The humble omelet suddenly seems like a luxury breakfast.
With egg prices reaching record highs, the same goes for scrambles and skillets, benedicts and breakfast burritos. As restaurants continue to charge egg surcharges and grocery stores limit the number of eggs consumers can buy, it’s a good time for many of us to consider moving beyond the shell shock and switching up the old breakfast routine.
While the egg has long been a protein-powering workhorse for early risers everywhere, there are plenty of other morning meal options out there. From hearty overnight oats to fluffy, fruit-topped pancakes, the following breakfast recipes are all easy to make, offering home cooks fresh ideas for breakfasts that require no eggs, or fewer eggs, and still taste great.
Egg-free breakfast recipes
- MONKEY BREAD
Your house will smell like a bakery when you create this four-ingredient, cinnamon-studded Monkey Bread. It takes a mere 10 minutes to cut up the ready-made biscuit dough, shake it with McCormick Ground Cinnamon and sugar, top it all butter and toss it in the oven to bake. Once it cools, pull it apart for a sticky morning treat.
- HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS
If you’ve never made cinnamon rolls, you might be surprised at just how easy it is. After mixing the dough, simply roll it out into a rectangle, top it with butter and cinnamon sugar, fashion it into a log, and slice it into 12 portions. Bake the rolls with the kids on the weekend, and you’ll have a delicious, on-the-go breakfast option for the days ahead. Save your eggs for other recipes, because this one is great without!
- OVERNIGHT OATS
When you make these Overnight Oats, you can look forward to waking up to a healthy, hearty breakfast, loaded with oats, plain Greek yogurt, milk and honey, and topped with your favorite fruit and crunchy seeds or nuts. A small jar of these should keep you feeling productive and full ‘til lunch.
- TROPICAL ACAI BOWL
This Acai Smoothie Bowl emits vacation vibes from the comfort of your own kitchen. Made with acai berry puree, Thai Kitchen Unsweetened Coconut Milk bananas, pineapple and hint of vanilla, you can customize each bowl with your choice of toppings. Impress the whole family by setting up an Acai Bowl buffet, with bowls of sliced berries, shredded coconut, chia seeds and other flavors you love.
- STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
It takes just five minutes to blend together this mix of banana, strawberries, orange juice, McCormick Ground Cinnamon, honey and yogurt. On hectic mornings, this nutrient-rich, on-the-go breakfast will power you through whatever lies ahead.
Breakfast recipes that stretch egg supplies
- CINNAMON CRUNCH BANANA BREAD
Cinnamon plus bananas may be the most underrated combo ever. See for yourself with this cozy quick bread, which is super moist, thanks to mashed bananas and sour cream, and punctuated with a sugary crunch from the cinnamon topping. It uses just two eggs for 18 servings, so you can stretch your supply into other dishes.
- CHICKEN AND WAFFLE CASSEROLE
Chicken and waffles are a classic pairing, but traditionally, the meal entails a lot of work. That is, unless you’re making this casserole, which melds chicken strips with frozen waffles, eggs and milk — along with honey, vanilla and McCormick Crushed Red Pepper — in a one-pan casserole. It uses just four eggs for eight savory-sweet servings, but you won’t be sacrificing any flavor.
- PESTO EGGS
One egg can go a long way when the planets align, as they do in this savory morning dish. The egg is cooked in homemade pesto, and then slid on top of a piece of crusty, toasted bread and topped with more pesto for a garden-fresh breakfast that will jumpstart your day, while treading lightly on your egg supply.
- EVERYTHING BAGEL AVOCADO TOAST
When topped with a perfectly poached egg, mashed avocado, a squeeze of lime and McCormick Everything Bagel All Purpose Seasoning, this avocado toast manages to be better than the sum of its parts. This simple meal is ready in 15 minutes and tastes as high-end as a fancy hotel breakfast.
- BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
The time-honored muffin deserves a regular spot in your breakfast rotation. Especially this blueberry-rich recipe, which requires just one egg for a dozen muffins. Spiced with grated orange peel and McCormick All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract, there’s a lot going on here!
- FLUFFY PANCAKES
Who says pancakes should be limited to weekends? You can make, flip and plate these airy cakes in just over 15 minutes and surprise the kids on a school day. Plus, the recipe calls for just one egg, making it an ideal recipe for a family on a budget. Top the flapjacks with fruit for a nutritional boost.
