Baked Vanilla Donuts

Super simple vanilla cake donuts dunked in chocolate frosting!

I don't know why, but I tend to forget about how quick homemade donuts are to make. And every time I finally get around to making them, I kick myself for not doing it sooner. Most of the recipes I've tried so far are cake donut style, which is my preference. Once the batter is ready, it's just 8 minutes of cooking time. That's it! Faster than a lot of other breakfast recipes out there for sure. These are super simple and super quick. You have to try them!

English Muffin French Toast Sticks

Traditional French toast with a crunchy dipping twist!

For as long as I can remember, I've enjoyed having an occasional English muffin for breakfast with peanut butter on it while it's fresh out of the toaster so the peanut butter can get all melty. So I thought it would be such a delicious treat to turn crunchy English muffins into little French toast sticks (which I also love). They still held onto a little bit of their crunch and were super easy to make!

Copycat McDonald's Pancakes

When you have a hankering for McDonald's pancakes, but you don't want to leave your house, I've got you covered!

When I was a kid, we had Dairy Queen and Burger King and that was about it in the area I grew up in. Occasionally we went to the bigger town almost an hour away and would get Arby's. It was pretty exciting when we got a McDonald's and we ate there a bit more when it was new. I personally loved getting the pancakes for breakfast. I like getting the frozen Eggo kind because they remind me so much of McDonald's pancakes (let's be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if they are the same thing or close to), so, of course, I jumped at the opportunity to try a copycat. I love copycats. These definitely aren't exact but they are close and they were great!

Creamed Chipped Beef

A classic breakfast with chipped beef and rich gravy over toast.

I have always been pretty anti-gravy. However, when I was younger there was one exception: my grandma's chipped beef gravy. I had this recipe saved for so long and finally really had a craving for it and wanted it desperately. It tasted just like how I remembered and Nick and the kids loved it too, so it's definitely something we'll eat often.

Blueberry Pie Yogurt Parfaits

This stunning yogurt parfait has all the flavors of blueberry pie and is a perfect breakfast or snack!

I pretty much eat yogurt for breakfast every day and have for a good while now. When I have the opportunity, I love making parfaits. There's something so satisfying about the different layers in the cup. I don't particularly care for blueberry pie - it's okay - but I love the elements of the pie in this yogurt parfait. I mean grahams and yogurts with fresh blueberries - YUM!

S'mores Baked Donuts

These baked donuts are double glazed and then topped with marshmallows and graham crackers!

I could have sworn that I have made s'mores donuts before, but apparently not. I always forget how easy and quick donuts are to make and so I was really excited about these and they did not disappoint. They have a white glaze, then a chocolate glaze, then marshmallow topping, and graham cracker crumbs. Seriously...these are so good!

Peach Crumble Waffles

Dessert for breakfast with fluffy waffles, peach pie topping, and a cinnamon oat crumble.

Over the years, I've made many different kinds of waffles - some of them were ones that I would all of a sudden be craving but had never had before. That is how these Peach Crumble Waffles were born. I was like, I want streusel on a waffle. I think I originally had set out to make blackberry crumble waffles but could not find any blackberry pie filling. I still would love to make it eventually. Basically, you could do any flavor of pie filling you can find: apple, cherry, blueberry, etc. Nick loves peaches though, so this ended up being a really good alternative to blackberries.

Peanut Butter & Banana Oatmeal

Start off the morning with an easy oatmeal recipe with the classic combo of peanut butter and bananas.

I think it's really funny that I can eat sliced bananas with other food but not a whole banana by itself. It's the weirdest thing, but anyways I have been craving peanut butter all the time for the past couple years. I want all the peanut butter treats and snacks. I was excited for this breakfast because I love oatmeal and love the idea of "churching" up plain ol' oats with things you probably have in your pantry. It was quick and fantastic and it makes 4 servings, so if you want, you can store it in the fridge for another couple days worth of breakfast!

French Vanilla Chai Cinnamon Rolls

Cake mix and chai spices make these cinnamon rolls extraordinary.

Cinnamon rolls make me so happy. I don't think I've met one I didn't like. I had these specific cinnamon rolls saved because of how much Nick loves chai. The cake mix gives a different texture to these and the chai mix instead of just cinnamon sugar made these really wintery in my opinion. Still pure comfort food but ever so different.

Swirled Nutella Cheesecake Muffins

When you want a little sweet treat for breakfast, look no further than these yummy Nutella cheesecake muffins!

I tend to keep breakfast recipes on my meal plan and recycle them for months before I finally make them. I'm not sure why I do this when breakfast recipes rarely take long to make and I typically love them. This one was no different. The cheesecake swirl is so good and I loved the sugary topping too. They were such a nice sweet treat for breakfast!

Eggs Benedict

The most decadent breakfast out there with toasted muffins, ham, a poached egg, and rich hollandaise sauce.

I am back finally about 2 years later to post a successful eggs benedict! I did it!! :) I posted about my first attempt that was super stressful and didn't end up in a successful hollandaise or poached egg. I did a lot of research and had already tried to figure out what to do if the sauce broke. This video helped me a ton. I played it over and over again when I was preparing and while I was doing it. I tried my best to learn the timing of how to do it, so I didn't mess it up. Time management is key! I used a combination of Gimme Some Oven and Gordon Ramsay for this recipe. I want to say I would remove my sauce from the heat and whisk with a small splash of boiling water in vigorously until it came back together. I had to do it multiple times but it did finally work and was a beautiful sauce!

Copycat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole

This no-fuss recipe is the perfect side dish for any big breakfast spread!

I couldn't share the pancakes recipe without sharing the reason why everyone goes to Cracker Barrel, right? I just assume that. This is easy to make and goes so well when you have to serve a crowd (when we're allowed to do that again, I guess) - especially for the holiday breakfasts.

Copycat Cracker Barrel Pancakes

This classic buttermilk pancake recipe is something you want to have in your recipe arsenal!

I love going to Cracker Barrel and eating from their breakfast menu. I honestly cannot think of a time that I got an actual main dish/lunch/supper recipe there. It's always breakfast! I love their pancakes and wanted to try out this copycat at home. I have to admit, it's missing something, but it's still a perfectly solid classic pancake recipe.

Easy Sausage Gravy

4 ingredients plus salt and pepper and you have the best breakfast gravy ever!

Never in a million years did I think that a gravy recipe would make its way to my favorites list, but here we are! I started making gravy more regularly a few years ago because Nick and Cami both like it on mashed potatoes and in the 13 1/2 years I've been married, I basically never made gravy or purchased it for mashed potatoes. I was really surprised at how easy and quick it is and since Nick, Cami, and Matthew all love biscuits and gravy, I wanted to learn how to make a proper sausage gravy for them. I wanted to try it and give it another chance and it turns out that I really liked it too! A win all around!

Salted Caramel Muffins

Sweet dense little muffins with a salted dulce de leche swirl and caramel bits on top!

This is one of the breakfast recipes I had on my monthly meal plan for years. I know that sounds crazy but I really hate making breakfast recipes and so I stopped trying to do three a week. I tried 2 a week and it still wasn't working. Now I only plan one a week and most weeks, I don't make it *awkward shrug* I am not a morning person and sometimes I get too wrapped up in things to make a breakfast recipe for the next day. I like muffins because they are quick to throw together and if I manage to not make too much of a mess in the muffin tin, fairly easily clean up versus making pancakes or waffles or donuts. I loved the salty caramel in this SO much.

Lemon Raspberry Dutch Baby Pancake

Breakfast has never been better with this huge, airy pancake with tart lemon curd and raspberries!

I tried Chrissy Teigen's  Dutch Baby Pancakes recipe and posted it a few months ago (I even mentioned this recipe in the bottom of the post!) - I've kind of had them on my mind since then and really wanted to make a recipe with berries (as I mentioned in that post). I have never in my life had lemon curd and wasn't sure how I would feel about it. It was SO good. The kind I got was very tart - honestly reminded me a little of a Warhead but without the bitterness. This dutch baby was insanely good. The raspberry and lemon curd combo was killer. I cannot wait to make more of these with different flavor profiles - and try more recipes with lemon curd.

Breakfast Burritos

Homemade hashbrowns, sausage, and egg burritos with loads of toppings are a great way to start the day!

I'm unsure how Nick stumbled upon it, but he got us all hooked on Parry Gripp songs. One of our favorites is Breakfast Burrito. It's absolutely ridiculous but it's the anthem when we make our breakfast burritos. I'm not reinventing the wheel here by posting this recipe, but I do really enjoy it. It has homemade hashbrowns and not pictured is the avocado I put on my burrito. I love that these breakfast burritos have a more Mexican feel to it with salsa, cilantro, and avocado in it.

Caprese Florentine Quiche

This quiche has layers of tomato, basil, and spinach nestled in a hashbrown crust!

I love quiches and frittatas. I tend to gravitate more towards frittatas because they don't have the pie crust. However, this quiche has a hashbrown crust and it has layers of all my favorite things. So it won me over very easily. Tomatoes, spinach, basil plus mozzarella cheese - I mean come on!

Better Than Bakery Blueberry Streusel Muffins

These streusel topped muffins are packed with blueberries - fresh blueberries AND a blueberry sauce swirl!

My husband, Nick, often says that the only muffins he'll eat are topped with streusel otherwise they are just a sad, unfrosted cupcake. I'm not that biased, but I do have to admit that I love a streusel-topped muffin so dang much. While I don't find these better than my favorite bakery muffin (that's basically a cupcake), I do enjoy these gorgeous muffins topped with streusel.

Butterfinger Maple Bars

Quick and easy homemade maple bars topped with a drizzle of chocolate and chopped Butterfingers for an out of this world breakfast treat!

The last donut recipe I posted was the Maple Bars recipe that this one uses. The original recipe creator used leftover maple bars and just warmed them in the microwave and added the chocolate and Butterfingers. I don't like maple bars typically, but I enjoy this homemade version with refrigerated buttermilk biscuits. I knew the addition of Butterfingers and chocolate would be insanely good and, of course, it was and the whole family loved them!