We taste tested 12 different vegan breakfast sausage brands! We’re dishing out all the details on which is the best in our vegan breakfast sausage review and taste test!
Vegan breakfast sausage review! Many of you probably thought this day would never come. It’s one that we have been asked to do for awhile and alas it is finally here.
Today we’re sharing with you our thoughts on all the vegan breakfast sausage brands that we could find locally. We are sure there are more, but these are what we could find.
We found 12 different brands, 16 total packages and we’re giving you all the details in our vegan breakfast sausage taste test.
There were 12 regular breakfast sausage and 4 spicy vegan breakfast sausage options that we found.
There were some that we had already tried prior to this video; however, many we hadn’t tried at all.
If you haven’t seen our other taste tests, we hope you’ll check those out as well.
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PSA:
We know that everyone has different taste buds. What we may think is the best, may completely vary from what you actually like.
You may ultimately think our best is the worst and that’s okay. We created this video as hopefully a starting point for people and we can only go off our opinion.
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What vegan breakfast sausage brands did we try?
Despite trying out 12 different brands, we know that there are even more out there. We just didn’t find them local to us. The brands that we did find and try are:
- Gardein
- Morningstar
- Impossible
- Beyond
- Lightlife
- Sol Cuisine
- Whole Foods 365
- Hilary’s
- Jack and Annie’s
- Field Roast
- Wegmans
- Meatless Farms
If we didn’t feature your favorite, let us know!
How did we do the vegan breakfast sausage taste test?
It was really quite simple.
We cooked each breakfast sausage package according to the packaged instructions and then ate them as close to the finishing time as possible for the most accuracy.
We were looking for mostly taste and texture.
365 Whole Foods Market Meatless Plant-Based Breakfast Patties Review
Thoughts: We thought it was nice. The taste and texture was pretty good but it felt like they stopped just short of have one of the best flavors out of all of them. It’s a great price for what you get.
Where to Buy : Whole Foods
Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Wheat Gluten, Soy Protein Isolate, Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed Oil, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Organic Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors, Spices, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Cane Sugar, Yeast Extract, Sea Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Pea Protein Isolate, Carrot Fiber.
Top 9 Allergens: Soy, Wheat.
Price: $3.99
Wegman’s Don’t Be Piggy Meatless Sausage Style Breakfast Patties Review
Thoughts: The texture was nice but it lacks sausage flavor. It was just okay.
Where to Buy: Wegmans
Ingredients: Filtered Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Structured Vegetable Protein (Isolated Soy Protein,Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch), Seasoning (Sugar, Yeast Extract, Salt, Spices, Torula Yeast, Garlic Powder, OnionPowder, Citric Acid, Spice Extractive), Soybean Oil, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol, Wheat),Methylcellulose, Wheat Gluten, Malt Extract, Cellulose Fiber, Beet Juice.
Top 9 Allergens: Soy, Wheat
Price: $3.99
Sol Cuisine Veggie Sausage Patties Breakfast Review
Thoughts: The texture was nice, but slightly dry. We didn’t feel like there was any sausage flavor in there. It tasted very bland to Larisha and pretty salty to Andrew.
Where to Buy and Ingredient List: We found this at Mom’s Organic Market. The Sol Cuisine website does not list this as a product.
Ingredients: Filtered water, soy protein concentrate, expeller pressed sunflower oil, yeast extract, modified vegetable gum, evaporated cane syrup, signature superfoods blend (fava bean powder, organic maca powder, organic lucuma powder, organic mesquite powder), spices, sea salt, onion, vitamin blend (Potassium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Magnesium Oxide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide,Cyanocobalamin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Gluconate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin)
Top 9 Allergens: Soy.
Price: $3.99
Morningstar Farms Veggie Original Sausage Patties Review
Thoughts: Super disappointed here because we like many Morningstar Farms items. This was probably the worst ones. It was very mushy. Larisha spit this one out because of the texture. It was very fibrous.
Where to Buy : Morningstar Store Locator
Ingredient List: Water, wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy flour, soy protein isolate.contains 2% or less of maltodextrin, methylcellulose, yeast extract, salt, fruit juice for color, natural flavors, spices, sugar, potato starch, konjac flour, onion powder, soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, wheat).
Top 9 Allergens: Soy, Wheat.
Price: $4.79
Notes: MORNINGSTAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THEIR RECIPES/FORMULAS. THIS PRODUCT USED TO CONTAIN EGG AND MILK. THE PRODUCT WE HAVE IN THE PHOTO HAS NEITHER. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL SOME OUT THERE THEY DO. READ THE LABELS CAREFULLY
Meatless Farm Plant-Based Breakfast Patties Review
Thoughts: Andrew spit this one out and Larisha struggled to get it down. It was really really gross and it tastes more gross the longer you chew. We could’t figure out what the taste really was, but we didn’t like it.
Where to Buy: Meatless Farm Store Locator
Ingredients: Water, Pea Protein, Canola Oil, Shea Oil, Methylcellulose. Less Than 2% Of: Seasoning (Spices (White Pepper, Nutmeg, Coriander), Onion Powder, Sage, Ascorbic Acid (Antioxidant), SunFlower Oil), Coconut Oil, Pea Fiber, Potato Fiber, Natural Flavor, Salt, Rice Protein, Vegetable and Fruit Extracts for Color (Beetroot, Radish, Tomato), Yeast Extract, Ascorbic Acid (Antioxidant), Caramelized Carrot Concentrate, Sage, Coriander, Nutmeg, Carrot Concentrate.
Top Allergens: Coconut, Sheanut.
Price: $4.99
Lightlife Gimme Lean Sausage Plant-Based Ground Review
Thoughts: This was one that you make yourself which can be positive and negative. The texture was great but there wasn’t a ton of sausage flavor that we feel like could be seasoned better yourself.
Where to Buy: Lightlife Store Locator
Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Soybean Oil, Soy Protein Isolate, Spices, Salt, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors, Caramelized Sugar, Beet Powder (Color), Canola Oil, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat, Alcohol), Contains Less Than 2% Of: Wheat Gluten, Methylcellulose (From Plant Fiber), Apple Fiber (Color), Potato Starch.
Top Allergens: Soy.
Price: $4.59
Jack & Annie’s Savory Breakfast Jack Sausage
Thoughts: Larisha really liked this one. Andrew said that it tasted like fast food sausage that had been sitting a little too long. It is very thin which neither of us liked. It had a great sausage flavor and the texture and juiciness was nice.
Where to Buy: Jack & Annie’s Store Locator
Ingredients: JACKFRUIT, WATER, SOY FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, COCONUT OIL, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, WHITE ONION, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, BROWN SUGAR, METHYLCELLULOSE (PLANT FIBER), GARLIC POWDER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR).
Top Allergens: Soy.
Price: $5.79
Impossible Sausage Made From Plants Review
Thoughts: Both versions of Impossible are VERY oily. It is nice that you get to shape your own here because you can determine the size; however, we know that when you are looking for something quick that could also be a downside. The taste and texture of these are great. It does taste more like sausage than many of the other ones; however, it does taste like there is something else mixed in – like another type of meat. There was grease even while cooking making it the most realistic that we remember. The spicy one is pretty spicy- the spiciest out of the four spicy version.
Where to Buy: Impossible Store Locator
Ingredients:
Original: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, 2% Or Less Of: Methylcellulose, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Spices, Chili Flakes, Cayenne, Soy Leghemoglobin, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate
Spicy: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, 2% Or Less Of: Methylcellulose, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Spices, Chili Flakes, Cayenne, Soy Leghemoglobin, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate
Top Allergens: Soy, Coconut.
Price: $5.99
Hilary’s Organic Plant Based Meatless Breakfast Sausage Review
Thoughts: These are great for people who need a healthier option or need a Top 8 Free option. These are not our very, especially the spicy. They were dry and very crumbly. That being said the Apple Maple is much better. The spicy one is much spicier than the other spicy options.
Where to Buy: Hilary’s Organic Store Locator
Ingredients:
Spicy: Whole Grain Cooked Millet* (Water, Whole Grain Millet*), Cooked Lentils* (Water, Lentils*), Expeller Pressed Oil* (Canola*, and/or Sunflower*, and/or Safflower*), Date Paste*, Hemp Seed*, Potato Starch*, Ground Flaxseed*, Sea Salt, Ground Fennel Seed*, Sage*, Thyme*, Black Pepper*, Chili Pepper Flake*, Cayenne Pepper*, Rosemary*, Smoked Paprika*, Nutmeg*.*Organic
Apple Maple: Whole Grain Cooked Millet* (Water, Whole Grain Millet*), Cooked Lentils* (Water, Lentils*), Date Paste*, Expeller Pressed Oil* (Canola*, and/or Sunflower*, and/or Safflower*), Hemp Seed*, Dried Apples*, Potato Starch*, Ground Flaxseed*, Maple Sugar*, Sea Salt, Ground Fennel Seed*, Thyme*, Black Pepper*, Sage*, Smoked Paprika*, Rosemary*, Cinnamon*, Nutmeg**Organic
Top Allergens: None.
Price: $3.99 per box
Gardein Plant Based Breakfast Saus’ge Patties Review
Thoughts: While we love Gardein brand overall, the sausage was a little bit of a miss for us. The spicy version was more of a chipotle spice. It is softer than some of the other ones, but the texture was pretty good overall. It doesn’t taste much like sausage though. The original version Larisha compared to a hot dog taste and Andrew said like bratwurst. Overall, not a fan.
Where to Buy: Gardein Store Locator
Ingredients:
Original: Water, soy protein concentrate, expeller pressed canola oil, non-GMO vital wheat gluten, non-GMO soy protein isolate, yeast extract, contains 2% or less of: methylcellulose, organic cane sugar, potato starch, sea salt, spices, salt, natural flavors, organic caramel color, onion powder, malt extract (malted barley, water), garlic powder, cane sugar
Spicy: Water, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Vital Wheat Gluten, Soy Protein Isolate, 2% Or Less Of: Methylcellulose, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Salt, Potato Starch, Spices, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Smoke Flavor, Barley Malt Extract, Onion Powder, Crushed Red Pepper, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Modified Food Starch, Natural Flavors, Annatto (color), Oleoresin Paprika (color), Rosemary Extract.
Top Allergens: Soy, Wheat.
Price: $3.97
Fieldroast Plant Based Breakfast Sausage Patties Classic Recipe Review
Thoughts: The size of this one was one of the biggest ones that we had tried. It was hard to cut through this compared to some of the other ones. It was also pretty dry compared to the others and the texture was tough to chew. There was a weird artificial taste that overall we just didn’t like.
Where to Buy: Fieldroast Store Locator
Ingredients: Water, pea protein, canola oil, spices (black pepper, white pepper, sage, rosemary, marjoram) fava bean protein, brown rice protein, methylcellulose, vinegar, salt, cane sugar, dried garlic, yeast extract, rice concentrate, flavor, beet powder (color).
Top Allergens: None.
Price: $4.99
Beyond Meat Beyond Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Patties Review
Thoughts: For both varieties the texture is great, but they are very small. The spicy one has a great mild spicy, it’s not overly spicy. The original one is also great for the same reason. There’s a little chewiness that Larisha thought could be improved on, but ultimately she thought this was the best one.
Where to Buy: Beyond Meat Store Locator
Ingredients:
Classic: Water, Pea Protein*, Expeller-pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Natural Flavors, Inactivated Yeast, Rice Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract [Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamin Hydrochloride (B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)], Apple Extract, Salt, Pomegranate Extract, Vinegar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Beet Juice Extract (For Color), Carrot., *Pea are Legumes.
Spicy: Water, Pea Protein*, Expeller-pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Natural Flavor, Inactivated Yeast, Rice Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract [Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)], Apple Extract, Salt, Spice, Pomegranate Extract, Vinegar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Smoked Paprika, Sunflower Lecithin, Beet Juice Extract (For Color), Carrot., *Pea are Legume.
Top Allergens: Coconut
Price: $4.99
Who was the winner?
All that waiting just to get here and see.
The Beyond and Impossible were our favorites. Beyond for Larisha and Impossible for Andrew.
For a great “healthier” version the Apple Maple from Hilary’s is a great option though more crumbly than traditional sausage.
Whole Foods and Jack and Annie’s (for Larisha) were also great options.
We would NOT recommend Meatless Farm or Morningstar Farms.
I have had a few of these and my top two are: 1. Impossible and 2. Beyond.
I want to try the Whole Foods, Jack & Annie’s, and Hilary’s. My two year old loves vegan sausage. So far, his favorite is Beyond.
Glad you have some favs already!