150+ Healthy Gluten-Free Breakfasts to Start Your Day Off Right

{Note from Jessica: Today’s post is shared by my sweet friend, Raia, author of Raia’s Recipes. Raia is a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom of five crazy kids. After the birth of her third child, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. This discovery turned her bread and pasta-filled life upside down and set her on a mission to find out what healthy meant for her family. Aspiring to encourage other moms, she started her blog filled with simple, easy, healthy dishes. Stop by Raia’s Recipes to get plenty of real food, gluten-free recipes and much more!}

Breakfast is by far my favorite meal.

There’s no doubt about it in my mind, I could eat it for every meal of the day (and sometimes I do). But there’s just something about waking up to a delicious and nutritious meal that makes getting out of bed a little more worth while.

If you’re not too fond of breakfast, you should be. Regularly eating breakfast helps kick-start your metabolism, balancing your weight, and leads to a more alert, focused, and happier you! Breakfast can also help regulate your blood sugar and keep your cholesterol levels healthy.

If those aren’t good enough reasons to make breakfast part of your morning routine, here are over 150 delicious gluten-free reasons you’ll want to make sure it’s a part of your day!

Healthy Gluten-Free Breakfasts

(Throughout the post the asterisk (*) denotes a grain-free recipe.)

You’ve probably heard that eggs aren’t a good choice for breakfast because they’re high in cholesterol. While it’s true that eggs do contain quite a bit, it’s important to keep in mind that just because your diet has cholesterol in it, doesn’t mean your blood will.

In fact eggs actually help increase DHL levels (the good kind of cholesterol), lessening the chance that you’ll be at risk of heart disease and stroke. Eggs are also high in protein, selenium, and vitamin B12, and they contain all the essential amino acids our bodies need.

• Avocado Lime Omelette *
• Baba Ganoush Omelette *
• Bacon Banana Scrambled Eggs *
• Butter Chicken Omelette *
• Clam Chowder Omelette *
• Duck Egg Omelette *
• French Bistro Breakfast Of Eggs And Vegetables
• Mashed Yam Omelette *
• Hummus Omelette *
• Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwiches *
• Paleo Eggs Benedict * (pictured)
• Satay Avocado Prawn Omelette *
• Scrambled Eggs with a Secret Ingredient * (pictured)
• Scrambled Egg Muffins *
• South Pacific Baby Bok Choy + Scrambled Eggs
• Spinach Omelette *

• Baked Eggs in Avocado *
• Baked Eggs in Ham Cups *
• Broccoli, Cheese & Bacon Mini Donuts *
• Cheddar, Bacon and Veggie Frittata *
• Crustless Spinach Quiche * (pictured)
• Egg Cups *
• Fluffy Crustless Quiche *
• Green Eggs and… Red Eggs *
• Green Veggie Frittata *
• Oven Breakfast in a Ramekin *
• Paleo Egg Muffins *
• Portobello Mushroom & Spinach Egg Cups *
• Prosciutto Breakfast Bites *
• Red Russian Kale, Tomato, and Eggs Baked in Ham Cups
• Scrambled Egg Muffins *
• Turnip & Kale Green Quiche *
• Veggie Quiche with Hash Brown Crust * (pictured)

While the availability of conventional gluten-free cereals is on the rise, it’s rare to find a box as packed with nutrition as these homemade granolas and cereals. And it’s pretty impossible to find a tastier or healthier option than a smoothie when you’re in a hurry!

It doesn’t have to be summer for you to enjoy a delicious cold breakfast, either. My kiddos have been known to wrap themselves in a blanket and sit down at the table to enjoy a smoothie in the dead of winter, and I’m sure you all know that one person who could live off cold cereal regardless of the time of year. (That’d be my husband in our family.)

• Coconut Applesauce Granola
• Cranberry Coconut Granola (pictured)
• Dairy Free Blueberry Overnight Oats Recipe
• Fruit and Nut Granola with Chia Seeds and Coconut
• Grain Free Granola *
• Grain-Free Raisin Bran *
• Overnight Muesli
• Paleo Coconut Cinnamon Cereal *
• Peaches and Cream Overnight Oats
• Pumpkin Spice Granola *
• Soaked Buckwheat & Millet Granola
• Soaked Cranberry Apple Muesli
• Soaked Oats Muesli
• Strawberry Apple Granola
• Strawberry Granola *
• Summer Muesli with Soaked Oats & Chia Seeds
• Quinoa Krispies Sourdough Cereal *

• Apple Banana Smoothie
• Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie
• Blackberry Mint Smoothie *
• Brain Booster Milkshake *
• Cherry Pear Spinach Smoothie *
• Cinnamon Peanut Butter Smoothie *
• Creamy Coconut Avocado Smoothie *
• Healthy Eggnog Smoothie *
• Orange Ginger Smoothie * (pictured)
• Orange & Green Smoothie *
• Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie *
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Smoothie
• Spring Cleaner Smoothie *
• Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie

• Apple Pie Breakfast Parfait
• Banana Nut Butter Pudding * (pictured)
• Cherry Yogurt Cloud Pie with Granola Crust
• Chocolate Chia Mousse *
• Chocolate Almond Superfoods Smoothie Bowl *
• Chocolate Chia Pudding With Goji Berries *
• Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt *
• Nectarine & Berry Chia Pudding *
• Strawberry Parfait with Tropical Homemade Granola (pictured)

If you’re not up for a smoothie or a bowl of cereal on a chilly morning, these tasty and nutritious hot breakfasts are just the thing for you. From a comforting bowl of porridge to a hearty home-cooked hash, these breakfasts are sure to make you glad you crawled out from under those covers.

• Breakfast Quinoa with Blackberries
• Buckwheat Porridge
• Butternut Squash Porridge *
• Cheesy Faux “Grits”
• Creamy Soaked Oats
• Grain-Free Fauxrridge *
• Honey Walnut Apple Crisp *
• Hot ‘N Creamy Pumpkin Flax Cereal * (pictured)
• Millet Porridge
• Orange Chocolate Chia Buckwheat Cereal
• Peach & Apple Breakfast Compote *
• Soaked Coconut Oil Oatmeal
• Soaked Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal
• Spiced Cashew Plum Rice Porridge
• Tropical Quinoa Breakfast Cereal *
• Blender To Oven Maple Cherry Baked Oatmeal
• Chile, Cornbread, and Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole (pictured)
• Festive Hash Brown Casserole * (pictured)
• Roasted Sweet Potato & Turkey Sausage Breakfast Casserole *
• Paleo Cabbage Hash * (pictured)
• Paleo Fall Breakfast Hash *
• Sausage, Kale & Cheese Breakfast Casserole *
• Turkey Hash And Eggs
• Vegan Chickpea Scramble *

• Easy Biscuits & Gravy (pictured)
• Homemade Maple Apple Chicken Breakfast Sausages
• Paleo Breakfast Sausage *
• Sausage Seasoning For Sensitive Palates *
• Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties *

I don’t know about you, but nothing says comfort food to me quite like a plate piled high with warm pancakes, dripping with butter and molasses (or syrup, if that’s your thing), or a delicious slice of fresh-from-the-oven banana bread!

Though grain-filled breads are on the slighty-less-healthy side of breakfast, all of these delicious options are filled with nutritious ingredients and contain no refined sugars. And there are plenty of grain-free options here, as well! So all you paleo/GAPS friends can still enjoy.

• 2-Ingredient Paleo Pancakes *
• 2-Ingredient Banana Pancakes *
• Berry-licious Crepes *
• Buttermilk Pancakes
• Buttermilk Waffles *
• Cabbage & Cheddar Okonomiyaki
• Carrot, Blueberry & Lemon Pancakes *
• Chocolate Banana Crepes *
• Chocolate Zucchini Pancakes with Blueberries *
  
• Cinnamon Pear Oat Pancakes
• Easy “Baby” Banana Pancakes *
• Easiest Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes (pictured)
• Flax Jack Pancakes *
• Fluffy Little Almond Flour Pancakes * (pictured)
• Gingerbread Waffles (or Pancakes) *
• Grain Free Banana Pancakes *
• Overnight Almond & Oatmeal Waffles
• Paleo Waffles *
• Peach Blueberry Pancakes *
• Pumpkin Pancakes with Ginger Honey Butter
• Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes *
• Quick Fix Gluten-Free Sourdough Pancakes
• Soaked Sorghum & Buckwheat Pancakes
• The Ultimate Banana Pancakes
• Ultra-Fluffy Vanilla Pumpkin Chickpea Pancakes *
• Zucchini Buckwheat Peanut Pancakes

• Apple Bread
• Apple Buckwheat Muffins
• Apple Cinnamon Muffins * (pictured)
• Applesauce Banana Spice Bread
• Applesauce Crumb Cake
• Banana Bread
• Banana Bread Muffins
• Banana Tigernut Muffins *
• Cinnamon Yogurt Banana Bread
• Easy Almond Flour Muffins *
• Garlic Banana Bread *
• Lemon Coconut Blueberry Macadamia Nut Muffins *
• Molasses Muffins
• Pancake Muffins on the Go *
• Power Breakfast Muffins
• Pumpkin Bread *
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins *
• Pumpkin Flax Granola Muffins
• Pumpkin Spice Bread *
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins * (pictured)
• Soaked Granola Muffins
• Soaked Honey Date Muffins
• Strawberry Banana Muffins *
• Strawberry Coffee Cake *
• Ultimate Banana Bread * (pictured)

• Buckwheat Breakfast Brownie *
• Cinnamon Raisin Granola Bars
• Coconut Carob Overnight Breakfast Cookies
• Crunchy Granola Bars
• Oat Crumble Bars
• Quinoa Granola Bars *
• High-Protein Superfood Breakfast Brownies *
• Soaked Granola Bars
• Sunbutter and Jelly Bars * (pictured)
• Sunbutter Breakfast Cookies
• Teff and Sorghum Cherry Bars

• Apple Walnut Scones
• Banana Bread Doughnuts
• Banana Nut Butter Donuts * (pictured)
• Blueberry Lemon Scones *
• Cinnamon Sugar Donuts *
• Dark Chocolate Banana Donuts
• Grain-Free Bagels *
• Mini Cinnamon Pumpkin Donuts
• Paleo Biscuits *
• Peach Cobbler Donuts (& Muffins!) *
• Soaked “Whole Wheat” Bagels
• Strawberry Bagels *

If you’re in need of a healthier something special for breakfast, or even a dessert, give one of these beauties a try. Just know that all of these recipes contain sweeteners other than honey, maple syrup, or stevia.

• Apple Coffee Cake * (pictured)
• Carrot Cake Doughnuts
• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Cinnamon Apple Scones
• Cinnamon Rolls with Pecans *
• Paleo Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll in a Mug *
• Pumpkin Crepes with Warm Apple Filling
• Rhubarb Apple Crisp
• Saturday Morning Cinnamon Rolls *
• Soaked Donuts with Chocolate, Vanilla and Lemon Glaze
• Sweet Bread
• Sweet or Savory Scones *
• Winter Spice Bread With Nutmeg Icing

Hey AIP Friends! Are You Struggling with Breakfasts?

I can help! I have done the AIP twice, once for 6 months and the next time for about 18 months and now a large number of my readers are also following the autoimmune protocol for their own healing. I have created a number of AIP compliant recipes for this site, and many can easily be modified to fit your AIP lifestyle.

During my time on the AIP I learned a lot, but breakfasts were, by far, the hardest meals for me to plan out. I was an eggs-for-breakfast kind of gal and turns out, I react to eggs so those for sure had to go. What’s a gal to do when she’s had her favorite go-to breakfast taken away?

Get creative!

Which is what I did, along with the help of 25 other amazing AIP bloggers who all used the AIP to help further along their healing. Together, we created the 85 Amazing AIP Breakfasts eBook (one of the very first digital resources of its kind). The book was coordinated and designed by my friend, Eileen of Phoenix Helix website, and it quickly became a favorite resource in the AIP community!

ONE OF THE FIRST DIGITAL RESOURCES OF ITS KIND, THIS COOKBOOK IS:

• A paleo autoimmune protocol cookbook that is aligned with The Paleo Approach
• A resource for reversing autoimmune disease
• The work of 26 AIP bloggers who have used the AIP to improve their own health.
• 85 curated breakfast recipes from the best of the AIP blogs, including 33 completely new recipes never published before!
• Over half of the recipes can easily be modified for low-FODMAP, GAPS/SCD, low-histamine, and coconut-free diets using the handy substitution charts included in the book.

RECIPES INCLUDE:

• Delicious beverages like Rooibos “Latte”, Vanilla “Cappuccino”, Smoothies, Liver & Kidney Detox drink, and more!
• Breakfast bowls like Creamy Grain-Free “Porridge”, Roasted Cinnamon Pear “Oatmeal”, Biscuits & Gravy, Cranachan, and more!
• Breakfast skillets like Sweet Potato Beef Curry, Rabbit Sweet Potato Hash, Bacon & Veggie Fry-Up, Liver & Mushroom Stir-fry, Zucchini Apple Hash, and more!
• Soups (yes! You can eat soup for breakfast) like Greek Gyro Soup, Carrot Ginger Halibut Soup, Fragrant Herb & Coconut Chicken Soup, Offal (but now awful!) Stew, and more!
• Patties like Apple Pie Pork Patties, Ginger Green Onion Patties, Perfect Breakfast Sausage, Tuna Cakes with Green Olives, Cranberry Maple Chicken Patties, and more!
• Pancakes (yum!) like Sweet Potato Banana Pancakes, Spinach Plantain Pancakes, Fig & Citrus Hand Pies, Plantain Waffles, Cinnamon Crumb Cakes, and more!

Regardless of whether you are just starting out on the AIP or you’re already into the program, this cookbook is the perfect addition to your kitchen. Say goodbye to boring breakfasts and hello to deliciousness every morning! Learn more here and download your copy today (it would make a great gift for a loved one too!) by clicking on this link here, or on the image below.

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Special thanks to all the wonderful food bloggers who contributed to the deliciousness of this round-up:

A Girl Worth Saving, Au Naturale Nutrition, Darcie’s Dishes, Farm Fresh Feasts, Forest & Fauna, Happy Mothering, It Takes Time, Just Take A Bite, Life Currents, Living Sweet Moments, Love/Love Thing, Mama Likes to Cook, Natural Fit Foodies, the Nourishing Home, Oh Snap Let’s Eat, Paleo Gone Sassy, Plaid & Paleo, the Primal Desire, Raia’s Recipes, Recipes to Nourish, Scratch Mommy, Snappy Gourmet, Strength & Sunshine, Studio Botanica, There’s A Cook In My Kitchen.