Turn sourdough starter or discard into a fabulous breakfast! These sourdough breakfast recipes are a great way to start the day. Most of them are super simple to put together. Some can even be made the night before and fermented overnight for even more sourdough goodness.
It seems like everyone has a sourdough starter these days. For good reason too, there are so many delicious things you can make with it.
Of course there is the bread, but I’ll be honest and tell you I like the discard recipes better than the bread. (Don’t tell the sourdough diehards!)
Most of these recipes can be made with either discard or active starter. Even better, most can be made the night before and chilled for a nice long ferment.
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Or you can make them right away as a way to use the discard instead of tossing it. You will still get a hint of sourdough tang.
Carlee’s Tips For Using Sourdough Starter In Recipes:
- If a recipe calls for baking soda or baking powder, feel free to use discard if you want to. The leavening agents will help the recipe to rise, so the wild yeast doesn’t have to be super active.
- Sourdough starter discard can still offer the same benefits of active starter when allowed to ferment. You can make the batter or dough for most of the recipes the night before and let it ferment overnight in the fridge.
- Most of these recipes can be either long fermented or made right away without waiting.
Sourdough Recipes
Bakery Style Pumpkin Sourdough Muffins
These muffins have a soft texture, big pumpkin spice flavor, and a buttery crumb topping that makes them feel like they came straight from a bakery. They are a super delicious way to start your day any time of year. The whole house smells absolutely amazing while they bake.
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Blueberry Sourdough Muffins
These soft and delicious muffins have sourdough discard, oats, and all sorts of goodies baked inside. The pops of blueberry in every bite make them feel really special, and they are impressive enough to serve to overnight guests. Start your day off right with one of these — or two!
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Sourdough Pancakes
Extra starter gets new life as a stack of fluffy, golden pancakes. Because the starter is the star of the show, the batter has a beautifully balanced tang that you just can't get any other way. They are a perfect reason to slow down and enjoy the morning.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Sourdough Muffins
These muffins are a delicious and nutritious way to start your day! They are quick, easy and full of oatmeal and whole wheat goodness yet they are soft and yummy. So good!
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Sourdough Biscuits
These biscuits are tender and delicious with a great sourdough tang, and they are a perfect use for a cup of discard. They make a wonderful base for a breakfast sandwich — just fill them with an egg and whatever else you fancy. They are also pretty hard to beat with a generous spread of butter and jam.
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Jam Filled Sourdough Breakfast Bars
These fruity, fiber-filled bars are such a fun and delicious way to use your sourdough discard. They are loaded with oats and come together easily, and you can use whatever jam you have sitting in the fridge. Make them ahead of time and you'll have a wonderful breakfast waiting for you all week long.
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Oatmeal Raisin Sourdough Muffins
These muffins have great texture, wholesome ingredients, and a flavor that feels like a warm hug in the morning. Bertha loves getting stirred into a batch of these — and honestly, who can blame her? They are a wonderful grab and go breakfast that you are really going to love.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Sourdough Muffins
Start your day off right with these chocolate peanut butter sourdough muffins. They taste super indulgent, but are healthier than a lot of other muffin options. These babies whip up in a snap and help use up some sourdough starter discard. You should make some and see your yourself!
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Sourdough Mocha Nut Bread
Turn sourdough discard into this fabulous sourdough mocha nut bread. It is great served as a coffee cake in the morning or turn it into dessert. Either way, the combination of flavors is amazing.
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Fall Harvest Pumpkin Sourdough Muffins
There is a ton of fall flavor packed into the muffins. Apples, pumpkin and cranberries join forces with sourdough to bring you surprisingly healthy but still deliciously tender muffins.
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Orange Creamsicle Sourdough Muffins
These muffins use sourdough discard, oatmeal, and yogurt to make something that is part healthy and part treat. Bits of white chocolate are baked right in, and the creamy, citrusy flavor combination is absolutely irresistible. They are a really fun and delicious way to use your discard.
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Sourdough Waffles
These waffles are full of flavor, tender as can be, and oh so good. The sourdough gives them a depth of flavor that regular waffles just can't match. Go ahead and break out the syrup and warm up that waffle iron — you are going to love these.
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Caramel Apple Sourdough Muffins
These muffins are bursting with apple flavor! They bring a healthy punch of oatmeal, sourdough, whole wheat flour and yogurt as well. Start your day off deliciously!
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Cherry Chip Sourdough Muffins
These cherry chip muffins taste like a treat, but are really pretty good for you. They are a great way to use up some of that sourdough starter too!
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Orange Cranberry Sourdough Muffins
Orange and dried cranberries come together with just a hint of spice in these hearty, satisfying muffins. They are more nutritious than most bakery-style muffins, but they still taste really, really good. They are a perfect grab and go breakfast for busy mornings or a fun addition to a weekend brunch spread.
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Red White and Blueberry Sourdough Waffles
Are you looking for new things to do with your sourdough starter? These blueberry waffles are just the thing! Serve with strawberries and maple whipped cream for a patriotic treat or just enjoy with some syrup for a weekend breakfast or brunch delight!
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Sourdough Banana Bread Muffins
Soft banana bread inspired sourdough muffins are tender and delicious. They are a great way to turn a little sourdough discard into a delicious breakfast.
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Sourdough Chocolate Banana Bread
This chocolaty loaf is soft, moist, and loaded with banana flavor — and it is a wonderful way to turn your sourdough discard into something really special. It is perfect with a cup of coffee, tea, or a cold glass of milk. It feels like a treat, but you are really just using up ingredients you already have on hand.
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I’m a big fan of the bread, but I’m always looking for recipes to use the discard, especially if I’ve been neglecting my starter!
There are so many tasty options. These are just the tip of the sourdough discard iceberg!