Looking to make a whole breakfast for the whole family? Explore our top griddle breakfast ideas for inspiration. Capable of handling a whole range of classic breakfast foods, a preheated and properly oiled griddle will give you enough cooking surface for pancakes, eggs, bacon, hash browns, and much more.

In this guide, we’ve collected 10 of the best griddle breakfast ideas you can cook on your Traeger Flatrock griddle, from breakfast classics like bacon and eggs to grilled burritos and corn cakes. But before we get into the recipes, let’s take a closer look at a few griddling tips that will make your breakfast cooking go smoothly from start to finish.

Three things will help you make a perfect griddle breakfast: Preheating your griddle to the right temperature, preparing yourself with the right cooking tools and oils, and planning ahead for making large batches.

Griddle Temperature And Tools

The first step to making a perfectly cooked breakfast on your griddle is to preheat it to the right temperature.

The Traeger Flatrock makes this exceptionally easy, as it has three temperature-controlled zones powered by U-shaped burners for even heating. That way, you can have a low, medium, and high heat zone to handle anything you decide to cook.

If you’re not cooking on the Flatrock, you’ll almost always want to start with a griddle on medium heat (around 300 to 350ºF). This versatile temperature can simultaneously cook eggs, potatoes, bacon, and the like.

Additionally, you’ll want to have a selection of griddle tools at the ready. Our Traeger Flat Top Grill Essentials kit has everything you’ll need: A thin spatula, a scraper, and two bottles — one for oil, and one for a sauce (or water for steaming over-easy eggs). Pair those with some of our Flatrock-compatible Pop-and-Lock accessories, and you’ll always have your griddling tools close at hand.

Oil Choices for Griddling

The cooking surface of a griddle can reach high temperatures quickly — so you may want to choose an oil with a higher smoke point to prevent “off” flavors from developing in the oil.

Canola, vegetable, and sunflower seed oil all have smoke points of 400ºF or higher and impart minimal flavor, making them ideal choices for griddling. Avocado oil has an even higher smoke point — over 500ºF — but tends to leave a distinct flavor in foods and, therefore, might not be your first choice.

If you’re cooking at a low to medium temperature on your griddle and want to impart as much flavor as possible to your foods, butter is a classic choice. Because it has milk solids in it, the butter will smoke very quickly. Think of it more as a flavor enhancer than the first oil you’ll want to use on your griddle, and even consider starting with a different oil and then adding a pat of butter for extra flavor.

Making Large Batches

One of the biggest benefits of a flat-top cooking surface is that you can make big batches of breakfast foods quickly and easily. For example, our Flatrock griddling surface is large enough to cook over two dozen eggs at a time, about a dozen pancakes, or up to 28 strips of bacon. Working in batches like this can reduce your overall cooking time and allow you to smoothly plate up a breakfast for as many people as you need to feed.

A close relative of the pancake, crepes are a lovely way to make a light and fresh breakfast that doesn’t feel quite as filling. Plus, they’re so much easier to make on a griddle than in a pan. Our recipe for Ham & Egg Breakfast Crepes takes about 30 minutes to make from start to finish, and can easily be served as an entire breakfast since it has everything you’d want in a meal.

Other Griddle Recipes

Now that you’re feeling more confident with your griddling capabilities, why not branch out into other meals you can make on the griddle? Here are a few of our favorites:

• Flat Top Spiced Vegetable Fajitas are quick and easy to make, and surprisingly healthy given how delicious they are. Rich and flavorful poblano peppers make up the bulk of the filling, while zucchini and corn round out the recipe with interesting textures and flavors.
• The secret to a great Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich is preparing it on the griddle, where you can get a perfect sear on thinly-sliced steak and sauteed onions before topping them with cheese and letting it melt.
• Smashed Burgers double down on the crispy and toasted flavors produced by the Maillard reaction — and if you add some of our Traeger Burger Rub to the meat mix, you’ll get plenty of garlic and onion seasoning to really take the flavor up a notch.
• Flat Top Classic Crab Cakes are a summertime staple that can be served as a meal on their own with a light salad or as an accompaniment to a larger meal prepared on the griddle.
• Buy a package of gnocchi from the store, and you’re just 20 minutes away from a perfect weeknight meal with our Flat Top Gnocchi with Asparagus and Ricotta.

And if you ever find yourself stuck with a tricky griddling or grilling question, you can always reach out to us at the Traeger Support line, where expert help is just a click or call away.