there is no shortage of vegan sausage patties on the market now, but it is really fun and easy to make the at home! made from lentils, oats, and seasonings these are filled with wholesome ingredients you are sure to love.

If you are someone who loves to make homemade breakfast sandwiches you will have so much fun making these vegan sausage patties! This recipe was originally shared with my Vegan McGriddle back in 2019 but since it a good one, it deserves its own blog post. It is so easy to make, great to keep in the fridge or the freezer, and perfect for meal prepping!

The Ingredients

There are many ways you can customize this recipe. The main things you will need are lentils, oats, and seasonings of choice. Feel free to add in whatever seasonings you like and enjoy.

Green/Brown Lentils: for this recipe I highly recommend using the standard green/brown lentils. These have a bit of a more savory and firmer feel than a red lentil so they work out better for this. If you decide to use a red lentil I fear it will be too mushy. These give the meaty quality to the vegan sausage patties.
Old Fashioned/Rolled Oats: these oats are a bigger and softer compared to steel cut oats so they work really well to help create some texture within the vegan sausage patties. If you are gluten free just of course make sure you are using gluten free oats. P.S. they are the same oat but people seem to use the two names interchangeably.
Soy Sauce: I prefer to use Low Sodium soy sauce just to not add in too much salt. The soy sauce helps to add in color and umami. If you can’t use soy sauce feel free to use coconut aminos or tamari.
Seasonings: I used the following seasonings to add a savory flavor to these vegan sausage patties: garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, dried oregano, dried parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and all purpose seasoning. Feel free to play around with the seasonings and spices. Fennel seed is of course a very popular spice used in traditional sausages so that would work great in here.

Homemade Oat Flour

For this recipe you will be blending the oats into more of an oat flour consistency. It is so simple to do this all you have to do is blend for about 30 seconds to a minute. In this recipe it is important for the oats to not be blended so finely. We actually want them to maintain a bit of texture as it will help create texture within the vegan sausage patties. This is also why it is important to use rolled oats because the steel cut oats are too small and hard.

Mashing The Lentils

First, you will boil the lentils until they are cooked and soft. Then you will drain out any water that is remaining. After, you will just the back of a fork to mash down the lentils. The reason we want to do this by hand is again so the lentils maintain some texture. We don’t want them to be completely smooth like refried beans in a can. We are looking for more consistency and texture within them so when we eat our vegan sausage patties they don’t feel like mush.

Vegan Sausage Patty Making Tips

To make these vegan sausage patties is truly so easy. Once you get the lentils broken down. You will then just add in the oat flour and seasonings. From there you will mix it together until it turns into a mixture that can hold it’s shape. If you feel it is too dry and crumbly you can add in 1 teaspoon (3ml) of water. To make these even I like to use a ⅓ cup measuring cup to scoop the mixture up. You will use your hands to shape it into the patty. From there it just needs to go on a lined baking sheet and it will be baked. When you are making the patties be sure that the mixture doesn’t feel too wet which would result in it being mushy, or to try dry which would result in it being crumbly. If you feel your hands are sticking the patties just clean and dry them well. Also, always remember everyone’s ovens run differently you may need to adjust the baking time depending on your oven.

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