These Vegan Quiche Muffins Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach are my current go to breakfast and lunchbox snack! They are loaded with protein and so much flavour!
Here’s a fun fact for you: When I was vegetarian, a nice large slice of quiche with a side salad was one of my favourite brunch/lunch options. The things I loved the most were the flavourful fillings and the eggy texture. In Jamaica we had Spinach Quiche but also had Callaloo Quiche – I love both so I always alternated between them. In fact, at my bridal shower there was Ackee quiche which completely blew my mind at how delicious it was.
Fast forward to today and I’m so happy and proud to present these Vegan Quiche Muffins with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Spinach. They take me right back to those brunch days, but in an even better way. These Quiche Muffins are even more versatile than a slice of quiche:
- They are the perfect size for a quick and light breakfast.
- They are packed with delicious protein.
- Even better – they can be eaten hot or cold. Perfect for lunchboxes for kids and adults alike
- Great for breakfast meal prep and on the go breakfasts
- You can switch up the fillings easily. I highly recommend keeping the sun-dried tomatoes though. I love how brine-y they are.
- The flavours are SUPERB.
- I can see these out for appetisers or brunch. So versatile.
Long story short, these quiche muffins are bound to make your day. Gav couldn’t stop going on about how much they tasted exactly like eggs. You’re probably wondering – okay – what are they made with?! Tofu. YES, tofu.
I was shocked too. I’ve always heard about using chickpea flour for these, but my first and last experience with it was terrible. I used a recipe for “scrambled eggs” with it and it was a gloopy mess. I plan to make my own one day, but for now, I wanted to stick with an ingredient I’m perfectly familiar with. You see, tofu takes on any flavour you give it. I think that’s why people are so wary of it because they don’t season it properly.
Don’t skip on these beautiful seasonings. Every drop serves a purpose in transforming these. I also highly recommend blending these in the strongest blender that you own. You want to focus on the beautiful, smooth, eggy texture of these.
Lastly, these Vegan Quiche Muffins are amazing for meal prep. I mean, easy to prep, easy to bake, easy to store. YES, you can freeze these Vegan Quiche Muffins too! Tofu always tastes better after freezing so rest assured it’ll work perfectly here.
These have definitely re-ignited my love of breakfast foods and I plan to work to share even more with you. These are a beautiful start and I can’t wait to make a whole quiche for the upcoming holidays. Seems perfect for a breakfast or brunch or lunch (why not all three?).
Enjoy, friends!
Vegan Quiche Muffins with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Spinach
These Vegan Quiche Muffins Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach are my current go to breakfast and lunchbox snack! They are loaded with protein and so much flavour!
Ingredients
- 16 ounces block firm tofu lightly pressed* (1 lb.)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or any oil
- about ¼ chopped 68g mushrooms
- 2 cups spinach
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons chopped onions
- Salt and pepper to taste for the veggies
- 7 sundried tomato halves 49g, diced
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- a pinch of turmeric for colour
- 1 teaspoon dried chives or 1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch black salt kala namak - totally optional
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Begin to press your tofu and set aside until you are ready for it. Grease a 12-cup muffin container and set aside.
- In a pan over medium high heat, heat the coconut oil. Add in the mushrooms, spinach, garlic, onions, and 6 of the 7 sun-dried tomato halves, stirring to combine with the oil. Season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. Allow to cook through until the onions are translucent, spinach is shrivelled and mushrooms shrunken, about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a high powered blender, add the tofu, almond milk, nutritional yeast, sea salt and black pepper, turmeric, and baking powder. If you have any kala namak, add it now. Blend on high until everything is completely smooth and there are no lumps. I blended mine twice to ensure this.
- Stir in with a wooden spoon all of the fillings from the pan, plus the chives to combine. You can taste here and decide if you want any more nutritional yeast, or sea salt.
- Spoon out the mixture into 12 greased muffin cups, trying to get an even amount of toppings in each. Top each cup with the last of the sun-dried tomato half.
- Bake for 35 until quiche muffins until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out mostly clean. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes on the counter in pan. Then, loosen edges with a knife and remove onto a wire rack, so that they can cool completely without getting soggy.
- Serve while still warm, or while cold, and enjoy!
NOTES
*If you have a tofu press, don’t push it down all the way. If you’re using the books and paper towel method (wrap a tofu block in a few layers of paper towel or a kitchen towel then press with books), you only want to press for about 5-10 minutes, not much longer.
Kala Namak is an Indian spice that adds a lovely eggy sulphur flavour to any vegan egg dishes. It is very powerful so only add a small pinch into your recipes. If you don’t have any, that’s also fine – it’s optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 760IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
by Jessica
Hi
I’m just about to make these but don’t like nutritional yeast
Any suggestions on replacing this?
Thanks
Hi Katrina, Thanks so much for reading. Nutritional yeast in this recipe is so unique I’m not sure what to tell you to replace it with. You may want to up the usage of other seasonings to compensate. I hope this helps!
These were delicious!! I made them to be weekly snacks and we ate them in 3 days!
Can we use half of the oil
Hi, Avio thanks so much for reading. You should be able to do that. Thank you so much for reading!
Hello there. I would like to prepare a big batch to freeze them. Any recommendation for this? or maybe it’s possible to freeze the preparation?
Defrost it and put it in the oven after a few weeks, is it possible?
Hi there! You can totally completely make it then lay them flat in a sealable bag and freeze it. It defrosts perfectly in a microwave or a toaster oven. Thanks so much for reading and enjoy!
This was fantastic! I failed to follow the recipe and ended up blending everything ._. I’m sure they’ll be perfect next time! They were even better once de-frosted. I don’t use bags, I used a sealed glass container and it worked like a charm. Thank you again
Side note: Kala Namak is a volcanic salt, not a spice 🙂
We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe Pitichou! Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a nice comment! Also thanks for the side note I’ll make the necessary adjustments in the future.
For the sundried tomato’s, are you using dehydrated ones, or ones packed in oil? Thanks – looking forward to making this!
Hi Laurie,
Mine are packed in oil!! I hope you LOVE this!!
All the tofu I see comes in blocks of 14 oz. How should I adjust the other ingredients to make it with that much tofu? Thank you!
Hi Susan thank you so much for commenting! You can definitely use the 14oz block without adjusting.
Made them yesterday and they were a hit!
Awesome! I’m Glad!
Delicious! The sun dried tomatoes I used had extra Mediterranean herbs on them, and were fantastic. I think next time, I’ll be making this in a casserole dish simply because I am too lazy to spoon it into muffin cups.
We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe Kelsey! Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a nice comment!
Quiche is one of my FAVORITE foods and i’m so glad this recipe exists. I wanted to make these for my sister’s bridal shower brunch so I made a trial batch with firm tofu and no sundried tomatoes (cause i didn’t have any) and it came out pretty good but consistency was still a little wet. when i poured it into my muffin pan, it looked a lot more watery than shown in the pics here (truly helpful by providing those, btw!)I tried it a second time but with extra firm tofu from Aldi and pressed it for 30min (i think brands def make a difference!) and this time i was able to get sundried tomatoes (dry, not in oil) and wow, game changer. The consistency came out like pictured above and the sundried tomatoes REALLY made the flavors pop. I made them the day before the shower and, like you mentioned, reheating made them better.
This recipe is so easy and quick, i definitely think i’ll be making these plenty more times!
Oh wow Gaby! We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a nice comment! We wish the best for your whole family!
Fabulous recipe. I especially enjoy 2 of them for breakfast.
These are so good! The tofu base is really egg-like. (I did’t have kala namak) I changed up the flavors to replicate my favorite egg bites that a coffee-chain serves and they were fantastic! A new staple recipe for me! Thanks
Oh love that idea so much and soo happy you enjoyed Aurora! I had some with my breakfast! 🙂 You’re so welcome!