37 healthy breakfast bowl recipes
July 2026 Update: I’ve refreshed this post with a few new recipes and updated the free breakfast guide I recommend for women navigating post-menopause.
Breakfast bowls, or brekkie bowls as I usually call them, are one of the easiest ways to build a satisfying breakfast without overthinking it. They can be sweet, savoury, simple, loaded with toppings, or made from whatever you’ve already got in the fridge.
The key is balance. A bowl that looks healthy isn’t always filling enough. Especially after menopause, when protein, fibre and steady energy throughout the day matter more than ever.
So I’ve pulled together a collection of healthy breakfast bowl ideas that are delicious, practical, and easy to adapt to your own taste.
If you’re post-menopausal and breakfast still feels a bit hit-and-miss, make sure you grab a copy of the free Post-Menopause Breakfast Makeover.
It’s a simple way to build breakfasts that support energy, fullness and sustainable weight loss, without tiny portions or boring diet food.
Let’s start with some of the healthy breakfast bowls you’ll find here on my blog
This is how I put together a basic yoghurt, muesli and fruit brekkie bowl. Simply change up your toppings for different flavours. Make these straight in your bowl, no blender required.
This tropical sunshine smoothie bowl is a refreshing breakfast for warm spring and summer mornings, or an easy post-workout meal, when you’re craving something cool and satisfying.
Creamy, tangy, and just a little bit fancy – these Grapefruit Breakfast Pots are a fresh twist on your morning yoghurt bowl.
They’re the perfect balance of creamy, tart, and sweet. And they look gorgeous served in little glasses.
Blend up some mango and berries to make this delicious Summer smoothie bowl.
Top this acai bowl with pomegranate seeds, dried mango pieces, some coconut flakes and your favourite nuts & seeds.
This is my basic coconut milk porridge. You can stir in boosters such as protein powder, cacao powder, chia seeds, and flaxseed. Then add your favourite fruit, nuts & seeds.
Made with real-food ingredients like buckwheat, oat, and almond flours, this chocolate mug cake is packed with fibre and protein to keep you satisfied whether you enjoy it as a dessert or a decadent breakfast.
The combination of oats, chia seeds, and yoghurt makes these overnight oats thick, satisfying, and naturally sweet, with juicy peaches adding a fresh burst of flavour.
You won’t believe this creamy chocolate smoothie bowl is good for you, but it is!
This mango chia pudding is a delicious creamy Summer chia pudding bowl.
If you’re tired of cereal, or bored with your usual bowl of porridge, this microwave brekkie mug is a quick and easy way to change things up. It’s warm, filling, naturally sweet, and ready in just a few minutes.
This strawberry ricotta parfait may look a little bit fancy, but it only takes about five minutes to throw together.
It’s creamy, fruity, and just indulgent enough to feel like you’ve made yourself something special, without turning breakfast into a full production number.
Beautiful looking smoothie bowls that are good for you too
How pretty is this chia peach green smoothie bowl by Shahzadi from Desi-licious RD?
This bowl by Natalie’s Health is vegan, gluten free, and packed with vitamin C and plenty of other nutrients.
This gorgeous bowl from Neha at Greedy Eats just looks so pretty and so inviting! I have to admit that I still haven’t tried Dragon Fruit yet, but this recipe will be making it happen sometime soon.
Acai, blueberries, banana & almond butter make up this delish smoothie bowl by Choosing Chia.
Peaches with coconut yoghurt and vanilla sounds like a delicious Summer smoothie bowl to me. You’ll find this recipe at Tasting Page.
You had me at nice cream for breakfast! Made with papaya and watermelon, thank you, Moon and Spoon and Yum for this fab recipe.
Chocolate and peanut butter are a classic flavour combination, and definitely one of my favourites. Put together in this smoothie bowl by Hungry, Healthy, Happy.
Now let’s look at some savoury breakfast bowls!
I love trying brekkie recipes that use ingredients that are a little bit different. The Bites of Wellness sweet potato bowl sounds good to me!
This bowl by Tina from The Worktop is simply cottage cheese with toppings. Quick, healthy and delicious.
Mince beef and sweet potatoes are the heroes of this breakfast bowl from Bites of Wellness, with not an egg in sight!
Tofu, baked hash browns and quinoa are the main ingredients in this vegan breakfast bowl by Choosing Chia.
Sweet potato pie flavoured overnight oats? Topped with caramelised pecans, this is elegance in a glass. A bit of breakfast indulgence from Orchids and Sweet Tea.
This savoury breakfast bowl by The Cook Report is made with butternut squash/pumpkin, eggs, quinoa and hummus – yum!
This egg and grain filled breakfast bowl from Zestful Kitchen, packs a flavour punch and will keep you satisfied for hours.
Breakfast cooked in my pressure cooker makes me happy. I’m definitely trying this brekkie bowl by Green Scheme.
A breakfast bowl of scrambled eggs and oven baked potatoes sounds pretty good to me. And Erin from Meaningful Eats says you can make it ahead too!
An egg and guacamole breakfast bowl ready in 10 minutes? Yes please, Kitchen Sanctuary!
And let’s finish off with a few different sweet bowls
If you’re looking for a breakfast bowl alternative to oats, try this gluten free, vegan recipe by Vegan Huggs.
Quinoa, apple and walnuts come together in this quick and easy breakfast bowl from Maria Ushakova.
I love this idea of using roasted blueberries in this quinoa breakfast bowl from Homemade and Yummy.
Steel cut oats will only take half the time when you cook them in your pressure cooker, thanks to this recipe from The Kitchen Girl.
A Taste of Madness brings an interesting flavour combination together in this oatmeal bowl.
I hope you’ve got a lovely little list now of new brekkie bowl recipes to try. Do let me know on Facebook which ones are your favourites.
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If you’d like to experiment with healthy breakfasts beyond bowls, I’ve got plenty more BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH RECIPES for you here on the blog.
If you’re post-menopausal, you might like to grab a copy of the free Post-Menopause Breakfast Makeover guide – it’s a simple way to start eating in tune with the way your body works now.
You can read more about it here:
The Post-Menopause Breakfast Reframe
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