Awesome Raw Vegan Fruit Muesli

Awesome raw muesli

If you are looking for a raw vegan breakfast and want something that is going to make you feel great all day long, this is exactly what you've been searching for!   This meal is quick, easy, and can easily be adapted for one person or many people.  What's great about this one is that you can add what you like and omit the things you do not like.  If you have a lot of people around for breakfast, you can serve this up buffet style, with a variety of fruits and toppings and types of milk alternatives. 

It's a fun little breakfast that is a great way to start a hot day.  The recipe below serves about 3 people.  Feel free to customize it.  I won't get angry if you do.  Promise.

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Ingredients

•  3/4 cup mixed nuts of your choice, such as cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds, and walnuts.
• Bowl of chopped fruit, such as bananas, grapes, mango, apple, kiwi, cantaloupe, etc.
• Raisins, chopped dates, or dry fruit of your choice.
• Shredded dried and unsweetened coconut.
• Milk alternative of your choice.

Directions

1. In a high powered blender or food processor blend the nuts until they are a fine chopped consistency, but not to the point where you have nut butter.
2. Place fruit mixture on bottom of bowl.
3. Add desired amount of nut mixture.
4. Add desired amount of dried fruit, raisins, etc. 
5. Top with shredded coconut.
6. Add desired amount of milk alternative.  

Instead of adding the dried fruit separately, and if you want the mixture to be sweeter, you can add the dried fruit to the blender with the nut mixture and blend together. 



This makes an awesome feel good breakfast that will stick with you well until lunch.  Also makes a nice end of the day snack when you are not in the mood for something hot and heavy, especially during the hot summer months.

Scrumptious Vegan French Toast

Vegan French toast with fruit compote on top! 

Today you are in for a real treat.  Delicious 100% vegan French toast.  Is your mouth watering yet?

It's hard to find french toast as a vegan unless you are willing to take the time to make it.  Sometimes there is not enough time to spend an hour or two in the kitchen, and with a baby, one may want something quick, but different than cereal or oatmeal.  This is a decently quick recipe that should only take 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

Ingredients

• Whole grain bread slices
• 1 cup of cashews
• 1 and 1/3 cup of water
• 4 oz. tofu (firm)
• 1 - 2 tablespoons of agave nectar (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast flakes
• Dash of cloves
• Dash of nutmeg 

Directions

1. Blend everything except for the bread in a blender.  
2. Place the blended liquid in a large bowl or shallow dish.
3. Quickly dip in your bread slices just enough to cover both sides with liquid.  Do not soak the bread.  
4. Place in a skillet or frying pan and cook on medium heat for a couple of minutes or until sides begin to brown slightly.
5. Once finished, remove from heat and set aside.  
6. Top with fruit compote, yogurt, syrup, whipped cream, or cream cheese topping, or whatever you wish

The French toast batter mix.

French toast being made in a "dutch oven." 

This is a great way to make a quick and easy vegan breakfast that is bound to satisfy your craving for French toast.   This recipe makes enough batter for quite a few slices.  Unless you are feeding more than four people, you should have some left over.  Refrigerate the left over sauce and you will have a quick breakfast whenever you get another craving for French toast.  You can also make all the toasts and freeze whatever left over toast you have made for later reheating.