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53 Breakfast Recipes Guaranteed to Make You a Morning Person

Egg sandwiches, avocado toasts, and all the oatmeals to make your first meal of the day count.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen

Consider this list your breakfast recipes cheat sheet—the place to find all the decadent three-ingredient chia puddings, satisfying breakfast pastries, and elegantly embellished avocado toasts actually worth getting out of bed for. But don’t stress: You won’t need to be up before dawn to get it right! Many of the recipes here are the kind of make-ahead breakfasts you can prep the night before, so you can throw off the covers and dive into your overnight oats just a few minutes before your first Zoom call. And for the days you’ve got less time to plan? Try a smoothie or perfectly fluffy omelet. From a messy, fill-you-up-till-lunchtime egg sandwich chock-full of jammy onions to nutritious breakfast ideas like a vibrant, herby shakshuka to homemade cashew yogurts for a fully vegan breakfast, there’s something for everyone on this list. What’re you waiting for? The best breakfast recipes await you.

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    Grain-Free Tahini Granola

    If you’re missing the oats in this gluten-free, make-ahead granola, simply swap out 1 cup of the nuts for ¾ cup rolled oats.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Food styling by Sue Li
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    Healthyish Breakfast Sandwiches

    You may not mistake these jammy-crisp, slow-cooked onions for bacon, but they are truly exceptional as a stand-in.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Gluten-Free Apple and Oat Muffins

    Spiced with just enough cinnamon and sweetened with maple syrup, these gluten-free muffins are the breakfast treat of the season.

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  • Photo by Chelsie Craig, styling by Molly Baz
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    Use-It-Up Frittata

    You can put whatever you want in it, and you don’t even need to turn on your oven.

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  • Photo by Rick Martinez
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    Caramelized Plantain Parfait

    When the plantains are pan-fried, the outside caramelizes and forms a hard shell while the inside becomes soft and custardy.

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  • Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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    Fluffy Omelet

    We try to have hard-boiled on hand, but when we're time-pressed, this omelet takes just five minutes before work

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
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    Breakfast Blondies

    Forget breakfast bars or muffins: Our new favorite grab-and-go breakfast is a blondie.

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by D’mytrek Brown
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    Seedy Sweet Potato Oatmeal

    A steamed-then-mashed sweet potato adds creamy sweetness and extra nutrients to this cozy oatmeal that can be easily customized to fit dietary preferences. 

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  • Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova
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    Breakfast Burrito to Go

    The layer of fluffy egg inside will change your breakfast burrito expectations forever.

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  • Alex Lau
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    Banana Almond Smoothie

    A trick we like: Peel all overripe bananas and put in the freezer, then use to make supercreamy smoothies.

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Elizabeth Jaime
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    Molletes

    Fried eggs, pico de gallo, melty cheese, and refried beans, all piled atop crusty bread.

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  • Danny Kim
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    Oatmeal with Cacao Nibs and Figs

    Cacao nibs are unprocessed bits of the cacao pod. They are intensely flavored, not at all sweet, and give a wonderful depth and crunch to meals. Try blending them into smoothies, or use them to top a long-braised stew.

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  • Alex Lau
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    Green Shakshuka

    Say that three times fast! Watch closely toward the end of the cooking time and remove from oven when the eggs have plenty of wobble left in them for this shakshuka recipe.

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    Whole Wheat–Oat Waffles

    Crispy, nutty whole-grain waffles that can go sweet or savory depending on your mood.

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  • Matt Duckor
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    Tofu Scramble

    There's cooking magic at work here: The turmeric turns the tofu yolk-yellow, and the garnishes lend the whole dish a huevos rancheros vibe.

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  • Peden + Munk
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    The Greenest Smoothie

    A vegan’s delight, with a gentle bonus buzz from the matcha.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani
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    Cashew Yogurt

    Think of this creamy cashew yogurt as a new, flavorful vessel for your granola or fruit in the morning.

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Mehreen Karim was formerly the Recipe Production Assistant at Bon Appétit, where she built recipes and stories for bonappetit.com. She also developed recipes and wrote stories to help readers discover unlikely food combinations (caramelized dates and asparagus) and cooking hacks (how to grill chicken without a grill) to inspire home... Read more
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