For most people, mornings are so rushed that they’re lucky if they can find time to gulp down a Carnation Instant Breakfast shake. But every now and then, life surprises you with the gift of leisure. The following is a recipe for one of those rare mornings:
Waffles are so last year.
French Toast? Who’s that? It’s time to make room for the new kid in breakfast:
Pancake Roll Ups!
Above, Carrot Cake Pancake Roll Ups, filled with raisins and Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting, covered with carrots and more raisins and frosting.
Step One: Cook up your pancakes, a bit thinner than usual. In the photos, I used 24-Carrot Cake Pancakes.
Step Two:Â Top each pancake with lots of yum-licious ingredients
Step Three:Â Roll up the pancakes. Side note: I *heart* the cute strawberry plate from Pier One.
Step Four:Â Put more deliciousness on top!
Step Five:Â Devour your Pancake Roll Ups before other members in your house see them and beat you to it!
My favorite instant breakfast is quinoa cooked the night before topped with almond milk and banana. Easy and fast as long as I cook the quinoa the night before. 🙂
If I’m in a big rush, I grab a piece of fruit. I know it’s not the best but I’ll try and eat a bit more when I’ve got a bit more time. Sometimes I squeeze in a piece of Ezekiel toast with pb and honey! Mmm.
My favorite breakfast on rushed mornings (when I know I’m going to be rushed) is overnight oats. As long as I know I’m going to need them the next day, I combine instant oats with water, spices, a few chia seeds and a few raisins in my Starbucks oatmeal to-go container (check Starbucks for these if you make oats a lot… I use mine all the time, it looks like a little squat to-go coffee travel mug, it’s the perfect oats bowl plus it has a spoon and a goodie compartment in the top). In the morning I just grab the container and head to work. All it needs once I get to work is a stir and usually a little more water. Makes having a good breakfast really easy and no-prep.
banana smothered in almond butter and sprinkled with dried cherries and granola!
my favorite pancake roll-ups would have blueberries and strawberries mashed together with agave and lucuma!
I think my favorite instant breakfast would be almond butter toast,
or frozen fruit+cinnamon+cottage cheese blended in to a soft serve consistency and then topped with whipped cream. <3
On a busy morning, I’ll toss a handful of oats into a (portable) container of kefir, add some walnuts & currants, and enjoy the creamy goodness an hour or two later when I get where I’m going.
My favorite instant breakfast is a yogurt and cereal mess. Never fails!
My favourite instant breakfast on rushed mornings is a handful of Sugarless Carrot Coconut Cookie balls, provided of course that I haven’t run out…like I have this morning! I’ll need to make more today:)
I hate rushed mornings, and I don’t usually drink protein powders, but if I don’t have time for breakfast (which I *always* eat) I’ll mix some protein powder with a cup of almond milk. It gets my day started well – gotta love breakfast!