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53 Breakfast Recipes Guaranteed to Make You a Morning Person

Egg sandwiches, avocado toasts, and all the oatmeals to make your first meal of the day count.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen

Consider this list your breakfast recipes cheat sheet—the place to find all the decadent three-ingredient chia puddings, satisfying breakfast pastries, and elegantly embellished avocado toasts actually worth getting out of bed for. But don’t stress: You won’t need to be up before dawn to get it right! Many of the recipes here are the kind of make-ahead breakfasts you can prep the night before, so you can throw off the covers and dive into your overnight oats just a few minutes before your first Zoom call. And for the days you’ve got less time to plan? Try a smoothie or perfectly fluffy omelet. From a messy, fill-you-up-till-lunchtime egg sandwich chock-full of jammy onions to nutritious breakfast ideas like a vibrant, herby shakshuka to homemade cashew yogurts for a fully vegan breakfast, there’s something for everyone on this list. What’re you waiting for? The best breakfast recipes await you.

  • Egg and jammy onions breakfast sandwich recipe
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    Healthyish Breakfast Sandwiches

    You may not mistake these jammy-crisp, slow-cooked onions for bacon, but they are truly exceptional as a stand-in.

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    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Gluten-Free Apple and Oat Muffins

    Spiced with just enough cinnamon and sweetened with maple syrup, these gluten-free muffins are the breakfast treat of the season.

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  • A wellbrowned frittata on a platter cut into wedges.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, styling by Molly Baz
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    Use-It-Up Frittata

    You can put whatever you want in it, and you don’t even need to turn on your oven.

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  • A bowl of caramelized plantain parfait with fruit and yogurt
    Photo by Rick Martinez
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    Caramelized Plantain Parfait

    When the plantains are pan-fried, the outside caramelizes and forms a hard shell while the inside becomes soft and custardy.

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