A funny thing happens when you're an empty-nester. You know back-to-school is coming, but you don't exactly know when. Then one day, the neighborhood kids are riding bikes at 7:30am when you're out for a jog, and your social media feed is flooded with cute back-to-school pics.

Happy Back-to-School! 

Here are breakfast ideas to start the school day off on the right foot! From muffins to bowls to quick pastries, and more...

22 Back-to-School Breakfast Ideas

Let's start with 5 back-to-school muffin recipes! 

• chocolate coconut muffins
• peachy blueberry muffins with coconut sugar
• chocolate banana muffins with cookie dough streusel
• nutella-filled banana muffins
• peanut butter-oatmeal mini muffins

Five back-to-school breakfasts that are too cool for school, no-bake, just the thing for rushed mornings, or when it's already hot outside recipes:

• breakfast banana splits
• coconut butter banana smoothie
• acai + almond butter bowls
• breakfast waffle cones
• cottage cheese peanut butter mousse

Six back-to-school breakfasts for special mornings or when you have a little more time:

• cinnamon roll biscuit cake
• almond danish puffs
• dutch baby
• chocolate cherry almond butter breakfast cookies
• cinnamon sugar waffles with peanut butter maple drizzle
• almond-stuffed french toast

Six quick bread recipes perfect for quick back-to-school breakfasts (lunchboxes and after-school snacks, too!):

• raspberry poppy seed bread
• lemon coconut quick bread
• bara brith (welsh speckled bread)
• southern living's pumpkin bread
• chocolate banana date bread
• pecan-ginger carrot bread

I'll leave you with one more idea. The ultimate comfort food: Cinnamon Toast. :)