Moroccan Breakfast Recipes

Msemen, baghrir, harcha and the sweet, buttery start to a Moroccan morning.

3 recipes

Moroccan breakfast spread with msemen, baghrir, honey, olives and mint tea

Two round loaves of Moroccan khobz bread on a wooden board

Moroccan Bread

Khobz — Everyday Moroccan Bread

Round semolina and flour loaves baked flat and soft, the bread used as a fork at every Moroccan meal.

45 minEasy

Moroccan baghrir pancakes covered in tiny holes with honey and butter

Moroccan Breakfast

Baghrir — Moroccan Thousand-Hole Pancakes

Light semolina pancakes cooked on one side only, covered in tiny holes that soak up melted butter and honey.

30 minEasy

Stack of Moroccan msemen flatbread squares with honey drizzled over

Moroccan Breakfast

Msemen — Moroccan Layered Flatbread

Squares of semolina dough stretched paper thin, folded with butter and pan-fried into flaky layers for breakfast with honey and tea.

70 minMedium

About moroccan breakfast

Breakfast in Morocco is a spread rather than a plate: warm breads, a pot of mint tea, honey, butter, olive oil, soft cheese and jam, all on the table at the same time.

The breads are the point. Msemen is folded into square layers and fried until crisp. Baghrir is poured like a pancake and covered in tiny holes. Harcha is pressed from semolina and cooked on a dry pan until it crusts.

None of them need an oven, and all of them freeze well — which is how most Moroccan households manage them on a weekday.

Moroccan Breakfast Recipes