32 Fall Breakfast Ideas to Enjoy on Crisp Mornings

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why I Love It: beginner-friendly, gluten free, vegetarian, dairy free

Consider rösti Switzerland’s take on potato latkes. Swapping regular spuds for sweet makes them a bit more nutritious, but you could also use grated winter squash or carrots instead.

• Time Commitment: 8 hours and 5 minutes
• Why I Love It: <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly, no cook

Forget stirring on the stove. All these oats require is an overnight soak in the fridge. The next morning, just grab the jar, top it with applesauce and hit the road.

• Time Commitment: 50 minutes
• Why I Love It: crowd-pleaser, one pan, special occasion-worthy, kid-friendly

The secret to this masterpiece—besides light-as-clouds brioche or challah bread—is store-bought pumpkin pie, which is repurposed to create the French toast filling. Decadent…and absolutely worth it.

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, beginner-friendly, special occasion-worthy

Complete with three-ingredient vanilla icing (although we wouldn’t blame your little ones for dousing them in maple syrup instead).

• Time Commitment: 14 hours
• Why I Love It: special occasion-worthy, make ahead, crowd-pleaser

If you really want to wow your Halloween brunch guests, whip up this braided delight. It looks like it came straight from a gourmet bakery.

• Time Commitment: 25 minutes
• Why I Love It: <30 minutes, <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly

Or dinner-for-breakfast—you can eat this whenever, really. Beat the morning chill with tender ramen noodles, thick-cut bacon, poached eggs, veggies and soul-warming broth. 

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why I Love It: beginner-friendly, <10 ingredients, gluten free, vegetarian

Because pumpkin deserves an invite to every meal come fall, not just dessert. This dish boasts 19 grams of protein to boot, despite being vegetarian. 

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 20 minutes
• Why I Love It: crowd-pleaser, gluten free, <10 ingredients

This French baked egg dish may sound fancy, but it’s actually a breeze to pull off at home—especially when you trade fussy pie crust for cooked rice and cheddar cheese.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, make ahead, special occasion-worthy, crowd-pleaser

Is it really fall if you don’t have a gallon of apple cider in your fridge? Put it to good use by using it in these doughnuts, which are finished with a generous dusting of cinnamon sugar.

• Time Commitment: 3 hours and 5 minutes
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, special occasion-worthy, make ahead

Canned pumpkin puree not only dyes the dough an autumnal shade of orange, but it also keeps the rolls extra moist. Finish them with creamy icing and chopped pecans. (Psst: For a tangy twist, swap out our icing recipe for cream cheese frosting.)

• Time Commitment: 3 hour and 5 minutes
• Why I Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, kid-friendly

What we wouldn’t give to be a pat of soft, salty butter on a fresh-from-the-oven slice of cinnamon swirl bread. Don’t let it intimidate you: The base is an ingenious peasant bread recipe that requires minimal handling.

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why I Love It: gluten free, dairy free, beginner-friendly, make ahead, <10 ingredients

Even picky kids won’t turn their noses up at these filling handhelds. The key to their moist texture and flavor is none other than store-bought jarred salsa.

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why I Love It: make ahead, kid-friendly, beginner-friendly

The crust is made with canned biscuit dough, so all you really have to do is mix the spiced pumpkin filling and assemble. It doesn’t get any simpler than that, folks.

• Time Commitment: 25 minutes
• Why I Love It: <30 minutes, <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly, keto-friendly

This breakfast is full of healthy fats, protein and flavor, thanks to buttery avocado, runny eggs and cotija cheese. Go easy on the salsa if you want to save a few carbs.

• Time Commitment: 3 hours and 15 minutes
• Why I Love It: slow cooker recipe, <10 ingredients, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser

The base is melted butter, hash browns and shredded white cheddar cheese—need we say more? (We think not, but if so, you should know that all you really need to do is combine the ingredients and let the Crockpot work its magic.)

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes (plus soaking time)
• Why I Love It: make ahead, beginner-friendly, <10 ingredients

We like to think of this Asian rice porridge as the ultimate comfort food, since it’s just as cozy as it is easy to digest. Prepare the three-ingredient congee, then top it with everything from kimchi to ginger to poached eggs.

• Time Commitment: 5 hours and 15 minutes
• Why I Love It: special occasion-worthy, make ahead, crowd-pleaser

We don’t know what to lick off first, the vanilla bean icing or the pear-chai jam filling. Use the leftover jam on English muffins, Greek yogurt, vanilla ice cream or waffles.

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why I Love It: one pan, beginner-friendly, <10 ingredients, gluten free, dairy free

Kale and sweet potatoes give this skillet breakfast a decidedly fall feel, but you can substitute just about any veggie you’d like. Think Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, pumpkin or broccoli.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, one pan, crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Aka our favorite way to use store-bought crescent roll dough. They help the cinnamon roll turn puffy and flaky without a ton of effort on your end. It’ll be our little secret.

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why I Love It: one pan, high protein, beginner-friendly

Spicy Mexican chorizo is sure to warm your bones on a chilly fall morning, along with pickled jalapeños and chipotle chili flakes. A dollop of sour cream and feta crumbles cool the dish off just right.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

These single-serve, cinnamon streusel-topped delights have a secret hidden inside. (OK, we’ll tell: It’s cream cheese filling.)

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why I Love It: <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly, kid-friendly

Stuck with a boatload of leftover mashed potatoes after Thanksgiving? This is one of the easiest (and tastiest) ways to revive them.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why I Love It: make ahead, beginner-friendly, kid-friendly

Once the savory cheese waffles are ready, the sammy is only 15 minutes away. Make them ahead and keep them in the freezer so you can warm and assemble on busy mornings.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why I Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, <10 ingredients

Store-bought pizza dough is one of our favorite shortcuts in the book. You can use it to make calzones, pigs in a blanket and these sticky-sweet breakfast rolls.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 45 minutes
• Why I Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, special occasion-worthy

Sweet, salty and ever so tender, this bread is your daily PSL’s best friend. Let the loaf cool completely before slicing, so it maintains its shape and swirl without falling apart.

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why I Love It: <30 minutes, <10 ingredients, vegan, beginner-friendly

Believe it or not, there’s not a drop of dairy in this perfect-for-autumn brekkie. Instead, it’s made with plant-based milk, coconut butter and maple syrup.

• Time Commitment: 35 minutes
• Why I Love It: make ahead, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser

These cheesy, meaty dumplings are decidedly delicious, but they’re even tastier dunked in dipping sauce. Take your pick of spicy sriracha ketchup or zingy brown mustard.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 50 minutes
• Why I Love It: special occasion-worthy, beginner-friendly, gluten free

Like fancy, filling breakfast nachos, assembled in a single skillet. The hot honey, infused with garlic and ancho chili powder, would taste heavenly on fried chicken, pizza, breakfast sandwiches and beyond.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why I Love It: make ahead, crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Known as kanelbullar in its homeland, these pearl sugar-topped rolls are designed to be served at fika, a traditional Scandinavian coffee break. Might we suggest incorporating it into your daily routine?

• Time Commitment: 35 minutes
• Why I Love It: beginner-friendly, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser, <10 ingredients

Whether you plate ’em with scrambled eggs, pancakes or corned beef hash, this sweet potato side will be impossibly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. In other words, it’s an easy home run, no matter who’s at the table.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 40 minutes
• Why I Love It: kid-friendly, beginner-friendly, high protein

Your kids will find it much easier to get out of bed in the morning with these on the table. Serve theirs with ketchup and syrup, then use hot sauce on yours.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 50 minutes
• Why I Love It: make ahead, crowd-pleaser, <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly

What’s that? Sorry, we read “bacon lattice crust” and fell into a trance. It starts with store-bought pie crust, so you’ll have plenty of time and energy to layer the bacon just right.