• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
    • Disclosure/PR
  • Freezer Meal Recipes
  • Freezer Meal Plans
  • Dump Recipes
  • Course Login

Freezer Meals 101

Less time cooking, more time living

Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes

No Bake Cranberry Pistachio Energy Balls

By Sharla

These no bake cranberry pistachio energy balls are a great way to start the day. They are a healthy on-the-go breakfast or snack. Since they can be made ahead and frozen, they are good to have on hand for busy families.two energy bites on a striped towel with the dough in the background. Text reads "Cranberry Pistachio Energy Balls"These no bake cranberry pistachio energy balls are easy to make and can be stored in the freezer. The recipe is also very forgiving and can be adapted according to your preferences.

Cranberry Pistachio Energy Balls Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup raw pistachios
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 cups instant oats

Directions:

  1. Add the dates, cranberries and shelled pistachios to a food processor. Roughly chop.
  2. Transfer to a bowl.
  3. Add the salt, maple syrup and honey and mix well.
  4. Mix in the chia seeds, currants and brown sugar.
  5. Stir in oats and mix very well with a sturdy wooden spoon.
  6. Place the bowl in the fridge for about an hour to firm up the mixture. This will make rolling it into balls
    much easier.
  7. Remove mixture from the fridge. Roll into 1” balls. You can use a 1 inch cookie dough scoop to help make them more uniform if you wish.
  8. Store the energy balls in an airtight container in the freezer or the fridge.

This recipe will make about 15 energy balls. You can double or triple the recipe if you’ll be storing them in the freezer as they freeze well for 3 to 6 months. 

Cranberry Energy Bites Variations:

  • substitute raisins or chopped dried apricots for the dried cranberries
  • if there is a nut allergy in the family, omit the pistachios
  • substitute hemp seed for the chai seeds
Print
Cranberry Pistachio Energy Balls
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Keyword: energy balls
Servings: 15 energy balls
Ingredients
  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup raw pistachios shelled
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 cups instant oats
Instructions
  1. Add the dates, cranberries and shelled pistachios to a food processor. Roughly chop.

  2. Transfer to a bowl.
  3. Add the salt, maple syrup and honey and mix well.
  4. Mix in the chia seeds, currants and brown sugar.
  5. Stir in oats and mix very well with a sturdy wooden spoon.
  6. Place the bowl in the fridge for about an hour to firm up the mixture and making rolling into balls easier.

  7. Remove mixture from the fridge. Roll into 1” balls.

  8. Store the energy balls in an airtight container in the freezer or the fridge.

Check out some of our other easy on-the-go make ahead breakfasts:

Make Ahead Everything Bagel Muffins

Scrambled Egg Bites

Cherry Muffins with Crunchy Topping

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes, Freezer Meal Recipes

Homemade Freezer Granola

By Sharla

Making homemade granola is easier and more economical than you may think. This recipe can be made ahead and stored in the freezer to cook up fresh when needed. It is crisp and oh so delicious!

blue bowl with granola topped with white yogurt and sliced red strawberries. Text reads "Homemade Freezer Granola"Being the mom of a large family, the more that can be made ahead, the better. Breakfast is such a mad rush, so I love having smoothie packs, pancake mini muffins, and scrambled egg bites ready for busy mornings.

Homemade Freezer Granola Recipe:

  • 6 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup almonds, slivered
  • 1 cup sesame seeds, untoasted
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds, raw hulled
  • 1 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup of dried cranberries or other dried fruit of your choice
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Assembly instructions:

  1. Mix the oats, almonds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, cranberries, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
  2. In a pot over medium heat, stir the oil, honey, water, vanilla, and salt until the sauce starts to boil.
  3. Pour the sauce over the mixture of oats and mix well.
  4. Put the granola into freezer bags, remove the air, seal, and freeze.*

*I like to use medium sized freezer bags instead of large ones because it allows me to cook it in smaller batches.

Cooking instructions:

  1. Take granola out of freezer.
  2. Lay the granola out on a cookie sheet. Bake at 275° for 45 minutes to an hour depending on how crunchy you like it. I like mine super crunchy.
  3. Store any leftover granola in an airtight container or bag.

Granola topping suggestions:

  • yogurt
  • strawberries
  • blueberries
  • tangerines
  • ice cream
  • raspberries
  • raisins
  • cherries
  • banana slices
  • blackberries
  • dried apricots
  • chocolate chips
  • mango slices
  • dried or fresh pineapple

Print
Homemade Freezer Granola
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
 
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: granola
Ingredients
  • 6 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup almonds slivered
  • 1 cup sesame seeds untoasted
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds raw hulled
  • 1 cup shredded coconut unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup of dried cranberries or other dried fruit
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
Assembly instructions:
  1. Mix the oats, almonds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, cranberries, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
  2. In a pot over medium heat, stir the oil, honey, water, vanilla, and salt until the sauce starts to boil.
  3. Pour the sauce over the mixture of oats and mix well.
  4. Put the granola into freezer bags, remove the air, seal, and freeze.

Cooking instructions:
  1. Take granola out of freezer.
  2. Lay the granola out on a cookie sheet. Bake at 275° for 45 minutes to an hour depending on how crunchy you like it. I like mine super crunchy.
  3. Store any leftover granola in an airtight container or bag.
Recipe Notes

Granola topping suggestions:
yogurt
strawberries
blueberries
tangerines
ice cream
raspberries
raisins
cherries
banana slices
blackberries
dried apricots
chocolate chips
mango slices
pineapple, fresh or dried

You might be interested in these make ahead breakfast recipes:

Amazing Egg Bites

Breakfast Sausage Hand Pies

Everything Bagels Breakfast Muffins

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes, Freezer Meal Recipes

Scrambled Egg Bites (freezer breakfast idea)

By Sharla

It’s so nice to have breakfast foods in the freezer ready to go. These scrambled egg bites are great for busy weekday mornings. You can grab them on your way out the door for work or you can heat them up for the kids before school.

muffin tin with little omelettes and a hand holding an egg bite text that reads "Scrambled Egg Bites"The other thing I really like about this particular recipe is how many variations you can make of it. You can try different combinations until you find your favourite. You can also customize them for each person in the family.

This is a great recipe to have kids help with. It’s super easy and older kids can even make them on their own. They can add in the mix ins they like best. Inviting the kids to participate in making the egg bites really allows them to explore their culinary creativity. It also makes them more likely to be willing to try new foods.

Scrambled Egg Bites Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 12 eggs
  • salt and pepper
  • whatever you want to add in such as vegetables, meat, and shredded cheese

Assembly instructions:

  1. Grease muffin tins.
  2. Break one egg into each muffin tin.*
  3. Lightly whisk each to break the yolk.
  4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  5. Drop in your choice of mix-ins.
  6. Press the mix-ins down with a fork or spoon.
  7. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
  8. Cool.
  9. Place in large, resealable freezer bag. Seal. Freeze.

*You can substitute egg whites if desired.

Cooking instructions:

  1. Thaw.
  2. Reheat in the microwave on a paper towel or napkin. Cooking times vary depending on the microwave oven but approximately 1 1/2 to 2 minutes if frozen or 30 seconds if thawed.
  3. If you want, you can top the egg bites with salsa, some hot sauce, guacamole, or cottage cheese.

Suggestions for what to put in egg bites:

  • diced green or purple onions
  • chopped red or green pepper
  • pre-cooked deli ham
  • pre-cooked sausage
  • crumbled cooked bacon
  • cooked diced turkey
  • shredded cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, Swiss, jalapeño jack, or a blend)
  • diced jalapeños
  • spinach
  • broccoli

My husband loves the egg bites at Starbucks but finds them a bit small. Also, Starbucks is a farther drive than our freezer! He’s loving having these handy whenever he wants to grab a quick breakfast.

Print
Scrambled Egg Bites
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: egg bites, scrambled egg bites
Servings: 12
Ingredients
  • 12 eggs *You can substitute egg whites if desired.
  • salt and pepper
  • whatever you want to add in such as vegetables, meat, and shredded cheese
Instructions
Assembly instructions:
  1. Grease muffin tins.
  2. Break one egg into each muffin tin.*
  3. Lightly whisk each to break the yolk.
  4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  5. Drop in your choice of mix-ins.
  6. Press the mix-ins down with a fork or spoon.
  7. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
  8. Cool.
  9. Place in large, resealable freezer bag. Seal. Freeze.
Cooking instructions:
  1. Thaw.
  2. Reheat in the microwave on a paper towel or napkin. Cooking times vary depending on your microwave oven, but approximately 1 1/2 to 2 minutes if frozen or 30 seconds if thawed.

  3. If you want, you can top the egg bites with salsa, some hot sauce, guacamole, or cottage cheese.
Recipe Notes

Suggestions for what to put in egg bites:
diced green or purple onions, chopped red or green pepper, pre-cooked deli ham, pre-cooked sausage, crumbled cooked bacon, cooked diced turkey, shredded cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, Swiss, jalapeño jack, or a blend), diced jalapeños, spinach, broccoli

Check out some of our other make ahead breakfasts:

Everything Bagels Breakfast Muffins

French Toast Casserole

Pancake Mini Muffins

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes, Freezer Meal Recipes

Cherry Muffins with Crunchy Topping

By Sharla

I love grab and go breakfasts. For me, muffins totally count as breakfast as long as they have fruit in them! These cherry muffins can be used as a quick make ahead breakfast or after school snack.

It’s best to make these muffins when cherries are in season. We go for road trips each summer to British Columbia, Canada and they have the most delicious cherries sold at roadside stands. We usually come home with several bags of them. 7 muffins with text that reads "Cherry Muffins crispy topping"Muffins make good healthy school snacks. I prefer to send the kids homemade granola bars, corn dog mini muffins, English muffin pizzas, or other homemade snacks in their school lunch than store bought ones. That way, I know exactly what ingredients they’re eating.

Cherry Muffins Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup oil (canola or olive)
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. white sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°,
  2. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  3. Stir together the flour, the first amount of sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined.
  4. Add in the oil, milk and egg. Stir together until well combined. Don’t worry about the occasional lump or small dry patch if it looks mostly combined.
  5. Gently fold in the cherries. Scoop the dough into cupcake liners until they are 2/3 of the way full.
  6. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. of sugar on top of each muffin for a crunchy topping.
  7. Bake the muffins for 20-24 minutes until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Note: You can substitute almond or soy milk for the milk in this recipe, so they can be made dairy free.

This recipe doubles well. The cherry muffins can be frozen in large resealable freezer bags and taken out to eat when needed. Ensure that you seal the bag well each time and take out as much air as you can to prevent freezer burn.

Pro tip: If you don’t want any streaks of colour in the muffin batter, coat the cherries in a dusting of flour before folding them in.

Print
Cherry Muffins with Crispy Topping
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup oil canola or olive
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup fresh cherries pitted and chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. white sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°,
  2. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  3. Stir together the flour, the first amount of sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined.
  4. Add in the oil, milk and egg. Stir together until well combined. Don't worry about the occasional lump or small dry patch if it looks mostly combined.
  5. Gently fold in the cherries. Scoop the dough into cupcake liners until they are 2/3 of the way full.
  6. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. of sugar on top of each muffin for a crunchy topping.
  7. Bake the muffins for 20-24 minutes until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Recipe Notes

You can substitute almond or soy milk for the milk in this recipe, so they can be made dairy free.

You’ll love these tasty recipes:

Caramel Stuffed White Chocolate Chip CookiesEasy Chocolate Chip CookiesMake Ahead Granola Bars

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes, Freezer Meal Recipes

Chili Hash Brown Casserole Freezer Meal

By Sharla

This is an amazing chili hash brown casserole that I completely and utterly stumbled into! The reason? Well, I was missing ONE ingredient from a hash brown recipe that I really wanted to make.

I had to get creative and came up with this one. And oh my! It turned out amazing!

a chip scoops up the food out of a white bowl. The text reads "Chili Hash Brown Casserole Freezer Meal"This chili hash brown casserole is perfect for potlucks or brunches. I can quickly make it the day before in the crock pot and then put it in the fridge overnight or throw it in the oven 45 minutes before eating.

In the morning, I take it out of the freezer and let it thaw for a few hours. If I’m in a hurry, I simply put it in a sink full of water for about 20 minutes.

We have a large family, so I have developed a fair amount of easy breakfast recipes for large families or groups over the years and this one fits that perfectly.

This recipe is actually an old one that I have been making for many, many years, except for the new change with that one ingredient.

It’s one of those tried and true ones that many of my friends now make too because every time I’ve brought it with me to a potluck, I get asked for the recipe.

Now that I have discovered this renewed recipe, I can’t wait to start taking it to potlucks and get togethers so my friends can be wowed. Yes, it really is that easy and that delicious!

To save time, you can make this as a freezer meal (make several at one time) and put them in large resealable freezer bags. Take the air out before sealing and freeze flat. On the day you want to make this, thaw the bag and bake.

Chili Hash Brown Casserole Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 10.5 oz. can chili (chili alone or chili with beans, whatever you prefer)
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese*
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 kg frozen hash browns

*Note: you can also try this recipe with a variety of other cheeses. I often use a combination of cheddar and jalapeño jack cheese to give it some extra kick.

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450°.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the chili, melted butter, onion, shredded cheese, and pepper.
  3. Once that is well combined, gently stir in the frozen hash browns.
  4. Pour the entire mixture into a greased oven safe casserole dish. I use a 9×13 one.
  5. If thawed, bake for about 30 minutes. If still frozen, bake for about 45 minutes. Or cook in a crock pot on high for 3-4 hours.
  6. Serve this chili hash brown casserole as any meal as it is so versatile. It is perfect as breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

Note: I like to serve it with corn chips, but if you really want to go fancy, then you can bake up some cornbread muffins and serve them as a side.

Print
Chili Hash Brown Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 10.5 oz. can chili chili alone or chili with beans, whatever you prefer
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese*
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 kg frozen hash browns
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees (F).
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the chili, melted butter, onion, shredded cheese, and pepper.
  3. Once that is well combined, gently stir in the frozen hash browns.
  4. Pour the entire mixture into a greased oven safe casserole dish. I use a 9x13 one.
  5. If thawed, bake for about 30 minutes. If still frozen, bake for about 45 minutes. If you have several hours to spare and prefer to use a crockpot, then you can cook it on high for 3-4 hours.
  6. Serve this chili hash brown casserole as any meal as it is so versatile. It is perfect as breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
Recipe Notes

*Note: you can also try this recipe with a variety of other cheeses. I often use a combination of cheddar and jalapeño jack cheese to give it some extra kick.
Note: I like to serve it with corn chips, but if you really want to go fancy, then you can make some cornbread muffins and serve them as a side.

Other freezer meals you might enjoy:

Beefy Rice Slow Cooker Casserole

Tater Tot Casserole with Beef and Veggies

Taco Chili Freezer Meal

Filed Under: Freezer Meal Breakfast Recipes, Freezer Meal Recipes, Freezer to Crock Pot

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

  • Freezer Meals 101
  • Make Ahead Keto Meals to Get You Started
  • Ground Beef Stroganoff Freezer Meal
  • One Month of Freezer Meals No Repeats
  • Easy Tuna Casserole Freezer Meal
  • BBQ Pulled Pork Freezer Meal

Categories

Copyright © 2021 · Lifestyle Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in · Privacy Policy