Meal prep ideas for breakfast
“What do you make ahead for breakfast?”
30 answers from 27 people · Updated Sep 25, 2026
smitten kitchen breakfast burritos
I finally committed to a batch cook of these and yeah. She is that bitch. My burrito stack: manchego, buttered black beans, sweet potato fries (they don’t get gross that way when u unfreeze, don’t judge), egg, sage pork sausage. And I have some stewed kale greens in salsa on the side. Yall. When I tell you…
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Are you a person who makes stuff ahead of time? If so- these are bomb! A little labor intensive so give yourself an afternoon but so so worth it. We store in freezer and then microwave for 2 minutes.
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You bake the eggs and then put together several sandwiches with cheese, meat, whatever you like. Throw some in the freezer and bake once you are ready to eat them.
make-ahead breakfast sandwiches
i am a fiend for egg and cheese on bread. i make this nyt recipe but leave out the bacon and add spinach and/or mushrooms. they reheat best if you defrost in the fridge the night before, but inevitably i forget so i just pull it out of the freezer first thing and let it warm up on the kitchen counter while i progress toward breakfast. makes my day every morning!
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I prep the fillings ahead- precook and crumble the bacon or sausage, air fry & crumble some tater tots (superior filling-to-crispy ratio vs. hash browns), pre-chop onions, and crack some eggs in a deli container. While the tortillas are warming on a skillet or griddle, I melt the cheese on top of them while I crisp up the fillings to order- last step is scrambling some eggs into the hot filling and wrapping it all up in the warmed tortilla. Easy to eat in a camp chair and minimal cleanup, plus they can be customized to order!
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A savory little breakfast that’s easy to make ahead & perfect for busy mornings. Makes 12 muffins. I also add in peppers if I have them. Ingredients 1 cup cottage cheese 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup flour (use gluten-free flour if needed) 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 4 ounces ham, diced ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 green onions, thinly sliced Directions Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan. In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, eggs, flour, baking powder & salt. Fold in the ham, cheddar cheese & green onions. Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups. Bake for 25–30 minutes, until golden brown & a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan.
Made these with chopped spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Baked at 325 for 30 mins in a water bath and they were 😋
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Eggs are challenging to cook well. This is a portable egg meal. Tasty at most temperatures.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Overnight Oats
A tasty, easy Sunday breakfast-prep for the week (I multiplied recipe by 1.5). The homemade jelly is just sweet enough, and nicely tart with the lemon. It felt like a big upgrade from standard overnight oats that I'd made in the past and grown sick of.
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Bircher muesli (aka Princess Diana overnight oats)
One of my favorite breakfasts is a version of the viral “Princess Diana overnight oats”, which is a variation on Bircher muesli. I make enough for about a week’s worth of filling breakfasts with the following ingredients. Base: 3.5 cups of sprouted rolled oats 1/3 cup chia seeds 32 oz bottle of Trader Joe’s “To the power of C” juice blend or R. W. Knudsen morning blend (I like this better than plain orange juice) About 1/2 cup of freeze dried apples or freeze dried apricots, crumbled into pieces Mix everything together and store in the fridge. Scoop into a bowl and before serving, add: Handful of chopped walnuts Fresh blueberries, or more freeze-dried fruit (berry mixes are great, so are freeze dried cherries) A few spoonfuls of plain or vanilla yogurt (I like Kite Hill Greek or Forager Greek) Optional: cinnamon, maple syrup Stir, eat cold, and enjoy
The only overnight oats I actually like, not just tolerate. Photo from a blog bc I don’t have an aesthetic pic of my own breakfast. My recipe/method, which is extremely fast and loose: Combine .5 cup oats and 1 tbs chia seeds in jar. In a separate bowl, combine milk of your choice and several spoonfuls of peanut butter. Whisk together, it will look gross but that’s okay. Pour into oats. Add more milk on top if you need more to cover oats. Add a generous dollop of jam on top. Let sit overnight.
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Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
I eat this every day. Every. Day.
Chocolate Blended Oats with Raspberry Chia Jam
prepped little jars of this for breakfast this week…WOW a nourishing treat
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Chocolate Protein Breakfast Bake
I’ve eaten this for breakfast nearly every day for at least four months now. Recently took two weeks off from it and was so excited to return to it. It comes together in about 10 minutes (plus baking time) on Sunday evening and makes six servings. The toppings make it. I usually eat it with vanilla Greek yogurt, a little basic chia pudding (I prep this on Sunday evening, too. Takes less than 5 mins), raspberries, hemp hearts, a little nut butter, and coconut whipped cream. Packs a protein and a fibre punch.
I don’t eat cold breakfasts in cold weather. This baked oatmeal reheats well and can be switched up lots of ways with different fruits, nuts, spices, and toppings. I skip the brown sugar and sub olive oil for the melted butter to save the extra butter melting step. I like this with sliced bananas for the fruit and flaky salt and tahini drizzled on at the end.
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This is kind of lame in terms of like… flavor, but what it lacks in style it makes up for in substance. Cozy and loving, packs nutrients, eat hot or cold, cut a piece and hold it in your hand to eat it while you hold your baby, put yogurt or cream on it for extra calories, drizzle syrup or jam on it for fun, will keep you alive (in your body and your soul). Freezes well too!
I make these every weekend and add jalapenos or olives to the cream cheese and then freeze them. I pull out two for breakfast before school. They make twelve, so that's five breakfasts, plus one extra. The best part of when the extras add up to a whole week.
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A weekly favorite in our kitchen. They are simple and just sweet enough. I make 2 dozen a week. They are perfect for breakfast or grab and go.
Sweet Potato and 5 Spice Muffin
Gluten-free, vegan, and sweetened with maple syrup. Very all-purpose: eat with fried eggs for breakfast; slather with butter for snack; dunk in stew for dinner. Also, did you know muffins freeze well?? Reheat in a toaster oven. From Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook It’s All Good.
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Whole-Grain Banana Yogurt Muffins Recipe
I bake these a few times a month, and the kids at school adore them. Highly recommend toasting them with butter and putting PB on top.
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Have the same breakfast everyday
I have the same fruit smoothie with roughly 30g of protein for breakfast everyday. I’m also a full time working mom and hate cleaning my blender. So, I make 4 smoothies at a time, drink 1 and freeze the other 3. Then, around dinner time, I put a frozen smoothie in the fridge to defrost overnight. It’s usually the perfect consistency by breakfast time the next day. I’ve read that women need about 30g of protein for breakfast everyday to balance out blood sugar, it really helps mine! I chose to have smoothies because I’m allergic to milk and eggs.
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I like to make mine with one whole bottle of kefir, so I can just scoop some out for a quick breakfast all week. I top mine with a nutty granola, peanut butter drizzle, and some berries.
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Every other chia pudding recipe will disappoint you after this one. Velvety, plush, super creamy. I usually use vanilla bean paste rather than a bean.
There’s no reason to not do this, and the combos are endless. Heather & lavender honey with dates, figs, & coconut Maple syrup with cherries, almonds, & cardamom Orange blossom honey with blueberries, poppyseeds, & lemon zest Etc., etc.
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Olive Oil & Maple Granola (Nekisia Davis)
Absolute staple in my house. Cut the sugar in half and don’t sweat the coconut chips if you don’t have em.
2c oats, honey, 1/4c coconut oil, chia seeds, coconut flakes, chopped walnuts
smitten kitchen easy freezer waffles
Something everyone in the house will eat! I swap out 1/2cup of flour for almond meal because I saw someone recommend this for pancakes on a blog and it works!
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Veggie mix + eggs + goat cheese
Discovered this combo by accident and it’s become the breakfast of my dreams. Make a big batch of sautéed veggies (summer squash, zucchini, frozen corn, and red onion is my go-to). Pair with eggs any style. Top with crumbled goat cheese or feta. Repeat forever.
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