This Thanksgiving 2024, let’s switch things up and start the feast a little earlier with a festive brunch. We’re talking 20+ delicious vegetarian brunch recipes that’ll get you in the holiday spirit before the main course even hits the table!
Think delicious casseroles, baked goodies, and savory dishes that feel special but are easy to whip up. Whether you’re feeding a crowd or just looking for something different this year, these recipes bring warmth, comfort, and holiday cheer to the table – all before noon!
1. Vegetarian Sausage Rolls Recipe (Nut-Based)
This recipe for vegetarian sausage rolls—made with soaked almonds, walnuts, onions, garlic, lemon, parsley, oats and spices—involves zero cooking to prepare.
And, instead of it just being a fun appetizer (which it is), imagine that you could also enjoy it as meatless main dish. Perhaps with mashed potatoes, braised veggies, and a vegan gravy, for a festive holiday meal or Sunday dinner.
2. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Waffles (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
Simple, crispy, and delicious pumpkin waffles! A single-serve, gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free breakfast recipe that's easy and ready in a snap any day of the year! Plus, you can sneak veggies in for kids and make multiple batches to freeze!
3. Traditional Russian Pancakes (Blinchiki)
This traditional Russian pancakes (blinchiki) recipe is a pearl of Russian cuisine. The ingredients of wheat flour, milk, and eggs, though humble, create the foundation of something incredible. Fill Russian pancakes with sweet or savory fillings and eat to your heart’s content.
4. Pesto, Veggie and Sweet Potato Frittata
This simple sweet potato frittata is loaded with healthy ingredients like veggies, pesto, fresh herbs, and cheese! It only requires one dish and is perfect for a nice Sunday brunch, easy weeknight dinner, special occasions, or even weekly meal prep. Serve this with some crispy smashed potatoes or Monte Cristo Pinwheels and a nice apple salad for a fantastic brunch!
5. Roasted Vegetables Baked in Parchment (Fennel & Onion)
Roasted vegetables in parchment paper pockets is an elegant, yet simple cooking method that intensifies the inherent tastiness of the vegetables inside.
Imagine, warm, dry oven heat surrounds your vegetables, releasing moisture and steam that bastes the veggies. Their juices surround the chopped morsels and mingle with olive oil and butter to caramelize golden brown.
6. Butternut Squash Pear Soup
This Butternut Squash Pear Soup is a creamy soup with delicious flavor that everyone is sure to enjoy. It’s loaded with nutrition with the nutty flavor of butternut squash, plus pears and just right seasonings. This rich comforting soup is great for special occasions but simple enough for every day.
7. Bananas Foster Pancakes
These bananas foster pancakes are the best way to eat pancakes. Ripe bananas are sautéed in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and rum extract sauce, with pecans and walnuts mixed in for some crunch. The banana foster sauce is then poured over a stack of fluffy, golden pancakes.
8. Classic Vegetable Pot Pie
Nothing conjures up tummy comfort more than savory vegetables in gravy, covered in a flaky, buttery crust. Imagine garlic, carrots, celery, potato and peas simmered in a thick sauce, gently seasoned with salt, black pepper, oregano, and sage, then topped with crunchy pastry.
9. Cranberry Crostini with Whipped Goat Cheese with Thyme
Cranberry Crostini is delicious and easy way to elevate your fall and winter gatherings. Sweet and tangy cranberry sauce sits on top of a freshly whipped goat cheese spread and slice of crusty bread. This are perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any late fall gathering!
10. Apple Brie Sandwich
Melty creamy brie, sweet-tart apples, vibrant cranberry sauce, encased in a perfectly buttered crispy bread makes for an absolute satisfying & comforting sandwich. It is simple to make, vegetarian and can be made on a stovetop or air fryer.
11. Fall Fruit Salad
Celebrate autumn with this beautiful fall fruit salad. With seasonal fresh fruit, crunchy pecans, warm spices, and a citrusy dressing, this homemade fruit salad is absolutely delicious. This salad is especially great for Thanksgiving and other special occasions!
12. ‘Six Seasons’ Swiss Chard & Leek Crostata
I really love this recipe for Swiss chard and leek crostata, by Joshua McFadden of cookbook fame, “Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables.” This cookbook is the winner of so many Best Cookbook of the Year awards it is literally unbelievable.
13. Gluten-Free Apple Cinnamon French Toast (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
This Gluten-Free Apple Cinnamon French Toast is an easy vegan, allergy-free, and healthy breakfast recipe that's perfect for fall! Classic egg-free French toast with a quick and simple apple cinnamon compote, you won't even need maple syrup!
14. Asparagus Pasta with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
This Asparagus Pasta with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce will hit the spot and leave your taste buds dancing with delight! This dish is enrobed in tangy, salty, lemon garlic butter sauce. Perfect for a special occasion spring lunch or dinner.
15. Pear Custard Pie
Now whether it’s for brunch, dessert, or snacking, you can’t go wrong with this festive Pear Custard Pie. Just as important, it’s easy! That’s right–and the custard blends in minutes in the blender! Sweet fruit baked in an eggy vanilla custard, Pear Custard Pie is a quick and tasty recipe that is perfect for holiday brunch or a light fall or winter dessert.
16. Cheese Ball with Herbs and Spices
This is for all you cheese lovers out there! Cheese ball is a combination of mild, creamy cheeses, flavored with digestive herbs and spices, and rolled in pecans. A cheese ball is the perfect centerpiece for an appetizer platter when guests come over for drinks, or as a tasty accompaniment for a winter evening’s card game with the neighbors.
17. Grated Potato Fritters Recipe
With a light, crisp exterior, tender, soft interior, these potato fritters come together quickly and are shallow fried on a pan (instead of deep-fried), which makes for a perfect side dish for breakfast or snack at any time of the day. With just a few simple ingredients, this dish is an easy recipe that anyone can make.
18. Grandma’s Sweet Zucchini with Parmesan
My grandmother’s recipe for sweet zucchini with parmesan is a flavorful sautéed side dish that goes well with chicken, pork, and vegetarian main courses. My mom (who learned it from her mom) made it regularly - and I loved it! Try this recipe and with just about 20 minutes, you'll have a delicious healthy dish coming your way!
19. Vegetable Hash
Start your day on a hearty note with this vegetable hash—a colorful and satisfying dish that celebrates the vibrant flavors of fresh vegetables. The combination of red potatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms, black beans, and a medley of seasonings makes for a scrumptious and nutritious breakfast that’s both filling and full of flavor!
20. Easy Zucchini Fritters
Made from just six ingredients, these tasty summer vegetable zucchini fritters are easier to make than you think. In addition to zucchini, all you need is green onion, flour of choice, black pepper, baking powder, and an egg. With substitutions, you could easily make these vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free.
21. Autumn Pasta Salad
Savor fall flavors with our Autumn Pasta Salad, a hearty blend of roasted butternut squash, crisp green apples, grapes, dried cranberries, baby kale, pecans, vegan feta, and a choice of two vinaigrettes. It's perfect for cozy gatherings, as a delicious side dish, or as a satisfying seasonal vegan meal - perfect for the fall months.
22. Eggless Cinnamon Rolls (Vegan-Friendly)
These Eggless Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, and super gooey in the middle! They're easy to make and come together with 8 basic ingredients. You can easily make them vegan by using vegan butter and non-dairy milk. Even though there are no eggs, these rolls turn out just as pillowy, soft, and fluffy. They're packed with cinnamon flavor and are perfect for the holiday season.
23. Gluten Free Dutch Baby
This strawberry Gluten Free Dutch Baby is made with almond flour and topped with pecans and sweet maple syrup. This German pancake recipe is usually slightly sweet. You can fill it with fresh fruit and or nuts, drizzle it with syrup, or any toppings you desire.
24. Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash Bake
This veggie-packed dish gets a burst of flavor from layers of cumin-spiced spaghetti squash, a savory veggie topping of zucchini, onions, and garlic, and optional hints of bubbly cheese or crunchy almonds. Whether you serve it as a main or alongside a green salad and chickpeas, it’s guaranteed to be a satisfying, flavor-filled meal that brings warmth to your table!
25. Roasted Asparagus
Roasted asparagus feels like a springtime treat, doesn’t it? With its delicate flavor and short season, it’s one of those veggies that feels like a little culinary gift. Lucky for us, even if it's tricky to grow, you can find it fresh at most stores, just in time for holiday meals!
26. Turmeric Poached Eggs & Vegan Hollandaise
Adding golden turmeric powder to poached eggs is an easy way to add rich antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to your breakfast, brunch, or lunch.
If you are not adept at making poached eggs yet, this is a good time to learn! The method of poaching eggs doesn’t requires any fat for cooking like fried or scrambled eggs do, and there’s no need to mess with the shells, like with boiled eggs.
And that wraps up your vegetarian Thanksgiving brunch lineup!
This year, let’s celebrate the start of Thanksgiving with a meal that brings everyone together, filling the morning with laughter, delicious aromas, and the best of fall flavors.
These recipes make it easy to savor each moment and create new memories with your favorite people.
I wish you a Thanksgiving filled with gratitude, great food, and a whole lot of brunchy goodness. Enjoy!
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