Easy Homemade Breakfast Hot Pocket Recipe

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These from scratch breakfast “hot pockets” are protein packed and store perfect in the freezer. Make up a batch for a quick and easy breakfast on the go!

Preparing freezer meals has been a love/hate relationship in my house.

What I’ve discovered over the years of freezer cooking, is that I always enjoy just using regular recipes that my family already loves and freezing them, verses finding “freezer recipes”.

So that’s what you’ll find here. A simple, protein packed breakfast, that can be made from scratch with better for you ingredients. Eat them warm out of the oven or store in the freezer for a quick breakfast option.

Ingredients for Breakfast Hot Pockets

Dough: To make the “crust” for your hot pockets, you’ll need to make a simple dough recipe. Flour, active dry yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil, and water.

Filling: You can get creative here! Just cook down whatever breakfast items you want to fill the pockets with. Some of my favorites are: Eggs/Egg whites, Bacon/Sausage/Ham, Shredded Cheese, Sauteed Veggies.

How to Make Homemade “Hot Pocket” Dough

First, you’ll want to get your dough started since it requires a little time to rise.

In a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, combine warm water, yeast and sugar. Allow to sit for about 5 minutes or until frothy.

Next, add in your salt and olive oil. Begin adding in the flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring after each cup to incorporate and a dough begins to form.

If using a stand mixer, you can now attach your dough hook and allow the stand mixer to knead for about 5 minutes, or until a soft dough forms and pulls away from the sides. You may need to add a little more flour, about 1/4 cup at a time, to get the right consistency.

If using your hands to knead, dump the sticky dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead until soft dough forms, adding small bits of flour as needed to avoid sticking.

Once dough has come together, place in a large greased bowl covered with a damp tea towel. Allow to rise for about an hour in a warm place (or until dough has doubled in size).

Interested in learning some more, simple dough recipes? Check out this easy homemade sandwich bread recipe!

Filling for Breakfast Hot Pockets

Next, you can start working on your filling for the hot pockets. You’ll want to have about 5 cups of filling ingredients. To achieve this, I use about a pound of cooked breakfast meat (bacon, sausage, etc.) along with about a dozen large eggs. I also include sauteed veggies and shredded cheese, which bulks up the filling.

Just cook down your breakfast meat, scramble your eggs, and sauté your veggies using whatever method you prefer. Set the ingredients to the side, and wait for your dough to be ready. I’ve found that allowing the ingredients to cool slightly works best so that the dough doesn’t get too warm while filling.

Filling the Breakfast Pockets

Once your dough has doubled in size, you’ll want to punch the dough down. This is just pressing your fist down into the dough, gently, to remove air pockets.

The next step can be done two ways. If you’re not super concerned with all the pockets being the exact same size, you can just eyeball this part, and grab small handfuls of dough. Or, you can dump your dough out onto a well-floured surface and divide into 8 equally sized sections.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a small circle. Place your fillings on one side of the circle, and then fold the other side over.

Pinch the edges down to seal the pocket and cut three small slits in the top of each one. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 15 minutes at 450 degrees.

Enjoy warm, or store in the fridge in an airtight container for 5 days.

How to Heat Breakfast Hot Pockets

If reaheating from fridge, just pop in the microwave for about a minute. If you want to retain the crispier crust, try popping the hot pocket in the air fryer for a couple of minutes after the microwave.

When heating from frozen, remove from plastic wrap and cover in a paper towel. Reheat in microwave for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

*Note – these heating times depend greatly on your microwave.*

How To Freeze Homemade Hot Pockets

Cooked hot pockets can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Simply follow all directions above and allow hot pockets to cool completely. Wrap each hot pocket in plastic wrap and store in a freezer safe bag or container.

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