20 Meal Prep Breakfast Ideas for Starting the Day Right

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but too often we run out of time to truly enjoy the meal we crave. While a long, leisurely brunch always sounds like a good idea, sometimes we have to be practical. You could always grab a granola bar on your way out the door, but that can often lead to a rumbling stomach before lunchtime rolls around. Enter meal prep. By carving out a bit of time to cook a batch of muffins or make some overnight oats on the weekend, you can set yourself up for delicious, filling breakfasts all week long. We’ve rounded up our favorite recipes that can be made ahead, ready to be whipped out at a moment’s notice. For a simple place to start, these scrumptious breakfast sandwiches are easy to create and freeze well. The trick is baking the eggs in the oven, which allows you to cut out rounds perfectly shaped to match the size of an English muffin.

Who doesn’t love the idea of a cookie for breakfast? This recipe is made with oats, seeds and dried fruit to keep you full throughout the morning, and it can be made ahead in batches of 18 to last all week.

There are tons of ways to customize a batch of overnight oats. This recipe lays out the basics, then gives you options to add fruit, nuts or chocolate to suit your taste.

This gooey, chocolate baked oatmeal recipe is so tasty, it hardly feels like breakfast. Make it in a large casserole dish or in individual ramekins for easy portioning.