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Danishes, donuts, sweet rolls, quiches, and MORE are found in this collection of our favorite breakfast pastries!
EVERYONE Loves Pastries!
If your family is anything like ours, a warm pastry in the morning can turn an ordinary day into something special! You’ll find flaky danishes and gooey cinnamon rolls to quick little crescent bites. All of these breakfast pastry recipes are perfect for holidays, weekends, or a fun surprise on a busy weekday
You’ll find a mix of from-scratch favorites and shortcut ideas using canned dough, so there’s truly something for every schedule and skill level. Many of these pastries can even be made ahead or frozen. Get ready to host the easiest brunch ever!
Grab a warm drink, scroll through, and pick a pastry (or two!) to try next.
PRO TIP: Pin or bookmark this list so you can whip up crowd-pleasing breakfast bites anytime a morning gathering pops up!
Short on time? These shortcut pastries use canned dough or simple ingredients so you can get something yummy in the oven fast.
18 Biscuit Donuts Recipe
Biscuit Donuts Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutesminutes
These delicious Biscuit Donuts are beyond simple and made using canned biscuits!! If you're looking for the quickest and easiest ways to make donuts, this is it!
Delicious Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups – a simple and yummy breakfast treat. White bread flattened and rolled with a cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture, dipped in butter, cinnamon, and sugar!
Pumpkin beignets are pillowy, sugary New Orleans-style fried Dough with a fall flavor. You can enjoy these soft donuts right at home sprinkled with powder sugar or dipped in sauce
Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!
Kristyn,
You have completed an amazing pathway with your recipes.
Have followed you for many years.
When I was on Facebook. I had shared with you how I made some of your recipes
with a different twist.
Have been proud of your growth with your career and raising your children.
Also sharing your Mom’s recipes.
You truly are natural for the beginner to more experienced cook, don’t like cook.
We are women & men know how to add a special touch to recipes.
I made the cherry danish recipe and was so happy with how they turned out. It was next best thing to a bakery danish. I’ll be making them again with different fillings.
Kristyn,
You have completed an amazing pathway with your recipes.
Have followed you for many years.
When I was on Facebook. I had shared with you how I made some of your recipes
with a different twist.
Have been proud of your growth with your career and raising your children.
Also sharing your Mom’s recipes.
You truly are natural for the beginner to more experienced cook, don’t like cook.
We are women & men know how to add a special touch to recipes.
Awe, that is so nice of you to say! I appreciate you sticking around & trying my recipes! Really! Thank you so much!
I made the cherry danish recipe and was so happy with how they turned out. It was next best thing to a bakery danish. I’ll be making them again with different fillings.
We make breakfast for dinner all the time. The more ideas the better! Thank you!
We absolutely love pastries for weekend breakfast! This collection is making me hungry. So many delicious recipes to try!
Oh, my goodness, do I have to pick just one?? Ha! I want to make them all. We started working our way through the list with the danish. Delish!
What an awesome list, and the pastry recipe here is my favorite!! So good, thank you!
You’re welcome!