If you’re a working person with a five-day or six-day week job, then planning your breakfast on an everyday basis can be quite a hassle. What do you make, how and when you need to make it, everything becomes quite an effort.
Well, how about you check out these simple quick and easy breakfast ideas that you can put together in no time!
15 Easy Lazy Girl Breakfast Ideas
1. Overnight Oat Bowl
Into a bowl, add in ½ cup oats and 1 – 2 tbsp honey, along with a pinch of cinnamon to taste. Give it a good mix and then add in a cup of milk. Mix this well and then refrigerate this overnight. Consume the next morning along with some chopped fruits of choice.
2. Pancakes Drizzled with Syrup of Choice
In a blender, add 1/4 oats, 2 eggs and 1 banana, pinch of salt and cinnamon. Blend on high and pour the batter on a hot pan. Cook for 2 mins and then flip and cook on the other side. Serve with honey or maple syrup .
Into a mixing bowl, add in 1 cup flour, ¼ cup sugar and 1 tsp baking powder. Give it a mix and then pour in the wet ingredients, ½ cup milk, 1.5 tbsp oil, 1 egg (whisked) and 1 tsp vanilla essence. Give it a mix until well combined. Store in the refrigerator and fry them the next morning, until both sides are golden brown. Drizzle with syrup of choice.
Tip: You could also fry the pancakes the previous night and reheat them in the microwave or on a frying pan the next day.
3. Eggs with Toast
Into a pan (with butter or oil), fry your eggs the way you like it. Enjoy it with some toasted sour dough bread.
4. French Toast
Into a mixing bowl, whisk 2 eggs, with 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, vanilla extract and some sugar to taste. Dip in 3 to 4 slices of multi grain bread and fry on both sides until golden brown, with some oil on a heated pan. Drizzle with a syrup of choice and it’s ready to eat.
5. Overnight Chia Pudding Bowl
Into a bowl, add in a cup of milk, ¼ cup chia seeds, 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional) and some honey to taste. Give it a mix and set it in the refrigerator overnight.
The next morning, give it a mix, top up with some chopped fruits and enjoy.
6. Whole grain bagel with Peanut Butter and Jelly
Spread some peanut butter on whole grain bagel. Also, spread some jelly and top it up with slices of banana (optional) and it is ready to eat.
7. Buritto wraps
Make scrambled egg with spinach. Place whole wheat tortillas down onto a flat work surface. Add the eggs to it. Grate cheese on top and then tightly roll the tortilla. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Place burritos seam-side down into the hot pan and toast it with a little butter until it is lightly browned and crisp, 20 to 60 seconds. Rotate the burrito and repeat on all sides.
Wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days or tightly wrap each burrito individually in foil, and then place into a resealable freezer bag or container. Freeze up to 3 months.
8. Smoothie Bowl
Into a blender, add in frozen fruits of your choice (like bananas, berries, strawberries etc), add in 3 tbsp of milk of choice, 2 tbsp nut butter and give it a good blend until it becomes smooth. Then, add in some honey to taste and give it a quick blend until smooth and creamy.
Transfer into a bowl and top it with some chopped fresh berries of your choice, along with some nuts and seeds if you wish to.
Note: You could also pre-make this the previous night for the next day’s breakfast.
9. Baked oats
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a ramekin or oven-safe pan with cooking spray. In a blender combine 1/2 cup oats, 1 banana, 1 large egg, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp maple syrup and salt until smooth and well-blended, about 1 minute.
10. Yogurt bowl
Take 1/2 cup of natural yogurt, honey and add in fruits to it. Top it off with granola, fruits, and nut butter.
11. Berry Mousse
Berry cottage cheese mousse only has three ingredients: 1 cup frozen berries, 2 tbsp sweetener, and 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese. Add the cottage cheese to a high speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Add the frozen berries and sweeteners to the blender and blend on high until the berries are pureed. Scoop it in a bowl and add any toppings of choice.
12. Quinoa bowl
Place 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1/2 cup of almond milk, nuts and seeds of choice, 1-2 cinnamon sticks, and pinch of salt in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Cook until the grains soften and the fruit plumps up, about 10 minutes. Top with a drizzle of maple syrup and add fresh fruits. Serve hot.
13. Omelette
Whisk 3 eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper. Pour the eggs into the pan with oil or butter, tilt the pan ever so slightly to swirl and cover the surface of the pan completely. Cover the pan for 1-2mins to let the eggs cook. Once the eggs are set, you can fill the omelette with whatever you like – some grated cheese, sliced ham, fresh herbs, sautéed mushrooms or smoked salmon all work well.
14. Smoothie
To a blender add 1/4 cup of oats or homemade muesli, alogn with 1 cup of milk, 1 banana and 2 tbsp of nut butter. Add ice cube and blend on high. Add in dash of cinnamon and serve.
15. Granola – click below for healthy homemade granola recipes –