31 Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas for Busy Mornings

These make-ahead breakfast ideas are way more effective at getting you out of bed than an alarm clock. Once you’ve emerged from whatever dream you were having (maybe about fluffy cinnamon rolls? Or the perfect waffles?) and realize you’re awake, you’ll rub your eyes and reach for your phone—but then you remember there’s a frittata in the fridge. There will be no doomscrolling and re-snoozing this morning; your feet are already on the ground, and you’re ready to enjoy the cheesy, eggy, garlicky fruits of yesterday’s labor. From sweet to savory, here are our favorite make-ahead breakfast ideas so you can eat well first thing in the morning—without having to do much other than getting yourself vertical.