Breakfast Ideas and Recipes

Pancake Recipes

Easy

Everyday Pancakes

Mark Bittman

20 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Jerrelle Guy

40 minutes

Easy

Banana Pancakes

Samantha Seneviratne

20 minutes

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Genevieve Ko

20 minutes

Easy

Vegan Pancakes

Gena Hamshaw

20 minutes

Easy

Fresh Corn Pancakes With Blueberry Sauce

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Whole-Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Gingerbread Pancakes

Yossy Arefi

About 30 minutes

Japanese Soufflé Pancakes

Daniela Galarza

30 minutes

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Best Scrambled Egg Recipes

Easy

Extra-Creamy Scrambled Eggs

J. Kenji López-Alt

5 minutes

Editors’ Pick

The Best Scrambled Eggs

Mark Bittman

40 minutes

Easy

Breakfast Burritos

Yewande Komolafe

20 minutes

Velvety Scrambled Eggs

J. Kenji López-Alt

5 minutes, plus optional resting

Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs With Tomato)

Joan Nathan

25 minutes

Migas With Tortillas and Beans

Karen Olsson, Juan in a Million

10 minutes

Easy

Greek Scrambled Eggs

Mark Bittman, Diane Kochilas

30 minutes

Aloo Anday (Potatoes and Scrambled Eggs)

Zainab Shah

45 minutes

Soft Scrambled Eggs With Pesto and Fresh Ricotta

Melissa Clark

5 minutes

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Breakfast Casseroles

Breakfast Casserole

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 20 minutes

Spinach and Gruyère Breakfast Casserole

Melissa Clark

1 hour 50 minutes, plus at least 8 hours chilling and 10 minutes resting

Hash Brown Casserole

Naz Deravian

1 hour 45 minutes

Buttery Breakfast Casserole

Melissa Clark

1 1/2 hours, plus 4 hours or overnight chilling

Baked French Toast With Oat Crumble Topping

Melissa Clark

1 1/2 hours, plus 4 hours' resting

Potato-Kale Casserole and Eggs

Melissa Clark

50 minutes

Easy

Sausage, Egg and Kale Casserole

Susan Spungen

1 hour

Indian-Spiced Tomato and Egg Casserole

Melissa Clark, Floyd Cardoz

1 hour

Sausage and Egg Tater Tot Casserole

Romel Bruno

1 1/4 hours

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Weekend Breakfast Ideas

Irish Cream Coffee Cake

Lidey Heuck

2 hours

Easy

Breakfast Potatoes

Naz Deravian

About 1 hour

Berry Jam Buns

Yossy Arefi

About 1 1/2 hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising

Easy

Air-Fryer Bacon

Eleanore Park

15 minutes

Easy

Chilaquiles Verdes

Bryan Washington

20 minutes

Easy

Quick Smoked Salmon Tart

Christian Reynoso

45 minutes

Easy

Monte Cristo

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Menudo

Bryan Washington, Mely Martínez

3 1/2 hours

Easy

Sausage, Egg and Kale Casserole

Susan Spungen

1 hour

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Healthy Breakfast Recipes

Healthy

Green Smoothie

Ali Slagle, Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

10 minutes

Healthy

Energy Bars

Genevieve Ko

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Denver Omelet

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Overnight Oats

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes, plus overnight soaking

Tea Eggs

Genevieve Ko

30 minutes, plus 1 day’s soaking

Whole-Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Savory Steel-Cut Oats With Fried Egg and Za’atar

David Tanis

25 minutes

Easy

Banana Nut Breakfast Bars

Sohla El-Waylly

1 hour

Easy

Butternut Squash Congee With Chile Oil

Hetty Lui McKinnon

45 minutes

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Biscuit, Muffin and Scone Recipes

Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins

Marian Burros

40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling

Easy

Brown-Butter Maple Muffins

Yossy Arefi

50 minutes

Pumpkin-Ginger Oat Scones

Genevieve Ko

45 minutes, plus cooling

Flaky Folded Biscuits

J. Kenji López-Alt

45 minutes, plus freezing

Buttermilk Sugar Biscuits

Eric Kim, Briana Holt

1 hour

Gruyère and Black Pepper Scones

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes

Upside-Down Caramel-Apple Muffins

Melissa Clark

55 minutes

Triple-Ginger Muffins

Lidey Heuck

35 minutes, plus cooling

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Yewande Komolafe

2 hours 10 minutes

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Smoothie Recipes

Roasted Mango or Banana Lassi

The New York Times, Niven Patel

40 to 50 minutes, plus chilling

Healthy

Green Smoothie

Ali Slagle, Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

10 minutes

Strawberry, Millet and Banana Smoothie

Martha Rose Shulman

5-10 minutes

Blood Orange Smoothie With Grapes and Red Quinoa

Martha Rose Shulman

5 to 10 minutes

Green Smoothie With Cucumber and Cumin

Martha Rose Shulman

2 minutes

Easy

Mango Lassi

Zainab Shah

5 minutes

Pineapple and Millet Smoothie

Martha Rose Shulman

Time: 5-10 minutes

Deep Purple Blueberry Smoothie With Black Quinoa

Martha Rose Shulman

5 to 10 minutes

Pineapple-Basil Smoothie

Martha Rose Shulman

2 minutes

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Homemade Granola Recipes

Easy

Seeded Pecan Granola

The New York Times, Morgan Bordenave, Jon & Vinny's

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Eleven Madison Park Granola

Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm

40 minutes

Whole Grain Granola

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Easy

Granola Bites

Genevieve Ko

20 minutes

Banana Granola With Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Walnuts

Jerrelle Guy

1 hour, plus cooling

Healthy

Coconut Granola Bars

Martha Rose Shulman

1 hour

Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

Healthy

Flax and Mixed Grains Granola

Martha Rose Shulman

1 hour

Coconut Almond Cluster Granola

Melissa Clark

1 hour, plus cooling

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Breakfast in 10 Minutes Or Less

Easy

Crispy Parmesan Eggs

Melissa Clark

10 minutes

Healthy

Green Smoothie

Ali Slagle, Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

10 minutes

Cinnamon Toast

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Easy

Overnight Oats

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes, plus overnight soaking

Ferran Adrià’s Potato Chip Omelet

Alexa Weibel, Ferran Adrià

10 minutes

Easy

Oatmeal

Ali Slagle

15 minutes

French Toast

Genevieve Ko

10 minutes

Easy

Microwave-Steamed Eggs

Eric Kim

10 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Eggs on Toast

Genevieve Ko

10 minutes

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Frittata Recipes

Loaded Baked Frittata

Genevieve Ko

45 minutes

Grain Frittata With Chile, Lime and Fresh Herbs

Ali Slagle

About 20 minutes

Healthy

Mushroom and Spinach Frittata

Martha Rose Shulman

About 45 minutes

Pimento Cheese Frittata

Vallery Lomas

35 minutes

Roasted Asparagus Frittata

Mark Bittman

25 minutes

More-Vegetable-Than-Egg Frittata

Mark Bittman

30 minutes

Matzo Frittata

Susan Spungen

1 hour 15 minutes

Bombay Frittata

Mayukh Sen, Nik Sharma

30 minutes

Healthy

Onion and Thyme Frittata

Martha Rose Shulman

1 hour 40 minutes

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More Breakfast recipes

Easy

Wild Rice Porridge

Kevin Noble Maillard, Dwayne Jarman

25 minutes

Lemon Soufflé French Toast

Melissa Clark

5 hours 20 minutes

Easy

Brown Sugar Sheet-Pan French Toast

Melissa Clark

4 hours 45 minutes

Easy

Miso Roasted Salmon

Eric Kim

15 minutes plus overnight marinating

Sausage, Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Spinach Gomaae

Eric Kim

20 minutes

Easy

Everyday Dal

Priya Krishna

15 minutes

Easy

Chocolate Doughnut Muffins

Yossy Arefi

50 minutes

Easy

Skillet Eggs With Garam Masala and Tomatoes

Melissa Clark

35 minutes

Easy

Vegan Banana Bread

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Irish Cream Coffee Cake

Lidey Heuck

2 hours

Homemade Pop-Tarts

Margaux Laskey

About 2 hours, plus cooling

Easy

Monte Cristo

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Hoecakes

Ramin Ganeshram, Justin Cherry

About 2 1/2 hours

Crumpets

Lidey Heuck

About 1½ hours

Easy

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Genevieve Ko

50 minutes

Healthy

Green Smoothie

Ali Slagle, Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

10 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Frittata

Sohla El-Waylly

30 minutes

Healthy

Energy Bars

Genevieve Ko

1 1/2 hours

Rosca de Reyes

Christina Morales, Caroline Lange, La Monarca Bakery

About 2 hours

Healthy

Açaí Bowl

Naz Deravian

15 minutes

Easy

Baked Oatmeal

Lidey Heuck

50 minutes

Spinach and Gruyère Breakfast Casserole

Melissa Clark

1 hour 50 minutes, plus at least 8 hours chilling and 10 minutes resting

Berry Jam Buns

Yossy Arefi

About 1 1/2 hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising