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I love breakfast. I think it’s the most important meal of the day. If you’re looking for some good breakfast ideas that won’t totally kill your healthy eating resolution, look no further.
Not only is breakfast super important if you’re going to be exercising, it’s also one of the busiest times of day (at least for me it is!) Getting kids of to school, getting ready for work…it all just makes mornings hectic. When you’re crazed and running around getting lunches together, the last thing you want to do is spend time making a healthy breakfast. Or, if you’re like me, you grab a smoothie in the morning but by 9am want something to chew…that won’t ruin your diet.
These 14 recipes are some of my favorites for that hectic morning rush. They can all be made ahead of time and frozen for quick reheating or thawing. And they’re all just a teensy bit better for you than the original versions, which is a win for everyday!
1. Healthier Banana Bread. Adding another banana and applesauce to my mom’s banana bread let’s us reduce the fat and sugar, making a better banana bread for everyday eating!
3. Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes
6. Skinny Chocolate Muffins – they’re only 102 calories each, and they have a secret ingredient full of fiber.
7. Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls. You don’t need syrup and you can make these with almond or soy milk. Plus, they’re portable!
8. Single Serve Mug Coffee Cake. Because sometimes you want one piece of coffee cake, not a whole tray.
9. Blueberry Baked Oatmeal. Like oatmeal with the texture of a granola bar, this has no butter or oil and has less sugar than regular baked oatmeal!
10. Avocado Banana Bread. I’ve made this with and without butter with smashing success. Avocado is a healthier fat and doesn’t add any flavor to the bread!
11. Pumpkin Streusel Muffins. They are chock full of healthy bran – but they do not taste like a bran muffin!
12. Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies. Cookies for breakfast is a good thing.
13. Banana Breakfast Cookies. Ditto #12, plus they are full of banana flavor!
14. Strawberries Wild Jamba Juice Copycat. For when you want a smoothie…without the price or calories of the real thing!
Last Updated on September 10, 2022
You had me at breakfast… my favorite! Pinned!
Thanks for the pin!
Thanks so much for this list! I love breakfast, but it’s getting a little boring around here. Those Wheat Germ Pancakes are seriously the fluffiest, most appetizing, face-in-the-screen pancakes I have ever seen. And I can’t wait to try the Single Serve Mug Coffee Cake as well!Â
Happy New Year! Â I had such fun looking at this. Â Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day (though it’s hard to pick since I love any chance to eat) and these are all great options! Â
I am all for a breakfast that can be made ahead of time and make the morning rush a little less stressful. Â Now I just need to make a batch of each of these and freeze them for the kids to just pull out when they are hungry! Â
These all look great! I can’t wait to try them. Pretty sure these are more exciting than my cereal or bagel.
Yes, for sure!! 🙂
Dorothy, I’ll take one of everything please. Hehe. These all look so delicious! Thanks for a great compile of breakfast recipes. 😉Â
…Uh…I should have edited my post first! I promise, I only wrote it like a 3rd grader did it for me…lol
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Happy New Year and all of that stuff! I’m out on the rig and my baker made the Baked Blueberry Oatmeal for breakfast this morning. She also made a second batch a little different by spread it out on a sheet pan. We were talking about Granola bars when we were looking over your breakfast pictures from your post last night. So she surprised me this morning with a whole tray of them using your baked Blueberry Oatmeal recipe…. she just added some oven roasted pecan’s & extra oatmeal. Both were truly awesome! Once again Myself AND our Crew thanks you for the great blog!
I’m so glad everyone liked it! And I love the pecan idea. That would make them even better. Thank you!!
Those Banana Breakfast Bars look so delicious! They look sinful, but I bet they’re pretty healthy! And the Pancake Roll-ups are one of my favorite ideas ever! So clever! And look delish! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you Sarah!
Breakfast is my favorite meal! I could eat breakfast anytime of the day. Love all these! PS I’m totally making the banana breakfast bars tonight! I’m so excited about them.
Enjoy Shannon!!
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