconut overnight oats with cocoa, coconut yogurt, and shredded coconut for a healthier start to the day.

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Chocolate overnight oats in a shallow bowl with extra yogurt.

Grain Free Granola

Gluten and grain free granola made with seeds, coconut, and maple syrup – a healthy, tasty breakfast or snack, made without nuts, eggs, or dairy.

Honey Oat Bread

Honey oat bread made with spelt flour and rolled oats. This simple loaf can be made year round, and easily made vegan with maple syrup.

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Oat bread with several slices cut, top down view.

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Comments

Tammy says

February 9, 2020 at 8:14 pm

I am looking for overnight oatmeal recipe… could u help me out?

- Alexandra | Occasionally Eggs says
  
  February 10, 2020 at 3:56 pm
  
  Sure, these chocolate overnight oats are a good one!
  
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

January 14, 2019 at 8:36 pm

Oh my goodness, Alexandra! So much goodness here. I’ve loved your chia pud recipe since you published it… the styling, photography and the recipe is sublime! Thank you for including me! xo

Alanna says

January 14, 2019 at 9:29 am

All these recipes look amazing – thanks for including mine! And I love the idea of vegan labneh on the toast too. 🙂

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