Best Vegan Spinach Mushroom Quiche 🌱 This delicious plant-based quiche recipe is as good as it gets! Baked in a flaky homemade crust, filled with vegan cheeses, fresh spinach, mushrooms and without tofu. It's simply divine!

A slice of vegan spinach mushroom quiche on a plate with sliced tomato and mushrooms.

Quiche has long been a favorite centerpiece for brunches and special occasions - a savory, satisfying dish that feels both comforting and elegant. Traditionally made with eggs and dairy, quiche can be a tricky recipe to veganize without sacrificing the texture and eggy flavor that make it so popular.

My daughter Madison and I love 'veganizing' old family recipes. We've had great success recreating traditional sweet & savory recipes but there are some dishes that are almost impossible to make without certain key ingredients - like quiche - which is basically an egg and cheese pie. You can find lots of vegan quiche recipes using tofu. Don't get me wrong, I like tofu, just not in quiche.

A slice of vegan spinach mushroom quiche on a plate.

We were on a mission to create a perfect vegan version of a traditional quiche, capturing just the right texture and taste. After several attempts, hallelujah, we nailed it! Everything we wanted in quiche - without eggs and dairy - or tofu.

What an amazing recipe! I made it again this weekend. Thanks for the game changing brunch idea! Denice K.

What to use instead of egg in a vegan quiche?

Thanks to the innovative geniuses at Eat Just, we home cooks now have JUST Egg, a vegan egg substitute that requires no mixing or preparation. Straight from the bottle, it's ideal for egg-centric dishes, like quiche. We found that out when Madison veganized her grandma's fabulous lemon meringue pie recipe using JUST Egg instead of eggs for the lemon filling. It was perfect!

FYI - this is not a sponsored post. We're just big fans of this product.

🥕See the printable recipe card below for quantities & full details.

Ingredients

Vegan butter
Garlic - fresh minced
Onion - fresh diced
Spinach - fresh
Mushrooms - sliced
Cheese - vegan
Just Egg vegan egg replacer
Milk - non dairy
Salt
Black pepper - freshly ground
Unbaked pastry pie shell - see our recipe for vegan pie crust

What is the best vegan cheese for quiche?

There's never been a better time to be vegan. With so many fabulous options in non-dairy butters and cheese, you can enjoy many of your favorite traditional cheese-centric dishes using all vegan ingredients.

For this quiche recipe, I suggest using a variety - two or three - different types of cheese. Most vegan cheeses tend to be softer than dairy cheese. That's ok. Just find cheeses that you like. Here are some of the cheeses we like and have used at various times in this recipe:

Miyoko's Creamery - Cream cheese, Cultured Cheddar, & Mozz
Kite Hill - Cream cheese & Ricotta
Chao - Cheese slices
Violife - Parmesan

How to make vegan quiche

I know I say this a lot, but this recipe is easier to prepare than you might think. Yes, there are several steps involved, but each one is fairly simple to do. You can save time by using store-bought pie crust, but making your own homemade vegan pie crust is fun and easy to do.

First thing you should do is watch my quiche video. It offers lots of helpful tips that will make your quiche baking experience that much better. Be sure to read through the step by step instructions and ingredients list for making the best vegan spinach mushroom quiche.

🥕Note: Since filming the video, I have reduced the amount of butter used to prepare the filling. Follow the quantity listed in the printable recipe card below.

Make your own easy vegan pie crust

I recommend making your own pie crust. There is nothing quite like a flaky homemade crust. It's easy to do and so much better than store-bought, but you can certainly use a pre-made pie dough if you don't have time to make your own. I also suggest watching my pie crust video.

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Here are a few simple tricks to make sure your quiche sets firmly after baking.

Be sure to use JUST Egg. I have not yet found other egg replacers that work well in quiche.
Cooked spinach will retain water, so be sure to press out the liquid or give it the good ol' Popeye squeeze to thoroughly drain any excess liquid from the spinach before adding other ingredients.
Soft vegetables like tomatoes and zucchini will add extra liquid to your quiche. If you decide to use either in your quiche, I suggest removing the pulp and seeds, otherwise it might not fully set.
Oven temperatures can vary, and altitude can also affect baking time, so you may want may to adjust the baking time, as needed. To protect your pie crust from getting too brown, wrap a narrow foil collar around the edge of the crust or use a pie crust shield.
The quiche will continue to set after baking. If after cooling for 30 to 60 minutes, it still isn't as firm as you like, try refrigerating the quiche for a little while.

Recipe

Best Vegan Spinach Mushroom Quiche

4.92 from 12 votes

by Connie🥕

Best Vegan Spinach Mushroom Quiche 🌱 This delicious, easy, plant-based quiche recipe is as good as it gets! Baked in a flaky homemade crust, filled with vegan cheeses, fresh spinach, mushrooms and no tofu. It’s simply divine!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Course Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine French, Vegan

Servings

Calories 152 kcal

Equipment

large bowl
4 qt stove top pot
large skillet
9" pie plate or 10" oven proof quiche dish
Knife
Cutting board
whisk
wooden spoon or spatula
Measuring spoons
Measuring cup
strainer or colander

Ingredients

2 tablespoon non-dairy butter
3 cloves garlic minced
1 medium yellow onion diced
1-½ C spinach cooked, thoroughly drained and chopped (approx 1.5 lbs fresh spinach before cooking)
1 C mushrooms sliced
1-½ C vegan cheese grated or diced
¾ C vegan egg replacer* equivalent using JUST egg vegan egg substitute
1 C non-dairy milk (I use rice milk)
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
1 9" pastry pie shell unbaked - see our recipe for vegan pie crust

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375º
Using a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute butter, garlic, and onions until tender. Take care not to burn the garlic.
Add mushrooms & cooked spinach, stirring occasionally.
Add 1 C cheese (set aside remaining ½ C cheese).
In a separate bowl, whisk together vegan eggs, non-dairy milk, salt & pepper.
Pour the JUST Egg/milk mixture into the hot pan with the spinach, mushrooms, and cheese. Stir to combine.
Pour into a pre-prepared unbaked 9" vegan pastry shell. You can use either a quiche dish or pie plate.
Bake quiche for 15 minutes at 375º.
Sprinkle remaining cheese over quiche and continue baking for another 35-40 minutes, until pie crust begins to brown.
Remove quiche from oven and let cool for about an hour (to set).

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Notes

🥕Important - The volume of spinach will reduce a lot when cooked. You'll need approx. 1.5 pounds fresh spinach, which will yield about 1.5 cups cooked. Make sure to thoroughly drain any excess liquid from the spinach before adding other ingredients.

🥕JUST egg vegan egg substitute is a key ingredient in this recipe. I've tried others, but this is the one I've had the most success with in this recipe. If you can't find it in a local store or on Amazon, check the JUST egg company website.

🥕Recipe Updated 01/09/22

🥕Be sure to watch my video for more tips on making this fabulous vegan quiche

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 248mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 227mgIron: 1mg

These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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Best Vegan Spinach Mushroom Quiche

What to use instead of egg in a vegan quiche?

Ingredients

What is the best vegan cheese for quiche?

How to make vegan quiche

Make your own easy vegan pie crust

🥕Top Tips

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