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    Easy and Healthy Breakfast Recipes

    My favorite breakfast recipes include healthy options that are great for meal prep and a few indulgent recipes to enjoy on the weekend. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day!

     

    Open face breakfast burritos.

    Meal Prep Breakfast Burritos

    A cinnamon roll on a white rimmed plate.

    Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls

    Savory Dutch Baby viewed from overhead. Prosciutto and asparagus are on top of the Dutch Baby.

    Springtime Savory Dutch Baby

    A wire rack with a sheet of parchment paper on top and cinnamon biscuits.

    Bojangles Copycat Cinnamon Biscuits with Vanilla Icing

    Smooth and Silky Chocolate Gravy with Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

    A white rectangle platter filled with items for an Easter brunch grazing board against a pink marble background.

    Easter Brunch Grazing Board

    An overhead shot of a sliced zucchini coffee cake with a cup of coffee on the side.

    Easy Zucchini Coffee Cake

    A tomato tart on parchment paper topped with basil sprigs and two slices of tart coming out on the side.

    Southern Tomato Tart

    A cutting board with granola, a glass of milk, and bananas.

    Cherry Pecan Granola

    A grey plate with a slice of toast topped with ricotta, honey, and fresh blueberries with a bowl of ricotta in the background.

    Homemade Fresh "Ricotta" Cheese

    A square pan lined with parchment paper and filled with sliced squares of banana bread.

    Healthy Banana Bread

    An overhead shot of a plate of ricotta French toast with strawberry syrup with a glass of orange juice on the side.

    Overnight Ricotta French Toast

    A collage of photos for a make-ahead waffle bar.

    Make-Ahead Holiday Waffle Bar

    A white casserole dish filled with gingerbread baked oatmeal and topped with pear slices.

    Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal with Pears and Cranberries

    A yellow Dutch oven with a chocolate rye boule inside.

    Chocolate Rye Boule with Cherries and Walnuts

    A cinnamon apple cake with two slices cut out on a piece of parchment paper with a navy blue background.

    Whole Wheat Cinnamon Apple Cake

    A close-up shot of apple cider donuts with maple glaze.

    Healthy Baked Apple Cider Donuts

    A white bowl filled with grits and cinnamon apples sitting on a taupe and cream gingham napkin.

    Cheddar Grits Bowl with Apples and Turkey Sausage

    A green plate piled high with apple cinnamon donut holes.

    Baked Apple Cider Donut Holes

    A cooling wire rack with pumpkin cream cheese streusel muffins and a pumpkin in the background.

    Pumpkin Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins

    Create your own festive build your own pancake bar with a holiday theme! Great for a Christmas brunch or Santa breakfast. Includes eggnog pancakes, gingerbread pancakes, and lots of festive toppings!

    The Ultimate Build Your Own Pancake Bar - Holiday Style!

    A slice of peach crumb coffee cake on a white countertop with a vase of dahlias in the background.

    Peach Crumb Coffee Cake

    An overhead shot of Moka Chocolate Chip Muffins on wrinkled white parchment paper with one muffin broken in half.

    Moka Chocolate Chip Muffins - a Kaldi's Coffeehouse copycat!

    Overhead picture of a stack of blueberry pancakes with butter on them.

    My Favorite Wild Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

    A ceramic blue and white tray filled with raisin bran muffins on a blue dish towel.

    Raisin Bran Muffins

    A strawberry buttermilk cake on a floral plate with a knife and bowl of strawberries on the side.

    Simple Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

    This recipe for filled pancakes, also known as Ebelskivers, are filled with a butter Bananas Foster compote and are the perfect way to put a little "hygge" into weekend brunch.

    A Very Hygge Breakfast: Bananas Foster Ebelskivers

    Glazed lemon poppyssed muffins on a wire rack with a container of yogurt in the background.

    Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Fresh Raspberry Glaze

    This recipe for Caramelized Banana Blueberry Baked Oatmeal is so easy to make and is perfect to have for breakfast during the week! It packs easily for work and the leftovers are delicious!

    Caramelized Banana Blueberry Oatmeal

    Banana Bran Muffins

    Banana Bran Muffins

    Maple Bacon Donuts are baked, not fried, for a lower-fat but delicious indulgence. Dipped in a brown butter maple glaze and crispy pieces of candied bacon!

    Maple Bacon Baked Donuts

    A loaf of crusty bread inside of a yellow Dutch oven.

    Dutch Oven Rosemary Raisin Bread

    Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins

    Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins

    A loaf of sliced grapefruit cake on a white platter with flowers and a cup of tea on the side.

    Olive Oil Grapefruit Cake

    A grey plate with migas and refired black beans with a fork and jar of taco sauce on the side.

    Migas with Chorizo and Poblano Peppers

    Slightly overhead view of two blueberry muffins.

    Blueberry Muffins with Honeyed Oat Streusel

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    These easy Peach BBQ Chicken Kabobs have been one of my favorite meals this summer - they are easy to marinate in Rubbermaid Brilliance containers!

    Easy One-Dish Peach BBQ Chicken Kabobs

    A grilled steak sandwich with peaches on a pink rimmed plate.

    Balsamic Flat Iron Steak Sandwich

    Two bowls with foil packs of grilled shrimp, corn, and potatoes.

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