Made with tofu, broccoli, and Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry, these vegan Broccoli Quiche Cups are the perfect appetizer to serve at your next spring party!
Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably already know that I’m not a big fan of making my own dough. I love making quiches, tarts, and pizzas, but for some reason, I just have an aversion to making the crust myself. And that’s why I love Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry so much!
Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry can easily be found in the freezer aisle of just about any grocery store. I buy them at my local ShopRite.
Puff Pastry Sheets makes cooking my favorite doughy dishes easy. You simply defrost them for 40 minutes at room temperature and then roll them out, and they’re ready go to! They bake up to light, flaky deliciousness in just a matter of minutes. I love using them to make appetizers like mini tarts and snack bites, and they’re great for meals such as pizzas and quiches.
Vegan Broccoli Quiche Cups
Quiche is one of my favorite brunch dishes, and it’s so easy to veganize. I like to use tofu in the place of eggs, and I mix my fillings. Sometimes I use spinach and mushroom, while other times I use zucchini and carrots. Vegan Quiche Lorraine made with non-dairy cheddar and tempeh bacon is always fun, too.
For this recipe, I made mini quiche cups using Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry as the crust. The filling is a mixture of tofu, broccoli, and sun-dried tomatoes. If broccoli isn’t your thing, try a leafy green such as spinach or arugula.
Don’t worry about making your Puff Pastry cups look perfect. I like them to have an imperfect rustic look.
These Broccoli Quiche Cups are super easy to make. It only takes a few steps:
- Sauté the broccoli and garlic.
- Mix together with the rest of the filling ingredients in a food processor or blender.
- Fold the broccoli, garlic, and sun-dried into the tofu mixture.
- Roll out a Puff Pastry Sheets and cut them it into 9 squares.
- Press the Puff Pastry squares into a mini muffin tin to form little cups.
- Fill the Puff Pastry cups with the tofu mixture.
- Bake and eat!
Spring Brunch
Vegan Broccoli Quiche Cups a great appetizer for Easter Brunch, as well as Mother’s Day. They’re terrific for any type of springtime potluck or breakfast buffet, too!
Vegan Broccoli Quiche Cups
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon neutral vegetable oil
- 1 bunch broccoli, cut into very small florets
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 14- ounce container firm tofu, pressed and drained
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons water or vegetable stock
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoons turmeric
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup minced sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 sheet from a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry, thawed according to the package
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 375°. Lightly oil a muffin pans.
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Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the broccoli and garlic until the broccoli turns bright green and the garlic is fragrant.
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Crumble the tofu into a food processor or blender and then add the lemon juice, water or stock, nutritional yeast, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, black pepper, and sea salt. Process until the mixture is thick and looks like ricotta cheese. Add a little more water or vegetable stock if the mixture is too thick.
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Place the tofu mixture in a bowl and fold in the broccoli and sun-dried tomatoes.
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Unfold a Puff Pastry Sheet on a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to gently roll it to a 12-inch square. Cut each it into 9 4-inch squares.
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Gently press the squares into the cups of the muffin pans, folding the edges slightly, to form small bowls.
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Fill each one with the tofu and vegetable mixture.
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Bake for 20 minutes, or until the Puff Pastry Sheets are golden brown and the filling has set.
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Serve warm.
If you enjoyed these Vegan Broccoli Quiche Cups, you might also like:
- Vegan Cheese and Apple Tartlets
- Spinach Artichoke Dip Bites
- Tomato Tartlets with Spinach Pesto
- Asparagus and Tomato Tart with Cashew Ricotta
I LOVE puff pastry! I usually use it for desserts, but now I’m excited to try it with your quiche recipe! In fact, I think my kids and I will give it a try this week! Looks so delicious!
Thank you, Sarah! I hope you and your kids enjoy it!
We don’t have that brand here in Australia, and I often wonder how they compare. Looks like your box is 490g for 2 sheets? 245g/sheet. So are the sheets themselves fairly thick? I buy my puff pasty in a pack of 12 sheets, and it is 1.9kg, so about 160g/sheet, and they are 30cm x 30cm. So one sheet seems to be a bit too thin, but two sheets seems to be a bit too much. Hmmm….
Thanks for reading my random pastry math rambles. Apology for the metric. 😉
Hi, Susan. The sheets are a little on the thicker side. You could give it a try with the type you have there and let me know how it goes!
These are adorable. They would be perfect for Easter brunch. Or even just a quick grab and go breakfast. Yum!
Thank you, Jenn!
These are adorable and so versatile. Definitely going to make them for our next brunch!
Thank you, Katie! I hope you like them!
Cheese, broccoli all wrapped in a flaky crust….sounds like every kids dream!
Thank you, Nicole! It is!
I always forget that puff pastry is dairy free. These quiche cups give me a good reason to get some, too.
You do need to get some!
It makes me want to throw a brunch get together just for an excuse to make these. Puff pastry makes everything better. I really need to buy it more often!
Puff pasty does make everything better!
Hey Dianne!! These look deelish! Going to try them and zucchini poppy muffins are on deck too.
Thank you, Sharon! I hope you enjoy both recipes!