We homeschool our kids here, but that doesn’t mean that mornings can’t be crazy!
Some days, we have errands to run, homeschool group meetings to attend, or we have a chore list that seems to be a mile long and needs to get done NOW! Those are the days that I am glad we have some of these make ahead breakfasts on hand. Just grab and go! Here are some of our family’s favorite make ahead breakfast recipes.
BAKED OATMEAL
Easy to make ahead, and it keeps well on the counter for 48 hours, up to 4 days in the fridge. We make double and triple batches of this on the weekends, and have breakfast for on the go weekdays!
3 cups oats
3/4 brown sugar
1 stick melted butter
2 eggs
2 cups milk (coconut milk is awesome in this!!)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup dried fruit, chopped (optional…we used dried strawberries, blueberries, raisins etc)
Mix all the ingredients together. Pour into a 9×13 greased pan and bake in a 375° oven for 30 minutes.
WAFFLES
You can make ahead this awesome waffle mix for the weekends when you have more time, or you can use the recipe and make some waffles ahead and freeze!
12 cups of whole wheat pastry flour, or a combination of white/wheat
2 Tablespoons of baking powder
2 Tablespoons salt
4 Tablespoons sugar (sucanat, organic cane juice, other dry form of sweetener)
Mix the above ingredients and store in a tightly closed container. I put mine in a gallon sized glass jar on my pantry shelves. Use within 6 weeks.
To use the mix,
2 cups of the premade mix
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk (you want a thin batter)
4 Tablespoons melted butter, or coconut oil
Mix the wet ingredients together, and then mix in gently with the dry until just mixed. You will want your batter to be lumpy. Make your waffles and allow to cool thoroughly on a cooling rack. Stack in freezer bags and freeze. To serve again, simply pop them in the toaster or in a preheated oven for a few minutes.
YOGURT PARFAITS AND SMOOTHIES
Simply take some pint sized canning jars and add some frozen or fresh fruit at the bottom. Top with yogurt of your choice. I use plain homemade yogurt, and maybe a drizzle of honey on top of that. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. When ready to serve, top with some delicious homemade granola.
To make into a smoothie, simply use a narrow mouth jar and screw the bottom of your blender blade to the jar and whir on the blender itself!
What are some of your favorite make ahead breakfasts?
Heather’s homesteading journey started in 2006, with baby steps: first, she got a few raised beds, some chickens, and rabbits. Over the years, she amassed a wealth of homesteading knowledge, knowledge that you can find in the articles of this blog.
Michelle F. says
I have been wanting to try baked oatmeal.
Angi says
ok, putting the jar right onto the blender just revolutionized my life! I’m going to try that today.
becka says
I have never tried to baked oatmeal. My daughter loves oatmeal. I am going to try that tomorrow morning and see if she likes it! 🙂 THanks!
Brandi says
I’m more fascinated by the fact that you put the mason jar on the blender directly! I’d never realized you could do that!
Courtney says
Awesome ideas, especially the baked oatmeal! Thanks for sharing!
Jenn says
Baked oatmeal, yes please! Thanks for these – we have two kids to get ready for school each morning, and figuring out breakfast can sometimes be hectic.
Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution says
My morning routine doesn’t leave me any time for breakfast and I’ve been actually thinking about what I could do to get breakfast ready quickly in the morning. Perfect timing on the post.
Ben says
I love the yogurt parfait idea. I’m a breakfast fanatic and am always on the lookout for tasty breakfast ideas.
Thanks
cindy b says
These all look so yummy! The baked oatmeal looks to die for! Can’t wait to try it out!
Kristy Gonyer (Nature Nurture Grow) says
Hi Heather,
That is the coolest idea for the quick smoothies! I would never have thought to just screw a jar onto the blender… I always love ideas to save on dishes!
Bismah says
Delicious looking meals here! I have recently started to do make ahead dinner meals. Since I am up during the night with my youngest I feel its so much easier to prepare dinner than and place it overnight in the refrigerator. Then its just to re-warm the next day. So far it is working out great! I will have to give this make ahead breakfasts a try as well.
Sara says
nom nom nom- thanks for the ideas 😀
Tami Q. says
I could really use the baked oatmeal on busy mornings.
Barb @ A Life in Balance says
I need to make those yogurt parfaits! My kids would love those so much! We make waffles and freeze them for week day breakfast. We do the same with flapjacks.
Linda says
Ok, I’m an airhead! Never once has it occurred to me that you could use a small mouth mason jar on a blender! I am so going to do my own make ahead breakfasts and your parfait idea, it’s a keeper! Thanks for sharing these recipes and your post!
Gina B says
Yum. Now I’m going to do down and have some oatmeal!! Sounds delicious.
Chrystal @ Happy Mothering says
Baked oatmeal has been on my list to try – looks great!
Kristin says
I’m by no means the most domestic girl in the world, but I would love to surprise the hubs’ with some of these so he could take them to work!
Kathy @ www.RealFoodandRealFitness.com says
Thanks for sharing. I always like to remind people that they can have a healthy breakfast in a hurry. Thanks for posting.
Roechelle says
I am loving the baked oatmeal – I will be trying 🙂
Caitlin | The Siren's Tale says
I never realized you could connect a mason jar to a blender to mix it up… how cool!
Tracey says
I make overnight oatmeal in the slow cooker and it’s DELISH! Thanks for the ideas!
Jonathan (EcoDad) says
We used to do the baked oatmeal, but haven’t in a while. Now that we are back into the cold weather, we should probably make it again. Much healthier than some of my other grab and go breakfasts 🙂
Kylie says
Great ideas – I LOVE yogurt parfaits!
[email protected] says
Overnight oatmeal and breakfast burritos top my list. Breakfats isnt to bad at my house it’s lunch that causes problems
[email protected] says
OMG! I have totally been needing these ideas to make the morning time easier for me! I never know what to make because I am not in the mood to make something super involved! Thanks for these ideas!
Roechelle says
The baked oatmeal sounds yum 🙂 thanks for the recipes