Breakfast & Brunch

Fresh or frozen blueberries work equally well for the sauce used in this light breakfast dish. These parfaits come together quickly — there’s no need to make your own granola when you can crumble up a couple of your favourite store-bought granola bars.

Yield: Serves 6.

Tags: Quick, Few Ingredients, Breakfast

This breakfast casserole gives you all the flavour of classic eggs benedict with a fraction of the fuss. Prepare it the day before to let the eggs soak in overnight and then bake it in the morning for a hassle-free brunch dish.

Yield: Serves 8.

Tags: Make Ahead, Cooking for a Crowd

This colourful egg dish features both red and yellow peppers as well as green pepper sauce. Serve it as a vegetarian brunch or lunch entrée.

Yield: Serves 4.

Tags: Vegetarian

Bake this large frittata in a rectangular baking dish. Packed with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and cheddar, it’s a great recipe to make when you’re serving brunch to guests.

Yield: Serves 10.

Tags: One Pot, Vegetarian

Bacon is always a treat, but for something extra special bake it in the oven with maple syrup. You’ll end up with a salty candied breakfast delicacy.

Yield: Serves 6.

Tags: Dairy-Free

Preparing brunch dishes in muffin tins simplifies both your cooking and cleanup. These muffin-sized morsels bring together brunch food favourites — bacon, eggs, cheese and potatoes — in neat individually portioned cups.

Yield: Makes 12.

Tags: Low Sugar, Few Ingredients, Cooking for a Crowd, Breakfast

Eat your scrambled eggs with your hands! These easy tortilla wraps are an ideal hot breakfast for busy mornings.

Yield: Serves 1.

Tags: Quick, Kid-Friendly

These tasty roasted potatoes are cooked in a mixture of grainy mustard, lemon, butter and oregano. Serve them as a side dish alongside roast or barbecued meats.

Yield: Serves 8.

Tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Low Sugar, Few Ingredients

Make and serve an entire breakfast in a single skillet. Not only do all the flavours mingle together, but it cuts down on the dishes you’ll have to wash.

Yield: Serves 4.

Tags: One Pot

A little bit naughty and a little bit nice: this granola does contain sugar and cocoa but is also full of healthy ingredients like flaxseed, flaked coconut, sunflower seeds and dried blueberries.

Yield: Makes 10 cups.

Tags: Make Ahead