Build a Breakfast Collection You Will Use
Breakfast has the least decision time of any meal and the least tolerance for a recipe that turns out to take thirty minutes.
Organise it by time and by make-ahead, because those are the only two questions you ask at 7am.
8 recipes to start from
Each one opens as a recipe page here, with the ingredients and timings, and credits the creator who published it.
01
Pumpkin French Toast
andianne.com · 30 min · makes 10
Made with pumpkin puree, maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice. 30 min, makes 10, 7 ingredients.
02
Sourdough Bagels
countryroadssourdough.com · 9h 38m · makes 12
Made with starter, honey and toppings. 9h 38m, makes 12, 7 ingredients.
03
Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls
countryroadssourdough.com · 1h 48m · makes 12
Made with sourdough discard, instant yeast and cinnamon. 1h 48m, makes 12, 17 ingredients.
04
Banana Overnight Oats
funmoneymom.com · 5 min · makes 1
Made with old fashioned rolled oats, sweetener and ripe banana. 5 min, makes 1, 8 ingredients.
05
Mini Sausage Egg Muffins
funmoneymom.com · 35 min · makes 12
Made with frozen hash browns, spicy sausage and white onion. 35 min, makes 12, 8 ingredients.
06
Griddle Breakfast Sandwich
grillnationbbq.com · 24 min · makes 1
Made with ground country pork, ground chorizo and smoked paprika. 24 min, makes 1, 15 ingredients.
07
Strawberries and Cream Chia Pudding
jenneatsgoood.com · 6h · makes 4
Made with pure maple syrup, chia seeds and yogurt of choice for topping. 6h, makes 4, 7 ingredients.
08
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
lifestyleofafoodie.com · 35 min · makes 12
Made with pumpkin pie spice, pureed pumpkin and mini semi sweet chocolate chips. 35 min, makes 12, 12 ingredients.
What makes breakfast different to organise
- Almost everything splits into two groups: made now, or made last night. That split is more useful than any other tag here.
- The rotation is short and highly repeated, so a handful of recipes covers most of the year.
- Weekend breakfast is a different collection from weekday breakfast, and mixing them makes both harder to use.
How to build it
- Split the collection in two: under ten minutes, and made the night before.
- Keep weekend cooking in its own tag so it does not clutter the weekday list.
- Note which ones survive being doubled, since breakfast is often cooked for more people than planned.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to organise breakfast recipes?
By time and by whether it can be made ahead. Those are the two questions that decide breakfast, and no other tag gets used as often.
Can I save a breakfast recipe from a video?
Yes. Recipes can be extracted from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest as well as from recipe sites, so everything lands in one searchable collection.