Easy breakfast ideas are perfect for busy mornings. I’ve got options that are simple enough for weekdays, but delicious and elegant enough to serve for weekend brunches. There’s something for everyone in this fun round-up of simple breakfast ideas! Start your morning off right with a fast, filling and delicious breakfast.
Mornings can be tough in our house. Tired kids, tired parents, and always a rush to get out the door for school! But it doesn’t have to be that way! I’m working harder lately to feed all of us a great, healthy breakfast to help get our day started off on the right foot.
Today we’re rounding up our favorite easy breakfast ideas. A few of these take a little prep and planning, but many take just five minutes hands on time! And better yet… a few aren’t really a “recipe” at all, just classic simple breakfast ideas that are great to have in your back pocket.
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, we should put a little more effort into it, am I right? Fill your coffee cup and let’s whip up something delicious!
20 Easy Breakfast Ideas
Eggs
Eggs are the quintessential easy breakfast. They are full low in carbohydrates, high in protein, and cook so quickly!
Tortilla Eggs
Breakfast & Brunch
Tortilla Eggs
Tortilla eggs are the fastest way to spice up your mornings! These baked Southwest-inspired eggs are like miniature breakfast burritos, without the effort. Perfect for a make ahead breakfast idea, these little tortilla eggs in a muffin pan are a fun spin on my classic muffin pan eggs. They are so easy to customize and even easier to enjoy! Read More
20 mins
Quiche
Once you know these tips and tricks for creating the most fabulous quiche, you’re going to want to make quiche all the time! It’s so easy to customize this classic quiche recipe with your own add-ins because this is the ultimate base recipe.
Try Quiche Lorraine, Spinach And Feta Quiche or Cheese And Onion Quiche just to get started! With a store bought crust for a shortcut and the option to make these ahead and freeze, they are a fabulous easy breakfast idea!
Mini Cheese Tarts
Bake these little mini cheese and egg tarts on a weekend and serve them for breakfast all week!
Appetizers
Mini Cheddar Cheese Tarts
These little cheddar cheese tarts are delicious and perfectly portioned for entertaining! They are exploding with rich cheddar flavor and so easy to make – ideal for brunch or served as an appetizer. Read More
25 mins
Baked Muffin Pan Eggs
Breakfast & Brunch
Muffin Pan Eggs
These muffin pan baked eggs are the easiest way to make breakfast! Muffin pan eggs are quick and easy, with less hands-on time than stovetop eggs. Read More
20 mins
Easy and Sweet
This category is many of your favorite breakfast classics – with quick breads, muffins, pancakes, waffles and more!
Shortcut Cinnamon Rolls
These are made with crescent rolls from the refrigerator of your grocery store! Nobody will ever believe it, based on how delicious they are. A quick and easy shortcut cinnamon roll that will make you fall in love!
Breakfast & Brunch
Cinnamon Rolls Made with Crescent Rolls
Take the best little shortcut with these easy cinnamon rolls made with crescent rolls! This shortcut cinnamon roll recipe takes just a few minutes to make. Read More
36 mins
French Toast
Donuts
Muffins
Waffle Tacos
Breakfast & Brunch
Waffle Tacos
Looking for a fun and festive new dinner idea? Try waffle tacos, for a surefire success that will please the kids and adults alike! Made in just minutes, this is the quickest dinner and one that’s as fun to make as it is to serve. Read More
15 mins
Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Last but not least, don’t skip my easy homemade pancake recipe! It’s so easy to ditch the mix!
Easy Breakfast Ideas: Classic Pancake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 eggs size large
- 2 cups peanut butter
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add vanilla, butter and milk. Mix until incorporated well.
- Blend eggs in, careful not to overheat. It’s okay to have lumps.
- Heat pan to medium. Pour mixture onto pan. Once it heavily bubbles, flip until slightly brown.
Julie’s Tips
- Be sure to soften the butter before adding it to the pancake butter. If the butter is cold, it won’t combine well with the other ingredients and can cause the pancakes to spread to much during cooking.
- Do not over mix your batter. You don’t need a super smooth batter to make pancakes. Stop stirring once the ingredients are just combined.
- You can make your pancake batter the night before and keep it covered in the fridge for a quick and easy breakfast in the morning.
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
