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.
Features

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.

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.

Pancakes

Techniques

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

The buck(wheat) stops here.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab: We Should All Eat More Crepes, Starting Now

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.
The Vegan Experience

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

The best vegan option for fluffy pancakes.
The Food Lab

How to Make Buttermilk Pancakes

The best buttermilk pancakes, Food Lab style.

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.

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.

More Recipes

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.
Breakfast and Brunch

Upside Down Blueberry Muffin

Everything you love about blueberry muffins, upside down.
Bread

The Best Sweet Potato Biscuits

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

Yeast-Raised Angel Biscuits

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

Homemade Biscuits

Designed to work with yogurt from the ground up.
Baking

Double Caramel Sticky Buns

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

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.
Eggs

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

Firm whites and liquid yolks every single time.
Baking

Crisp Homemade Granola

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

Chorizo and Egg Chilaquiles With Salsa Verde

An all-too-often overlooked tortilla option.
French Toast

French Toast With Quick Blackberry Compote and Lemon Ricotta

An elevated classic that's still easy.
Quick and Easy

Savory Buckwheat Crepes

Take a walk on the savory side.
Pastry

Easy One-Bowl Coffee Cake

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

Stir-Fried Farro With Garlicky Kale and Poached Egg

A well-rounded meal to start your day.
Pork

Easy Ham and Cheese Scones

Savory scones for any meal.
Cheese

French Crepes With Spinach and Feta

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

French Crepes With Ham, Cheese, and Eggs

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

Basic Crepe Batter

Crepes sound much fancier than they are. Let's just call 'em skinny pancakes and eat them all.
Bread

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

Start your day with the cozy flavor of cinnamon and raisins.
Vegetarian

Baked Eggs With Creamy Greens, Mushrooms, and Cheese

Get your veggies in the morning.
Breakfast Sweets

Blueberry-Lemon Scones

Crisp on the top, tender but fluffy in the middle, with a hint of lemon, too.