10 easy breakfast ideas that taste as good as they look

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During the working week, setting aside precious time to make a hearty, healthy breakfast isn’t always possible. Still, the weekend presents the ideal opportunity to flex your culinary muscles and try something new. As such, we’ve handpicked ten easy breakfast ideas for you to consider for this morning’s feast.

Sweet or savoury, whatever your palate preference, we’ve found a simple and tasty breakfast recipe to help break you out of your cereal rut, you kickstart your day with more energy, and use up some of those fridge and fruit bowl leftovers.

From the new way to get your pancake fix and the power seed you need to add to your yoghurt bowl, to delectable egg-stuffed peppers and the fanciest beans on toast you’ll ever eat, keep scrolling to see our pick of flavourful but easy breakfast ideas we suggest you whip up immediately.

BAKED EGGS IN STUFFED PEPPERS

A new take on the dinnertime classic, fill your peppers with an egg and any other tasty toppings you have to hand, be it bacon bits or chilli flakes.

CHIA SEED YOGHURT BOWL

Chia seeds are a super ingredient that’ll add texture to your daily yoghurt breakfast.

BREAKFAST QUESADILLAS

Take a tortilla wrap and stuff it with your favourite savoury fillings, then fry in a pan until warm through. Our go-to is avocado, chilli, and cheese.

FRENCH TOAST STICKS

Use the same method for creating French toast but, by cutting your read into strips before frying, you turn this sweet/savoury dish into a fun experience.

SWEETCORN FRITTERS

We recommend adding a fried egg with a runny yoke atop your sweetcorn fritter stack.

POSH BEANS ON TOAST

While we’re certainly not turning our noses up at the original, using a tinned bean, such as butter beans, and cooking them in chopped tomatoes and spices will make for a elevated take on the classic dish.

NUTELLA AND BANANA PORRIDGE

Try swirling in a spoonful of Nutella into your next porridge bowl for a sweet treat, then top with your favourite fruit—banana being our preferred choice in this chocolatey scenario.

SHAKSHUKA

If you haven’t sampled this tomatoey goodness, with delicious baked eggs thrown in, then you must rectify this immediately. There’s tonnes of recipes out there—so long as you have a tomato base that isn’t too thin, you’re free to add whatever you like into the mix.

SHEET PAN PANCAKES WITH FRUIT

If you love pancakes but can’t be done with the actual cooking of them, follow a recipe for sheet pan pancakes, which you can pop in the oven to cook while you sip your coffee.

SPINACH, MUSHROOM, AND HALLOUMI EGG MUFFINS

In a muffin tray, pour your egg mix, which you can load with any toppings you like, into each section and cook until formed. Delicious—and always a hit with kids, too.