15 Easy Breakfast Meal Prep Ideas To Kickstart Your Day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet we're often too starved for time to make it. Between getting the kids ready for school and preparing for a busy day of work, there's often little space left for breakfast meal prep. With just a little planning, you can create a grab-and-go breakfast that will give your family the fuel they need to work and study. Here are some breakfast meal prep ideas to start the day properly.

How To Meal Prep Breakfast 

1. Grab And Go Breakfast Smoothies And Bowls

You can whip up some of the fastest grab-and-go breakfast ideas for work in the blender.  This fruity Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe blends up in just five minutes to start your morning with a satisfying protein boost. Or, try a Matcha Coconut Kale Smoothie that’s both energizing and refreshing, packed with vibrant flavors and wholesome ingredients. Prefer eating rather than sipping your breakfast?

Equally quickly you can make a breakfast bowl by blending banana, pineapple, and acai berry puree in a bowl with some Thai Kitchen Gluten Free Unsweetened Coconut Milk to make a Tropical Acai Bowl.

2. Overnight Breakfast Ideas 

For an even faster morning, put something together the night before with these overnight breakfast recipes. Some brisk breakfast meals, like these Overnight Oats, steep overnight to develop flavor. Put some mixed berries on this Overnight Vanilla Cinnamon Chia Pudding for a healthy, tasty breakfast snack that packs a lot of energy into a small pot, no cooking required.

For something hotter, you can do most breakfast meal prep the night before and then oven-cook in the morning. This Overnight Cinnamon Roll Casserole takes just a little morning overtime to give your family a sweet start. Or try this version, Overnight Lemon Blueberry Muffin Casserole, that’s bursting with tart blueberries and rich cream cheese.

3. Slow Cooker Breakfast Recipes

For true efficiency, use your slow cooker to make breakfast. For a warm, gooey, irresistibly tasty treat, delight your family with Slow Cooker Monkey Bread that’s a snap to put together with refrigerated biscuit dough. If your cooker has a timer, then set this Slow Cooker Breakfast Tot Casserole Recipe to begin cooking two hours and 30 minutes before go time. 

4. Breakfast Ideas With Eggs

There are several egg recipes for breakfast and most of them you can make-ahead and serve over multiple days. A Breakfast Casserole takes a mere 15 minutes to assemble, and you’ll be rewarded with a hearty all-in-one dish that will be the star of your brunch. Or on a slow weekend day, invest just 10 minutes of prep time and a little over an hour of cooking time for this cheesy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole that will keep the family happy all week.

Or you could prepare these Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos in 15 minutes, freeze them, and microwave them in just three minutes. For bite-size breakfast goodness, do a little egg muffin meal prep: Try these Egg Bites that can be customized with your mix-in faves for a flavorful meal you can eat on the run.  

5. Vegan Breakfast Meal Prep 

If you're looking for something without meat or eggs, these Blueberry Oatmeal Cups are a great form of vegan breakfast meal-prep that take just 25 minutes from mixing bowl to countertop. One batch will cover multiple breakfasts and help you to reclaim your morning schedule. For something sweeter, five minutes of breakfast meal prep will deliver this Pumpkin Pie Spice Oatmeal with Coconut Milk. Four of those minutes are spent in the microwave oven which you can use to enjoy your cup of coffee and check out some more vegan breakfast ideas. 

These easy breakfast meal prep ideas can keep the family well-fed and ready for anything, even on the busiest days. Whether you're looking for a healthy start or a little early morning decadence, you can do it all without missing that all-important first meeting.