Is your normal cup of morning coffee becoming a bit repetitive? Are you feeling like you’re trudging through an endless coffee rut? If so, it may be just the right time to mix up your breakfast a little. By that I mean to incorporate coffee into breakfast, literally. Here are a few recipes to aid in your transition!

1. Overnight Oatmeal:

I’m going to be completely honest with you; oatmeal gets two big thumbs down from me taste-wise. It can often be so bland and boring that it becomes an unpleasant struggle to scarf it down so early in the morning. But- and this is a big but- if you lace your oatmeal with a bit of cold brew coffee, you could completely turn around your boring breakfast game!

Prep time: 5 min

Ingredients:

• ½ cup old fashioned oats
• ¼ cup cold brew coffee
• ¼ unsweetened almond milk
• ½ scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1 tbsp. chia seeds

Directions:

• Load all ingredients into a bowl/mason jar.
• Stir or shake.
• Place in fridge to cool overnight (kind of like preparing your cold brew coffee!)

2. Overnight Chia Pudding:

For a more alternative option to incorporate coffee into breakfast food, you can give chia pudding a shot! More specifically, you can make chocolate coffee chia pudding! Can you even name a single better combo than coffee and chocolate? I’ll wait.

Prep time: 10 min

Ingredients:

• ½ cup cold brew coffee
• ½ cup full fat canned coconut milk
• 1 full tbsp. almond butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup or honey
• 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup chia seeds

Directions

• Blend all ingredients (excluding chia seeds) in a blender.
• Pour blended mixture into mason jars.
• Add chia seeds and shake it up!
• Cool in fridge overnight.

3. Breakfast Coffee Protein Shake:

It has never been easier to incorporate coffee into your breakfast. If there is one thing that I wholeheartedly believe, it’s that a good morning smoothie will never let you down. Especially when it’s packed with protein, low sugar, and has a splash of coffee in it! The only thing that you have to know how to do is throw a few ingredients in a blender and press mix! Then, enjoy the frothy deliciousness.

Prep time: 5 min

Ingredients:

• 1 banana (frozen)
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder of choice
• ½ cup vanilla almond milk
• ½ cup cold brew coffee
• 1-3 drops of Stevia extract (optional)

Directions:

• Literally throw all ingredients in blender and blend it up till smooth!

4. Nutty Coffee Bark:

The final way to incorporate coffee into your breakfast is a little quirky. If you’ve ever prepared chocolate bark before, then you probably know how simple (and fun) it is! This recipe provides quite the flavorful and colorful treat through a variety of complimentary ingredients. It almost resembles that of a granola bar, but much better.

Prep time: 10 min

Ingredients:

• 2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp. ground cardamom
• ¾ cup almonds (roughly chopped and unsalted)
• ½ cup pistachios (roughly chopped and unsalted)
• ¼ cup dried mulberries (roughly chopped)
• ¼ cup dried cherries (roughly chopped)
• 2 tsp. coffee beans (roughly chopped)
• A few pinches of salt

Directions:

• Melt chocolate in double boiler- stir occasionally 8 min.
• Stir in half of almonds, pistachios, mulberries, and cherries.
• Spread melted solution on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the second half of ingredients along with the coffee beans and salt on top.
• Chill 2 hours in fridge.