15 Halloween Breakfast Ideas So Fun the Kids Will Jump Out of Bed

Halloween does not have to wait until dark. One spooky Halloween breakfast and the kids are already talking about it on the way to school, and none of these ideas take more than about 15 minutes. They are made from normal pantry food, mostly fruit, eggs, oats and bread, so it is a real breakfast and not a bowl of candy. Pick one for every morning of Halloween week..

Jack-o’-lantern pumpkin pancakes, the Halloween breakfast star

Orange pumpkin pancakes with a chocolate chip face are the easiest way to make a Halloween breakfast feel like a party. A little canned pumpkin turns the batter a happy orange color and makes them soft and fluffy. Let the kids press in their own jack-o’-lantern faces before you flip them. Do your kids want A) happy faces B) scary faces C) silly faces?

You will need: 1 1/2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons melted butter, mini chocolate chips.

How to make it: Whisk the dry ingredients in one bowl and the milk, pumpkin, egg and butter in another. Stir together until just combined. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto a buttered griddle over medium heat. Press chocolate chips into a face. Flip when bubbles form, about 2 minutes, and cook 1 minute more.

Mummy toast, the 3 minute Halloween breakfast

This one takes three minutes and gets the biggest reaction. Toast a slice of bread, pipe or spread thin strips of cream cheese across it like bandages, and leave a gap for two eyes. Blueberries or candy eyes both work. Add a smear of strawberry jam underneath for a sweet version, or use hummus and olive eyes for a savory one.

You will need: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 3 tablespoons whipped cream cheese, 4 blueberries or 4 candy eyes, 1 tablespoon strawberry jam (optional).

How to make it: Toast the bread and let it cool for 1 minute. Spread a thin layer of jam if using. Put cream cheese in a small zip bag and snip a corner. Pipe crisscross lines across the toast like mummy wrappings, leaving a gap near the top. Press in the eyes and serve.

Ghost waffles with banana ghosts

Golden waffles become a spooky scene when you add a few banana ghosts. Cut bananas in half, stand them up, and give them chocolate chip eyes and mouths. A drizzle of maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar like fog finishes it off. Use frozen waffles for a fast Halloween breakfast on busy school mornings and it takes five minutes.

You will need: 4 waffles (homemade or frozen), 2 bananas, 12 mini chocolate chips, maple syrup, powdered sugar, a few raspberries.

How to make it: Toast or cook the waffles. Peel the bananas and cut each in half crosswise. Press mini chocolate chips into the rounded end for two eyes and a mouth. Stand the ghosts on the waffles, add raspberries, drizzle with syrup and dust with powdered sugar.

Monster green smoothie with googly eyes

On Halloween breakfast mornings, kids who would never eat spinach will happily drink a bright green monster smoothie. Banana and pineapple make it sweet, so nobody can taste the greens. Stick a couple of candy eyes or blueberry eyes on the glass and give it a silly name. Would your kids drink it? A) yes, all of it B) only if it has eyes C) no way.

You will need: 1 cup fresh spinach, 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, 3/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup plain yogurt, 1 teaspoon honey, candy eyes for the glass (optional).

How to make it: Add milk and spinach to the blender first and blend until smooth. Add banana, pineapple, yogurt and honey and blend until thick and creamy. Pour into clear glasses. Stick candy eyes on the outside of the glass with a dab of honey and add a fun straw.

Spiderweb oatmeal Halloween breakfast bowl

A warm bowl of oatmeal is the perfect blank canvas for a spiderweb. Draw circles of yogurt on top, then drag a toothpick from the center out to make a web. A blackberry spider with pretzel or raisin legs sits in the corner. It is cozy, filling and ready in about 10 minutes.

You will need: 1 cup old-fashioned oats, 2 cups milk or water, pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons vanilla yogurt, 2 blackberries, a few raisins.

How to make it: Simmer oats with milk and salt for 5 minutes, stirring, until creamy. Stir in syrup and cinnamon and spoon into bowls. Put yogurt in a small bag, snip the corner and pipe 3 circles. Drag a toothpick from center to edge 8 times. Add a blackberry spider with raisin legs.

Pumpkin egg-in-a-hole toast

Use a small pumpkin shaped cookie cutter to cut the center out of a slice of bread, then cook an egg right inside it. The orange yolk makes a perfect little pumpkin. Toast the cut out piece too and serve it on the side for dipping. Protein, toast and a big smile, all from one pan.

You will need: 2 slices thick bread, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon butter, salt, pepper, a pumpkin cookie cutter (or a round glass).

How to make it: Cut a pumpkin shape from the center of each slice. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add the bread and cutouts. Crack an egg into each hole. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, flip carefully and cook 1 minute more for a runny yolk. Season and serve with the toasted cutouts.

Mummy breakfast burritos

Scrambled eggs, cheese and sausage get wrapped up in a tortilla, then wrapped again with thin tortilla strips so they look like little mummies. Two dots of sour cream with black bean pupils make the eyes. They are filling enough for a big school day and can be made ahead and reheated.

You will need: 4 large flour tortillas plus 1 more for strips, 6 eggs, 1/2 cup cooked breakfast sausage, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, 2 tablespoons milk, salt, pepper, sour cream, 8 black beans.

How to make it: Scramble the eggs with milk, salt and pepper. Stir in sausage and cheese. Fill the tortillas and roll them up. Cut the extra tortilla into thin strips and lay them across each burrito like bandages. Warm in a skillet 1 minute per side. Add sour cream eyes with a black bean in each.

Witch hat cinnamon toast

Cut toast into triangles, add a thin strip across the bottom for a brim, and you have witch hats. Butter and cinnamon sugar make the classic version, and a line of orange fruit makes the hat band. It is the fastest Halloween breakfast on this list and uses things every kitchen already has.

You will need: 3 slices bread, 2 tablespoons soft butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, a few mandarin orange segments or a strip of cantaloupe.

How to make it: Toast the bread and spread with butter while hot. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Cut each slice into one tall triangle and use the leftover edges as the brim. Arrange on a plate and press a line of orange fruit across the bottom of each hat for the band.

Bat wing French toast sticks

Cut bread into bat shapes with a cookie cutter, or just cut sticks and add a pair of wings. Dip in a cinnamon egg custard and cook until golden. Cocoa powder in the egg mixture makes them dark like real bats and adds a chocolate flavor kids love. Serve with syrup for dunking.

You will need: 4 slices thick bread, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, butter for the pan, maple syrup.

How to make it: Cut bread into bat shapes or 1 inch sticks. Whisk eggs, milk, cocoa, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla until smooth. Dip each piece for 2 seconds per side. Cook in a buttered skillet over medium heat 2 minutes per side until set. Serve warm with syrup.

Eyeball fruit cups for a healthy Halloween breakfast

Peeled green grapes with a blueberry tucked into a hole look exactly like creepy little eyeballs, and kids think they are hilarious. Mix them into a cup of berries and melon for a fresh fruit side that feels spooky. It is a good balance next to pancakes or waffles on a busy morning.

You will need: 1 cup green grapes, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 cup cantaloupe cubes, 1/2 cup strawberries sliced, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon honey.

How to make it: Peel half the grapes or cut a small hole in the end of each. Press a blueberry into the hole as the pupil. Toss the cantaloupe, strawberries, remaining blueberries and grapes with lime juice and honey. Spoon into cups and top each with two or three eyeballs.

Pumpkin muffin cups

Soft pumpkin muffins are great for Halloween week because you can bake them on Sunday and grab one every morning. Add a few chocolate chips or a cream cheese swirl on top. Kids can decorate them with an orange icing face. Looking for party snacks too? Try these Halloween treats kids love.

You will need: 1 3/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup canned pumpkin, 2 eggs, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup oil, 1/3 cup milk, 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

How to make it: Heat the oven to 375F and line 12 muffin cups. Whisk flour, baking soda, spice and salt. In another bowl whisk pumpkin, eggs, sugar, oil and milk. Fold together with the chips. Fill the cups 3/4 full and bake 18 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Monster bagel faces: a build-your-own Halloween breakfast

Set out toasted bagels, cream cheese and a tray of fruit and let the kids build their own monsters. Strawberry tongues, blueberry eyes, apple slice teeth and pretzel horns turn breakfast into an art project. It works well for sleepovers and Halloween parties when you have a crowd of little ones.

You will need: 4 bagels, 1/2 cup cream cheese (plain or tinted with a drop of food coloring), strawberries, blueberries, apple slices, banana coins, small pretzel sticks.

How to make it: Split and toast the bagels. Spread each half with cream cheese. Cut strawberries into tongues and apples into thin slices for teeth. Let kids add blueberry and banana eyes, pretzel horns and a strawberry tongue. Take a picture before anyone takes a bite.

Frankenstein avocado toast

Avocado toast already has the right color for Frankenstein. Spread mashed avocado on a square slice of toast, add black bean or olive hair across the top, two egg white eyes and a little smile drawn with salsa. It is a savory Halloween breakfast idea that even grown ups will enjoy.

You will need: 2 slices square bread, 1 ripe avocado, squeeze of lime, pinch of salt, 1 hard boiled egg, 2 tablespoons black beans or chopped black olives, 1 tablespoon salsa.

How to make it: Toast the bread. Mash the avocado with lime and salt and spread it to the edges. Line black beans or olives across the top for hair. Slice the egg and use two rounds as eyes with a bean in the middle. Add a salsa smile and two pretzel bolts if you like.

Halloween breakfast casserole

If you are hosting a Halloween morning crowd, a make ahead egg casserole saves you. Layer bread, sausage, cheese and an egg custard the night before and bake it in the morning. Cut a jack-o’-lantern face from orange cheddar slices and lay it on top for the last 5 minutes. It is the easiest way to feed a big group.

You will need: 6 cups cubed bread, 1 lb cooked breakfast sausage, 2 cups shredded cheddar, 8 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 4 slices orange cheddar for the face.

How to make it: Grease a 9×13 dish. Layer bread, sausage and shredded cheese. Whisk eggs, milk, mustard and salt and pour over. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes. Cut eyes, nose and mouth from cheddar slices, lay on top and bake 5 minutes more.

Graveyard yogurt parfaits

Layer vanilla yogurt and berries in clear cups, then add crushed chocolate cookie crumbs on top for dirt. A small cookie stuck in the top becomes a tombstone, and a gummy worm is optional. Use plain yogurt and granola for a healthier version. Which Halloween breakfast idea will you make first? Tell us below.

You will need: 2 cups vanilla Greek yogurt, 1 cup mixed berries, 1/2 cup granola, 4 chocolate sandwich cookies crushed, 4 oval shortbread cookies for tombstones, gummy worms (optional).

How to make it: Spoon a layer of yogurt into 4 clear cups, then berries and granola. Repeat once more. Top with crushed chocolate cookies as dirt. Write RIP on the shortbread with a little melted chocolate if you like, then push it into the top. Add a gummy worm and serve right away.