Start your day right: Six breakfast ideas for students

1. Vanilla scones and chocolate  

Grab and go! Make this over the weekend so you have some treats for the week.

Ingredients:

•    2 cups of all-purpose flour
•   ½ cup of sugar
•    1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
•    ¼ teaspoon baking soda
•    ½ teaspoon salt
•    1 bar of unsalted butter
 (cold and cut in pieces)
•    ½ cup milk
•    2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•    1 egg
•    Egg wash
•    Raw sugar (or any type of sugar you have)

Process

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
3. In a small bowl mix together the milk, vanilla extract and the egg.
4. Add the butter cubes to the dry mixture.
5. Add the milk mixture to the butter mixture and combine until the dough comes together.
6. Place the dough on a floured surface. Shape into a circle, a little less than an inch thick, cut triangular pieces and put it on the prepared baking sheet.
7. Brush egg wash on top and sprinkle raw sugar.
8. Bake at 400°F for about 18 minutes or until golden brown.

2. Taco Tuesday  

Ingredients:

• 1-2 eggs (scrambled)
• Refried beans (heated up)
• 2 corn tortillas
• Shredded cheese
• 1 avocado

Process:

1. Bake taco shells for four minutes at 350°F, or microwave for 45 seconds.
2. While shells are baking, heat up refried beans.
3. Scramble eggs in pan.
4. Pile eggs, refried beans and shredded cheese in shell.
5. Scoop the avocado out and place it on top!

3. Breakfast smoothie: Drink your fruit

Option 1: Strawberry-Banana

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• ½ cup strawberries
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt
• 2 teaspoon honey (if you really like it sweet)

Option 2: Dr. Oz detox cleanse breakfast drink

Ingredients:  

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon flax seed
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 banana
• ¼ cup spinach
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• 2 teaspoon lemon

Mix all ingredients together in a blender, and voila!

4. Overnight oats

Ingredients:

• 1 mashed banana
• ½ cup of rolled oats
• ½ cup plain greek yogurt
• ¼ cup of honey
• 1/8 cup of peanut butter
• Blackberries
• ½ cup milk (almond, coconut or 2%)

Process

1. Put all the ingredients on the list (follow the order) on a lid container (I used those vintage jars because they look so cute!). Shake it until all ingredients are well combined.
2. Let it sit on your fridge overnight.
3. Wake up the next morning, and breakfast’s ready!

5. Pancakes: Sugar up

Ingredients:

• Pancake mix of your choice
• Milk or water
• Fruits
• Honey or maple syrup

6. Biscuit-covered eggs

Learned of this recipe through my sister. You can find the video for it here.   

Ingredients:

• ½ onion (chopped)
• 1/3 cup Canadian bacon – or sausage (chopped)
• 3-4 eggs
• ¼ cup of cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup mozzarella cheese
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tube buttermilk biscuits
• A pinch of chives

Process

1. Add all ingredients on a bowl and whisk.
2. Grease a baking dish or spray it with cooking spray or coconut oil.
3. Open the buttermilk biscuits and place them on the baking dish.
4. Pour the egg mixture over biscuits.
5. Top with chives.
6. Bake on a 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
7. Let it cool for about 10 minutes.
8. Cut a piece and enjoy!