Just because you have a busy morning doesn’t mean you have to skip breakfast! With these make-ahead recipes, you’ll have a tasty meal ready to go, no matter how short you are on time. Plus, these dishes are perfect for freezing so you can stock up and enjoy whenever needed. Whether you’re in the mood for a hearty breakfast burrito, frosty smoothie pack or a fruit-filled muffin, there are plenty of options to choose from. You’ll love our Get Your Greens Quiche and our Baked Banana-Nut Oatmeal Cups for a satisfying morning meal that freezes beautifully.
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Sheet-Pan Loaded Quiche
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf
This crustless sheet-pan quiche can easily serve a large group without the fuss of traditional quiche, and cleanup is a breeze. Simply cut the eggs into squares and serve as is, or sandwich each square in an English muffin for easy breakfast sandwiches.
Make-Ahead Freezer Breakfast Burritos with Eggs, Cheese & Spinach
Ali Redmond
Mornings just got easier with these satisfying breakfast burritos made with eggs, spinach, serrano peppers and cheese. These burritos can last for months in the freezer and reheat within minutes in the microwave, so keep a stash on hand for when you need a quick, healthy breakfast.
Get Your Greens Quiche
photographer: Jen Causey, food stylist: Julian Hensarling, prop stylist: Josh Hoggle
This loaded vegetable quiche packs in the greens and skips the crust, making it easy to pull together while keeping all the savory flavors of a traditional quiche.
Baked Banana-Nut Oatmeal Cups
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Muffins meet oatmeal in these moist and tasty grab-and-go oatmeal cups. They’re the perfect snack when you need something sweet and portable!
Make-Ahead Smoothie Freezer Packs
Make these easy DIY smoothie packs ahead of time and stash them in your freezer until you’re ready to whir up a fruit-filled meal or snack kids will love. This makes enough for a workweek’s worth of smoothies!
Broccoli, White Bean & Cheese Quiche
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Pricilla Montiel, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer
This quiche skips the crust but keeps all the savory goodness in the filling, featuring protein-packed white beans and savory roasted broccoli.
Apple-Pie Bread
This easy everyday apple-pie bread makes a great breakfast-on-the-go with a cup of coffee. This easy everyday apple-pie bread makes a great breakfast-on-the-go with a cup of coffee.
Sausage, Spinach & Mushroom Egg Bites
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
These protein-packed sausage, spinach and mushroom egg bites are the perfect little breakfast snack to tide you over until your next meal. Keep half the batch in the fridge for the immediate days ahead, and freeze the other half for later in the month when you don’t have time to cook but want a healthy bite to eat.
Breakfast Blueberry-Oatmeal Cakes
This oatmeal-meets-muffin-tin cake recipe is perfect for having a healthy breakfast available on busy weekdays. Make a batch on the weekend and keep them in your freezer. For a grab-and-go breakfast, reheat the oatmeal cakes in the microwave for about 40 seconds.
Freezer Bean & Cheese Burritos
Greg Dupree; Emily Nabors Hall (food); Phoebe Hauser (props)
This copycat version of store-bought frozen burritos is perfect for meal prepping. Make a big batch to store in the freezer for a healthy, packable breakfast.
Cacio e Pepe Quiche
Photographer: Stacy Allen, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
This cheesy quiche is a protein-packed twist on the classic Italian pasta dish. Tender cauliflower, combined with a creamy custard and nutty cheese, has the same bold black pepper and salty Pecorino flavor as the original dish and makes the perfect breakfast.
Vegan Banana Bread
Mashed bananas, flaxseed meal and almond milk make this healthy vegan banana bread deliciously moist and tender. While this quick and easy bread might be eggless and dairy-free, it’s just as delicious as traditional versions. Add bittersweet chocolate chips for a decadent treat.
Muffin-Tin Omelets with Feta & Peppers
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
These baked mini omelets are the perfect breakfasts on the go. With briny feta and perfectly tender peppers, they’re flavorful yet portable.
Apple-Cinnamon Muffins
These healthy apple-cinnamon muffins will put you in an autumnal state of mind no matter the time of year. Sprinkling the muffins with sugar before baking gives them a crispy top, just like a coffee-shop muffin–but these are a whole lot more nutritious than your average coffee-shop muffin, thanks to wholesome ingredients like white whole-wheat flour. Serve them for breakfast or a grab-and-go snack.
Ham & Spinach Quiche
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hauser
This ham and spinach quiche is ideal for any meal, from brunch to dinner and all the moments in between. This quiche skips the crust, making it incredibly easy to pull together even on short notice. Swap out the Cheddar cheese for Gruyère or use Swiss chard in place of the spinach for a slightly different spin.
Low-Carb Blueberry Muffins
In place of all-purpose flour, nutty almond and coconut flours make these muffins fluffy while slashing carbs. A bit of brown sugar blunts the tartness of fresh blueberries. Make these ahead for a grab-and-go breakfast for the week.
Vegan Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Having a stash of flavorful bean burritos in your freezer means you’ll always have a satisfying plant-based meal ready for a grab-and-go breakfast on a busy morning. Our vegan breakfast filling—made with tofu and prepared to mimic scrambled eggs—is tossed with beans, veggies and salsa for a delicious and ultra-satisfying meal.
Crustless Caprese Quiche
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Lydia Purcell
This light and fluffy crustless quiche is dotted with tomatoes, little bites of melty mozzarella and savory pesto. And the best part—it’s mixed, assembled and baked in a pie plate for easy cleanup.
Pumpkin-Oatmeal Muffins
These healthy pumpkin-oatmeal muffins will get you in the mood for fall. Sprinkling the muffins with pecans adds a nutty crunch to every bite. Serve them for breakfast or as a grab-and-go snack.
Easy Loaded Baked Omelet Muffins
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food Stylist: Lauren McAnelly, Prop Stylist: Maura Timmerman
Protein-packed omelet muffins, or baked mini omelets, are a perfect breakfast for busy mornings. Make a batch ahead and freeze for the days when you don’t have time for your typical bowl of oatmeal.
Carrot Cake Muffins
Carrot cake meets muffins in this healthy breakfast recipe. Whole-wheat pastry flour along with plenty of carrots and toasted walnuts add fiber while applesauce keeps the muffins moist and helps cut back on sugar.
Bacon & Brussels Sprouts Quiche
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
This crustless quiche is perfect for brunch! You can shred Brussels sprouts yourself with a sharp knife or look for pre-shredded sprouts with other prepared vegetables in your local grocery store. We love the smoky flavor of bacon, but pancetta is an easy substitute.
Muffin-Tin Quiches with Smoked Cheddar & Potato
Potatoes, cheese and greens make this mini quiche recipe delicious and satisfying. Bake up a batch over the weekend and you’ll have breakfast available in a hurry for the rest of the week.
Banana Protein Muffins
These healthy banana muffins are packed with protein thanks to ingredients like peanut butter and Greek yogurt, while white whole-wheat flour gives them a fiber boost. Serve them for breakfast or for a grab-and-go snack.
Spinach, Mushroom & Egg Casserole
Greg Dupree
This delightful spinach, mushroom and egg casserole is layered with earthy cooked mushrooms and baby spinach, fluffy eggs and nutty cave-aged Gruyère that deepens the flavor. Serve this easy casserole for breakfast, brunch or even dinner with a green salad on the side.
Mini Quiches with Sweet Potato Crust
Shredded sweet potato hash browns make up the healthy crust of these gluten-free muffin-tin quiches. This grab-and-go breakfast is super-easy to prep ahead and keep stashed in the fridge or freezer. Serve them for brunch or eat them on busy weekdays.
Lemon-Raspberry Muffins
The secret to the sparkling flavor of these delicately crumbed raspberry muffins is the strips of lemon zest finely ground into the sugar. Warm them up after thawing for a bakery-worthy breakfast.
