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Explore breakfast, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Folded omelette filled with avocado cubes, cut into two portions on a plate.

Avocado Omelette

Folded egg omelette with avocado cubes added at the end. A simple and quick recipe inspired by Cuban Cookery, 1931.

15 minEasy
Baked rolls with egg, ham and tomato sauce, served on individual plates.

Eggs in Acemitas

Round rolls filled with ham, egg and tomato, baked until set. A modern version of a recipe collected in Cuban Cookery.

40 minEasy
Baked cassava cookies to accompany coffee

Baked Cassava Cookies to Accompany Coffee

Cookies baked with commercial cassava flour, butter and vanilla: golden edges, tender center and perfect with coffee with milk.

1 h 40 minEasy
Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Cake for Coffee with Milk

Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Cake for Coffee with Milk

Homemade loaf cake with vanilla and chocolate swirls, tender crumb and creamed butter. Ideal for breakfast or afternoon snack with coffee with milk.

2 h 35 minMedium
Cuban guava and cream cheese stuffed torrejas

Cuban guava and cream cheese stuffed torrejas

Cuban bread torrejas with a pocket filled with guava paste and cream cheese, golden on the outside and creamy on the inside.

1 h 10 minMedium
Golden pancakes with fresh mango cubes and thick passion fruit jam with seeds.

American breakfast Cuban style: pancakes with mango and passion fruit

Cuban wheat flour arepas, fluffy like pancakes, with fresh mango cubes and thick homemade passion fruit jam.

1 hEasy
Full Cuban-style English breakfast with black beans and tostones

Full Cuban-Style English Breakfast with Black Beans and Tostones

Cuban reinterpretation of the full English: fried eggs, refried black beans, tostones, chicharrones, avocado, and pan-seared tomato.

45 minMedium
Shakshuka or Huevos a lo pobre

Shakshuka or Huevos a lo pobre

Eggs cooked over a sofrito of tomato, onion, garlic and chorizo with smoked paprika. A humble, simple dish full of flavor.

40 minEasy
Corn Flakes with Condensed Milk

Corn Flakes with Condensed Milk

The sweet and crunchy snack from the 80s in Cuba: corn flakes drenched in condensed milk. Ready in 5 minutes and no cooking required.

5 minEasy
Puffed Wheat Shake

Puffed Wheat Shake

Cuban puffed wheat shake with whole milk, condensed milk and ice. Thick, cold and ready in 5 minutes for breakfast or a snack.

5 minEasy
Hot chocolate

Drinking Chocolate

Thick hot chocolate made with whole milk, cocoa powder and a touch of cornstarch. Ready in minutes for breakfast or a chilly night.

10 minEasy
Breakfast with Arepas

Arepas with Honey

Fluffy Cuban arepas, made in a pan in just a few minutes and served with honey. Ideal for breakfast or as a snack.

20 minEasy
Scrambled Potatoes with Eggs

Scrambled Eggs with Potatoes

Golden diced potatoes scrambled with beaten eggs: a quick and tasty dish, ideal for breakfast or a simple lunch.

20 minEasy
Scrambled eggs with bacon

Scrambled eggs with bacon

Scrambled eggs with golden bacon, ready in 10 minutes. A rich, easy, and nutritious Cuban breakfast, dry or juicy to your taste.

10 minEasy
Peanut butter

Peanut Butter

Homemade peanut butter with only roasted peanuts, a splash of oil and a pinch of salt. Creamy, natural and ready in minutes.

1 hEasy
Peanut Panetela

Peanut Panetela

Fluffy peanut panetela made with ground peanuts, eggs beaten to stiff peaks, and vanilla. A homemade Cuban sweet ideal for dessert or breakfast.

1 hMedium
Eggs with tomatoes

Eggs with tomato

Slow-cooked eggs on slices of ripe tomato with butter. A simple Cuban breakfast ready in 15 minutes.

15 minEasy
Revoltillo a la jardinera

Vegetable Scrambled Eggs (Revoltillo a la Jardinera)

Cuban scrambled eggs with a vegetable medley and onion, ready in minutes. Ideal for a weekend breakfast or a light lunch.

25 minEasy
Cheese omelette

Cheese Omelette

Soft and tender cheese omelette with melted cheese inside. Ready in 10 minutes for a breakfast or a light lunch.

10 minEasy
Huevos al plato with ham

Huevos al plato

Baked eggs in a small dish over a sauté of ham, onion, garlic and tomato sauce. Ready in 20 minutes, for breakfast or lunch.

20 minEasy