BREAKFAST
16 Fast Breakfast Recipes To Make Everyday
1. Wild berry Breakfast Bread Pudding
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 cups cubed French or cinnamon bread
- ½ cup strawberries, quartered
- ½ cup blackberries, halved
- ½ cup blueberries
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup cream or whole milk
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon orange extract 18″×18″ or larger piece of greased aluminum foil
Preparation
- Packet folding style: Tent
- In a bag or bowl, combine the eggs, cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange extract. Add the cubed bread and saturate for at least 15 minutes.
- Add the berry mixture to the bag and blend. Transfer the contents to the center of a large, greased piece of foil.
- Create a tent style fold and place the packet onto the heat source.
- Cook for 30-35 minutes or until the bread pudding is cooked through. Make sure it still maintains moisture.
2. Cremini Sausage and Cheese Strata
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 20 Crimini mushrooms
- 2 Italian sausage links
- ½ cup Mozzarella, shredded
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons ghee extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
- Lightly out slowly cooker with olive oil.
- Mix slowly heavy cream with chicken breast, set aside.
- Quarter mushrooms and toss with 1 teaspoon salt and oregano, place in bottom of slow cooker.
- Slice sausage into ½” discs, and place on mushrooms, pour chicken stock mix on top.
- Sprinkle with cheese, and cook in slow cooker on high for 3.5 hours.
3. Overnight Banana Blueberry Chia Oats
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 cup oats
- 2 cups almond milk
- 2 bananas, sliced
- ½ cup blueberries
- 2 medjool dates, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup almonds, chopped
Preparation
- Add oats, chia seeds, and almonds to an airtight container. Cover and refrigerate for 7 – 8 hours.
- Add bananas, blueberries, dates, cinnamon, and almonds. Serve cold or hot.
4. French toast Casserole
Serves 6
Ingredients
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 7 large eggs
- 16 cinnamon-raisin bread (cut into 1-inch cubes (about 16 cups)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 2 cups pecans or walnuts (optional)
Preparation
- Put line and slowly cooker with foil and coat with non-stick spray.
- Put the bread into the prepared slow cooker and mix.
- Mix together the milk, eggs, cream, and sugar (2 cups of paper or walnuts, if you have).
- Put the eggs in mixing over the bread in a slow cooker, and put down the bread a bit so it can slowly in the egg.
- Cover it and cook on high flam for 4 hours.
- Take off the top from the slow cooker, slow down the heat, and put cooling for 17 minutes.
- Serve.
5. Dreamy-Creamy Green Orange Smoothie
Serves 1
Ingredients
- 1 orange (peeled)
- 1 medium-sized zucchini
- ½ cucumber (peeled)
- ½ cup oats, (optional)
- ¼ cup cashews
- 1 scoop protein powder, (optional)
Note: In case you are not using vanilla protein powder, use ¼ teaspoon of vanilla.
Preparation
- Add the fruits and vegetables in a blender, and blend to combine the juices. Add cashews, oats (if using), and protein powder (or vanilla), and blend again until the texture of your fruity smoothie is rich and creamy.
- Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy the refreshing flavors of fresh fruits and veggies.
6. Basic Dutch Oven Breakfast
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 large eggs
- 1 pound hash browns, cube style
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 small pepper, diced
- 1 pound cheddar cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. (For outdoor cooking, prepare the Dutch oven with 17 briquettes for the lid and 11 beneath.)
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
- Brown the sausage and drain the fat. Remove the sausage from the pot.
- Melt the butter in the Dutch oven.
- Add the hash browns, onion, and pepper. Cook until browned.
- Pour the egg mixture into the Dutch oven, and mix in the sausage. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes, or until the eggs have set.
7. Cinnamon Laced Pancake
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
- 1 cup of biscuit or pancake mix
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup of granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Preparation:
- Grease the bottom of slow cooker generously with cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together baking mix, milk and egg until smooth. Pour into the slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon well. Sprinkle over the top of the batter. Use a spatula or spoon handle to swirl the cinnamon and sugar in the batter.
- Cook for approximately 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes on HIGH.
- The pancake is ready when a fork comes clean at the center.
8. Buckwheat Pancakes
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar or preferred sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ cups low fat buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon almond or pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Fresh fruit for garnish, optional
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
Preparation:
- Combine the flour, sugar or sugar substitute, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Whisk to mix.
- In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, almond or vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Whisk to mix well.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix just until blended.
- Lightly oil a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium low.
- Pour approximately ¼ cup of the batter into the pan and cook until bubbles begin to form on the top, approximately 3 minutes.
- Put and cook for more 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately with fresh fruit, if desired.
9. Eggs Benedict on Greens with Yogurt Hollandaise Sauce
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups endive, chopped
- 2 cups arugula, torn
- 1 cup radish, thinly sliced
- 6 asparagus stalks, sliced very thin lengthwise
- 4 prosciutto slices, sliced into strips
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon Dion mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Preparation:
- Begin by preparing the salad greens. In a bowl, combine the endive, arugula, radish, and asparagus in a bowl. Toss to combine and distribute evenly among four plates. Top with slices of prosciutto.
- In the top of a double boiler, combine the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, and egg yolks. Whisk well.
- Heat over simmering water, whisking frequently, until sauce has thickened, approximately 15 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, add 1½ – 2 inches of water into a saucepan or large skillet. Heat water to a steady simmer.
- Crack the eggs into ramekins, taking care not to break the yolks. Put and slide the egg into the warm water. Cook until whites are set, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Gently lift the eggs out of the water with a slotted spoon and place on the center of the greens.
- Season the hollandaise sauce with Dijon mustard, dill, and black pepper. Whisk well, and place warm hollandaise sauce over eggs.
- Serve immediately.
10. Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 small apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 2 cup of rolled oats
- 4 cups of milk
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup raisins or any dried fruit (optional)
Preparation:
- Place apples, oats, and milk into the crock-pot.
- Add brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir.
- Cook on HIGH for 1-2 hours or 2-3 hours on LOW. 4. Always check consistency. Cook to your liking.
- Serve. Top with raisins or any dried fruit. (optional)
11. Zucchini and Sweet Potato Frittata
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 4 eggs, whisked
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled, cut in slices
- 2 sliced zucchinis
- ½ sliced red bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- Salt to taste Pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Place a pan with oil over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender.
- Add zucchini and bell pepper. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- Pour the egg over the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat and cook until the eggs are set.
- Place the pan under a preheated broiler and broil until golden brown.
- Garnish with parsley, cut into wedges and serve.
12. Coconut Cereal
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
- ½ cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup flaked almond
- 1 teaspoon raisins
- 1 teaspoon flaxseed
- 1 cup almond milk
Preparation:
- Prepare the oven to 400°F, and put a baking sheet with parchment.
- Combine the coconut flakes and almond flakes on a baking sheet, and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. 3. Allow the cereal to cool before pouring it into a bowl.
- Add the raisins and almond milk, mix and enjoy!
13. Salted Caramel Everything Bars
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup salted pretzel pieces
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup caramel sauce, warmed
Preparation:
- In a bowl combine the almond flour, brown sugar, and melted butter. Mix until crumbly.
- In a large freezer bag or other storage container combine the pretzel pieces, pecans, dark chocolate chips, coconut, and salt. Toss to mix.
- Add in the flour mixture and toss.
- Put in the caramel sauce and stir. Put the container tightly and replace it in the freezer.
- Serving Day: Remove the contents from the freezer and thaw in a microwave on the defrost setting
- Preheat oven to 325°F/163°C
- Add the contents to a lightly oiled 9’x9″ baking dish and pat gently into the bottom.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool before cutting into squares.
14. Key Lime Pie
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp of lime zest
- 1/2 cup of lime juice
- 1 3/4 cups of light sweetened condensed milk (1 – 14oz can)
- 3/4 cup of egg substitute
- 1/3 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs (10 to 12 graham crackers)
- Fresh Limes and whipping topping (optional) for Garnish
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add the egg substitute and lime juice into a blender.
- Zest the lime (it usually takes 2 limes for this), and place the lime zest into the blender.
- Add in the condensed milk.
- Blend the ingredients until they are smooth. Stop the blender, and set aside.
- While the ingredients are blending, grind up the graham crackers or measure out the crumbs.
- Melt the butter, and add the butter and crumbs together in a large bowl.
- Fold in the sugar, and mix until the crumbs begin to stick together.
- Transfer to a 9″ pie plate and push the crumbs down into the bottom and sides.
- Place the pie plate into a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. 12. Put the lime mixture into the dough crust.
- Place in the oven, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. 14. Remove from oven, and allow to set for roughly one hour.
- 15. Slice the limes and garnish with them.
- 16. Serve cold with lime as a garnish.
15. Traditional King Cake
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients:
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons yeast
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Several varieties of colored sugar
Preparation:
- Mix the flour and yeast in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Combine until well blended.
- Combine the milk, white sugar, and salt in a saucepan in high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely browned.
- Add the warmed milk to the flour, mixing while making the addition.
- Put the eggs, one by one, mixing after each.
- Using your hands, add the softened butter, kneading it as you would a dough.
- Continue to knead until a firm dough forms, adding more flour or water as needed to adjust the consistency.
- Place the dough in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for approximately 1 hour.
- Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix it well and set aside until ready to make it.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Roll the dough out into a large rectangle and spread the cinnamon mixture over the top.
- Fold the dough over to completely cover the cinnamon topping.
- Cut the dough into three strips and loosely braid them together. Gather the ends of the braid and bring them around so that they are touching each other, creating a circle. Press the ends of the braid together to seal.
- Place the cake on the baking sheet and into the oven. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
- Combine the powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla to make the icing.
- Spread the icing over the cake and immediately sprinkle with generous portions of colored sugar.
- Let it cool completely before serving.
16. Buttermilk Pie
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 1 refrigerated pie crust dough
- ½ cup sweet cream butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk, divided
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped insides only
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a standard size pie dish with the pie crust dough.
- In a bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, and lemon juice. Mix until creamy.
- Add the eggs and blend well.
- Add half of the buttermilk, and then the flour, nutmeg, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add the remaining half of the buttermilk and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the pie crust and bake for 12 minutes, before reducing the heat to 350° and baking for an additional hour, or until the pie is firm and set.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely before serving.