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We’ve collected 65 of our BEST Breakfast Ideas! Whether you are looking for easy breakfast ideas, healthy breakfasts, vegan breakfasts, savory egg breakfasts, vegetarian breakfast ideas, low-carb breakfasts, or make-ahead breakfasts, you’ll find something to love here!
Our Best Egg Recipes for Breakfast!
If you are an egg lover, look no further! We’ve rounded up our most flavorful savory egg recipes from around the globe. Many keto breakfasts, high-protein breakfasts and low-carb breakfasts here!
Vegetable Frittata Baked in the Oven
A recipe for Vegetable Frittata (crustless quiche) baked in the oven. A versatile vegetarian brunch recipe that can be made ahead. A high-protein, Keto breakfast, low-carb and full of healthy veggies.
Farmers Breakfast
Simple, delicious Tuscan Farmers Breakfast with a flavorful cannellini bean stew topped with poached eggs and an herby Gremolata. Healthy and tasty! A high protein breakfast!
Quick & Easy Egg Bites
These quick & easy egg bites are the perfect make-ahead breakfast. Make them in 35 minutes, and store them in the fridge for the busy work week, or freeze and reheat. Keto and Vegetarian. (Adapted from Once Upon a Chef.)
Shakshuka Recipe
Our most popular breakfast on the blog is Shakshuka! A flavorful North African stew made with sautéed peppers, tomatoes and spices, topped with eggs and herbs. Keto, low-carb.
Huevos Rancheros
Skillet Huevos Rancheros – a healthy vegetarian version of one of our favorite Mexican-style breakfasts! Eggs are baked over flavorful beans with crispy tortillas, then topped with avocado, fresh tomato and cilantro…a simple healthy vegetarian brunch recipe!
Moroccan Eggs with Harissa Yogurt
Moroccan Eggs! Eggs are baked in a flavorful lamb stew infused with Moroccan Spices, topped with Harissa Yogurt. A delicious breakfast or brunch recipe. A high-protein, Keto breakfast, low-carb!
scrambled Egg Tacos!
Quick and easy egg tacos! These scrambled egg tacos are perfect for breakfast or a quick dinner or even late night snack.
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Vegan Breakfast Recipes!
These vegan breakfast recipes are so tasty and flavorful that you won’t miss the meat or dairy!
Vegan Tofu Breakfast Tacos
Vegan Breakfast Tacos with flavorful Mexican scrambled tofu, toasty tortillas, avocado, radishes, cilantro and pico de gallo.
Spring Green Vegan Frittata
A healthy Vegan Frittata stocked up with fresh herbs, leeks and asparagus, with a flavorful creamy chickpea flour filling. Simple to make and completely delicious!
Baked Oatmeal w/ Maple Glazed Apples
A simple delicious recipe for Baked Steel-Cut Oats with glazed apples, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, spices and maple syrup. A tasty vegan breakfast!
Tofu Scramble
Vegan Tofu Scramble – loaded up with healthy seasonal veggies that you already have on hand. This vegan breakfast can be made in 15 minutes flat! Healthy, Fast, delicious, vegan breakfast.
Baked French Toast
Healthy (Vegan) Baked French Toast – made with fresh berries, orange zest and almonds. An adaptable, foundation recipe for different seasons and your own creations. Can be made ahead!
Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Carrot Cake Oatmeal – a simple delicious vegan breakfast, healthy and comforting, perfect for cozy mornings. Vegan and Gluten-free!
healthy Breakfast Ideas
These fiber-packed whole grain breakfasts are filling, and delicious and many can be made ahead!
Overnight Oats
Creamy Overnight Oats is a no-cook technique for a healthy grab-and-go breakfast or snack full of fiber and is completely adaptable. Top with fruit, nuts, seeds, peanut butter and yogurt. Just 10 minutes of hands-on time, before going into the fridge overnight. A healthy breakfast idea!
Chia PudDing
Delicious Chia Pudding with creamy Greek yogurt is totally healthy, deliciously creamy and so very fast and easy to make. The perfect make-ahead breakfast or snack to grab on the go. Vegan adaptable! A tasty keto breakfast!
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Pumpkin and Walnuts
Steel Cut Oats made in an Instant Pot with pumpkin and toasted walnuts! A delicious healthy vegan breakfast, perfect for fall! A delicious vegan breakfast idea!
Teff Porridge with Figs and Walnuts
Teff Porridge with figs and walnuts – an easy introduction to this tiny, but mightily nutritious grain, packed full of protein. A simple delicious vegan high-protein breakfast
The BEST Homemade Granola Recipe (Vegan & Gluten-free)
Homemade Granola! How to make the BEST healthy vegan granola, sweetened with maple syrup. Full of nuts, seeds and delicious clusters!
Breakfast Grain Bowls
A foundation recipe to make 5 whole-grain Breakfast Bowls for the workweek, Gluten-free and Vegan adaptable.
The BEST Breakfast Cookies
These healthy, vegan Breakfast Cookies can be made in under 30 minutes! They are chockfull of flavor and sustenance -filled with oats, seeds, spices and dried fruit they are vegan and deliciously addicting! Perfect for breakfast on the go.
Muesli!
How to make Muesli- a highly nutritious and filling, low fat, sugar-free, make-ahead, alternative to granola! Make this with ingredients you already have! Feel free to use GF Rolled oats or grains! Serve with nut milk- like vanilla-flavored, unsweetened almond or hemp milk, and fresh berries and fruit.
Fun & Fancy Breakfast Toast
Who doesn’t love toast for breakfast? We love it any time of day!
Avocado Toast with Poached Eggs, Arugula and Zaatar
Avocado Toast with poached eggs, Zaatar, arugula, radish and Meyer lemon. A simple, delicious breakfast! Feel free to keep this vegan, omitting the eggs!
Mushroom Toast
A simple healthy vegan recipe for Mushroom Toast with Spinach, Garlic, Thyme and Lemon zest. Serve it as a meal with a hearty salad, or top it with an egg for breakfast. A great way to use up sourdough bread!
Asparagus Toast with Poached Eggs
A simple Breakfast ( or dinner! ) of fresh asparagus, toast, poached eggs and a warm bacon vinaigrette.
Maple-Glazed Apples on Toast
A simple vegan breakfast -Sauteed Maple Apples on wholesome toast, vegan, hearty and oh soooooo delicious!
Veggie-paCked Healthy Breakfasts recipes
Start your day off with healthy nutrient-rich veggies. These veggie-loaded breakfast ideas will leave you feeling satisfied!
Breakfast Succotash with Poached Eggs and Herb Oil
Poached eggs served over a skillet succotash of fresh summer veggies, topped with a flavorful herb oil.
Vegetarian Eggs Benedict w/ Broccolini and Meyer Lemon Hollandaise
Eggs Benedict with Broccolini and a Meyer Lemon hollandaise Sauce.
Sweet Potato Hash with Poached Eggs and Harissa Paste
Sweet Potato Hash with Poached Eggs and Harissa Paste – a delicious, North-African inspired, one-skillet breakfast that is bursting with flavor! Gluten Free
Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus, Leeks, Chèvre and Dill
A simple Spring Scramble with Asparagus, Dill, Leeks and Goat Cheese.
Brussel Sprout Hash w/ Soft Poached Eggs and Aleppo Chili Pepper
Brussel Sprout hash with Soft Poached Eggs and optional bacon crumbles, topped with aleppo chili flakes.
Healthy Make-Ahead Breakfasts
Too busy to cook breakfast? These make-ahead breakfasts are perfect for mornings when time is short, or entertaining!
Perfect Quiche!
Learn the secret to making the Perfect Quiche every time! This Quiche Recipe features a buttery, flakey crust filled with a silky, creamy custard and your choice of fillings- seasonal veggies, herbs and greens.
Vegetable Frittata
A recipe for Vegetable Frittata (crustless quiche) baked in the oven. A versatile vegetarian brunch recipe that can be made ahead. Keto, gluten-free, low carb and full of healthy veggies. Serves 8-10 -See notes for halving the recipe!
Egg Bites
These quick easy egg bites are the perfect make-ahead breakfast. Make them in 35 minutes, and store them in the fridge for the busy work week, or freeze and reheat. Keto and Vegetarian.
Breakfast Casserole
Baked Egg Casserole (called Breakfast Strata) with mushrooms, caramelized onions, goat cheese and thyme, perfect for the holidays. Make it ahead!
Hard Boiled Eggs with Olive Oil, Fresh Herbs, Pickled Shallots
A quick and easy recipe for Boiled Eggs with olive oil, herbs and pickled shallots that can be served warm or made ahead and chilled- perfect for brunch, potlucks and gatherings!
Baked French Toast with Caramelized Pears and Hazelnuts
Baked French Toast with Pears and Hazelnuts- a delicious fall-inspired brunch recipe.
Sweet Breakfast & Brunch Ideas
Craving a sweet breakfast? Look no further, these sweet breakfast and brunch ideas are sure to please!
Easy French Toast
An easy recipe for tender French Toast enhanced with spices, orange zest, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Top with Fresh Berry Compote for a perfect weekend breakfast treat.
Sourdough Pancakes
How to make the BEST pancakes using your sourdough starter or discard. A quick and easy recipe that can be made with any type of flour- bread flour, whole wheat, einkorn, spelt or a mix.
Baked Apple Pancake
A simple recipe for a baked apple pancake hailing from the Netherlands, this version is infused with cardamom and nutmeg and puffs up dramatically in the oven. A delicious weekend breakfast or brunch.
Strawberry Breakfast Cake
A simple recipe for Strawberry Breakfast Cake, a perfect beginning or ending for a special brunch. Can be made gluten-free.
Sourdough Waffles!
Crisp and light, Sourdough Waffles are delicious and SO simple to make using your extra sourdough starter.
Almond Flour Pancakes!
Easy delicious Almond Flour Pancakes with fresh huckleberries (or sub your favorite fresh berry) and Maple Syrup. Paleo, grain-free, Gluten-Free.
French Toast Muffins!
French Toast Muffins- a sweet beginning to your special brunch- think Easter Brunch, Mother’s Day Bruch or even Valentines. Easy to make and can be made with any berry or fruit. Adapted from Donna Hay.
Breakfast Side Dishes!
Having a big breakfast spread? Add a few of our favorite breakfast side dishes!
Vegan Chorizo
Smoky, savory, spicy Vegan Chorizo made with walnuts and lentils and Mexican Spices- a tasty plant-based alternative to chorizo to use in tacos, tostadas, quesadillas, burritos, burrito bowls, nachos or breakfast bowls. Make it ahead and keep it in the fridge for busy weeknights!
Vegan Hollandaise Sauce
This Vegan Hollandaise Sauce is decadently creamy AND healthy! Perfect for roasted vegetables, baked potatoes, vegan benedicts, breakfast scrambles, braised greens and so much more. Easy to make in under 20 minutes!
Vegan Bacon
This smoky, crispy Vegan Bacon is made with tofu and is perfectly chewy and savory. A delicious plant-based protein, perfect for breakfast, BLTs, wraps, sandwiches, pasta, and buddha bowls.
Crispy Herby Smashed Potatoes
Crispy Herbed Smashed Potatoes with Garlic – a healthy vegan side perfect for breakfast or dinner! Best to steam potatoes ahead, and let cool in the fridge.
Berbere Potatoes
Berbere Potatoes- a simple flavorful Ethiopian-inspired side dish that is healthy, delicious and vegan!
TURMERIC FRUIT SALAD WITH TOASTED COCONUT
A tropical fruit salad with fresh turmeric, orange juice and lime juice, garnished with toasted coconut.
Turkey Chorizo!
Here’s a healthy, lightened-up recipe for Mexican Chorizo, a smoky spicy and flavorful Mexican-style sausage using ground turkey, ground chicken or tofu!. Can be made in 20 minutes. Vegan-adaptable, Low-carb and GF!
Homemade Yogurt
How to make homemade Yogurt from scratch- an easy step-by-step guide with no special equipment needed!
Scones, Muffins & Morning Breads
Sometimes all you need is a good muffin or scone to go along with your morning cup of jo. We like cake for breakfast too. 😉
Blueberry Muffins
Tender Blueberry Muffins lightly sweetened, enhanced with lemon zest, vanilla and cardamom made with fresh or frozen blueberries. A delicious breakfast or afternoon snack. Gluten-free adaptable.
Maple Pecan Scones
Golden, flakey, buttery, and tender with a delicious nutty flavor from the toasted pecans. A fun bake, perfect for special gatherings, and holiday mornings.
Sourdough English Muffins
How to make homemade Sourdough English Muffins! They rise overnight and are cooked on the stovetop in the morning. Tender, delicious, and easier to make than you might think! Vegan adaptable.
Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake with Pistachios
Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake with Toasted Pistachios and Lemony Glaze. The perfect balance between tart and sweet. Prep Time includes 40 minutes cooling time.
Sesame-Crusted Banana Bread
This vegan Banana Bread is not only healthy and delicious, it can be made with sourdough starter or discard! Infused with ginger, spices and crusted with sesame seeds it is flavorful and moist.
Zucchini Bread
This healthy wholesome zucchini bread is tender and full of flavor. Made with whole wheat pastry flour and coconut sugar with a touch of orange and rosemary, packing a whole pound of zucchini in one loaf!
Rhubarb Muffins
A whole-grain, Rhubarb Muffin Recipe! Simple healthy one-bowl recipe made with oats, your choice of flour, optional seeds and nuts, sweetened with u003c/iu003emaple syrupu003ciu003e. Vegan and GF adaptable!
Sourdough Scones with Lemony Glaze
An easy recipe for Sourdough Scones with Berries and Lemon Glaze using Sourdough Starter! Plus an easy tip to help keep your berries intact! Vegan Adaptable!
Nourishing Teas, Smoothies and Juices
Cozy up with a cup of morning chai, or blend up a healthy smoothie- or juice some fruits and veggies, for a drinkable “meal”.
Delicious Authentic Masala Chai with Whole Spices
How to make authentic Masala Chai, like they do in India, using whole spices. Vegan and Sugar-Free adaptable.
Toasted Coconut Smoothie
This Toasted Coconut Smoothie is like happy pillows of sunshine. Healthy, vegan, and delicious, the toasted coconut is the real star here- a beautiful beginning to your day.
Turmeric Golden Root Juice
Turmeric Golden Root juice – a fresh juice harnessing the power of turmeric root – to soothe inflammation, aid in cleansing the body and fight illness.
Ayurvedic Detox Turmeric Tea (a daily drink)
Ayurvedic Detox Tea- a healing drink made with fresh turmeric, ginger and whole spices to help aid the liver, flush out toxins and restore balance in the body. Healing and restorative.
Mexican Green Smoothie
An energizing, spicy Mexican-style green smoothie with citrus, pineapple, cucumber, cilantro avocado and jalapeño. VEGAN! Refreshing, energizing and invigorating!
Avocado Smoothie with Kiwi and Lime
Kiwi Avocado Smoothie with Lime and Honey Makes one 10 oz glass.
Celery Juice Recipe & Top 10 Celery Benefits
Celery Juice Recipe and the top TEN benefits of drinking 16 ounces of celery juice every morning to activate the gut, release toxins and heal the body!
Turmeric Tonic!
A healing turmeric juice made with freshly juiced turmeric root, apple, orange, beet, ginger and carrots. Aka, Liquid Sunshine!
65+ Best Breakfast Ideas
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: breakfast
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
We’ve collected 65 of our BEST Breakfast Ideas! Whether you are looking for healthy breakfast ideas, vegan breakfasts, savory egg breakfasts, vegetarian breakfast ideas, low-carb breakfasts, easy breakfast ideas, or veggie-loaded breakfasts you’ll find something to love here! (Farmer’s market Scramble)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 of an onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves (rough chopped )
- 2 cups chopped veggies – asparagus, snow peas, mushrooms, bok choy, shredded cabbage, chard, kale, bell pepper, zucchini, carrots.
- 4 eggs, whisked
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
- optional: melty cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, goat cheese, etc.)
- additional toppings- fresh herbs or scallions, fresh tomatoes, sprouts, avocado, sriracha, seeds – sunflower, hemp, pumpkin seeds – all optional.
Instructions
- Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic and the veggies, until veggies are cooked through. Season veggies with salt.
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl, add sour cream and salt and pepper.
- Scoot the veggies aside, add more oil if needed, and pour in the eggs, lowering the heat and gently scramble. Add optional cheese then mix with the veggies, sauteeing until cheese has melted.
- Stir in any fresh herbs or scallions and divide among 2 bowls. Top with any of the toppings.
Notes
Feel free to replace eggs with 8 ounces tofu, crumbled- leave ut the sour cream. Season with a splash of soy sauce if you like.
Nutrition
- Calories: 350
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Thanks Chynna!
Love all of these options. Would love to see some breakfast soups!! Thanks for all you share with us.
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Thanks Morgan- Like Congee? Or something else?
Thanks for all the inspiration!
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Thanks so much Bettany!
Can’t wait to try the beet tzatziki, missed your version of shakshuka
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