Zucchini Bread
Moist Cinnamon Walnut Zucchini Bread
Cinnamon WalnuteasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Cheap eats
184 recipes that come to about $2 a serving or less, worked out from each recipe's own ingredient list and U.S. average grocery prices. Cheapest first.
Estimate; prices vary by store and region. U.S. average prices for September 2026 from BLS Average Price Data and USDA ERS Purchase to Plate prices updated with the BLS Consumer Price Index. A recipe shows a figure only when we can price at least 85% of its ingredients by weight; salt, spices and anything we can't match aren't in the total.
29 recipes in Breakfast & Brunch, page 1 of 2
Recipes
About $0.30 a serving (estimate)
French Toast
Freezer French Toast Sticks for Kids
Sticks (Freezer-Friendly)easyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.30 a serving (estimate)
Scones
Classic Cream Scones
Classic CreameasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Pumpkin Bread
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
SpicedeasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Crêpes
Classic French Crêpes
ClassicmediumCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Banana Bread
Classic One-Bowl Banana Bread
ClassiceasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Scones
Cheddar Chive Buttermilk Scones
Cheddar ChiveeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.40 a serving (estimate)
Egg in a Hole
Egg in a Hole (Toad in the Hole Toast)
ClassiceasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.45 a serving (estimate)
Scrambled Eggs
Soft and Creamy Scrambled Eggs
Soft and CreamyeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.45 a serving (estimate)
Cinnamon Rolls
Classic Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
ClassicmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.50 a serving (estimate)
Blueberry Muffins
Lemon Blueberry Muffins with Sugar Tops
Lemon Sugar-TopeasyCleanup score 2 of 5
About $0.50 a serving (estimate)
Blueberry Muffins
Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Bakery-Style StreuseleasyCleanup score 2 of 5
About $0.55 a serving (estimate)
Pancakes
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Classic ButtermilkeasyCleanup score 2 of 5
About $0.55 a serving (estimate)
French Toast
Classic Skillet French Toast
Classic SkilleteasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.55 a serving (estimate)
French Toast
Sheet Pan French Toast for a Crowd
Sheet PaneasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.55 a serving (estimate)
Baked Oatmeal
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Apple CinnamoneasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.60 a serving (estimate)
Waffles
Crisp Classic Waffles
ClassiceasyCleanup score 2 of 5
About $0.60 a serving (estimate)
Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip WalnuteasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.65 a serving (estimate)
Scones
Glazed Blueberry Lemon Scones
Blueberry Lemon GlazedmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.65 a serving (estimate)
Baked Oatmeal
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
BlueberryeasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.70 a serving (estimate)
Egg Muffin Cups
Ham and Cheese Egg Muffin Cups
Ham and CheeseeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.80 a serving (estimate)
Egg Muffin Cups
Veggie and Cheese Egg Muffin Cups
Veggie and CheeseeasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.85 a serving (estimate)
Overnight Oats
Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
Peanut Butter BananaeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $1.10 a serving (estimate)
Frittata
Spinach and Feta Skillet Frittata
Spinach and FetaeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $1.15 a serving (estimate)
How we work it out
Every measured ingredient is weighed the way our nutrition estimate weighs it, then priced with an official U.S. average: the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price for the month where BLS publishes that food (flour, eggs, milk, butter, chicken, ground beef...), and otherwise the USDA Economic Research Service's Purchase to Plate national average price for 2017-18, raised to September 2026 with the BLS Consumer Price Index for that food group. Bone-in cuts are priced with the bone. Tap water is free.
No store's prices and no affiliate prices. You'll pay for whole packages, and store brands, sales, stores and regions all change the real cost, so treat each figure as a ballpark for comparing recipes.
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