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11 High-Protein Breakfast Recipes

There’s nothing like a high-protein meal to start the day off right. So when it comes to expanding your breakfast recipe repertoire, there’s always space for something new. These recipes tick all the boxes — easy, filling, and full of protein.

1. Jam sponge baked oat cake

A breakfast sponge that’s twist on the TikTok baked-oats classic. It’s delish, and packed full of protein.

Jam Sponge Baked Oat Cake

Classic dessert made macro-friendly.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
386 26.4g 58.9g 6g

2. Cinnamon baked oats cake

Another breakfast treat packed full of two of the best things — protein and cinnamon. What’s not to love?

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
332 33g 35g 8g

3. Salted caramel overnight Weetabix

Packed away neatly in your favourite container — this is the best way to make your colleagues jealous. When they hear there’s 54g of protein inside, they’ll be snatching it from your hands.

Salted Caramel Weetabix Oats | High-Protein Breakfast

A sweet protein hit to start your day right.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
480 54g 50g 2.5g

4. Breakfast tiramisu

Five ingredients, 27g of protein, and absolutely delicious.

5-Ingredient High-Protein Breakfast Tiramisu

Who says you can’t have dessert for breakfast?

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
395 27g 41g 12g

5. Chocolate-stuffed banana bread muffins

Bananas are the perfect breakfast food. They work alone, in pancakes, on top of cereal, or better yet — in chocolate-stuffed, protein-infused banana bread muffins.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
264 13g 32g 10g

6. Blueberry pie baked oats

There’s not much that’s better than a breakfast that will tide you over until lunch time. Especially when it’s blueberry pie flavoured.

High-Protein Blueberry Pie Baked Oats

We’ll never be over baked oats.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
327 17g 45g 8g

7. Whey forward pancakes

Master the art of fluffy pancakes under 500kcal with this foolproof recipe. Featuring an animal-free, dairy-identical whey protein, this recipe creates fluffy pancakes with 24g of protein.

Whey Forward Protein Pancakes

Pancake Day. One of the most important dates in the calendar. Fact.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
461 24g 65g 12g

8. DIY protein granola

DIY is certainly the way to go if you’re looking to cut down on sugars and get more of the good stuff in your breakfast. Under 400 calories and with only eight ingredients, this quick and simple granola recipe is the perfect start to the morning.

DIY Protein Granola | Protein Plates Recipe Book

The perfect crispy and crunchy breakfast base.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
358 11g 33g 20g

9. Low-carb high-protein breakfast cups

Got some leftover veggies and chicken? Quick, simple and under 300kcal – these breakfast cups will have you sorted all week long. All you need is a full spice cupboard and some leftovers, and you’ll be able to whip these up in as little as 12 minutes.

Low-Carb | High-Protein Breakfast Cups

Low carb? Check. High protein? Double check. 

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
216 22g 2g 13g

10. Sweet breakfast quesadilla

A sweet take on a savoury dish. These Breakfast Quesadillas are packed with 20g of protein and ooze chocolate spread and peanut butter. Top it off with whatever fruit you have knocking about, and you’ve already started the day with a win.

Sweet Breakfast Quesadilla

Sweeten up mornings.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
409 20g 60g 25g

11. 4-ingredient foolproof banana protein pancakes

Just 4 ingredients is all you need for a breakfast that'll set you up for the day. And, if you mix up your toppings daily, you'll never get bored. My personal favourite, banana and sugar-free syrup.

4-Ingredient Foolproof Banana Protein Pancakes

Make the perfect pancakes, even if you're a rookie.

Nutritional info per serving:

Calories Protein Carbs Fat
115 15g 14g 1g

Take home message

With 11 new breakfast recipes to try out, you’ll be covered for the next two weeks. Now only one question remains — which will you try first?

Want more recipe inspo?

TRY THESE NEXT:

Jam Sponge Baked Oat Cake

Classic dessert made macro-friendly.

Salted Caramel Weetabix Oats | High-Protein Breakfast

A sweet protein hit to start your day right.

Emily Wilcock
Emily Wilcock Content Executive
After completing an internship with Myprotein, Emily returned to university to finish her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Marketing. With experience in lifestyle writing, Emily aims to entertain and educate through her work. Her focuses include recipes, real and inspiring stories, and working with writers to help provide easy-to-digest evidence-based research. Her work on recipes has been previously featured in The Supplement magazine, with a particular focus on high-protein, nutritious meals, plus advice on how to properly fuel your body. Outside of work, Emily’s top priority is food. She’s a self-professed star baker and a connoisseur of all things baked. In her spare time, she’s either cooking up a storm, our looking out for the opportunity to try out Manchester’s newest restaurants. But as a huge fan of carbs, if it’s not pasta or pasta-adjacent, she’s not interested. If she’s not in the kitchen, she’s tucked up with a book for an early night, or you’ll find her in the gym working up a sweat. Afterall, all those carbs require quite the appetite.

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