Quick and Healthy Breakfast Recipes (Moms Can!)

A regular waffle maker works, too. Just separate the rolls, place one in each quarter compartment, and cook the same way you cook your waffle batter. Top with the included icing or add a spoonful of whipped topping. Just put in some hearty effort at the griddle to show Mom how much you love her. Pour some batter in a squeeze bottle and trace a heart shape, and then fill it in quickly.

Her heart will do flips for your flapjacks. Make Mom a pancake breakfast portrait or caricature with a little help from her favorite foods. A dozen of these will thrill and stuff any mom. As these mini pancakes are bubbling on the griddle and before the flip, add cake-pop or popsicle sticks to them for a blooming awesome breakfast. With a squeeze bottle and some pancake batter, you can write Mom a heartfelt poem about how much you love her. Super simple—and no ice-cream headache. Mom can scoop up this fruity mix with cinnamon-sugar topped tortilla wedges.

To make cinnamon chips, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on a buttered tortilla, cut it into pieces and then crisp them up in the oven on a cookie sheet.

Top it with fresh berries and chopped nuts. Store-bought crepes are the key to making this easy but fancy-looking dish. Just fill with diced berries, wrap, and top with whipped cream. Cubes of French toast and berries make colorful pick-me-up sticks when sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzled with syrup. Fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice and a splash of cold seltzer combine to become this mom-approved morning refresher.

Use a cookie cutter to cut out a heart shape in a piece of buttered toast, and then place the toast pieces in a hot pan for a few minutes. Flip the bread and crack an egg into the center of the toast for a love-filled main dish! Bacon wrapped around the sides of a muffin tin makes a delicious nest for an egg. Bake these treats in the oven and prepare for lots of oohs and ahhs. Two squares of buttered bread in a muffin tin are a tasty base for an egg. Bake in the oven and sprinkle with herbs for a sophisticated mom-worthy dish.

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Spray a microwave-safe mug with nonstick spray to make this omelet in the microwave. Whisk an egg and a little water in the mug and add salt, pepper and a little shredded cheese. This frittata has delicate asparagus spears, red onion, cheese and herbs.

Why not make mom a soft-boiled egg and toast spears? If you have an eggcup, the presentation is even lovelier. Remember all those times Mom cut up your food for you?

Now you can return the favor! This dark chocolate quinoa breakfast bowl is amazingly healthy, full of protein and antioxidants, yet tastes like a decadent treat. Find the recipe here: With just three ingredients, these pancakes include lots of protein and some healthy fat to stave off that crash and start your morning off right. Mom will love getting a stack of these for a special breakfast treat. Feel free to mention that the berries are super high in antioxidants as she devours this good-for-you smoothie bowl! Heirloom tomatoes, spinach, and bell pepper add a boost of nutrition and vibrant colors to this delicious brunch favorite.

Find there recipe here: Take mom on a culinary trip around the world for breakfast. This rich and decadent paleo chia almond pudding parfait combines tart berries with a chocolate pudding, along with creamy almond butter and bananas at the bottom.

These tasty peanut butter banana muffins are gluten-free and have a scoop of protein powder to keep you going all morning long! Fresh blueberries burst with flavor in these blueberry quinoa breakfast bars. Hemp seeds, quinoa, and nut butter add protein for lasting energy. Eggs, which are protein superstars, are the foundation of this tasty, fiber-rich meal.

Enjoy a healthy dose of vitamin C, lycopene, potassium, and folate, courtesy of the sweet grape tomatoes. Serve atop slices of whole-grain toast. Prefer a savory start to your day?

This one's for you. Though more often seen at the dinner table, crunchy, nutty quinoa can be an unexpected but appealing addition to the breakfast table, too.

There's a benefit to starting your day with creamy avocado toast: The fruit is loaded with fiber and cholesterol-lowering monounsaturated fats. Plus, the whole thing is ready in just three simple steps: Bake oats, pistachios, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds until the mixture is golden brown, then serve with milk, almond milk, or plain yogurt. Top with sliced apples and figs for an instant upgrade. It's such a beautiful and tasty start to your day, you'll be recreating it week after week.

To help the egg whites set, add a splash of vinegar to the poaching water.

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It's hearty enough to make for dinner, too. Poached Eggs With Mushrooms and Tomatoes.

This layered parfait is the perfect on-the-run treat. Chopped roasted almonds add a delightful crunch, and each bite is filled with sweet, juicy fruit. If you're not an almond butter fan, swap in peanut butter or sunflower seed butter. You can also use agave nectar in place of the honey. Almond Butter, Yogurt, and Fruit Parfaits.