The Best Recipes for Breakfast In Bed - MyRecipes (2024)

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Sometimes, breakfast in bed is just so much better. With these great picks of incredibly delicious and easilyservable options, eating breakfast from the comfort of your own cozy oasis has never been tastier.Treat yourself to some of the best breakfast options ever, such as pancakes stacked a mile high, scrumptious cinnamon rolls, or a fresh omelet. And of course, don't forget the piping hot coffee.

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Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Kaiserschmarrn Recipe

Kaiserschmarrn is an Austrian dessertnamed for a former emperor who loved shredded pancakes. In this indulgent version, we created the fluffiest pancake you've ever had, cut it into pieces, gave it crispy, buttery edges, and served it with lucious toppings like raspberry and chocolate. It truly is a breakfast fit for royalty. Go ahead and eat in bed;the bite-sized pieces make it less messy than regular pancakes.

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Be-Still-My-Heart Breakfast Pizza Recipe

As delicious as cold,last-night's pizza can be for breakfast,some occasionscall for a little something extra. Perfectly cooked eggs, tender heart-shaped dough with a crisp bottom, and traditional hot Italian sausage makethe cutest morningpizza. Add whatever extra toppings you, or whomever you're making this for, love. Just make sure not to crack the egg into the bacon heart, because it won't cook.

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Raspberry and Cream Cheese Danish Roll Recipe

Make holiday mornings even more special with this raspberry danish. Tender, golden dough filled with fruity jam enriched with cream cheese creates the perfect pastry to serve family and friends. Master the jelly roll technique by following the steps in this simple recipe.

Broiled Grapefruit with Ginger and Maple Cream

Broiled Grapefruit with Ginger and Maple Cream Recipe

Not overly sweet, this elegant, seasonal dessert is a grapefruit-lover's delight. To whip the maple-infused cream into fluffy peaks with ease, start with a frozen metal bowl and whisk. Using chilled tools helps the cream to develop and hold body quickly.

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Sweet Potato Home Fries with Eggs Recipe

With the sweet potatoes already roasted the day before, this breakfast is ready in a flash. Serve with 1 orange or 2 clementines to complete the meal.

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Easiest Cinnamon Rolls Ever Recipe

Holiday mornings and chilly afternoons are made complete with warm, gooey cinnamon rolls. If you want to make them for breakfast, you can make the rolls the night before, cover them well, and refrigerate the unbaked rolls overnight. Just let them come to room temperature before baking them as directed. If you prefer a more gooey roll, bake for less time.

Chocolate Buckwheat Waffle with Juicy Berries

Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles with Juicy Berries Recipe

I've remade the typical syrup-doused waffle breakfast into a lower-sugar, fruit-forward, gluten-free, whole-grain plate with 273 fewer calories. In place of refined all-purpose flour, I go with gluten-free buckwheat flour, which adds 2.4g filling fiber per serving; strawberries add another 2.4g. Barely sweetened berries and yogurt replace maple syrup, slashing 18g added sugar per serving.

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Creamy Brioche and Egg Bake Recipe

This stand alone breakfast dish is an upgrade from the usual breakfast casserole.Baking eggs in brioche and heavy cream allows for perfectly set, soft, and runny eggs. Fresh herbs andrich eggand meaty sausageflavors round out this bake and give it irresistable texture. Ask for brioche at your local grocery store or bakery and they are sure to have it.

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Steel Cut Oatmeal with Apples Recipe

Wake up to the smell of oats, subtle coconut, warm spices, and Granny Smith apples. All you have to do is letyour slow cooker or Instant Pot to make breakfast. What could be better than that? This recipe serves 10 and is gluten-free, so it's perfect for serving family and friends during the holidays.

Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins

Blueberry-Sour Cream Muffins Recipe

When our crumbly-crisp topping meets the light, fluffy belly of this muffin, you'll swoon.

Frangelico Coffee

Frangelico Coffee Recipe

Start with strong-brewed French-roast coffee, add a splash of hazelnut liqueur, and finish with vanilla bean, cream, and sugar. Because what better way is there to kick off a festive brunch or settle down to dessertthan with a spikedcup of coffee?

Overnight Coffee Cake

Overnight Coffee Cake Recipe

You can whip up this sweet breakfast at night, and chill it. When you wake up the next morning, pop it in the oven then crawl back in bed for 30 minutes while it bakes.

Triple-Berry Muffins

Triple-Berry Muffins Recipe

Here's a breakfast muffin you don't have to feel bad about. Weopted for canola oil over butter, incorporated 50% white whole-wheat flour,and kept the added sugar low by leaning on the sweetness of ripe summer strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.Peaches will be a welcome addition later in the season.

3-Ingredient Pancakes

3-Ingredient Pancakes Recipe

These single-serving pancakes are a bit more like the custardy center bite of French toast: fluffy, eggy, and golden delicious.

Simple Screwdriver

Simple Screwdriver Recipe

Vodka and orange juice–it doesn’t get much easier.Here's to everyone's favorite brunch co*cktail!

Pancetta, Fried Egg, and Red-Eye Gravy Oatmeal

Pancetta, Fried Egg, and Red-Eye Gravy Oatmeal Recipe

Blueberry Açaí Smoothie Bowl

Blueberry Açaí Smoothie Bowl Recipe

Drink your morning smoothie from a bowl! With a variety of toppings, this easy breakfast movement is the healthiest way to turn a smoothie into a morning meal.

Veggie Eggy Scramble

Veggie Eggy Scramble Recipe

Katie admits that she and her family "aren't big morning people." They rush through and typically grab what's convenient. We like the idea of getting them to incorporate veggies into the morning meal, and it's not hard or time-consuming to do. Katie can spend a few minutes prepping everything the night before (including beating the egg-cheese mixture) to make the next morning a breeze. When they need this to be grab and go, they can stuff the scramble into a whole-wheat pita.

Any Flavor Buttermilk Coffee Cake

Any Flavor Buttermilk Coffee Cake Recipe

Customize your topping with any fruit-nut combo. We like plum preserves, sliced plums, and almonds, or strawberry jam, sliced strawberries, and pecans.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe

Combine the dry ingredients the night before for a quick morning start. Serve this cake warm or at room temperature.

Sunflower Seed Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Oatmeal

Sunflower Seed Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Oatmeal Recipe

Western Omelet

Western Omelet Recipe

Our Western Omelet delivers the classic diner-style overstuffed package brimming with bell peppers, ham, and cheese--perfect for a light breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner.

Double-Berry French Toast Casserole

Double-Berry French Toast Casserole Recipe

Baked Egg-in-a-Hole

Baked Egg-in-a-Hole Recipe

These bacon-and-egg toasts make for a fun breakfast or easy dinner.

Creamy Baked Eggs with Herbs and Bacon

Creamy Baked Eggs with Herbs and Bacon Recipe

Serve with toasted bread and a leafy green side salad.

Sea Breeze Mimosa

Sea Breeze Mimosa Recipe

The beloved brunch staple gets a glamorous update. Add a little sparkle to your Mother's Day morning by mingling a standard mimosa with the flavors of a sea breeze co*cktail (vodka topped with cranberry and grapefruit juices).

Sweet Fig Smoothies

Sweet Fig Smoothies Recipe

This recipe offers a great use for figs that are very ripe (or even overripe) and need to be used soon. The riper the fig, the sweeter and more delicious in this creamy breakfast drink.

Grapefruit, Avocado, and Prosciutto Breakfast Salad

Grapefruit, Avocado, and Prosciutto Breakfast Salad Recipe

Bright, refreshing grapefruit pairs surprisingly well with nutty-earthy toasted sesame oil. This meal is full of satiating heart-healthy fats that will keep you full for a long time.

The Salty Dog

The Salty Dog Recipe

Say goodbye to screwdrivers, you've just found your new favorite brunch co*cktail. It doesn't get much betterthan this perfect blend of vodka and grapefruit juice.