make ahead breakfasts - Page 2

[momma4fun]

i make muffins that have a huge butter and egg content

they are so satisfying and rich

i have never followed a recipe for them, but if you have made muffins before and remember the texture of the dough, i try to make them like that -- but they never rise like a regular muffin recipe does, the are much more dense

so here's an IDEA of what i put in

maybe 2.5 cups flour at the most

2 sticks of very softened to melted butter

3 whole eggs

2 egg yolks

a very hefty pinch of salt

baking powder

at least a 1/4 cup of maple syrup

and cinammon

then i grease the muffin pan, fill each cup up 3/4 of the way with a spoon, and bake at 325 until i can smell the muffins upstairs -- probably a good half hour, maybe more?

my kids can't get enough of them, and i sent them with my daughter to class on her b-day and everyone loved them

[Koalamom]

SWEET POTATOES!!!!!
We eat them all the time. I cook them the night before or first thing in the morning. With the cold weather comming, it warms the house up. I steam greens to go with it, or have some fresh bread, and it is so filling. I just have to watch out, I read a study that there is something in sweet potatoes that can make you have twins if you get pregnant.

[rstump]

I mostly do...

Baked Oatmeal
Pancakes
Waffles
Veggie Loaded Quiche
Crockpot Veggie Casserole
French Toast Casserole

Rice Pudding (it is quick if you are using already soaked/cooked rice)

[Rainbow2911]

I make these breakfast cookies:
Make about 8

2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup milk
1 mashed ripe banana
2 eggs
1 tbsp yogurt
Sprinkle of mixed spice (or cinnamon and cardamom would be lovely)
1 tbsp maple syrup or muscovado sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
Pinch salt
1/8 cup coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup raisins

Mix together oats, milk and yogurt. Let it sit overnight, then add the other ingredients to make a batter in the morning. Preheat the oven to 350oF/ gas mark 4. Drop the batter in cookie sized blobs on a greased baking tray and flatten slightly. Cook for 20-30 minutes, until browning at the edges.

My kids love to dip them in yogurt. I love cleaning up afterwards less... They aren't very sweet so you might want to add more sweetner if your kids have a sweet-tooth.

Another vote for baked oatmeal - I always have some portions of that in my freezer ready to go.

You can make pancakes ahead and freeze them. The reheat very quickly.

In winter I have left over soup for breakfast most days. But any kind of left overs are great.

Oat muffins are tasty but a little too light on protien for me.

Kedgeree is a very nutritious breakfast that is actually better made ahead and reheated in my opinion.

Fritata or crustless quiches are easy to make and freeze/reheat well.

[Missa]

I like to make up a ton of breakfast burritos and freeze them. My husband just heats it up in the microwave (eeek, I know but seriously he gets up at 4 am and wants something fast). Of course you can heat these up in the oven too!

So in a flour tortilla (preferably homemade using sprouted whole wheat) you can add scrambled eggs, cheese, shredded chicken or beef, veggies (like diced onions, green peppers, etc), maybe some salsa, beans, whatever you like. Roll them up and wrap in parchment paper place in freezer on tray or cookie sheet and freeze for several hours. Then put them into labled gallon size bags and place back into freezer. If you don't do the flash freeze first then the bags will fill with condensation and you'll end up with tons of tiny ice bits in the bag.

I like having these on hand and also frozen homemade pancakes because I know my husband will actually eat these instead of stopping by Jack In The Box at 4:30 am on his way to work. At first I think he missed his morning Breakfast Jack but now he says he likes what I make him more!: