This vegan quiche recipe is a bite-sized appetizer or a quick and easy breakfast. These little bite-sized treats, full of vegetables and savory flavors, are perfect for any occasion. These mini vegan quiches are easy to freeze and even easier to reheat. They melt in your mouth!
I'm already planning my menu since Christmas is just around the corner. My family, my best critics, requested vegan quiches as an appetizer. These vegan mini quiches melt in your mouth, so I always double the batch. My vegan quiche recipe also makes a great breakfast as well.
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Although I made mini vegan quiches this time, this recipe can also be made in a pie pan for a large quiche for lunch or dinner or in regular-sized muffin pans for a more extensive breakfast.
I used a non-stick mini muffin pan for my vegan quiche recipe, but a silicone mini muffin pan also works.
Bite-Sized Quiche Ingredients
Because I plan to use these mini vegan quiches for Easter, I included various bright-colored vegetables. I wanted a savory and festive quiche, but add any of your favorite veggies.
- Shallot: Shallots have a delicate and sweet flavor with a hint of sharpness, while onions bring a more intense heat.
- Garlic: I prefer fresh garlic for the best overall flavor.
- White Onion: White onion has a strong taste, but when combined with shallots and white onions, it caramelizes and becomes sweeter.
- Mushrooms: I like using baby portobello mushrooms.
- Sun-Dried Tomatoes: I but the Sun-Dried Tomatoes in a package not the ones in oil.
- Organic Spinach: Spinach is on the dirty dozen list, so I always buy organic spinach.
- Extra-Firm Tofu: Extra-firm tofu is best for making vegan quiches. It is firmer and has a better texture.
- Nutritional Yeast: Nutritional Yeast is nutritious and gives the quiche a cheesy flavor without adding any vegan cheese.
- Herb De Provence: Herbes de Provence is an aromatic mixture of dried Provençal herbs and spices, which traditionally includes thyme, basil, rosemary, tarragon, savory, marjoram, oregano, and bay leaf. Herbes de Provence is most commonly used in French cuisine, though the flavors also pair well with Mediterranean cuisine.
- Soy Sauce: Soy sauce provides an umami flavor to the quiches.
- Arrowroot Powder: Arrowroot powder is a thickening agent used to help firm up the quiche.
- Unsweetened, Unflavored Plant Milk: I used oat milk because it is naturally creamy.
- Fresh Ground Pepper: Fresh ground pepper has a more profound taste than regular pepper.
Bite-Sized Quiche Ingredient Substitutions
- Choose red onions to replace the shallots in a recipe.
- Substitute ¼ teaspoon garlic powder for 1 fresh garlic clove. Substitute ½ teaspoon garlic flakes for 1 fresh garlic clove.
- Try yellow onion instead of white onion.
- Any mushrooms can replace the portobello mushrooms in the recipe. If you don't like mushrooms, try eggplant or zucchini as a substitution.
- Don't have sun-dried tomatoes? Use fresh tomato slices or chopped tomatoes. I suggest using grape tomatoes and cut them in halves.
- Collard greens, kale, or any arugula are substitutes for spinach in recipes.
- Firm tofu is a substitute for extra firm tofu or sprouted tofu instead. If you don't want to use tofu, try JUST Egg, made from mung beans.
- Select your own seasoning blend.
- Tamari or liquid aminos are a gluten-free option for a soy sauce replacement.
- Cornstarch works as a substitute for arrowroot powder.
- Any unsweetened, unflavored plant milk works well.
How to Make Vegan the Best Quiches
- I used my food processor for the quiche base to make these bite-sized vegan quiches.
- First, I use extra-firm tofu. However, firm tofu works if you can't find extra-firm tofu.
- Like my Mediterranean vegan quiche, the batter for mini vegan quiches is made by combining tofu, nutritional yeast, soy sauce (or Tamari), Arrowroot Powder, and oat milk.
- When blended, the tofu batter is the consistency of a pancake batter.
- In the meantime, saute the vegetables in vegetable broth to avoid sticking, and add the spinach last to wilt.
- Next, transfer the sautéed vegetables into the tofu batter.
- Instead of stirring the vegetables into the batter, I fold the sauteed vegetables.
- As a result, the batter should be thick, and the vegetables should be distributed throughout the tofu mixture.
- Choose a silicone mini muffin pan, a non-stick mini-muffin pan, or mini paper muffin cups.
- Another alternative is an oil-free crust if you prefer a crusted quiche. Although my vegan quiches are crustless, I have included a crust recipe below.
Quiche Recipe Variations
For this vegan quiche recipe, choose the size of the quiches and if you prefer a crust or a crustless quiche.
Oil-Free Crust Ingredients
- Fine Almond Flour
- Tapioca Starch
- Ground Flax Meal + 5 Tablespoons Water
- Salt
- Prepare the crust, and if making mini quiches, put about a tablespoon of crust into the mini muffin wells and use a shot glass to push and flatten the crust into each well.
- Then, fill the muffin wells ¾ full with the tofu quiche mixture.
- Next, bake for 10 minutes in a 375-degree oven.
Crustless Quiche
- For the mini crustless vegan quiches, fill the mini-muffin cups full.
- Then, bake for 10 minutes in a 375-degree oven.
Storing and Freezing
Once the quiches are cooked, they can be served immediately for breakfast or as a bite-sized appetizer.
However, make sure the quiches cool completely before freezing.
Then, place the mini vegan quiches in a single layer in a freezer bag or container and lay them in the freezer flat until frozen. As a result, one quiche can be reheated at a time, or all the mini quiches can be reheated for an appetizer.
For reheating one or a few quiches at a time, pop them in the microwave for 60-90 seconds. Or, bake them straight from the freezer, in a 400-degree oven, for 5 to 10 minutes.
However, these quiches freeze well for about a month.
Recipe FAQS
Tofu, JUST Egg, chickpea flour, or a mixture of 2 tablespoons (about 18 grams) of arrowroot powder and 3 tablespoons (45 grams) of water can be used to replace 1 egg. Arrowroot powder is a great replacement for eggs. Mix 2 tablespoons (about 18 grams) of it with 3 tablespoons (45 grams) of water to replace 1 egg.
The two most popular main ingredients used to make a vegan quiche filling: are chickpea flour (also known as gram flour) and tofu. Vegan quiche recipes made with firm or silken tofu closely resemble the texture of a traditional egg-based quiche, while vegan quiches without tofu tend to be a little drier.
To replace 1 cup (237 mL) of heavy cream in your recipe, add 2 tablespoons (19 grams) of cornstarch to 1 cup (237 mL) of plant milk and stir, allowing the mixture to thicken.
Tips
- Keep the mini quiches covered in the fridge and enjoy them within 3 to 4 days.
- The quiches are delicious and served warm or cold, so you can serve them straight from the fridge.
- Cornstarch works just as well as arrowroot powder as a thickener.
- To reheat, place in a 350° F (180 C ) oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Alternately, quiches can be reheated in the microwave (times vary), but they lose some of their lightness when reheated this way. Serve right away.
- Customize the quiches by adding your favorite vegetables like chopped broccoli, asparagus, or any other vegetable you enjoy.
- Eat while still warm or cool, then freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
- I always double the recipe because they heat up quickly for breakfast in a flash.
If you are looking for a great holiday appetizer or bite-sized breakfast on the run, these vegan quiches are a great option!
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Bst Vegan Quiches
Ingredients
Tofu Quiche Batter
- 12.3 ounces extra-firm silken tofu patted dry; do not press and drain
- 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- 1 Tablespoon Arrowroot Powder or cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened, unflavored oat Milk or plant milk of choice
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce or Tamari for a gluten-free version
- 2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Herbs De Provence
Sauteed Vegetables
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 shallot diced
- ½ white sweet onion diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes dry in a package not packed in oil
- 8 ounces diced mushrooms
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- Vegetable broth to prevent vegetables from sticking
OPTIONAL CRUST (not shown)
- 1 ¼ cup Fine Almond Flour I used Bob Mills
- ⅓ cup Tapioca Starch I used Bob Mills
- 2 Tablespoons Ground Flaxmeal + 5 Tablespoons Water
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Tofu Batter
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut tofu into 6 pieces and place in the food processor with the large blade.
- Add nutritional yeast, arrowroot powder, soy sauce (or tamari), and oat milk.
- Turn the food processor on high until the batter is smooth; scrape down slides to include all ingredients, and blend again.
- Transfer the batter to a bowl.
- Set aside.
Sauteed Vegetables
- Saute minced garlic, shallot, and onions until the onions are translucent.
- Add diced red bell pepper and mushrooms.
- Add a small amount of vegetable broth to avoid sticking.
- Now, add diced sun-dried tomatoes and cook together until mushrooms are browned.
- Add the chopped spinach last and stir into the ingredients; once it wilts, remove from heat.
- Season with seasoning and black pepper.
- Next, fold the vegetables into the batter.
- Fill the mini muffin pan cups to the top.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to set up for about 5 minutes.
- Using a small rubber spatula, run the spatula around each muffin cup.
- Using a small spoon, remove each mini quiche.
- Serve warm or refrigerate and reheat in a 325-degree oven for 5 minutes before serving.
- It makes 25 mini vegan quiches.
Optional Crust
- First, combine flax meal and water in a small bowl and stir.
Leave it for 5-10 minutes until it is thick. - In the meantime, whisk the dry ingredients together: Almond Flour, Tapioca Flour, and Salt in a medium to large bowl. Add in the thickened Flax and mix until a dough ball forms. You will need to use your hands.
- The dough should be damp but not stick to your fingers (if it is too sticky, add a bit of almond flour, but not too much). Combine ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined.
- Place a Tablespoon of dough in the bottom of each muffin cup and press down with a spoon or shot glass.
- Then, fill with the tofu quiche filling
Storage/Freezing
- Place the mini vegan quiches in a single layer in a freezer bag or container and lay them in the freezer flat until frozen. As a result, one quiche can be reheated at a time, or all the mini quiches can be reheated for an appetizer.
- For reheating one or a few quiches at a time, pop them in the microwave for 60-90 seconds. Or, bake them straight from the freezer, in a 375-degree oven, for 5 to 10 minutes.
- However, these vegan quiches freeze well for about a month.
Notes
- Keep the mini quiches covered in the fridge and enjoy them within 3 to 4 days.
- The quiches are delicious and served warm or cold so you can serve them straight from the fridge.
- Cornstarch works just as well as arrowroot powder as a thickener.
- To reheat, place in a 350° F (180 C ) oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Alternately, quiches can be reheated in the microwave (times vary), but they lose some of their lightness when reheated this way. Serve right away.
- Customize the quiches by adding your favorite vegetables like chopped broccoli, asparagus, or any other vegetable you enjoy.
- Eat while still warm or cool, then freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
- I always double the recipe because they heat up quickly for breakfast in a flash.
- For a large quiche, cook for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
- For a regular-sized muffin pan, cook for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
- Once the quiches are cooked, they can be served immediately for breakfast or as a bite-sized appetizer.
- But make sure they cool completely before freezing the quiches.
- Then, place the mini vegan quiches in a single layer in a freezer bag or container and lay in the freezer flat until frozen. As a result, one quiche can be reheated at a time, or all the mini quiches can be reheated for an appetizer.
- For reheating one or a few quiches at a time, pop them in the microwave for 60-90 seconds. Or, bake them straight from the freezer, in a 400-degree oven, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Hi! My name is Kathy, I am a retired high school English teacher & vegan enthusiast and blogger. My entire blog is fully plant-based vegan. I truly believe what we eat & how we live determines our health & the preservation of our planet! 🙂
Jean Howey
I think Silken Tofu made this recipe really watery. Maybe you should take out the word "Silken" and just use regular tofu. I cooked in regular muffin tin and added extra 10 minutes and still watery. Also, 2 teaspoons of pepper was way too much!! Not satisfied with this recipe.
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Jean, I used Silken firm tofu. Silken is a brand. I apologize for the miscommunication. I appreciate your feedback.
Penny
Looks great! A question- do you rehydrate the sundried tomatoes or chop them dry?
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Penny, I think chopping them dry before rehydrating is easier, but you can do it either way. Let me know what you think of the quiche.
Fran
Kathy’s recipes are always delicious and easy to follow.
Kathy Carmichael
Thank you, Fran. I appreciate the feedback. I'm so glad you're enjoying the recipe.
Phyllis Pardee
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Kathy Carmichael
Hi Phyllis...I take it you liked the quiche? Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it.
Jan
These look delicious! Is there be and difference in time and/or temp when baking WITH the crust, VS baking without? Would par-baking the crust be a better option to avoid the dreaded "Soggy Bottom"??
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Jan, you don't have to prebake the crust, but if you want to, that's okay too. If you prebake in the mini muffin pans, only cook for a couple of minutes, as the total cook time isn't long. Let me know what you think of the recipe.
Kate
Wow! Quiche is back in my life. These were so easy to make and came out delicious. I've been following you for several years. Your recipes are always so tasty. Thank you for all that you do to help others along with the WFPD journey
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Kate! I'm so glad you liked the baby quiches. Thank you so much for the feedback. Let me know if you try any other recipes. I'd love to hear from you.
Black Hat White Pin
have you eaten these at room temp, or the next day? They look delish!!
Kathy Carmichael
Yes! Actually, I often make a batch and eat them for breakfast throughout the week. Sometimes I even eat them cold. They freeze well for a quick warm-up as well.
Riki
Do you think this recipe would work with red lentil "tofu" ?
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Riki, I don't know because I haven't tried, but I don't see why not. If you try it, please let me know how it is.
Disnne
Why so much pepper? I found them too “hot.”
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Disnne, I'm sorry it was too peppery for you. I often suggest people start with a small amount of seasoning and then add to their preference. Of course, you can always add seasoning, but you can't take it away.
Annette
Hi Kathy. Does the print function work on your website? I’m having trouble printing any of your yummy recipes today. Thanks!
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Annette, it wasn't working, but I was told it was fixed. I'll look into it. Thank you for letting me know.
Lisa
Hi Kathy. This recipe looks and sounds delicious. Could I use firm tofu blended with a little plant based milk in place of silken tofu?
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Lisa, yes, you can. You only need a little plant milk.
Rene
These were very wet. I increased the baking time which helped some but still soft. I only used 1 teaspoon of pepper since 2 seemed like a lot. I used a mini silicon pan (24) muffins. I think the tofu should be pressed somewhat or add flour.
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Rene, I'm sorry you had difficulty with the recipe. It's possible the silicone pan was the culprit. The arrowroot powder and the nutritional yeast thicken the batter. I just made these for Christmas Eve, and they turned out perfectly, so it may be the pan. Sometimes, when I use silicone pans, they cook quickly, yet not all the way through. I had that issue with a bread recipe in a silicone loaf pan.
Pat Giles
Kathy, Do I need to squeeze the moisture out of the tofu first with my tofu press?
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Pat, no you don't. Just dry it off a bit. I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Jacqui
This is such a great recipe, thank you for sharing.
Mary Bradford
Hi Kathy! These look great and plan on making for Christmas Eve brunch. What would you suggest for mushroom sub? Allergies, or I definitely would include. I don't have that Herb spice blend, but plan to just sub in some Italian and oregano. Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Mary, you can use any vegetable you like! eggplant like of has the same consistency if you like eggplant, or I would just omit the mushrooms. Merry Christmas.
Carrie
Hi Kathy...this looks fantastic! If I were to use full size muffin tins or even bake it as a regular pie do you know how long it would bake?
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Carrie, A whole pie is 30 minutes and larger muffin pans would be 15 minutes. I should have mentioned that. Thank you for pointing it out. I appreciate it. I hope you enjoy the quiche.
Gloria
Need nutritional facts.where is it?
TYVM
Kathy Carmichael
Hi Gloria, the nutritional information is all the way at the bottom of the recipe. The recipe makes 25 mini quiche.