To help take the rush out of your morning rush, I’ve gathered my top 5 Quick & Easy AIP Breakfasts that are simple, delicious, and Paleo Autoimmune Protocol compliant!!
The morning might be a busy and hectic time, but the last thing I want to do is skip breakfast. Since keeping my blood sugar stable has been such an important factor in managing my multiple autoimmune diseases, to me it’s the most important meal of the day! I make sure that I fit in something every morning so I can keep feeling my best.
The following Quick & Easy AIP Breakfast ideas are not only friendly for an AIP lifestyle, but they are so fast to put together! Plus they are gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free. Some of them can even be prepared the night before. Check these out to brighten up your anti-inflammatory morning:
Sweet Potato Avocado Toast
If you take a peek around Instagram, you will notice that sweet potato toast is very popular for people who are health-concisions, including those following an AIP eating template. Sweet potato toasts are the grain-free sister of avocado toast, but without the egg or the bread!
This version uses just 5 ingredients: sweet potatoes, olive oil, avocado, lemon juice, and sea salt. Though you can make it with plenty of other healthy toppings according to what you have; such as tigernut butter with sliced banana, smoked salmon and pureed artichokes, or roasted veggies and leftover meats.
AIP Sweet Potato Avocado Toast
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, skin-on, sliced into ¼”-thick toast shapes
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 medium avocado, thinly sliced
- Lemon juice, to drizzle
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
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Place your oven’s rack at the slot second to the top. Preheat your oven’s broiler to 450 or set it to HIGH.
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Place the sweet potato slices on a medium sheet pan. Drizzle the olive oil over the top, then use a pastry brush or your hands to coat both sides of the sweet potato slices.
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Arrange the slices in a single layer, then broil for 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and al dente.
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Serve sweet potato toasts topped with avocado slices, lemon juice, and sea salt.
Recipe Notes
For extra protein, add cooked and crumbled AIP compliant bacon on top when serving.
PRODUCTS USED IN THIS RECIPE:
AIP Cauliflower Maple Raisin Overnight N’Oatmeal
Though oats are a “no” on the AIP, n’oatmeal is certainly a “yes!” And when you can soak them overnight, even better. Enter the ever-versatile cauliflower rice, combined with coconut milk (or tigernut milk for the coconut intolerant), unsulphured raisins, maple syrup, collagen, cinnamon, and either coconut flour or tigernut flour.
You can choose to make this hidden-veggie breakfast ahead of time, usually the night before, so it is convenient when you wake up the following morning with your n’oats in a mason jar all ready to eat.
AIP Cauliflower Maple Raisin Overnight N’Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh or frozen riced cauliflower, steamed, sauteed, or microwaved until tender
- 2 cups coconut milk or tigernut milk
- 2 Tbsp coconut flour (or ¼ cup tigernut flour)
- ¼ cup collagen powder
- ¼ cup unsulphured, unsweetened raisins
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- 1-2 Tbsp pure maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a medium mixing bowl. Stir well to combine, then taste and adjust seasonings if desired.
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Divide mixture evenly between 4 mason jars. Cover then refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours. N’oatmeal is ready when the mixture has thickened and the raisins are soft.
Recipe Notes
Top with toasted sliced tigernuts just before serving for an extra crunch!
PRODUCTS USED IN THIS RECIPE
coconut milk or tigernut milk
coconut flour or tigernut flour
collagen powder
ground cinnamon
pure maple syrup
sliced tigernuts
AIP Butternut Soup
Soup is one of my all time favorite Quick & Easy AIP Breakfasts! It’s simple to make if you stick to just a few main ingredients and if you have bone broth on hand.
I love that you can enjoy this soup chilled or reheated in the morning, too! So it’s great for both cold and warmer weather.
AIP Butternut Soup
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh or frozen chopped butternut squash
- 1 cup frozen chopped onions
- 1 cup coconut milk or tigernut milk
- 2 cups AIP compliant bone broth (or more, depending on how thick you like your soup)
- AIP all purpose seasoning, like Paleo Powder, to taste
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a medium soup pot over medium high heat. Cover then bring to a low boil.
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Remove cover then turn down the heat to medium until it simmers moderately. Cook for 5 minutes or until squash is tender.
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Turn off the heat, then carefully use an immersion blender or blend in batches in your high-speed blender until very smooth and velvety.
Recipe Notes
Serve with my Plantain Bread if you would like to dunk some bread into your cup of soup!
PRODUCTS USED IN THIS RECIPE
coconut milk or tigernut milk
AIP compliant bone broth
AIP Paleo Powder
AIP 1-2-3 Hash
This hash is another favorite of mine because I can season it however my flavor-mood strikes me! Plus all you need is a bag of coleslaw mix and a pound of ground pork as your basic ingredients, then you have a yummy template that you can customize however you wish.
Try it topped with my AIP Teriyaki Sauce for an extra special, soy-free breaky!
AIP 1-2-3 Hash
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp lard or duck fat
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb bag of coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots, discard any dressing)
- Seasonings of choice (see notes)
Instructions
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Add fat to a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, add ground pork.
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Crumble the pork and cook for 5 minutes or until almost cooked through.
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Stir in the coleslaw mix and your preferred seasonings, then cook for 5 minutes more or until pork is cooked through fully and the colelway mix is tender-crisp.
Recipe Notes
My favorite seasoning mix is Korean-inspired: coconut aminos, gluten-free fish sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and ginger powder. Though another blend my family loves is smoked salt, garlic, mace, clove, sage, and dried chives (it tastes kind of like traditional breakfast sausage). Get creative with your spices, cook it up in different AIP-compliant fats, change it up, and make it how you love it!
The Good Ol’ Green Smoothie
What Quick & Easy AIP Breakfasts list would be complete without the reliable green smoothie? You can get creative with your blender, but the basic template for a good smoothie that is Paleo Autoimmune Protocol compliant looks something like this:
1 part green veggie
This could be baby spinach, lettuces, chopped celery or cucumber, or even blanched kale
1 part low sugar fruit
Ideas are strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, kiwi, or orange
¼ part fat
Chopped avocado, coconut oil, tigernut butter, avocado oil, or coconut butter come to mind!
Protein
1 to 2 scoops of collagen powder is a great source of protein and gut-loving nutrition
2 parts liquid
This could be coconut milk, tigernut milk, filtered water, or a combination of these
A dash of flavor
Fresh herbs like mint, cilantro, parsley, or even basil add a green punch. Dried seasonings like cinnamon, pure vanilla bean powder, mace, and clove can add a “sweet” flavor without adding any extra grams of sugar.
A dash of acidity
I love my smoothies with 2 Tbsp lemon juice or lime juice for a little kick
Which one of these Quick & Easy AIP Breakfasts do you want to try first?
Would you try to make them one at a time, or maybe incorporate them into your AIP meal planning and meal prep? I’d love to hear what your ideas are! Leave me a comment below.
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