Our Best Breakfast Recipes & Ideas

Of course Ina has the smartest way to make lasagna ahead!

Extra-fluffy with creamy, custard-like middles — ricotta pancakes are something you need to try tout suite! They make an elegant alternative to your usual Saturday morning fare, and are a good excuse for adding ricotta to your shopping list. Most ricotta pancake recipes have you separate the eggs and whip the whites, folding them into the batter at the end.

The best jam you can make with just fruit, lemon, and sugar.

The best bacon you'll ever eat is sweet, smoky, and spicy.

It's a classic frittata meets French onion soup mash-up that is dressed to impress.

Coffee pancakes, mascarpone cream, coffee-infused maple syrup AND chocolate shavings!

Sausage gravy is one of those dishes that is so basic, you don’t even need a recipe. But it’s also one of those dishes that, in the age of everything being bigger, bolder, and more unique, tends to get lost in the mix. But let’s not let that happen! In this recipe, you only need only a few ingredients – pork sausage, flour, milk, salt, pepper, and hot biscuits – to make Southern sausage gravy.

Mace adds a subtle but intriguing flavor to these tasty, tender treats.

I have to admit I’ve never understood the popularity of the “Sunday brunch” at otherwise decent restaurants—the lines are ridiculous, the food often subpar, and you know as well as me the waitstaff have plenty of better things to do (like nurse their own hangover). My indifference to this cultural phenomenon doesn’t mean I don’t love a pile of pancakes and a fried egg or two; it’s just that I prefer them from the comfort of my own home.

Everybody loves creamed spinach, even folks who hate spinach! Here’s a luxurious baked version that I love serving with oven-roasted pork tenderloin, though it pairs just as well with steak, pork chops, or any other protein on your plate. Splurge on a little mid-week comfort food and make this with your dinner tonight! This spinach bake is a cross between creamed spinach and a spinach soufflé, and in my opinion it’s the best of both worlds.

The one-pot affair comes together without fuss, when you need it most.

Bananas, dates, oats, and nuts — that's it.

Trust us on this one.

Like a tomato and mayo sandwich, in pie form.

Eggs, sausage, and, yes, cheese go into this comforting breakfast fried rice.

You only need two ingredients.

It's waaay better than baked mac and cheese.

This deep-dish quiche is a hearty, flavor-packed meal in a pan. There are a few culinary tricks built into the recipe, like making a very stable cream cheese dough that — in an unusual twist — has eggs in it, and plenty of chilling and pre-baking. The result is a showy, lightly eggy, deeply satisfying meal that’s worth every moment of effort.

When I was young, I wanted nothing to do with the desserts my father brought home from our monthly trips to the Thai market in the city: gray griddled discs of taro root and coconut, round pancakes filled with coconut cream, and layered pink jellies flavored, disappointingly, with coconut. Well, times have changed. Now I’m the coconut fiend and the traditional Thai dessert kao neow dahm is my favorite way to get my fix at home.

The only gluten-free, dairy-free pancake recipe you need.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever actually made a soufflé. Yeah, me neither. Not until, that is, I took a class years ago with Paule Caillat in Paris and realized what a cozy, simple, weeknight dish a cheese soufflé actually is. In case you’ve never had one, a cheese soufflé is like a giant cheese puff, a hot cheese pudding with a crispy top and creamy, melting cloud inside.

Baked oatmeal is the queen of make-ahead, easy-to-adapt breakfasts.

To make something crispy, creamy, cheesy, and hard to beat.

This savory muffin's got it all: eggs, sausage, cheese, spinach, and even a bit of apple to help you power through your day.

If you’re short on time in the morning, there’s nothing quite as fast or as tasty as a fruit smoothie. But smoothies do seem to have one drawback: Are they ever as filling as a proper breakfast? The answer is yes — they can be! It’s all a matter of adding the right ingredients for a smoothie that’s equal parts convenient, delicious, and satisfying.

If hash brown casserole had a bougie aunt, this dish would be it.

How had we not thought of this before?

Layers of sweet potatoes and black beans amped up with smoked mozzarella and smoked paprika make for one seriously satisfying dinner.

It’s so stable, you can even refrigerate it and reheat it in the microwave.

It features four types of cheese and a buttery breadcrumb topping.

It requires just 5 minutes of hands-on time.

I don't like to brag, but I think these are the mashed potatoes you've been searching for.

All the flavors of the sizzling favorite in one place.

When it is cold and dreary outside, there is oatmeal for breakfast. It’s an “If A, then B” kind of situation. If you have a little extra time — a weekend morning, say, or a handy snow day — it’s worth pulling out the steel-cut oats. Yes, they take longer to cook than our standby rolled oats, but the trade-off is the best bowl of oatmeal you’ve ever had.

Like you need a reason?

Get your tortillas ready!

Oatmeal, pancakes, muffins, and more.

These easy recipes won't weigh you down during these hot and humid days.

You may have these wholesome ingredients in your kitchen right now.

No matter what your schedule, there's an easy way for you to have eggs for breakfast any day of the week.

These are loaded with plenty of healthy fats so that you don't get hungry again an hour later.

Because Pop-Tarts don't always cut it.

An unexpected snow day means it's time to have some fun in the kitchen!

Mornings are hard. These 20 breakfast recipes with apples make them a little easier.

These breakfast recipes are as special as the holiday itself.

Cheddar- and jalapeño-flecked cornbread muffins are all too easy to love.

All you need is a little inspiration to start your day with a totally delicious and budget-friendly breakfast.

Get that chocolate in at the beginning of the day!

Do you smell that? That sweet smell of caramelized sugar and bread in the oven? That’s your future calling. Whether you need to make something special for brunch in the next couple weeks — including Easter — or you want something sweet in order to get out of bed on Monday morning, these 15 treats are here to delight every part of your soul. From the ultimate butter and sugar pastry, Kouign Amann, to berry and jasmine scones (perfect for spring!

Slow cooker breakfasts are culinary superheroes. They work through the night to save the day.

Push aside the pretty pastry and loaded oatmeal recipes on your Instagram feed; it’s time to give breakfast greens a chance. From scrambled eggs with green peppers and mushrooms, to a green breakfast smoothie, here are 14 recipes that will help you eat more greens, starting first thing in the morning. Eggs and greens go hand-in-hand for breakfast. It’s so easy to throw in some sautéed spinach to your scrambled or fried egg without even following a recipe.

Your future self will thank you in the morning.

Cold, dark winter mornings put us in the mood for something warm, soft, and comforting. So here are ten recipes or a hot, nourishing breakfast. From quick morning recipes, to dishes that can be made ahead and reheated at the office, you can find something here to start your day off right. Put away the Pop-Tarts and have a home-cooked breakfast this week.What’s your favorite hot breakfast for cold, busy weekdays?

Although we manage to find time for a few nibbles in the morning, we’re just not that into scarfing down a big meal at the beginning of our day. Instead, we’d much rather enjoy a big breakfast as the day is winding down and truly take our time and savor such traditional and comforting flavors. Now who’s ready for some white gravy? Nom nom nom!Aside from being “fun” to eat breakfast for dinner, it’s usually a rather economical choice as well.

Best of both worlds.

Put an egg on it: the ultimate answer for brunchifying nearly any dish. But what if you’ve eliminated eggs from your diet? And what if you’ve also gone grain free? No grains, no eggs — what’s left? Quite a lot, actually — starting with this heavenly avocado breakfast pudding. Read on for this and more breakfast recipes that take a break from grains and eggs.

You can head straight back to bed after, if you'd like.

Step one: Start with watermelon mimosas.

With a little planning, you can eat eggs for breakfast any day of the week.

This is porridge at its best — rich, thick, hearty, and tailored to your own schedule.

In case you’re new here, you may not yet have noticed: I love eggs. For breakfast or dinner; scrambled, hardboiled, fried, or poached. I don’t like to play favorites, but baking them in individual ramekins until the whites are barely set and the yolks reach that creamy, pudding-like consistency may, perhaps, be my egg de resistance. It’s so easy and has an air of fancy that makes a weekend breakfast feel extra special. Here’s how to do it.

If you meal prep one thing this week, make it breakfast sandwiches — your future self will thank you on Monday morning.

It's the only way I'll make it from now on.

Here's more than 200 of our very best brunch recipes, from easy egg bakes to breakfast pastries.

Think a hot bowl of stove-cooked oatmeal is the only way to eat your oats? Think again. From jam-filled granola bars and vegan oat pancakes, to sandwich bread and breakfast cookies, there are plenty of delicious ways to enjoy this heart-healthy pantry staple.

Grab and go is the name of the game.

From sweet cinnamon rolls to savory cheddar biscuits.

I strongly recommend rounding out your brunch spread with a seasonal fruit salad that's just as hearty as it is fresh.