Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but you don’t always have time to make it. Wouldn’t it be nice if breakfast was already waiting for you and your family when you open the fridge? Mason jar meals just might be the answer to your breakfast woes.
With a bit of prep work, you can make your breakfasts for the week and have a healthy meal ready to go. All you need are mason jars and a little imagination.
Picture this: the perfect cup of coffee, of course, using proper water filtration, San Diego roasted coffee courtesy of James Coffee Co., and a tasty breakfast in a mason jar to start your day.
Salted Turtle Overnight Oats
For those who like chocolate with your morning coffee, this mason jar breakfast recipe is perfect. Not only is it good for you, but it will satisfy even the strongest sweet tooth. The recipe is courtesy of Organize Yourself Skinny and it includes the following ingredients.
- ½ C of almond milk
- A Medjool date
- ¼ t vanilla extract
- ½ T unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ C rolled oats
- 1 to 2 t maple syrup
- Chopped pecans
- Dash of sea salt
Mix the ingredients together in a mason jar, let it sit overnight in the refrigerator, and you have a sweet breakfast in the morning. The other great thing about this recipe is it will stay good for three days.
Raspberry Lemon Breakfast Jar
For those who prefer a fruity breakfast, this Raspberry Lemon Breakfast Jar should fit the bill. The recipe does involve overnight oats, but the yogurt, chia seeds, and pie filling give it more of a pudding-like feel.
To make this recipe, you will need to do a tiny bit of layering in the morning, but it’s still a quick breakfast to wake you up.
Here’s what you need:
- ¼ cup rolled oats and ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon stevia
Place the ingredients in a mason jar and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, layer in more greek yogurt, lemon pie filling, and fresh raspberries with your oatmeal. Top your layered breakfast with more lemon pie filling and raspberries and enjoy your sweet treat.
Bacon and Eggs
It’s a relief to know that mason jar breakfasts aren’t only about overnight oats because that’s not going to appeal to everyone. Sometimes you just want a traditional breakfast and sometimes bacon and eggs are the only things that take care of that morning hunger.
There are two ways you can make this mason jar breakfast: one is the night before and the other is in the morning. Take two eggs and crack them in your mason jar, along with salt, pepper, and any other ingredients you like with an omelet.
Some ideas to add include shredded cheese, fresh spinach, crumbled bacon, chopped tomatoes, or whatever sounds good to you.
Either place the jar in the refrigerator overnight or mix the ingredients in the morning and cook in the microwave for one to two minutes. Top your eggs with some crumbled bacon and cheese and dig in.
Start Your Day Off Right
When you look at a mason jar, you might think of canned produce or homemade jam, but there’s so much more you can do with these cute little jars. Not only can you make a wide variety of breakfasts, but you can make other meals, snacks, appetizers, desserts, and gifts too.
So, next time you see a mason jar, let your imagination sour and see the possibilities you can bring to life in one little jar.
