I was looking for a soy-free alternative to my favourite breakfast, tofu scramble, something which was just as filling and also yummy. Although I occasionally enjoy a bowl of hot breakfast cereal, generally, I’m not a big fan of sweet breakfasts, preferring something hearty and savoury to get me going. So, I thought, why not simply replace the tofu in my breakfast scramble with steel cut oats, a very nutritious grain. And, it worked!
Although was never a fan of sweets for breakfast, I came to enjoy biting into a good, chewy muffin especially with cultured tempeh cream cheese! These muffins get their sweetness mostly from cranberries, since I have cut down the sugar to a bare minimum.
You gotta love a cranberry oatmeal muffin and cream cheese for breakfast! This recipe is very simple, and it makes a nice large batch. I like to freeze it in small containers, so it’s always fresh!
I have, most of my life, preferred a savoury breakfast, finding most breakfast cereals too sweet, until I decided to try my hand at making my own. This granola is really awesome, especially when served with homemade soy coconut yoghurt!
As already mentioned, I’m not a fan of sugar in my first meal of the day. My favourite breakfasts include scrambled tofu and tofu spread on whole grain toast, mixed bean spread and scrambled oats. On rare occasions, I will have cereal, usually oats soaked overnight with chia seeds, or cooked oatmeal. I feel like I need protein in the morning; commercial cereal and granola are way too sweet and pretty much deliver only carbs.