Struggling with what to make in the morning? Make busy mornings easier by choosing from this list of dairy-free breakfast ideas! These high protein breakfast ideas are simple to whip up, delicious to enjoy, and many of the can even be made in advance.

If you’re new to a dairy-free diet it can be overwhelming trying to make renditions of your staple recipes.
Or are you just sick of the same old routine?
Regardless, these gluten and dairy-free breakfast ideas will kickstart your mornings because they're also packed with protein. Learn more about the benefits of a high protein diet and why you want to amp it up!
As a certified nutrition coach, I use many of these dairy-free breakfast recipes with my clients because they're:
- Made from whole foods (some are egg free but not many)
- Easy
- Packed with protein
- Dairy and gluten-free
New To A Dairy Free Diet?
If you’re new to the dairy-free world, here are some great resources for you to look over to make it feel a little less insane:
- Benefits of a dairy-free diet
- Dairy-free breastfeeding diet (with meal plan)
- Dairy free swaps
Ingredients To Stock Up
Though making sure you have a well stocked gluten-free pantry will help, there are a few other staples you'll see come up frequently.
For the most part if you have food allergies (or multiple food allergies) you're probably familiar with most of these.
- Almond milk (any non dairy milk)
- coconut milk
- almond flour
- eggs
- oats
- nutritional yeast
- peanut butter

The Dairy-Free Breakfast Ideas
All of the recipes are both dairy-free and naturally gluten-free. Likewise, the majority of the can be made ahead of time as a meal prep recipe for busy days. Plus, they're packed with protein so that you can kick off the morning and actually stay full.
Below is a quick image you can use to remember the recipes easily. Scroll down to find each individual recipe.

These gluten and dairy-free breakfast ideas use ingredients like coconut milk, almond milk, and collagen powder as easy swaps for busy mornings. These egg white wraps are a great addition too if you like to freeze breakfasts in advance!
Scroll through the list, choose a few new ones to try, and start enjoying your breakfast again!

































Frequently Asked Questions about Dairy-Free Breakfast Ideas
Though eggs are an animal product they are not dairy based. Thus, they are safe to eat on a dairy-free diet.
Some people will notice some results within a few days of eliminating dairy. However, most benefits take 3-6 weeks. This gives your system enough time to get all the dairy out of your system and adjust to the new food.
Breakfasts like overnight oats, chia pudding, protein oatmeal, egg scrambles, and avocado toast are all great breakfast options for a dairy-free diet and great for toddlers.
Many of the same recipes that are dairy-free are also gluten-free. Items like gluten-free breakfast casseroles and scrambles can easily be made dairy-free. Otherwise, overnight oats, pancakes, chia pudding, and muffins are great breakfast ideas so long as you certify the ingredients are gluten-free.
Sheena
Just tried these pumpkin spice pancakes and they're absolutely great! Can't wait to explore more dairy-free breakfast ideas from your collection. Thanks for the tasty start to my day!
fitasamamabear
So happy you love them!
jake
Love all these healthy breakfast ideas! Already made the Quinoa breakfast bowl and pumpkin spice pancakes. Came out absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to try more of these recipes!!
fitasamamabear
Always nice to have some new ideas!