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15 Muffin Tin Breakfasts for Easy On-the-Go Meals

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Eating a wholesome breakfast is essential to starting off the day right. When mornings are hectic and there's no time to prepare a full meal of pancakes and bacon, turn to one of these handy muffin tin breakfast recipes. Delicious as they may be, that pan is useful for way more than just making muffins or cupcakes. For a hearty grab-and-go breakfast, simply whip up one of these sweet or savory breakfasts made in a muffin tin before conquering your day!

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Strawberry Cream Scuffins

Strawberry Cream Scuffins
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What do you get when you cross scones and muffins? Scuffins! These strawberries-and-cream delights are topped with fresh strawberries (and there's some in the batter, too!). It's a make-ahead muffin tin breakfast worth making on repeat.

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Coffee and Cream Bread Puddings

Coffee and Cream Bread Puddings
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Drink your coffee and eat it, too. Bread pudding goes portable in this easy muffin tin breakfast. We love these sweet bread pudding cups topped with a dab of cream cheese frosting and chopped coffee beans for crunch (and extra caffeine!).

Buy It: Nordic Ware Treat Nonstick 12 Cavity Muffin Pan ($15, Target)

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Bacon-and-Egg Muffins

Bacon-and-Egg Muffins
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Making breakfast eggs in a muffin tin is not only easy but also delicious. Crispy bacon and scrambled eggs are a match made in heaven for this easy savory muffin. If you've got time to sit, try dipping this muffin tin breakfast in maple syrup. Trust us, it's so good.

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Asian Egg and Rice Cups with Plum Sauce

Asian Egg and Rice Cups with Plum Sauce
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If you have leftover rice in the fridge, this is the time to use it. Our Asian-inspired muffin tin breakfast idea features a savory blend of ham, eggs, rice, and fresh veggies. Dipped in a homemade sweet-and-sour plum sauce, it'll be hard to stop at just two (which is the serving size) of these delicious egg cups.

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Berry-Orange Coffee Cakes

Berry-Orange Coffee Cakes
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It's always a good day when you can start the day with cake. Here it's possible even on the busiest of mornings with this make-ahead muffin tin breakfast recipe. The mini coffee cakes would also be an excellent treat to serve at brunch during the holidays, too.

Related: Make-and-Take Breakfasts for People Always On the Go

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Trail Mix Granola Cups

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DIY granola is the best granola! These granola muffin tin breakfast cups have slightly indented tops, making them the perfect vehicle for a dollop of yogurt and honey. Add a cup of coffee and you've got a perfect little breakfast.

Buy It: Wild Flower Honey ($13, Stonewall Kitchen)

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Breakfast Ham and Egg Cups

Breakfast Ham and Egg Cups
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This all-in-one breakfast in a muffin tin with ham features the deli meat as the base of your portable meal. A dollop of basil pesto and halved cherry tomatoes add a delicious fresh element. Just one of these egg cups has 11 grams of protein and is less than 200 calories, so it will be the perfect healthy start to the day.

Related: 38 Make-Ahead Recipes to Stock Your Freezer with Right Now

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Citrus-Topped Double Blueberry Muffins

Citrus-Topped Double Blueberry Muffins
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A twist on a classic blueberry muffin is the perfect way to start your day. Orange and lemon peel are delicious, bright additions to this muffin pan breakfast. Make this easy breakfast with fresh or frozen blueberries all year-round.

Related: Must-Know Tips and Tricks for Storing Muffins and Quick Breads

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Oatmeal-Raisin Donut Holes

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Donut holes in a muffin tin? You bet! These easy donut holes are baked not fried, and they pack your favorite cookie flavor into a poppable treat size. We kept this a healthy breakfast recipe by using whole wheat flour, fat-free yogurt, and nutritious rolled oats to make the batter.

Buy It: King Arthur Flour Unbleached White Whole Wheat Flour ($4, Target)

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Italian Quiche Cups

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Serve these muffin tin breakfast quiches as an easy brunch starter (or perhaps even on a brunch board!). You can also pair them with a piece of fruit or yogurt parfait for a complete breakfast. Bonus: They freeze wonderfully for up to a month!

Buy It: Rubbermaid Brilliance 22-Piece Food Storage Container Set ($28, Bed Bath & Beyond)

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Fruit, Nut, and Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups

Fruit Nut Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups
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With just a quick zap in the microwave, these fun make-ahead breakfast cups turn into a hearty bowl of oatmeal. We left the recipe name generic so you can choose to create your muffin tin breakfasts to suit your taste or whatever's in the fridge. Stir in some milk to add creaminess.

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Breakfast Muffins

three kinds of Breakfast Muffins
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Can't choose between a sweet or savory breakfast? Make both! Our mix-and-match muffin tin breakfast recipe allows you to pick healthy sweet or savory stir-ins such as banana, applesauce, zucchini, or Greek yogurt. All-purpose flour and buckwheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, canned pumpkin, and chopped apple is one of our favorite combos.

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Cinnamon Biscuits

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Stacked biscuits baked in muffin cups and sweetened with cinnamon sugar are an impressive breakfast treat that comes together with only a handful of staple pantry ingredients. They're easy to make, but also an elegant addition to a brunch buffet.

Related: Shockingly Good Pantry Recipes You Can Whip Up with Staple Ingredients

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Upside-Down Waffle and Egg Cups

Upside-Down Waffle and Egg Cups
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You really CAN have it all! Enjoy your favorite breakfast foods combined in one convenient cup thanks to adorable frozen mini waffles as the base. Remember a generous drizzle of maple syrup. This muffin tin breakfast is going to be a family favorite.

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Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

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Cinnamon rolls turned into cupcakes are another great way to enjoy dessert for breakfast. An easy nut filling and creamy butter frosting take these cupcakes above and beyond. You can adapt them to make honey buns if you desire.

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    1 of 15 Strawberry Cream Scuffins
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    4 of 15 Asian Egg and Rice Cups with Plum Sauce
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    7 of 15 Breakfast Ham and Egg Cups
    8 of 15 Citrus-Topped Double Blueberry Muffins
    9 of 15 Oatmeal-Raisin Donut Holes
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    11 of 15 Fruit, Nut, and Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups
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    13 of 15 Cinnamon Biscuits
    14 of 15 Upside-Down Waffle and Egg Cups
    15 of 15 Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

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