Best Sourdough Breakfast Recipes

Best sourdough breakfast recipes to start your day! Enjoy waffles, muffins, granola, and more with these tasty sourdough-inspired treats.

My family loves having a sourdough breakfast treat on the weekends. We’re big fans of classics like crunchy sourdough waffles and delicious strawberry sourdough muffins. If you’ve got some active sourdough starter or leftover sourdough discard, there’s a recipe here for you. These easy recipes are perfect for a quick breakfast or a special treat on the weekends.

6 Sourdough Breakfast Ideas Everyone Should Try At least Once

It’s best to try each easy sourdough discard recipe described below to see what you like best. I bet at least two of them might end up becoming an integral part of your morning routine. One great experience in the kitchen tinkering with sourdough pancakes, sourdough biscuits, or even a sourdough breakfast casserole, and your sourdough love can only grow warmer from there!

1. Crunchy Sourdough Granola: Simple Discard Recipe}

I’m honestly surprised that Heidi, our cow, is still giving us so much milk. It’s been over a year since she had her calf, Zorka, and she’s pregnant again, but the milk just keeps flowing. When we’ve got a lot of raw milk, I love making Instant Pot raw milk yogurt. And the perfect way to eat it? With some homemade granola.

It’s so crunchy and delicious, plus it helps me use up all the sourdough starter I always have in the fridge. The great thing is, it’s super customizable. As long as I’ve got a few simple ingredients on hand, I can always whip up a batch.

Aaron loves it as a snack or a treat after his eggs in the morning. It’s truly a delicious breakfast that we all enjoy. Here’s the full sourdough granola recipe in case you’re interested to try it right away! This crunchy sourdough granola is perfect on yogurt, with milk, or straight out of the jar as a snack. Keep it fresh and crunchy in an airtight container, and it’ll last a couple of weeks.

2. Sourdough Strawberry Muffins: Easy Discard Recipe

I picked a crazy amount of strawberries at our local strawberry patch this year. Seriously, it was like I went a little overboard, but I just couldn’t resist. For the next few weeks, it seemed like everything we ate had strawberries in it—smoothies, salads, pies, you name it. But without a doubt, these sourdough strawberry muffins were one of our favorite ways to use up our fresh haul. They were such a hit that we even made a batch to bring to a gathering, and a bunch of people asked me for the recipe.

So, I figured it was time to share it with all of you! They’re the perfect breakfast to start your day, and the muffins come out with just the right amount of sweetness and a little tang from the sourdough starter. Plus, they’re so easy to make. Just grab a large mixing bowl, throw in the ingredients, and in no time, you’ll have a batch of delicious muffins ready to go! You can get the full sourdough strawberry muffins recipe right right now and here.

These muffins are great warm with a little butter or alongside your morning coffee. Keep them in an airtight container, and they’ll stay soft for a few days, or freeze them to enjoy later.

3. Crispy Sourdough Waffles: Best Overnight Recipe

Making crispy sourdough discard waffles is one of our favorite things to do on a Saturday morning. There’s something about the smell of waffles cooking that gets the whole family excited for the weekend. Last year, I splurged on a professional-grade waffle iron, and it has totally changed the game for us. We finally get those crispy waffles I’ve always wanted!

The other key to making these waffles perfect is the sourdough waffle batter. I’ve tried plenty of sourdough discard recipes over the years, but this one’s definitely the best way to make them. The waffles are soft and fluffy on the inside with that crispy, golden brown outside. It’s honestly the best thing to wake up to on a Saturday morning, and I can’t imagine starting our weekend any other way.

These waffles are amazing fresh off the waffle iron with butter, syrup, or some fresh berries. Leftovers? Stick them in a freezer bag, and when you’re ready, just toss them in the toaster or oven to get that crunch back!

4. Sourdough Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe: Easy & Healthy

We’re all about sourdough in our house, and it’s rare for me to bake anything that doesn’t involve sourdough and that fermentation process. Cookies? Same thing! I first made these oatmeal cookies when I was prepping for postpartum. I wanted something homemade and comforting to snack on during those crazy first days, so I ended up tripling the recipe. I baked one batch right away, and froze the other two, so we’d have fresh cookies ready to go once the baby was here.

These healthy oatmeal cookies use maple syrup instead of sugar, plus whole wheat flour and sourdough discard, which is a great way to use up all that extra starter. They’re still sweet and satisfying, but with a little more wholesome goodness. Trust me, these cookies will quickly become a great recipe for your family, just like it has for mine. Keep them in an airtight container to make sure they stay fresh.

5. Homemade Sourdough Cinnamon Blueberry Bagels – Easy fall recipe

Making homemade sourdough bread bagels has quickly become one of my go-to sourdough projects. I used to be super intimidated by the idea of boiling the dough, but once I gave it a shot, I realized it’s not as hard as I thought—and the results are totally worth it! There’s something so satisfying about pulling a fresh batch out of the oven and biting into a warm, homemade bagel.

In the Czech Republic, great sourdough bread is easy to find, but sourdough bagels? Not so much. Bagels are something I really miss from the US, and baking a batch at home brings all those cozy, comforting vibes back. Every time I pull them out of the oven, it feels like a special occasion.

In this post, I share my fall-inspired Sourdough Cinnamon Blueberry Bagels. It’s an easy recipe with just the right mix of spices and fresh fruit. Your kitchen will smell amazing while they bake. If you’re looking for a fun new twist on baking, these homemade bagels are definitely worth trying.

6. Easy Sourdough Crepes Recipe

Crepes have always held a special place in my heart, both for their incredible flavor and the sheer joy of making them. I’m pretty sure the first dish I ever learned to cook on my own was this classic French-style pancake. It’s been a staple in my kitchen ever since.

Now that I’m all about sourdough, I just had to combine my two loves. And let me tell you, Saturday mornings have never been the same since I perfected this Sourdough Crepes Recipe.

The best part? This easy breakfast recipe made with simple ingredients and an easy process, making it the perfect way to start the weekend. My family now looks forward to these delicious, airy crepes every Saturday morning. It’s become a new tradition we can’t get enough of.

These sourdough discard breakfast recipes are just the start of all the amazing things you can whip up with sourdough. If you’re in the mood for more ideas, think about trying German pancakes, English muffins, sourdough sandwich bread, Sourdough Biscuits, Sourdough Pancakes, or a cozy Sourdough Breakfast Casserole.

Honestly, this list is far from exhaustive. There are so many creative ways to use sourdough, I could write a whole other post about it. Which one sounds good to you? The beauty of it all is that you need simple ingredients that you may already have around the house. Dry ingredients like leavening agents, cheese, wheat flour, sugar, salt, and whatnot. There’s also milk, eggs, cooking oil, etc.