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3 Healthy Vegan Breakfast Recipes You Can Make in Your Dorm

By Bella Grandin at Carleton University

Living in residence can be a struggle, especially when it comes to making the time to eat. As a first-year student, I've found breakfast to be the most challenging meal to have as a part of my day and skipping breakfast definitely makes running around campus a lot harder.  At first, dorm room breakfast recipes didn't exist in my mind, a bag of chips takes up half the room! But that all changed. 

The horror of waking up in the morning, and not only needing to drag so myself to class, but also needing to pull my tired body out of bed EXTRA EARLY to go to the cafeteria *gasp*. Or worse, not making the time for a Caf breakfast and needing to go through a day of back-to-back classes without a meal *faints*. I had had enough!

I dedicated some time (some may call this procrastination, but what else is new?) And I came up with these three easy, satisfying and healthy vegan breakfasts that you can make in the comfort of your dorm room with minimal supplies. Sounds pretty perfect, eh? All your friends living at home will be jealous of your new favourite dorm room breakfast recipes! I've got sweet, I've got savoury, I've even included one to remind your taste buds of those paper-bag lunches you used to get (ah, the good ol' days).

So, whether you're a vegan, meat-lover, heck, even if you live at home and have your whole breakfast routine planned out, give these recipes a try and you'll be both satiated by the deliciousness of the food and impressed with how little time and effort it took you to start your day with the best breakfast ever.

Cheezy Zucchini Quinoa Flakes

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 7 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup quinoa flakes
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • tsp turmeric
  • tsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp hemp seeds
  • Himalayan pink salt to taste
  • Smoked paprika to taste
  • 1/3 cup zucchini
  • 1 cup boiling water

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Step 1

Mix quinoa flakes, nutritional yeast, turmeric, onion powder, salt, and hemp seeds.

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Step 2

Use the cheese grater to shred zucchini.

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Step 3

Boil water in a kettle.

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Step 4

Once boiled, pour water in the dry mixture and stir.

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Step 5

Let sit for 1-2 minutes (If you have a lid or a plate to cover the bowl with that would be preferred). Sprinkle with smoked paprika and voila. A nutritious, protein-packed breakfast.

This recipe is inspired by Rebecca at Strength and Sunshine.

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Cacao Chia pudding

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 hrs
  • Total Time: 5 hrs 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1-2 tbsp cacao powder
  • 1/3 cup chia seeds 1/3 cup
  • 1 cup plant milk 1 cup
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup

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Step 1

Mix all ingredients in a jar or bowl - Make sure all ingredients are blended together.

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Step 2

Put in the fridge for 5-8 hours.

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Step three: Add toppings like coconut yogurt, raspberries, coconut flakes, cinnamon, cacao nibs.

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Bread with Tahini and Jam

  • Cook Time: 3 mins
  • Total Time: 3 mins
  • Servings: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 slices bread
  • 3 tbsp tahini per slice
  • 3-5 tbsp jam per slice

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Step 1

Evenly spread the bread with tahini.

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Step 2

On-top of the tahini, spread jam on the slices.

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Step 3

And there you have it! A quick, 2 step satisfying breakfast.

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And there you have it. Three breakfasts you can enjoy while still making it to class on time. Never settle for a bowl of cereal when you can choose from one of these recipes that'll instantly be breakfast classics.