Knowing I have a tasty bowl of overnight oats waiting for me or a veggie-packed frittata ready in the fridge makes eating a satisfying breakfast first thing in the morning a million times easier!
Today I am rounding up 10 breakfast recipes I’ve shared on the blog in the past that can all be prepped ahead of time. This list includes some old favorites and a few newer recipes I like to whip up in the kitchen on a regular basis.
I hope you find a few that pop out at you and make grabbing a delicious and filling breakfast in the morning a little bit easier!
10 Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas
This breakfast is one I am always in the mood to eat! It’s packed with peanut butter flavor and keeps me full for hours. Top it with a spoonful of peanut butter, fresh berries or a handful of your favorite nuts!
These egg muffins are a deliciously savory grab-and-go breakfast you can completely customize by choosing your favorite ingredients. Play around with different vegetables, meats and cheeses to create your perfect egg muffin!
Though most chia seed pudding recipes require a few hours of refrigeration to thicken, this is one you can eat instantly (though you may also allow it to thicken in the fridge for a little longer if you prefer). Whether you make it ahead of time or right before you’re ready to eat, the rich chocolate flavor and hint of coconut will remind you of an Almond Joy candy bar!
This recipe for peanut butter crunch baked steel cut oatmeal is packed with peanut butter flavor and makes a perfect lazy Sunday morning breakfast. It is a dish that can also be baked ahead and reheated throughout the week for an easy weekday morning meal! And if you’re not a huge peanut butter lover, this recipe for banana pecan baked oatmeal may be more up your alley!
This frittata is packed with flavor and vegetables and, when served with freshly sliced avocado and a side of healthy breakfast sweet potatoes, keeps me full for hours. And for those of you who may be gluten-free or following a Paleo or Whole30 diet, this recipe falls under that umbrella, too!
I first shared this recipe back in 2012 after receiving many requests for a dairy-free version of overnight oats and it’s still one of my all-time favorites!
These muffins are fantastic and make a great base recipe for gluten-free muffins that you can play around with and experiment with various additions like blueberries, dried cranberries and more.
Choose your favorite nut butter and then grab your favorite dried fruit, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, crushed pretzels or anything else that sounds like it would taste delicious in a granola bar and make a batch of these tasty bars to grab on your way out the door!
Made with egg whites, ground flaxseed and almond milk, this recipe for oatless oatmeal is a nutritious and tasty alternative to traditional oatmeal for those who may be gluten-free, Paleo or simply looking for a satisfying high-protein breakfast. Make it the night before and simply reheat it in the microwave or eat it cold!
This filling and slightly sweet Greek yogurt chia seed pudding parfait is gluten-free and packed with protein, healthy fats and fresh fruit! Change up the fruit or nuts to suit your cravings!
Question of the Day
- What is one of your favorite make-ahead breakfast recipes? Feel free to share a link below!
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Yum! I want to try all of these, they all sound so delicious. I need to start making overnight oats again. I usually make smoothies for my husband and I in the morning. Sometime’s I’ll prep little baggies with all the fruit and spinach so I just have to add almond milk and ice.
Breakfast is my absolute favorite meal! For the past few weeks I’ve been jumping on the meal-prep bandwagon and made an egg bake to last me the work week. I really want to try egg muffins next, but I think I want to get a silicon muffin pan first because scrubbing my regular muffin tin after make egg muffins is the worst.
ugh when I made mine they stuck so bad!!!
I got hungry looking at all those delicious dishes. Pinned them so I remember to try them out.
My usual breakfast is vegan protein shake and berries and I prepare them fresh, When I make green shakes I do double portion to have ready the following morning.
In the winter I like to make overnight oats with chia
http://findinglifebalancewithagnes.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-importance-of-eating-breakfast.html
Agnes
The silicon muffin cups work really well, too!!
Just made this yesterday and it was easy and delicious. Hubby liked it too.
http://skinnyms.com/individual-egg-and-spinach-bowl/
I have never made overnight oats before and this might just be the push I need with that cookie dough recipe! Your blog is so helpful and full of healthy ideas, thank you so much for putting the time in to create these great ideas 🙂
yay i love make ahead breakfasts because i have to get up at 5:30 for work. Perfect! 🙂 Those gluten free muffins look amazing!
those orange chocolate chip muffins are now on my to do list, yum!
Yummin – especially that peanut butter baked steel cut oatmeal. ERMAHGAH… can I have some right now!?
I put a recipe on my blog a while back for make ahead breakfast sandwiches that have been my life-saver. They’re delicious, nutritious (depending on your crazy level with the toppings – sometimes you just feel it, ya’ know?), and are easy to transport and bring to the office. Needless to say, I’m definitely a super fan.
I’m sloooowly falling in love with chia. Something about the texture has made an acquired taste in my camp, but I’ll definitely try some of your recipes out to see how I feel. You haven’t steered me wrong thus far. 🙂
Happy Wednesday!
I love these ideas. I make egg muffins all the time, they are such a great portable breakfast.
I recently discovered that Costco had started carrying Kodiak Cake pancake mix, and now it’s one of my favorites for Ellie. I make a small batch of batter and keep it in a tupperware so I can easily make her a couple protein pancakes in the morning.
I love any sort of breakfast casserole but lately oatmeal has been my go-to breakfast. If we have time on the weekend we make Kodiak Cakes for a protein filled breakfast!
yum! i love all these ideas! I love mini egg and veggies muffins, chia seed pudding, or overnight oats for an easy breakfast during the week. I also make 2 days worth of smoothies when I make them so I have one for the following day, which is always nice so I can have extra sleep in the morning.
Thanks for these! I love making breakfast foods the night before! I needed to get out of a food rut, so these help 🙂
egg casseroles are my favorite for make ahead breakfasts!!
I need to try the oatless oatmeal! I’ve been using quinoa flakes as a substitute for baked oatmeal since I figured out that I can’t stomach oats (related to my Celiacs) but I’m always looking for other yummy, sweet baked treats.
Yum! These all look SO good! I am so hooked on overnight oats, too. They’re so GOOD!
I am all for the make ahead breakfast. By the way, my Mom made me your customizable granola bars last time I went home to visit Florida. 🙂
Perhaps my favorite make ahead is this version of overnight oats with protein powder and coconut: http://aladygoeswest.com/2014/10/23/best-ever-overnight-oats-recipe-with-coconut/
Have a fabulous day, Julie!
We loving making breakfast burritos to store in the freezer! We can knock out two dozen or so and eat on them for several days! Maybe not the healthiest thing ever, but you could certainly lighten them up 🙂
http://sweetmiles.com/make-ahead-frozen-breakfast-burritos/
That baked oatmeal looks so good and I really need to try it sometime! Lately I’ve been all about oatmeal with peanut butter and some frozen fruit thrown in.
I really like having a pre made breakfast. Lately, I have been making a batch of quinoa ahead of time and keeping it in the fridge. I just add some almond milk, raisins, cinnamon and a little maple syrup, and I am all set.
I really want to try the peanut butter baked steel cut oatmeal, cookie dough oatmeal and oatless oats! Yum!
the egg muffins and chia seed pudding are really “in” right now, and i don’t know what’s taking me so long to try it! i think i might be adding this to my “boring” breakfast routine really soon.. my go to: oatmeal! 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 1/2 cup of almond milk, 1/2 cup of water + cinnamon + vanilla extract. cook for a few minutes! then top it off with strawberries, 1/2 banana and maple syrup.
my friend, my friend – it is SO good! and really easy.
I pretty much have porridge / oatmeal every day. It only takes me 3 minutes so I don’t really need to make it ahead but I’m looking forward to trying out some of your twists.
Isn’t oatless oatmeal just a regular old ‘meal’? 😉
The orange chocolate chip muffins look so delicious!
Aleeha xXx
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