Easter Brunch Recipes: 7 Healthy Easter Meals with Fresh Flavors (Plus Vegetarian Options)

Last Updated on March 28, 2024 by Kristi Kuhn

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If you’re hunting for something more than just chocolate eggs for your Easter brunch, you’ve come to the right place. Easter is a holiday that represents hope, new beginnings, and a celebration of life. With the help of these healthy Easter brunch recipes, including some sweet and savory dishes as well as vegan and vegetarian options, you’ll be able to celebrate a beautiful meal with all of your family and friends over the Easter weekend. From Easy Easter Pancake Stacks to Easter Egg Sweet Potato Omelettes (“Omelets” for Americans) and Hidden Easter Egg Fruit Cups, these recipes will help make your Easter brunch joyful and complete in a fulfilling and fulfilling way.

Healthy Easter Brunch Recipes

Easy Easter Pancake Stacks Ⓥ (Vegan)

This healthy easter brunch recipe is a deliciously simple crowd-pleaser

Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 small servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• ½ cup soy milk or nut milk
• 2 bananas, 1 mashed, and 1 sliced
• 4 passion fruit
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• Fresh berries to decorate

Method: 

1. In a mixing bowl, combine whole meal flour and mashed banana. Mix in cinnamon. Stir in 1 tbsp maple syrup and milk and combine evenly.
2. Heat oil on the pan and spoon the mixture into pikelet (or mini-pancake) sized amounts. When edges caramelize and middle bubbles, flip.
3. Once cooked through, serve and layer with sliced banana. Then top with passion fruit and remaining honey.
4. Enjoy!

These Easy Easter Pancake Stacks are best served warm, so aim to make them just as brunch is being served.

Homemade Brunch Baked Beans Ⓥ (Vegan)

This healthy easter brunch recipe is a lean but satisfying option

Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 large brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 kg (2.2 pounds) tomatoes, washed and chopped
• 2 tins/cans of borlotti or cranberry beans (can also substitute with pinto or kidney beans)
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Sliced sourdough to serve
• 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped

 Method:

1. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan and add onion. Sauté until golden.
2. Add chopped tomatoes and stir.
3. Reduce heat and place the lid on the pan, stirring occasionally. Cook for approx. 10 minutes or until tomatoes form a sauce.
4. Add beans and maple syrup. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add 1 tbsp of oil and parsley mixed through the sauce.
6. Toast sliced sourdough. Spoon out baked beans onto sourdough and enjoy!

These Homemade Brunch Baked Bean can be made in advance and stored in an air-tight container in the fridge. Simply reheat before serving and enjoy.

Berry Pretty Brunch Parfaits Ⓥ

This healthy easter brunch recipe is a beautiful antioxidant potion

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Greek yogurt
• 6 cups mixed berries
• 2 cup raspberries
• 2 cups granola
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 4 tsp honey
• 1 tsp orange zest
• Fresh mint leaves to serve

Method:

1. In a blender, blend raspberries until smooth. Place in a saucepan over low heat and combine with orange juice, honey, and lemon zest. Cook and stir continuously until bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Layer mixed berries, yogurt, raspberry sauce, and granola into four parfait glasses. Repeat and top each with fresh mint leaves.
3. Enjoy!

These Berry Pretty Brunch Parfaits can be made with fresh or frozen berries. They are best served right away but can, however, be kept in the fridge for a short period before serving. This recipe can also be made vegan by using coconut or soy yogurt instead of Greek yogurt and swapping honey for maple syrup.

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Easter Brunch Baked Porridge Ⓥ (Vegan)

This healthy easter brunch recipe is a small price for nutritious perfection

Cooking Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups plain rolled oats
• 3 cups soy milk
• ½ cup hazelnuts, chopped
• 4 dried figs, roughly chopped
• 4 tbsp shredded coconut
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp sultanas/golden raisins
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• Dash of vanilla extract
• Fresh fruit and coconut yogurt – to serve

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175° C/350° F.
2. Place all ingredients in a large round baking dish and mix.
3. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden.
4. Scoop out into small bowls and serve with fresh fruit and coconut yogurt.
5. Enjoy!

This Easter Brunch Baked Porridge can be made in advance and stored in an air-tight container in the fridge. Simply reheat before serving and enjoy.

“Easter Egg” Sweet Potato Omelette Ⓥ

This healthy easter brunch recipe is a not-so-guilty pleasure

Cooking Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small zucchini, sliced
• 6 whole Free Range eggs
• ¼ cup milk of choice
• 1 medium brown onion, finely diced
• 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 2 tbsp garlic chives, chopped

Method:

1. Slice sweet potato into ½ cm (or quarter-inch) thin slices.
2. Coat sweet potato in 2 tbsp olive oil and place onto a 24 cm diameter (or 10-inch) fry pan, evenly covering the base of the pan.
3. Turn the stove on medium heat and place the lid on the frying pan. Cook until the sweet potato is cooked through.
4. Place the contents of 6 whole eggs (whites and yolks) in a large bowl and whisk. Add milk, onion, carrot, garlic chives, and 1 tsp curry. Mix. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and mix.
5. Pour over-cooked sweet potato into a pan. Reduce heat to low and cover with lid to cook evenly for approx. 10 min. Take off the lid and top with sliced zucchini and the remaining curry.
6. Place under a heated grill without a lid until the top is crispy and golden brown.
7. Remove from pan, slice, and serve.
8. Enjoy!

To add even more delicious flavor to this recipe, you can sprinkle with a small amount of grated cheese when serving warm.

Holy Guacamole Ⓥ (Vegan)

This healthy easter brunch recipe is finger-licking goodness

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 large avocados
• 1 tomato
• 1 small fresh chili, chopped
• ½ cup chopped coriander
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• Juice of 1 large lemon
• Lavash bread, to serve

Method:

1. Slice avocados in half and remove seeds. Scoop out the flesh and place it in a bowl.
2. Roughly mash with a fork. Mix in the remaining ingredients.
3. Serve with lavash bread and enjoy!

If you’re making this recipe ahead of time, use Shepard Avocados (available across Australia), as they won’t brown when sliced and mashed. Keep a covered container in the fridge until you’re ready to serve. Otherwise, with some of the most widely available varieties (in the United States, this is the Hass Avocado), you’re best off serving this right away.

Hidden Easter Egg Fruit Cups Ⓥ

This healthy easter brunch recipe will have you keep-an-eye-on-the-kids

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves: As many as you need

Ingredients:

• Fresh fruit of choice – e.g. pineapple, banana, rockmelon (cantaloupe), strawberries, watermelon, kiwi fruit, orange, mango, grapes
• Mini Easter eggs
• Small paper cups

Method:

1. Wash, peel, and slice fruit.
2. Place 1 mini Easter egg into each paper cup and then fill to the top with fruit salad.
3. Enjoy!

If you’re making these ahead of time, be sure to include fruit with vitamin C like pineapple, orange, or kiwi, as this will prevent the fruits from browning. Keep the fruit cups in the fridge until they are ready to serve. This recipe can also be made vegan but using vegan chocolate eggs.

Final Words…

Whether you choose to make one or all seven of these Easter Brunch recipes, you’ll be celebrating Easter in style with these nutritious and delicious homemade brunch recipes. They can be served alongside some warm hot cross buns (an Easter specialty at many bakeries), yummy Easter bunny chocolates, and a glass or two of wine (with milk for the kids) if desired. Whichever way you choose to celebrate, I hope it’s a lovely time spent savoring good food with family and friends and enjoying each other’s company.