This Mushroom Bacon Breakfast Toast is a plant-based, gluten-free breakfast that will transform the way you start your day! A vegan bacon substitute, made from smoky mushrooms, sits on a bed of hummus with tomato and fresh herbs. This healthy hummus toast is full of protein, fiber, and flavor.
What is vegan bacon?
Vegan bacon (sometimes called veggie bacon, or facon…fake bacon, get it? haha) is a vegetarian/vegan bacon alternative.
There are a few different varieties of vegan bacon available. Sometimes it’s made with strips of tempeh or tofu, seasoned with liquid smoke. It can also be made from rice paper or slices of eggplant.
For the breakfast toast recipe, we’ll use mushrooms to make that fakin’ bacon!
How to Make Mushroom Bacon
Simple! First will be dehydrating thinly sliced mushrooms in the oven, tossing them halfway. This gives the mushroom a crispy like texture, similar to the real deal, bacon!
After that, you season and caramelize. I coated the mushrooms in a bit of liquid smoke and coconut sugar, popped them back in the oven, and baked for 5 more minutes. OH MY GOSH, totally tastes like maple bacon.
When vegan bacon mushrooms sit with creamy hummus and blistered tomatoes on a slice of gluten free toast, it’s tasty enough that you may want it for breakfast every single day! Just sayin’.
Oh, and one last vegan bacon tip! If you bake the mushroom slices twice (like I did), they will become extra crispy and can be broken down into bits. Mushroom bacon bits for the win! Thanks to Serious Eats for the vegan recipe inspiration!
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Mushroom Bacon Toast with Hummus
So, do you want to know just how healthy and wholesome this breakfast toast is? Haha, I thought you might! 😉
- Mushroom Bacon – Good source of vitamin D – Do you know that mushrooms are the only fruit or vegetable source with the ability to absorb vitamin D when exposed to sunlight? Yep, just like humans! Another nerdy nutrition fact is that oyster mushrooms are a good source of plant-based, non-heme iron.
- Hummus – Tahini, plus chickpea, plus olive oil = healthy fats and plant protein to boot! Yep, these unsaturated fats have been shown to support cardiovascular health. Chickpeas contribute fiber, protein, iron and B vitamins. Tahini provides poly and monounsaturated fats, fiber, protein, and minerals. You can find more amazing nutritional facts about hummus HERE, from Sabra themselves!
- Tomatoes – Loaded with lycopene, offering defense against oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA.
- Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread – B vitamins and fiber.
- Fresh Herbs – Basil and parsley each have antimicrobial properties.
- Paprika – Just like my beloved turmeric, paprika is another fantastic anti-inflammatory spice!
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Vegan Mushroom Bacon Breakfast Toast (Gluten Free)
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 5 1x
Description
Mushroom Bacon Breakfast Toast with hummus! A plant-based, gluten free breakfast recipe that will transform the way you think of toast!
Ingredients
For the Smoky Vegan Bacon (Mushroom Bacon)
- 1 ¼ cup or 6 ounces finely diced or chopped mushrooms (shiitake or oyster mushrooms work best). For quick crispier mushroom bacon, use dried mushrooms.
- Olive oil to drizzle
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- ½ tsp smoked paprika and/or 1 tsp liquid smoke
- ⅛ tsp onion powder or garlic powder (or pinch of both!)
- 1 tsp coconut sugar or maple syrup
For the breakfast toast –
- 4–5 pieces Gluten free whole grain bread –
- ½ c + plain hummus or garlic hummus (Sabra)
- Grape or cherry tomatoes
- Chopped Herbs (fresh parsley or basil to top)
- kosher salt and pepper
- Olive oil to drizzle
Other Optional toppings –
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- Nutritional yeast “for Cheesy” taste
- Large sea salt flakes or smoked sea salt flakes
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Cracked black pepper or peppercorns
Instructions
FIRST: See instructions for making toast to save time on meal prep in the oven!
For the smoky mushroom vegan bacon:
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or well oiled the sheet pan.
- Finely chop the mushrooms into smaller pieces and place on sheet in a single layer. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil on top of mushrooms and season with kosher salt and optional pepper.
- Place mushroom in the oven and bake for 12- 15 minutes. After 12- 15 minutes, remove from the oven and toss or carefully flip mushrooms over. Return mushrooms to the oven and continue cooking until browned and crispy, about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Place mushrooms in a bowl or plate and blot the oil off. Then toss with coconut sugar or maple syrup, garlic and/or onion powder, smoked paprika, and optional liquid smoke. Return mushroom back to the pan and in the oven to caramelize. about 5 minutes longer.
- Remove and set aside for breakfast toast topping.
Make your breakfast toast –
- Before returning the mushrooms to the oven the second time, prep the a sheet pan with your toast and tomatoes. Oil the pan and place toast on top and tomatoes in a foil pack or on another pan. The toast and the tomatoes pan will be placed on top or bottom rack. All can cook in the oven at the same time I like to place the toast and tomatoes in a separate pan and bake with the last 10 minutes. The tomatoes will blister and soften. The toast will brown.
- After the toast and mushrooms are ready, layer your ingredients.
- Spread 2 tablespoons of hummus on each piece of toast, then add a few blistered tomatoes, followed by vegan mushroom bacon bits, herbs, and cracked pepper, sea salt.
- Repeat for each piece of toast.
Notes
- I used whole grain gluten free vegan bread (larger sandwich slices around 80 – 100 calories each)
- Mushroom Bacon recipe adapted from serious eats.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: breakfast
- Method: toast/bake
- Cuisine: american fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 4.1 g
- Sodium: 203.6 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.8 g
- Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Hi Lindsay,
This sounds amazing. I can’t wait to try it. Just wondering if you have tried making extra mushroom bacon and freezing it?
I haven’t tried freezing them but sounds like a great idea! Let me know if you try it.
Can you store the mushrooms in the fridge? Would like to prep for a week of breakfast…
cooked? I think they should be fine either way!
I do love “actual” bacon, I also love mushrooms; so I’m ALL for this vegan-friendly mushroom bacon toast trend!
Woohoo! That’s what I like to hear? if you give it a go, you’ll have to lmk how it goes!?
Great baked bread for breakfast, but still nutritious. I really like this dish. look very delicious.
Thank ya! Yes, very nutritious and delicious-enjoy!:)
Such a great way to start my day!
My kinda breakfast!!
Love everything about this breakfast toast. As much as I love bacon, I think that mushroom bacon is the bomb!
You totally gotta try it Jenn!
Dry toast, be damned! While I do love “actual” bacon, I also love mushrooms; so I’m ALL for this vegan-friendly mushroom bacon toast trend!
you and me both my friend! I was actually surprised at how much this tasted like bacon! SO GOOD
This is such a good recipe! I have friends I can’t wait to share this with!
Thank you so much Katie! I hope they love it too❤️
OBSESSED with this – it’s sooo good!
? I’m glad you love it friend!!
These toast looks incredible! Love a hummus breakfast toast!
Thank you friend!
So nice to have another toast topper! Love the hummus and mushroom bacon combo!
These toasts look like such a delicious way to start the day! I’d love to have them for a weekend brunch too 🙂
It’s such a great way to start the day! (Weekends included ?)
I am so intrigued, can’t wait to try this bacon!
I think you’ll like this one for sure!?