Sunday brunch calls for this incredible Vegan Quiche. Made with cooked vegetables, tofu, and a flaky crust, this classic and customizable recipe is perfect for a crowd! No one will believe it’s 100% vegan.
A comforting Vegan Quiche as the centerpiece on the brunch table will stop your guests in their tracks. So soft, luscious, and filled with cooked vegetables, this tofu quiche is just as delicious and even easier to make than a traditional quiche lorraine!
Surrounded by a homemade almond flour pie crust, a tofu filling mixed with cheesy and eggy seasonings, cooked vegetables, and sun dried tomatoes will have you coming back for slice after slice. Easily store the leftovers for later and enjoy hot or cold for days on end!
Making a vegan quiche in a food processor is so easy and the texture is phenomenal! When it’s done baking, serve your vegan spinach quiche with all of your brunch favorites. Your guests will be spoiled as they feast on a slice along with homemade breakfast potatoes, vegan fresh toast, and apple fritters!
How to make the crust
Make a flax egg by combining the flaxseed and water in a small bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to a food processor and pulse to combine. Leave it running while you slowly add the oil and flax egg. Pour in a little water until the dough sticks together when you pinch it between your fingers.
Crumble the dough into the pie pan and press the mixture evenly on the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Use a fork to poke a few holes in the bottom before blind baking the crust.
How to make vegan quiche
Sauté the garlic, mushrooms, and spinach in a skillet. Add the drained tofu to a food processor along with the almond milk, nutritional yeast, onion powder, turmeric, and salt. Blend until smooth.
Pulse the mixture a few times with the garlic, mushrooms, and spinach added until they’re just combined.
Pour the filling into the crust. Bake until it’s firm to the touch. Let the finished quiche cool for at least 10 minutes before you slice into it.
Tips and Substitutions
- Oil free – Omit the olive oil in the crust and use water instead. Sauté the vegetables in water instead of oil.
- Nut free – Use soy or coconut milk instead of almond in the filling or use my Easy Vegan Pie Crust instead.
- To make the taste more “eggy” – Use black salt (a.k.a. kala namak) instead of regular.
- Low on time? Use vegan store bought pie crust instead.
Make ahead – Prepare the quiche up until the baking and store it, covered, in the fridge. Bake it fresh the next morning and enjoy!
How to store leftovers
Keep the whole quiche or individual slices covered in the fridge and enjoy within 3 to 4 days. The quiche is delicious served warm or cold so you can serve it straight from the fridge.
Customize it
My vegan quiche recipe is so versatile, you can easily customize it any way you like. Instead of mushrooms, spinach, and garlic, you can use chopped broccoli, onions, tomatoes, asparagus, or kale. Just use about 2 cups of chopped vegetables in the quiche, total.
For a hearty quiche, add in your favorite vegan breakfast proteins. I love tempeh sausage, tempeh bacon, or a store bought vegan bacon for classic flavors.
Speaking of classic flavors, my Vegan Pie Crust is just like a traditional quiche crust and doesn’t need to be pre-baked. You can use it instead of the almond flour version in this recipe to speed up the time and make each bite buttery and flaky.
Finish your quiche with lots of toppings. I love pressing ⅓ of a cup of sun dried tomatoes into the top of the quiche before it goes into the oven. Sliced tomatoes, asparagus, or fresh herbs are also great choices.
Want more “eggy” vegan breakfast recipes?
Easy Vegan Quiche
Ingredients
Gluten free crust OR make my Easy Vegan Pie Crust instead
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
- 2.5 tablespoons water
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup gluten free all purpose flour I used King Arthur brand
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2-4 tablespoons water, as needed
Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped baby spinach
- 14- ounce block firm tofu, drained no need to press
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 1/3 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
Instructions
For the crust
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9-inch Quiche Pan or a 9-inch pie pan.
- Combine the ground flaxseeds and water in a small bowl and set aside. This is your flax egg.
- In a food processor, add the dry ingredients (almond flour, gluten free flour and salt) and pulse to combine. With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil and flax egg. Add 2-4 tablespoons water and pulse, as needed, until the dough sticks together when you press it between your fingers.
- Crumble the dough into the pan and press the mixture evenly on the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Press firmly and evenly. Poke a few holes in the bottom of the crust, and then bake for 12 minutes. Remove and set aside while you make the filling. Increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
For the filling
- In a medium skillet, saute the garlic and mushrooms over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the mushrooms soften. Now add the spinach and stir until it wilts. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In the food processor, add the drained tofu (no need to press it), almond milk, nutritional yeast, onion powder, turmeric and salt. Blend until very smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add the cooked vegetable mixture, and pulse a few times to combine, but don't blend - you want there to be a lot of texture left.
- Pour the filling into the crust and spread evenly using a spatula. Press the sun dried tomato pieces or fresh tomatoes into the top of the quiche. Bake for about 35 minutes, until the top is firm.
- Cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing. Serve and enjoy! Leftover quiche will save in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Notes
- For a more traditional crust, make my Easy Vegan Pie Crust instead. There is no need to pre-bake that crust, simply line your pan with the crust, add the filling and bake.
- To make the recipe oil free, simply omit the olive oil in the crust and sauté the vegetables in broth or water.
- Substitute the mushrooms and spinach with other vegetables, such as 2 cups chopped small broccoli, asparagus, kale, tomatoes or onions. It's very customizable depending on your tastes! You could also add some tempeh bacon or tofu bacon, crumbled up.
- Use black salt instead of regular salt for a more eggy tasting vegan quiche.
Nutrition
*This recipe was originally published in December 2018 and has been updated with new photos and information.
I’m not sure my food processor is big enough to hold it all. I don’t want to start the recipe and not be able to finish, thus wasting food. How big should my food processor be? TIA.
I think at least a 6 cup food processor would be good, if you have a tiny one it probably won’t hold it all. I have a 9 cup.
This looks great but I haven’t made it yet! I would like to freeze it. Has this been tried yet? I want to do it for Christmas so hoping it will work out!
I haven’t tried freezing this yet, but I think it will work pretty well!
Yum! I made this with King Arthur GF pie crust mix & Miyokos butter (no par bake), broccoli and onion instead of mushrooms and spinach, and sprinkled a little Violife mozz on top. Will definitely make again and look forward to trying out different veggie combos! Thanks Nora!
NORA!!! You’ve done it again! This is so delicious and easy. I used my own piecrust recipe but followed everything else to a T! I had made a chickpea flour quiche that was way too heavy and the taste just wasn’t there. So I’ve been on the perfect vegan quiche recipe hunt and since your recipes are my absolute favorite,I thought Nora’s will be thee one. And it is! Perfect flavor,texture and all around deliciousness! Thank you for ending my hunt and for your wonderful recipes.
I am so glad you are loving my recipes, Terry! Thanks for sharing your fabulous review and feedback about the quiche! Happy cooking!
Hi! What do you recommend for making this ahead of time? I’d like to make it Xmas eve night and bake it Xmas morning!
Thanks!
To make this a day ahead, I would probably bake it, then re-warm it when you’re ready to serve. You could also make the crust and filling the day before, keep them separate, and then put it together and bake it. I’m afraid the crust may get soggy if you were to put the filling in and not bake it for a day. Hope this helps!
Is it possible to bake without a crust? I like to make individual cupcake servings of crust less quiche.
I haven’t tried making it without the crust, but it should still work. Just bake the mini quiches for less time (about 20 to 30 minutes). Hope this helps!
I always make it sans crust and bake for less time. Also I make the tofu mixture in my nutri bullet and it works fine but always needs slightly more almond milk which I find doesn’t impact the texture of the quiche. I also added fried onions, fried broccoli and a handful of trader joes vegan cheese. Oh and a dash of cayenne. This most recent time I made it was next level delicious. Nora, I hope you don’t mind the additions to your recipe. It really lends well to additions. Thank you!
I love your additions, thanks for sharing! I’m so glad you are enjoying the recipe. I actually love making it without a crust too sometimes.
This is a great recipe. I made it for dinner on Sunday and my family is asking me to make it again! I am so glad that I found you Nora. I will definitely be trying more of your recipes.
Hi Nora! I don’t have any almond flour, just oat, would I be able to use oat flour for both portions of the crust?
I don’t think oat flour will work well in place of almond flour for this crust unfortunately, but you could make a regular vegan pie crust instead if you want. Hope that helps!
How long I should pre-bake regular vegan pie crust for this recipe?
You can par-bake it for 12 to 15 minutes, or until it’s just starting to turn golden.
Great GF pie crust and the recipe couldn’t be easier. I used Silken tofu because that is what I had on hand and just omitted the almond milk. Added mushrooms and broccoli and some dried mustard powder. This is a wonderful recipe – easy and delicious and adaptable. Will make it again. Thanks
I’m so happy you loved it, Diane! Thank you for your wonderful review and feedback!
I found the texture of firm Tofu to be unpleasantly gritty. Two tablespoons of liquid was totally inadequate. The flavour was not tasty.
I must have done something wrong!!!
While most firm tofus are not very firm, some are much more dense. You may have had a better tofu that just didn’t work well for this recipe.
This looks so yummy! Can’t wait to recreate it 🙂
Hi Tina. I hope you enjoy the quiche! Happy cooking!
Love this recipe I didn’t have a food processor to use so I mixed up the dough by hand .
All worked out beautifully .
Thank you.
Hi Kim. I’m so happy the quiche turned out great! Thanks for your feedback!
Where can i buy nutritional yeast from, I ‘ve never heard of it
You can buy nutritional yeast online, in the health or bulk section in major grocery stores, or at health food stores! 🙂
Only one thing wrong with this recipe… where am I going to find a pie dish big enough to triple or quadruple the ingredients. DAMN GOOD!
Made it last night and already gone.
Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes… I’ve made quite a few of them.
You are very welcome! I’m glad to read you loved the quiche! Thank you for sharing your wonderful feedback! Wishing you happy cooking as you venture through my recipes!
Maybe use a Lasagna pan. I’ve seen that at a restaurant. More square and chunky but real good!
Easy, awesome, and will make again! For the black salt, is there a certain brand you recommend? Thank you!
Hi Marlee. I like to use The Spice Lab Kala Namak Mineral Salt – Indian Himalayan Black Salt. I’m glad you loved the quiche! Thank you for sharing your feedback!
Made this yesterday for a birthday brunch. We had a few vegans but mostly carnivores and this quiche went so quick. Everyone loved it and its very filling. Super easy to make and so healthy!
Hi Loretta. I’m so glad the quiche was a hit at your birthday brunch! Thank you for taking time to share your review and feedback! Wishing you happy cooking!
If you are thinking of making this quiche, DO it. You will not regret it. This is the best vegan quiche I have ever eaten. Easy to make, very customizable and you won’t even know it’s vegan. My Omni son and husband and parents in law couldn’t believe this was vegan. I made the crust, Nora’s recipe, and because my husband hates mushrooms I used extra onion, garlic and spinach and it was amazing. Thank you for this keeper!
Thank you for sharing your fantastic review and comments! I am thrilled that the quiche was a hit with your family! Wishing you happy cooking!
This is a great recipe. I made it for dinner on Sunday and my family is asking me to make it again! I am so glad that I found you Nora. I will definitely be trying more of your recipes.
Hi Zandra. Welcome to my site! I’m glad you found my recipes as well! Thank you for sharing your great feedback about the quiche! Enjoy my recipes, and wishing you lots of happy cooking! Please reach out with any questions.
This was so amazing! No one could believe that it was vegan. This was a perfect dish for Christmas brunch.
I did spinach, caramelized onions and vegan sausage. I used your vegan pie crust too which came out perfectly. I had a bit of trouble rolling initially, but used parchment to roll out which was a huge help. I pre-baked the vegan pie crust prior for 45 min and found everything cooked really well.
Thank You!
Sarah
I am so glad you loved the quiche! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review and comments!
I plan to make this for Christmas next weekend. I want to use your vegan pie crust recipe. Do I bake the pie crust as instructed for 45 min with pie weights and then add the filling in and bake for 35 min ?
Thank You
Sarah
See my Notes for this recipe. There is no need to pre-bake the pie crust, simply add the filling and bake. Hope that helps!
Wonderful! Thank you ? Im making sundried tomato and spinach and a rice paper bacon one ?
So good and so easy to make. I plan on making this again for my family on Christmas morning.
Hi Brittany! I’m so glad you love the quiche! Thank you for sharing your review and comments! Happy holiday cooking!
Loved it. I used store bought crust. I did use black salt and added a 1/4 tsp cayenne. I also fried an onion prior to frying the mushrooms. Delish!. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful review and comments! I’m glad you loved the quiche!
I’m looking forward to making this! But will it freeze? I could cut the recipe and do individual ones but I would rather make one big one if the slices will freeze okay. Thank you!
I haven’t actually tried freezing it, so I can’t say for sure, but I think it will work. I’m not sure the texture will be exactly the same once frozen. If you try it, let me know how it works out. Thanks!
Is gluten free flour necessary?
You could probably use regular flour, or just make my Vegan Pie Crust instead if you want.
Love this so much – so easy and delicious ?
Want to batch prep a few for the freezer for when baby comes so I can have easy meals on the go. Would you recommend freezing before cooking, and then baking from frozen? Or after cooking and reheating in the over before serving?
I would actually suggest freezing it after it’s baked. Then you can quickly reheat it (or maybe freeze in individual slices for quick grab and go!). Hope that helps and thank you!
This was an amazing brunch for my family and I. I substituted the spinach for kale and omitted the tomatoes. I LOVED it, and plan to make it again, and put it in my handwritten recipe book along with so many of your other recipes. Thank you so much, Nora, for all of the recipes!
Thank you for sharing your review! I’m thrilled you guys loved the quiche!
Can you use Egg replacer instead of Flaxseed egg for this recipe? If yes how much? Do you have some recipes without Tofu? I need to limit soy intake. I can use it once in awhile though Thanks
I’m sure it would work, I would use the equivalent of 1 egg, according to the package instructions of whatever replacer you have. I have many recipes without tofu, take a look at my recipes page to see them all. Thanks!