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Vegan toast ideas for breakfast, lunch, or a quick easy dinner. The topping ideas can be endless, but I’ve compiled a few ideas and combinations to get you started. If you need more ideas I have a post for vegan avocado toast for different ways to top your avocado toast.

Four vegan toast with red onion, cucumber, mashed banana, and strawberry chocolate.

Start with your favorite bread, bagel, or even an English muffin. I’m loving sourdough lately and cinnamon raisin bread would be pretty yummy for those sweet toast topping ideas. Mix and match from the base or spread ideas, vegan toast toppings, and garnish ideas or pick out a sweet or savory combination idea from the list below.

For more meal ideas that don't require cooking, hummus cucumber sandwich, vegan chickpea tuna salad (no mayo), or vegan curry chickpea salad.

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Tips
Build your own spreads or base ideas
Toast toppings ideas
Garnish ideas
Toast recipe suggestions
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Tips

Start by toasting your favorite bread until golden brown.
No need to measure ingredients just add as much or as little as you want to your toast.
Then pick out a spread or base idea for your toast, top it with a topping idea, then pick out a garnish from the list below.

Vegan toast one with pomegranate seeds and one with cherry tomatoes.

Build your own spreads or base ideas

Nut or seed butter: peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, vegan hazelnut spread, sunflower butter
Mashed banana (mash up a ripe banana and use it as a base, then top with toppings)
Chocolate peanut butter spread (mix cocoa powder with peanut butter and add maple syrup to sweeten. If it needs thinning out use dairy-free milk)
Vegan chocolate sauce (add less milk to keep the sauce thicker to use as a spread)
Hummus (try oil-free hummus or paprika hummus with roasted red peppers)
Tahini
Vegan cream cheese
Avocado
Pesto
Tofu scramble
Mashed white beans
Vegan oil-free refried beans
Jam
Date paste
Tomato sauce

Toast toppings ideas

Sliced fruit or berries
Sliced veggies raw or roasted
Cooked mushrooms
Sliced avocado
Oil-free marinated tofu
Chickpea tuna salad (no mayo) or vegan curry chickpea salad
Tofu scramble
Tempeh bacon
Roasted chickpeas
White beans or any type of cooked bean
Sundried tomatoes

Garnish ideas

Sweet

Ground cinnamon
Maple syrup
Sugar
Pumpkin or apple pie spice
Balsamic glaze (or make your own by cooking down balsamic vinegar until it reduces and becomes thick)
Cacao nibs or vegan chocolate chips
Raisins or diced dried fruit
Toasted coconut flakes
Toasted slivered almonds
Lemon or lime zest
Oil-free granola
Drizzle of melted coconut butter
Pomegranate seeds
Chopped mint leaves

Savory

Chopped nuts or seeds (pumpkin or sunflower)
Balsamic glaze (or make your own by cooking down balsamic vinegar until it reduces and becomes thick)
Nutritional yeast
cashew parmesan
Crushed red pepper
Coarse sea salt
Salsa
Fresh herbs: basil, cilantro, parsley, chives, dill
Seasonings: smoked paprika, Everything bagel seasoning, or another seasoning blend
Sesame seeds
Lemon or lime zest
Small greens like baby spinach, arugula, or sprouts
Coconut bacon
Sliced olives
Pickled ginger, pickled banana peppers, spicy pickled onions, or pickled jalapeños

Toast recipe suggestions

Two vegan toasts one with mashed banana and one with strawberry chocolate.

Here’s a list of sweet toast ideas to try:

Nut or seed butter, banana slices, cinnamon.
Nut or seed butter, apple slices, topped with granola, melted chocolate, or ground cinnamon.
Almond, peanut, or hazelnut butter, sliced strawberry, and chocolate sauce.
Almond butter, blueberries, and cinnamon.
Plain vegan cream cheese (sweetened with maple syrup if you prefer), blueberries, and lemon zest.
Vegan chocolate sauce with sliced strawberries or bananas, and toasted coconut flakes.
Almond butter with pumpkin spice.
Date paste with vanilla mixed in or pumpkin spice sprinkled on top.
Plain vegan cream cheese (sweetened with maple syrup if needed), sliced peaches, and ground cinnamon.
Mashed ripe banana with cinnamon.
Mashed ripe banana, with berries and toasted slivered almonds.
Nut or seed butter with fruit preserves.
Cashew butter with pomegranate seeds.

Two vegan toast ideas, one with cucumbers and one with red onions.

Here’s a list of savory toast ideas to try:

Roasted red pepper hummus, cucumber, arugula, and pickled banana peppers.
Hummus or vegan pesto, sliced cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar.
Toast with spicy tofu scramble or hatch green chile tofu scramble (skip the potatoes in the recipe).
This vegan avocado toast post has even more ideas.
Top with baked beans.
Avocado with salsa.
Hummus, sliced tomatoes, and a sprinkle of sea salt or olives.
Vegan refried beans and salsa or diced tomatoes.
Hummus, avocado slices and/or sliced tomatoes, and coconut bacon.
Garlic hummus with Everything Bagel seasoning.
Roasted Red Pepper hummus with caramelized onions.
Hummus with avocado slices, sprouts, and crushed red pepper.
Hummus and sautéed mushrooms cooked with thyme, garlic, and salt.
Hummus with white beans or chickpeas then topped with (vegan parmesan) or nutritional yeast.
Hummus with roasted veggies and sliced olives.
Unsweetened vegan cream cheese with sliced cucumbers and chives or dill.
Marinara sauce with roasted vegetables and nutritional yeast or plant-based parmesan (this works well for English muffins for mini pizzas).
Pesto with roasted tomatoes and plant-based cashew parmesan.
Open-face sandwich with chickpea tuna salad or curry chickpea salad.

Serving suggestions

The vegan toast can be served by itself as a filling meal or it can be paired with a side to round out the meal. For sweet toast ideas, pair them with a side of fruit or a smoothie. For savory toast ideas, pair them with raw or roasted vegetables, a simple side salad, a tofu scramble, or roasted potatoes.

I hope you enjoy all the ideas for vegan toast toppings! If you like the toast ideas, feel free to rate the post and leave a comment.

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