10 Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipes for Busy Mornings

On the lookout for easy breakfast ideas? Me too! While I will always carve out time on the weekend for a strawberry-laced Dutch baby, a tower of French toast, or an omelet, during the week I’m all about keeping it as simple as possible. I’m a strong believer that weekday mornings demand a breakfast that’s satisfying and easy as can be.

And easy can mean several different things. Sometimes an easy breakfast is one that comes together with just a few basic ingredients (looking at you, three-ingredient pancakes!). Other times, it means a morning meal I can whip up in practically no time at all, with barely an effort, or leaning on a little prep work ahead of time so come morning, the heavy lifting is already done.

From creamy overnight oats to smoothies to stuffed sweet potatoes, these are the 10 easy breakfast ideas that I keep in my regular recipe rotation.

You’ll spend less than five minutes stirring everything together, and come morning breakfast is waiting for you. The recipe makes enough to serve one, but it’s super easy to scale up to feed more or so you have leftovers for the days ahead.

Get the recipe: Blueberry Walnut Overnight Oats

If hard-boiled eggs are a staple in your house, slice them up and slide them into a pita with some chopped vegetables and a spoonful of hummus.

Get the recipe: Mediterranean Breakfast Pitas

These yogurt-filled potatoes are the number-one reason I always cook a couple of sweet potatoes during my meal prep session. Top it off with whatever fresh fruit you have on hand, and maybe even a dollop of nut butter.

Get the recipe: Sweet Morning Potato with Yogurt, Maple Syrup & Nuts

You know what makes smoothies for breakfast even easier? When all you have to do is dump a container of measured and prepped produce and pour the liquid into the blender.

Get the recipe: Super Greens Smoothie Pack

When pancakes come together with just three ingredients and the batter comes together in the blender, you know they are 100% doable on a weekday.

Get the recipe: 3-Ingredient Cottage Cheese Pancakes

While this breakfast is light, a blanket of protein-rich Greek yogurt keeps it plenty filling.

Get the recipe: Honey-Yogurt Avocado Toast

Take your pick between soaking the prepped casserole overnight then sliding it into the oven first thing in the morning, or skip the soak and bake it ahead of time. Either way, it’s totally delicious.

Get the recipe: Make-Ahead Healthy Baked Oatmeal

I’ve made Australian folded eggs dozens of times now, and they never look as good as this — but it doesn’t matter because their tender creaminess totally makes up for it. Serve the eggs on their own, on a piece of avocado toast, or with some greens.

Get the recipe: Australian Folded Eggs

This pretty pink smoothie is blended with Greek yogurt to help keep you satisfied and comes with a zing to wake up your senses first thing in the morning.

Get the recipe: Raspberry Ginger Power Smoothies

Bake up a batch of toasted muesli and you’ve got breakfast for days to come. Eat it spooned over yogurt or cottage cheese or cover it with milk (a la overnight oats).

Get the recipe: Easy Muesli