Favorite Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas

These recipes are my favorite Thanksgiving breakfast ideas to share with the kids. Bonus: Each stores well so you can make them ahead and reheat them in seconds!

Make quick work of feeding everyone on the holiday morning with these delicious and easy Thanksgiving breakfast ideas. They are a great way to start the day with a nutritious meal full of fall flavors.

From pancakes and quick breads to savory muffins and even breakfast cake, this list has all of the best kid-friendly options covered.

Plus, each recipe can be made ahead of time or quickly on the morning of the holiday so you can fit it into your schedule. Serve with a simple side of fresh fruit—or try my Cinnamon Apples or Baked Pears—and start the day off on the yummiest note.

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

These easy pumpkin muffins are SO fast to stir together in 1 bowl, they are insanely tender and moist, and they have just enough sweetness to give them that classic pumpkin flavor we expect.

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Tender, fluffy, and perfectly spiced, these easy Pumpkin Muffins are a one-bowl, no-special-equipment recipe that's perfect to share for breakfast or snack.

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

Make these healthy (and so easy) Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins to share with the kids for breakfast or snack—with or without chocolate chips!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

These store well in the fridge so you can make them a day or two ahead if you prefer—or bake and serve warm from the oven. These taste like a cross between baked oatmeal and a traditional pumpkin muffin (they don’t have any flour, so they’re a little denser than a traditional muffin, but still super moist!).

Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

Healthy Pumpkin Bread

This recipe uses a whole can of pumpkin puree (just like my Easy Pumpkin Cake), so you won’t be left with a small amount at the end to use up. This Healthy Pumpkin Bread bakes up moist and delicious, stores well, is good cold or toasted, and is an easy breakfast or snack to share with the kids.

Healthy Pumpkin Bread (Lower Sugar)

This bread has the classic flavor and moist crumb of a traditional Pumpkin Bread, but with half the sugar. It stores well too! (Heads up: There's a full can of pumpkin puree in this, so it takes a little longer to bake.)

Healthy Pumpkin Bread (Lower Sugar)

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

This donut recipe is easy to stir up in 1 bowl, plus the treats bake up in under 15 minutes and are easy to make ahead of time.

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

With a texture and flavor similar to cake donuts, these Baked Pumpkin Donuts are tender, rich, and so delicious—with just enough pumpkin spice!

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

Favorite Pumpkin French Toast

I love a breakfast that is flavorful, nutritious, and easy to make-ahead and freeze, and this Pumpkin French Toast checks all of those boxes. You can make it with full slices of bread the normal way or prepare as French Toast Sticks, which are super fun for the kids.

Favorite Pumpkin French Toast

Use this easy method to make the best Pumpkin French Toast to share with the kids. It's a versatile, delicious breakfast option—and takes less than 15 minutes to make and reheats in 2 minutes!

Favorite Pumpkin French Toast

Favorite Pumpkin Pancakes

These healthy Pumpkin Pancakes are made with a base of whole wheat flour, which is sturdy enough to hold up to the thick pumpkin puree, and have no added sugars. They are spiced just enough and pair well with a variety of toppings.

Favorite Pumpkin Pancakes

These Pumpkin Pancakes stir together in one bowl, are fluffy and flavorful, and are a perfect breakfast to share with the kids. They're made with whole wheat flour and just enough spice.

Favorite Pumpkin Pancakes

Easy Pumpkin Cake

It requires only 1 bowl—no stand mixer required. There is also a full can of pumpkin puree in the batter, which means no concern about potential waste!

Easy Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin spice, tender texture, easy make-ahead option…this Easy Pumpkin Cake really checks all of the boxes. It's a great snack cake, dessert, or holiday treat, too!

Easy Pumpkin Cake

Favorite Apple Baked Oatmeal

This easy Apple Baked Oatmeal is moist, flavorful, and packed with whole grains and fruit. Plus, it has a texture that’s soft enough for even the littlest eaters, can be eaten in slices or scooped into a bowl, and stores well in the fridge for days.

Favorite Apple Baked Oatmeal

This Apple Baked Oatmeal is delicious and hearty. It's delicate when warm, so let it cool fully before you slice it with a serrated knife. Serve it in slices like you would apple bread or in a bowl to eat with a spoon or a fork.

Favorite Apple Baked Oatmeal

One-Bowl Applesauce Bread

This bread is moist and tender and gets most of its flavor from the fruit that’s in the mix. The apple flavor comes right through and the cinnamon adds a pleasant spice, which makes it an ideal bread for fall and winter…or any day when you’re craving some coziness.

One-Bowl Applesauce Bread

This Applesauce Bread comes together in one bowl in just minutes and bakes up into the most delicious quick bread. It's lightly spiced, super moist, and freezes beautifully.

One-Bowl Applesauce Bread

Favorite Applesauce Muffins

These happy little Applesauce Muffins are packed with apple-cinnamon flavor, whole grains, and vitamins—and no excess added sugars! 

Favorite Applesauce Muffins

Perfectly spiced and just sweet enough, these Applesauce Muffins are a yummy breakfast or snack. We like these on their own, topped with nut or seed butter, or even with a smear of cream cheese. See what your littles like!

Favorite Applesauce Muffins

Baked Apple Donuts

They’re a fun treat to share with the kids AND a healthy breakfast…with or without the cinnamon-sugar topping. Think Apple Cider Donuts that you can make quickly right at home!

Baked Apple Donuts

Made with minimal added sweeteners and fresh apple flavor, these Baked Apple Donuts are a nutritious breakfast or snack to share.

Baked Apple Donuts

Favorite Cranberry Orange Muffins

These muffins for kids have low amounts of added sugar—just enough to balance the tartness of the cranberries—and get extra fresh flavor from fresh cranberries and orange juice. They also have vitamin C, protein, and complex carbohydrates to make them a balanced snack or breakfast.

Favorite Cranberry Orange Muffins

Combine a handful of simple ingredients into fresh Cranberry Orange Muffins to share with the kids come breakfast or snack time … or to serve alongside your favorite chili, soup, or holiday recipe. (These mini muffins work best with fresh cranberries.)

Favorite Cranberry Orange Muffins

Favorite Cranberry Orange Bread

Filled with bright cranberry and citrus flavors, this is a perfect breakfast, snack, or make-ahead holiday side for this time of year. It freezes beautifully, too! (Or try my Fluffy Cranberry Muffins!)

Favorite Cranberry Orange Bread

This delicious Cranberry Orange Bread is flavorful and tender—and it works really well to bake ahead and store in the fridge or freezer until ready to serve it. We love it topped with cream cheese, but butter and honey also work.

Favorite Cranberry Orange Bread

Breakfast Pizza Rolls

It’s basically a rolled up breakfast pizza that gets baked in a muffin tin—so fun! Plus, the recipe needs just a handful of basic ingredients and turns into the most fun spiral rolls.

Breakfast Pizza Rolls

Combine two favorite recipe ideas into one with this easy Breakfast Pizza Rolls recipe. This is the most fun mash-up of pizza rolls and breakfast pizza, in the most fun (and easy to make ahead) format!

Breakfast Pizza Rolls

Easy Sausage Egg Muffins

Since feeding a crowd (or just a normal family!) at breakfast can be a challenge with little kids in the house, this recipe allows you to make eggs for everyone all at the same time. You can even make breakfast or brunch ahead of time and reheat them to serve.

Easy Sausage Egg Muffins

Whether as a make-ahead breakfast option or a holiday breakfast or brunch to feed a crowd, these Sausage Egg Muffins are such an easy—and yummy—option.

Easy Sausage Egg Muffins

Best Tips for Success

• To help keep the kids busy, these free Thanksgiving printables are here to help.
• Try my Thanksgiving recipes for kids and Thanksgiving Desserts for ideas for the rest of the day.
• Don’t miss my Toddler Stocking Stuffers to get a jump on holiday shopping, too. And for the morning after Thanksgiving, these 3-Ingredient Breakfast Ideas are a life saver.

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