Breakfast

Recipes, techniques, and more for the most important meal of the day.

Features

Features

It's Always Morning Somewhere: My Favorite Breakfasts Around the World

Here are the savory breakfasts I crave in every corner of the globe.
Ingredient Guides

Beyond Oatmeal: Everything You Can Do With Oats

Say good-bye to bland oatmeal! Satisfying smoothies, nutty-sweet pancakes, and porridge mix-ins to shake up your morning routine.
Features

Churros con Chocolate: The Breakfast That Binds a Nation

Spain's myriad iterations of the deep-fried breakfast staple.
Features

The Case for Bad Coffee

Bad coffee is there for you.
Features

Why Jianbing is China's Most Popular Street Breakfast

Jianbing is quite possibly China's best-kept secret.
Features

The Good Bagel Manifesto

The golden rules of bagel perfection.
Eating Out

Taiwanese Breakfast With the Pancake King

Taiwan's pancake king makes pretty much the ultimate breakfast burrito.
Features

Confessions of a Maple Syrup Smuggler

Smuggle some real maple syrup on your next diner run.

Eggs

Techniques

Savory Green Curry French Toast Means Brunch Will Never Be the Same

Breathe new life into brunch with this coconut-and-green-curry-soaked savory French toast.
Techniques

Egg-in-a-Hole for You and Your Spawn

Teeny-tiny portions of food are about as cute as baby teeth are sharp (that is to say, very).
Techniques

Chorizo and Pickled Onions Make Extra-Crispy Chilaquiles Sing

Crispy in some spots, salsa-soaked in others.
Techniques

Make a Better Breakfast With Farro, Kale, and Eggs

Sometimes you have to make the time to have a nicer breakfast.
Techniques

Cheesy Baked Eggs, Meet Creamed Spinach (and Kale, and Swiss Chard)

Spinach, chard, and kale team up to make the creamy greens here.
Techniques

Turn French Onion Soup Into a Strata for an Easy Meal

Inverted ratios of bread and liquid = a whole new creation.
Videos

Shakshuka: A Template for Breakfast, Dinner, and Every Meal in Between

If you can put it in an omelette, you can put it in this North African egg dish.
Techniques

How to Make Japanese Soft-Cooked Eggs (Onsen Tamago)

Japan's famed spa egg, minus the spa.

Pancakes

Techniques

How to Make France's Other Crepes: Savory Buckwheat Galettes Bretonnes

The buck(wheat) stops here.
Stovetop

The Food Lab: How to Make Crepes

Want quick and delicious for breakfast? Look no further than crepes.
The Food Lab

How to Make Light and Fluffy Vegan Oatmeal Pancakes With Aquafaba

Chickpea liquid is the key to light, fluffy vegan oatmeal pancakes.
Techniques

Emergency Pancake Syrup, a Simple Hack You'll Actually Use

Whether your heart belongs to maple or Mrs. Butterworth, don't let a lack of syrup derail the breakfast of your dreams.
Techniques

Use Aquafaba to Make Extra-Light, Fluffy Egg-Free or Vegan Pancakes

The best vegan option for fluffy pancakes.
Techniques

How to Make Buttermilk Pancakes

The best buttermilk pancakes, Food Lab style.
Techniques

How to Make Savory Corn, Cheese, and Scallion Pancakes

Savory pancakes with bacon, corn, and melted cheddar inside.
Techniques

How to Make Savory Halloumi and Chorizo Pancakes

Win at brunch with these savory chorizo and fried halloumi pancakes from @thefoodlab

French Toast

Techniques

Savory Green Curry French Toast Means Brunch Will Never Be the Same

Breathe new life into brunch with this coconut-and-green-curry-soaked savory French toast.
Techniques

Fancify Your French Toast With Lemon Ricotta and Blackberry Compote

It looks like way more effort than it really is.
Techniques

Emergency Pancake Syrup, a Simple Hack You'll Actually Use

Whether your heart belongs to maple or Mrs. Butterworth, don't let a lack of syrup derail the breakfast of your dreams.
Techniques

Special-Occasion Breakfast: Challah French Toast With Orange and Rum

Tender, custardy slices of challah or brioche, perfectly browned and flavored with orange zest and rum.
Techniques

Perfect Quick-and-Easy French Toast

Your go-to recipe for basic French toast.
Techniques

Make This Now: Savory French Toast With Garlic and Parmesan

If you're not much of a sweets-eater, you'll love this breakfast.

Waffles

Techniques

Emergency Pancake Syrup, a Simple Hack You'll Actually Use

Whether your heart belongs to maple or Mrs. Butterworth, don't let a lack of syrup derail the breakfast of your dreams.
Techniques

One Bowl, No Fuss: My Favorite Buttermilk Waffles

Light, fluffy, fast, and great for a lazy morning.
Techniques

How to Make Brunch in Your Sleep: Overnight Yeast-Raised Waffles

Wake up to chewy, light brown-butter waffles with just five minutes of work the night before.
Techniques

Use the Waffle Iron to Make the Best Hash Browns of Your Life

Crunchy bits on both sides and silky-smooth potato inside.
Techniques

Buttery, Flaky Frangipane Puff Pastry Waffles

Puff pastry filled with buttery almond paste.
Techniques

How to Make Macaroni and Cheese Waffles

The best way to eat macaroni and cheese. Ever.
Techniques

Bacon, Cheese, and Scallion Waffles

This is a waffle with some balance.

Biscuits
Techniques

Turn Leftover Sweet Potatoes Into Light and Fluffy Biscuits

As moist and tender as they are colorful and bright.

Techniques

How to Make Fluffy Yeast-Raised Angel Biscuits

Prep 'em the night before. Bake 'em in the morning.
Techniques

How to Make Light and Fluffy Biscuits Without Buttermilk

No buttermilk? No problem.
Techniques

This Is the World's Easiest Biscuit Recipe

It doesn't get easier than this.
Techniques

The Food Lab: Super-Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

The best biscuits in the universe start with good technique.
Techniques

How to Make Pillowy (and Pretty) Angel Biscuits

Featherlight biscuits that are great with jam.
Techniques

How to Make Light and Tender Cream Biscuits

Heavy cream is the key.
Techniques

How to Make the Quickest Biscuit-Egg Breakfast Sandwiches Imaginable

Cheesy, eggy, and awesome.

More Recipes

Stovetop

Monte Cristo Crepes

A classic sweet-and-savory breakfast sandwich swaps the bread for crepes.
British

Creamy Irish-Style Oatmeal With Brown Sugar

A morning indulgence that's creamy and lightly sweetened with brown sugar.
American

Traditional Scottish-Style Oatmeal With Butter

Oatmeal at its most simplest, and arguably most delicious.
Japanese

Japanese-Style Salted Salmon (Shiozake)

A simple salted salmon that recalls the Japanese breakfast staple.
French Toast

Savory Green Curry French Toast

For a change of pace, ditch the cinnamon and grab the green curry instead for this savory French toast.
Blueberry

Upside-Down Blueberry Muffin

Everything you love about blueberry muffins, upside down.
Breakfast and Brunch

The Best Sweet Potato Biscuits

Vibrantly colorful biscuits that are tender, moist, and light.
Baking

Yeast-Raised Angel Biscuits

Light and tender yeast-raised biscuits that proof overnight in the fridge.
Baking

Homemade Biscuits

Designed to work with yogurt from the ground up.
Breakfast Sweets

Double-Caramel Sticky Buns

Rich, dark complexity and mellow sweetness make these buns shine.
Breakfast Sweets

BraveTart: One-Bowl, Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Keep mornings peaceful with these make-ahead cinnamon rolls.
Eggs

Nested Egg-in-a-Hole for 1 1/2 Eaters

A breakfast for the cook and his or her baby.
Stovetop

Classic Over-Easy Fried Eggs

A tender yolk and fully set whites, 100% guaranteed.
Eggs

Sunny-Side Up Fried Eggs

Fried eggs just got foolproofed.
Gluten-Free

Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs

How to cook perfectly soft-boiled eggs every time.
Baking

Crisp Homemade Granola

Without a doubt, the best granola you'll ever make.
Stovetop

Chorizo and Egg Chilaquiles With Salsa Verde

An all-too-often overlooked tortilla option.
Lemon

French Toast With Quick Blackberry Compote and Lemon Ricotta

An elevated classic that's still easy.
French

Savory Buckwheat Crepes

Take a walk on the savory side.
Cakes

Easy One-Bowl Coffee Cake

A no-fuss method to make classic coffee cake even easier.
Kale

Stir-Fried Farro With Garlicky Kale and Poached Egg

A well-rounded meal to start your day.
Cheese

Easy Ham and Cheese Scones

Savory scones for any meal.
Crepe

French Crepes With Spinach and Feta

Classic French crepes, stuffed with spinach, onion, and feta cheese.
Crepe

French Crepes With Ham, Cheese, and Eggs

A classic egg, cheese, and ham filling for crepes.