Breakfast
19 recipes in the breakfast category — each tested in our kitchen with per-serving calories, cost, and step-by-step instructions you can actually follow.
vegetarianMoin Moin (Steamed Bean Pudding)
Savory steamed pudding from blended black-eyed peas, peppers, and onions. a Nigerian breakfast staple high in plant protein and full of flavor.
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Servings
- 6 servings
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.20/serving
veganAkara (Nigerian Bean Fritters)
Crispy outside, fluffy inside. Lagos street-corner breakfast made from peeled black-eyed peas, peppers, and onions, fried golden. Eat with hot pap or bread.
- Time
- 45 min
- Servings
- 6 servings
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $0.90/serving
vegetarianFried Plantain & Spicy Eggs
Sweet caramelized ripe plantain alongside scrambled eggs with peppers and onions. the breakfast you'll wish you grew up eating.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $2.10/serving
dairy freeAckee and Saltfish (Jamaican National Dish)
Buttery ackee fruit scrambled with desalted cod, peppers, and onions. Jamaica's official national dish, a Caribbean breakfast of surprising silkiness.
- Time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $5.40/serving
vegetarian5-Ingredient Banana Oat Pancakes
Fluffy, naturally sweet pancakes from pantry staples. no flour, no refined sugar, ready in fifteen minutes. Kid-approved breakfast champion.
- Time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $0.95/serving
Cream Cheese Bread
This cream cheese bread is a tried and proven recipe, it tastes so delicious
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Potato Balls
Crisp, golden-fried potato croquettes with a tender mashed-potato core, gently spiced with white pepper and habanero. Coated in seasoned flour and corn flakes for an audibly crunchy shell — perfect cocktail-hour snack.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Garlic Bread
Garlic bread is made to accompany most soups
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Shawarma
Marinated meat — chicken, beef, or lamb — slow-roasted on a vertical spit until caramelised and juicy, then shaved and wrapped in flatbread with pickled vegetables, hummus, and garlic sauce. Street food perfected.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Crispy Fried Chicken
Buttermilk-marinated chicken pieces dredged in seasoned flour and fried until shatter-crisp on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. The kind of fried chicken that earns a place on Sunday-night tables.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Yamarita
Yamarita is a very interesting way of elevating yam — even children who wouldn't normally touch plain yam will totally love this egg-battered, deep-fried treat.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Waffles
Golden, crisp-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside waffles made from a simple buttermilk batter. The deep pockets hold pools of maple syrup and melted butter. A weekend breakfast worth waking up early for.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
You can add chicken pieces, turkey, bacon as possible toppings
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Mashed Potatoes
Buttery, creamy mashed potatoes made from Yukon Gold potatoes whipped with warm butter, cream, and salt until velvety smooth. The ultimate comfort-food side — pairs with everything from roast chicken to bangers.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Flavoured Pancakes
A little as a quarter teaspoon of flavoring agents can change the entire flavour profile of your pancake. For this class we will be using coconut flavor.
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Buttered Potatoes
This easy buttered potato recipe is a simple way to produce a potato side dish
- Time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
gluten freeMalaysian Nasi Lemak
Coconut-infused rice with anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, hard-boiled egg, and sambal — the breakfast that became the unofficial national dish.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
vegetarianTunisian Shakshuka
Eggs poached in a fiery tomato-pepper sauce built on harissa, garlic, and warm spices — North Africa's gift to brunch.
- Time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.10/serving
Dominican Mangú (Los Tres Golpes)
Mashed green plantains with the three sides Dominicans wake up to — fried salami, fried cheese, and fried eggs. Plus a pile of pickled onions on top. The classic Dominican breakfast.
- Time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $3.10/serving