Holiday Brunch Bonanza: 55 Recipes to Make Your Morning Merry
Ho, ho, ho, and a plate full of deliciousness! If you’re anything like us, Christmas morning means two things: unwrapping presents and unbuttoning pants. Welcome to our 55 Christmas Brunch Recipes roundup, where we’ve gathered everything from breakfast casseroles to Christmas-themed cinnamon rolls that’ll make Santa wish he stayed for brunch. Get ready to jingle your taste buds with gingerbread waffles and more festive treats that are sure to make your holiday merry and bright. So, grab your stretchy pants, because this culinary sleigh ride is about to take off!
55 Christmas Brunch Ideas
Discover 55 festive Christmas brunch recipes, including breakfast casseroles, Christmas cinnamon rolls, gingerbread waffles, and more. Sweet and savory breakfast and brunch items included! Make your holiday morning magical and delicious with this mouth-watering roundup!
These jumbo blueberry muffins will delight everyone at Christmas breakfast or brunch! You can even make them ahead of time and serve them cold or warm them up in the oven when you're ready to serve them!
Made with brioche, caramelized apples, and warm spices, this baked apple french toast an easy make-ahead recipe that’s great for everyday breakfast too.
Impress your holiday guests with this stunningly simple Holiday Sausage Roll Wreath featuring English style pork sausage filled puff pastry. Make it in minutes with purchased puff pastry and a seasoned ground pork mixture.
These Cranberry Muffins are made with buttermilk and fresh orange juice for an ultra tender crumb. The muffins are chock full of tangy berries. You can top the muffins with crunchy orange-sugar or a shiny orange-glaze.
Whip up this hearty, cozy and truly delicious biscuits and gravy breakfast casserole. It's a twist on biscuits and gravy in casserole form.
This moist pumpkin streusel made with simple ingredients, is the star of the show at any brunch table… And it’s perfect for Christmas!
Easy Santa Hat Cinnamon Rolls: 3 Ingredient Christmas Morning Breakfast
The festive Christmas-shaped cinnamon rolls only require 3 simple ingredients and are perfect for a Christmas morning breakfast!
This oven baked Brioche French Toast Casserole is made with a brown sugar custard and cinnamon streusel topping. It is perfect for the holidays and a total crowd pleaser. Plus it’s super easy to make!
Everyone can share cheer at brunch when you serve this festive Christmas Brunch Punch!
This Snowman Christmas Cinnamon Rolls recipe is the perfect way to bring joy and flavor to your holiday breakfast or brunch.
This Easy Breakfast Casserole combines straightforward pantry staples like eggs, ground sausage, shredded cheese, and day-old bread into a comforting and tasty dish. It’s an ideal make-ahead option for breakfast or a holiday brunch, offering both convenience and rich flavor to start the day right
Learn how to make the cutest easy cinnamon roll Christmas tree for to put on your breakfast menu Christmas morning or any holiday occasion. No need to make homemade cinnamon buns to delight your kids with an easy, special breakfast that lets you enjoy the magic of the day without stressing over another big meal.
Enhance your holiday mornings by enjoying our delightful Christmas pancakes—simple to make, light and airy, and ideal for crafting cherished memories with your loved ones!
This Easy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Smoked Gruyere Cheese is an easy and delicious family size breakfast you can prep in advance, and pop in the oven when you're ready to eat!
Sweet, festive, and amazingly delicious, this eggnog pull apart bread is perfect for a holiday brunch or cozy Christmas morning.
This quick and easy Cinnamon Roll Casserole is an oven baked breakfast or brunch casserole recipe made with Pillsbury canned cinnamon rolls and a maple flavored frosting.
Looking for a new breakfast idea? Try these mouthwatering ham and cheese butter swim biscuits. They're easy to make and so delicious.
This Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls recipe is the perfect way to kick off the festivities! Grinch inspired cinnamon rolls that will surprise and delight all of your guests!
Celebrate the festive season with our delightful Eggnog Baked Oats recipe—a comforting breakfast ideal for holiday brunch or cold mornings.
Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole with leftover ham, green onions, and cheddar cheese is a simple, yet tasty way to serve breakfast or brunch. It’s perfect for busy mornings, potlucks, or holiday brunches.
Make your own mimosa bar for Christmas brunch! Coordinate decorations and signage to match the holidays and pair it with your favorite juice drink like cranberry or pomegranate.
This spicy sourdough gingerbread cake is studded with tart cranberries for lots of bright flavor! It’s made with sourdough discard and comes together quickly, making an excellent holiday coffee cake alternative for brunch.
These Egg Nog Crumb Muffins combine the rich, creamy flavor of eggnog with a sweet buttery crumb topping. Perfect for a holiday brunch!
This delicious breakfast casserole is studded with green chiles, morsels of sausage and bound with a seasoned egg filling. It’s easy to prep up the night before.
Take your breakfast to the next level with this easy, tasty and delicious Apple Pie Oatmeal recipe. Made with hearty old-fashioned oats, apple cider, and warm spices, this dish is a perfect way to start your Sunday!
EASY Baked Christmas Donuts Recipe {Chocolate Glazed Peppermint}
Easy Baked Christmas Donuts with peppermint and chocolate and only a few ingredients. Quick and easy Christmas morning breakfast or brunch treat!
You love these crispy Chocolate Pizzelle! They're buttery, light and shaped like snowflakes!
Using panettone as the base of your bread pudding is SUCH an easy way to bring lots of winter cheer and flavor to your Christmas brunch! This panettone bread pudding is so moist and flavorful, you don't even need to make a sauce.
Treat yourself to a warm and cozy breakfast with this easy gingerbread waffle recipe. You can have gourmet gingerbread waffles in no time!
Make this spectacular breakfast casserole the night before and bake it up in the morning. It's a delicious recipe for the holidays!
Everybody loves cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning! This Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread with Pecan Caramel Sauce combines the classic cinnamon rolls with a fun pull-apart style bread.
This eggnog-flavored French toast, offers a delightful holiday spin on traditional French toast. With just six simple ingredients, it makes for an ideal breakfast treat.
Easy Russian Vatrushka Recipe: Delicious, fluffy and healthy farmer’s cheese individual sweet buns look impressive and take a bit more than an hour to make! They make for a great tea-time treat, dessert as well as Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast treat.
Cinnamon Rolls take on a holiday flavor with a gingerbread spice filling. Perfect for Christmas morning!
Fern cakes decorated with a Christmas tree design are a perfect addition to your festive brunch table!
The Best Easy Baked French Toast Casserole (with coffee creamer)
This easy baked French toast casserole uses coffee creamer to infuse extra flavor without extra work into this cozy brunch recipe perfect for the holidays!
Round out Christmas brunch with this festive fruit salad that pops with flavour!
If you’re looking for a moist and dense coffee cake that provides all the classic flavors of cinnamon rolls in coffee cake form, this easy Cinnamon Roll Cake recipe is for you.
This creamy Baileys latte is easy to make in less than 10 minutes with only three ingredients: espresso, milk and Baileys. It’s the perfect Christmas brunch drink!
Ham Breakfast Casserole is everything you love about brunch tucked into one easy-to-make casserole. The perfect dish to serve for Christmas breakfast, brunch or any time you crave a cozy meal. This delectable cheesy casserole is full of classic breakfast flavor.
This Italian lemon ricotta cake is a classic Italian dessert that Italians make at special gatherings and at the holidays. Aa ciambella cake that is lightly flavored with lemon, olive oil and brown sugar, it's great with coffee or as breakfast!
This easy Breakfast Strata Recipe with cranberries will look fancy to your guests but is simple to make.
Buttermilk Vanilla Panna Cotta is an easy Italian buttermilk custard that is delicious and a great single-serving dessert to make for guests, and a great way to use up extra buttermilk!
These easy no bake Rudolph Red Nose Treats are the perfect way to kickoff your Christmas party, breakfast, or movie night! These Christmas donut holes are also so much fun to decorate together with your kids!
Great for Christmas morning, or weekend brunch with family, this Overnight Sausage Croissant Breakfast Casserole with Leeks is an easy, flavorful breakfast you can prep the night before and pop in the oven with no work the morning of!
Almond Filled Stollen is a traditional German/Austrian bread rich with butter, almond paste, candied fruit and a hint of rum.
This delicious Overnight French Toast Casserole recipe is stuffed with maple peanut butter and berries. Perfect for brunch, breakfast, or even dessert. Yum!
A beautifully layered Christmas Fruit Salad with festive stripes and holiday favorites like pomegranates, dried cranberries and pistachios, along with apples and grapes, plus a luscious dressing and crunchy topping. So much more special than typical fruit salad recipes … yet it takes hardly any extra time at all (and can be prepped ahead, too)!
This Ham Egg Hash Brown Casserole is a delicious alternative to boring eggs and hash browns. It’s made with ham, sauteed vegetables, eggs, frozen hash browns, cheese, heavy cream, and sour cream. This yummy casserole is cheesy, rich, flavorful, and perfectly baked.
Healthy Cinnamon Sweet Potato Rolls recipe, perfect for Christmas or Thanksgiving breakfast or brunch. These rolls are delicious, moist, fluffy and easy to make!
Prepare this simple breakfast casserole using either bacon or sausage! It's an ideal dish to prepare in advance for a Christmas morning feast.
Moist and fluffy ricotta pancakes are the ultimate sweet pancake breakfast. This easy ricotta pancake recipe is perfect for Sunday breakfast or special occasions!
Indulge in the ultimate breakfast delight with this Easy Overnight French Toast Casserole, featuring a crisp, golden top and a soft, moist interior, all coming together with the irresistible aroma of maple syrup fresh from the oven.
This delicious Slow-Cooker Cheesy Bacon Strata is easy to make and delicious for breakfast, brunch, and even dinner. Perfect for any party or gathering.
This overnight panettone recipe is so delicious! You'll love this lightly sweetened, Italian Christmas bread with dried fruit.
Now that you know the best recipes for Christmas brunch or breakfast, you might also want to check out:
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