Christmas is a magical morning with family, and we like to do it up right with any of these tasty Christmas breakfast ideas.
Holiday Breakfast or Brunch to Love!
Christmas morning at our house starts with giggles, stockings, and something yummy in the oven, and honestly, it’s my favorite tradition! Whether you’re team quick and cozy or you love a big brunch after gifts, this list rounds up our best Christmas breakfast ideas to make the morning stress free and extra festive.
You’ll find make ahead casseroles (hi, overnight French toast !), Fluffy Pancakes and waffles , savory quiche and eggs, plus can’t miss sweet rolls. Most recipes scale easily to feed a crowd, and many can be prepped the night before so you can soak up the magic. Mix and match a main, a couple of sides, and a warm drink , then pile on all the toppings.
Ready to plan your plate? Scroll for our Top 10 family favorites and more tried and true recipes. Merry Christmas!
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Table of Contents Top 10 Most Loved Christmas Breakfast Ideas
Start your holiday morning right with the best Christmas breakfast recipes that are cozy, festive, and perfect for sharing with family and friends.
1 French Toast Casserole Recipe
French Toast Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 5 hours hours
This French Toast Casserole is soft, sweet, and baked to perfection. It is an easy overnight breakfast everyone will love.
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2 Christmas Morning Casserole
Christmas Morning Casserole
Total Time: 3 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
This savory Christmas breakfast casserole with sausage, bread, & cheese is the perfect make-ahead dish for a stress-free holiday morning.
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3 Christmas Pancakes
Christmas Pancakes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Christmas pancakes add a festive twist to a breakfast classic, with colorful sprinkles and a strawberry Santa hat they're a guaranteed hit!
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4 Snowman Pancakes Recipe
Snowman Pancakes Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Adorable Snowman Pancakes are perfect for Christmas morning and easy enough for the kids to help too!
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5 Easy Biscuits and Gravy Recipe
Easy Biscuits and Gravy Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Our easy Biscuits and gravy is the ultimate comfort food of fluffy biscuits smothered in rich, creamy sausage gravy that comes together in minutes.
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6 Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Filled with biscuits, eggs, and sausage, our favorite breakfast casserole is hearty, feeds a crowd, and bakes up in only 30 minutes!
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7 Best Quiche Recipe
Best Quiche Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour
This best quiche recipe is loaded with bacon and cheese, quick to prep, perfect for brunch, and easy to tailor to whatever you have on hand!
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8 Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
These homemade cinnamon rolls are an ALL-TIME favorite. These rolls always get rave reviews from anyone who tries them!
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9 Buttermilk Waffle Recipe
Buttermilk Waffle Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Homemade Buttermilk Waffles are crisp outside, fluffy inside and perfect for stacking high with syrup and your favorite toppings.
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10 German Pancakes Recipe
German Pancakes Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Light, fluffy, eggy German pancakes are a family favorite. They're EASY to make, and use 5 simple ingredients!
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Overnight & Make-Ahead Bakes
Prep on Christmas Eve, then bake while the kids peek at stockings.
11 Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole
Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole
Total Time: 6 hours hours 50 minutes minutes
Quick prep cinnamon roll French toast casserole has all of the goodness of warm cinnamon rolls, with the ease of an overnight casserole.
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12 Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole Recipe
Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 5 hours hours
This make-ahead French toast casserole with cream cheese is stuffed with sweet cream cheese and topped with a sweet brown sugar crumble.
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13 Texas Toast French Toast
Texas Toast French Toast
Total Time: 4 hours hours 50 minutes minutes
Cinnamon and brown sugar Texas toast French toast is a favorite make-ahead breakfast – chill overnight for an easy breezy morning!
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14 Oven French Toast Recipe
Oven French Toast Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours
Oven French toast is custardy, topped with buttery cinnamon sugar and is an easy make-ahead breakfast perfect for weekends and holidays.
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15 Easy Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Easy Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 52 minutes minutes
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16 Orange Rolls Recipe
Orange Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
These homemade orange rolls are soft, citrusy, and topped with a sweet orange cream cheese frosting everyone will love!
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17 Sticky Walnut Buns Recipe
Sticky Walnut Buns Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Sticky Walnut Buns are a tasty take on traditional cinnamon rolls. They are oozing in a delicious brown sugar, honey-walnut glaze.
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18 Coffee Cake Recipe
Coffee Cake Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
With a quick prep, this crowd-favorite homemade coffee cake recipe is a delicious go-to for any breakfast, brunch, or celebration!
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19 New York Crumb Cake Recipe
New York Crumb Cake Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
This simple New York crumb cake is a moist, delicious bakery-style cake topped with loads of buttery cinnamon sugar crumble!
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20 Cherry Danish Recipe
Cherry Danish Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
This easy Cherry Danish is made from puff pastry dough filled with a sweetened cream cheese mixture and topped with cherry pie filling.
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21 Nutella Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Nutella Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Soft and delicious Nutella Cinnamon Rolls are made from crescent rolls filled with Nutella and topped with an amazing glaze.
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22 Danish Kringle Recipe
Danish Kringle Recipe
Total Time: 9 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
This cream cheese pecan Danish Kringle is sweet and flaky pastry- perfect for weekend brunch or a holiday celebration.
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23 Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe
Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe
Total Time: 43 minutes minutes
Soft and tender cranberry orange scones are inviting and flavorful. They are topped with a delightful orange glaze.
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Savory Casseroles for a Crowd
Hearty, sliceable, and perfect with fruit + cocoa.
24 Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Cheesy hashbrown breakfast casserole is one of our ALL-TIME favorite savory breakfast dishes! It feeds a crowd and preps in 15 minutes.
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25 Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
Sausage Breakfast Casserole layers a crescent crust with eggs, cheese, and sausage, that is an easy make ahead brunch the whole family loves.
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26 Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Flavorful, filling, and perfect for a crowd – this cheesy tater tot breakfast casserole is packed with both bacon AND sausage!!
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27 Crescent Roll Egg Bake
Crescent Roll Egg Bake
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
This hearty crescent roll breakfast casserole is savory and cheesy, easy to assemble, and bakes in under 30 minutes!
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28 Potato Egg Casserole
Potato Egg Casserole
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Easily feed a crowd with this 5-minute prep breakfast potato egg casserole – a family favorite and the perfect make-ahead meal!
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29 Sausage Cream Cheese Casserole Recipe
Sausage Cream Cheese Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
With only 3 ingredients and minutes to prep, this sausage cream cheese casserole is a savory favorite for feeding a crowd effortlessly!
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30 Biscuit and Gravy Casserole Recipe
Biscuit and Gravy Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
A casserole version of a classic breakfast dish!! This Biscuits and Gravy Casserole is simple and perfect for weekend mornings and holidays – especially if you’re feeding a crowd!
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31 Mexican Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Mexican Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Mexican breakfast casserole is hearty and filling with a bit of spice! It comes together quickly and is ready to eat in under an hour.
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32 Eggs Benedict Casserole Recipe
Eggs Benedict Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Eggs Benedict Casserole – the perfect breakfast dish made with English muffins, Canadian bacon, eggs and It’s delicious!!
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33 Breakfast Ring Recipe
Breakfast Ring Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Cheesy Breakfast Ring – delicious cheesy, bacon and pepper-filled eggs inside a ring of delicious crescent roll dough. Its our new favorite breakfast recipe!
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Pancakes + Waffles
Fluffy favorites with festive toppings that the kids (and adults) will go NUTS over!
34 Dutch Baby Pancake Recipe
Dutch Baby Pancake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Made in a rounded skillet, a dutch baby pancake is flavorful and delicious. It can be made sweet or savory!
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35 Swedish Pancakes
Swedish Pancakes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Handed down for generations, this homemade Swedish pancakes recipe is the softest, and most delicious. Add a sweet or savory filling!
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36 Fluffy Pancakes Recipe
Fluffy Pancakes Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
The fluffiest buttermilk pancakes, golden and melt-in-your-mouth, one-bowl simple, our rest-then-flip method beats every other quick recipe.
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37 Buttermilk Pancake Recipe
Buttermilk Pancake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Tender homemade buttermilk pancakes turn out light and fluffy every time. These golden beauties are impossible to resist!
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38 Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe
Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Deliciously fluffy chocolate chip pancakes are perfect for even the biggest kid. Whip them up for breakfast or dessert!
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39 Cinnamon Roll Pancake Recipe
Cinnamon Roll Pancake Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Cinnamon roll pancakes are all of your breakfast dreams coming true! They are filled with a cinnamon swirl and topped with a smooth cream cheese frosting that is utterly delicious!
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40 White Chocolate Berry Pancakes Recipe
White Chocolate Berry Pancakes Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
White Chocolate Berry Pancakes are served with homemade berry syrup, fresh berries, and white chocolate on top. They're AMAZING!
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41 Poffertjes
Poffertjes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Poffertjes are tiny, fluffy pancakes, sweet enough for breakfast or dessert and a must-try for pancake lovers!
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42 Easy Crepe Recipe
Easy Crepe Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Homemade Crepes cook up in only 1-2 minutes each!! Fill or top with your favorites for a delicious dinner or dessert.
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43 Belgian Waffles Recipe
Belgian Waffles Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Crisp, fluffy Belgian waffles are an easy way to start your day with a smile. They will be your go-to homemade waffles – I promise!
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44 Cinnamon Roll Waffle Recipe
Cinnamon Roll Waffle Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cinnamon Roll Waffles – crisp, buttery, tender waffles, topped with an amazing combination of sweetened cream cheese and a cinnamon brown sugar topping.
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45 Red Velvet Waffles
Red Velvet Waffles
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Simple red velvet waffles are indulgent and delicious, and perfect for a special occasion breakfast or brunch!
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46 Liege Waffles
Liege Waffles
Total Time: 56 minutes minutes
Liege waffles are thick and bready in taste, speckled with sugar pearls creating a delicious caramelized texture.
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Eggs and Quiche
Savory options that still feel special on Christmas morning.
47 Spinach Quiche Recipe
Spinach Quiche Recipe
Hot and cheesy spinach quiche with a buttery crust is the perfect start to your morning. This is a wonderful breakfast dish for any sized crowd. Everyone will love it!
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48 Denver Omelet Recipe
Denver Omelet Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
This thick and delicious Denver omelet is stuffed with melty cheese, ham, mushrooms, onions, and bell pepper! It's baked to perfection.
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49 Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Easy ham and cheese quiche with a flaky crust, creamy egg filling, and gooey cheese makes the perfect breakfast, brunch, or holiday dish!
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50 Eggs and Potatoes
Eggs and Potatoes
Total Time: 21 minutes minutes
Delicious eggs and potatoes are made in the skillet and finished in the oven – on the table in only 20 minutes!
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51 Breakfast Burrito Recipe
Breakfast Burrito Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
This delicious breakfast burrito recipe is the perfect on-the-go breakfast! Load them with all your favorite fixings.
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52 Omelette Recipe
Omelette Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
A simple yet delicious Omelette is a hearty and filling egg recipe, perfect for breakfast, and completely customizable.
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53 Chorizo and Eggs Recipe
Chorizo and Eggs Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Sizzle up your morning with this protein-packed Mexican breakfast duo – chorizo and eggs – the tastiest way to kickstart your day!
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54 Cheesy Breakfast Pie Recipe
Cheesy Breakfast Pie Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Easy and delicious Cheesy breakfast pie filled with bacon, eggs and hashbrowns.
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55 Eggs Benedict Recipe
Eggs Benedict Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Learn how to make eggs benedict! It's a rich and bold breakfast that is great for lazy weekend mornings, brunch, or holidays!
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56 Huevos Rancheros Recipe
Huevos Rancheros Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
This huevos rancheros recipe is a classic spicy Mexican dish that turns eggs and beans into a savory breakfast tostada.
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57 Breakfast Tacos Recipe
Breakfast Tacos Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
These breakfast tacos will become your morning mealtime hero with all of your breakfast favorites stuffed into tortillas.
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58 Strata Recipe
Strata Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours hours 55 minutes minutes
This layered strata recipe preps in 10 minutes then chills overnight for a no-fuss brunch, holiday, or yummy family breakfast!!
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Seasonal French Toast
Celebrate the season with these festive French toast recipes that bring warm flavors, cozy comfort, and a touch of holiday magic to your breakfast table.
59 Creme Brulee French Toast Recipe
Creme Brulee French Toast Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Creme Brulee French Toast – delicious overnight French Toast recipe that has a tasty caramel coating on one side!
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60 Eggnog French Toast Recipe
Eggnog French Toast Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Eggnog French Toast is a simple, tasty and great breakfast recipe to try during the holidays. It's especially perfect for all eggnog lovers!!
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61 Pound Cake French Toast Recipe
Pound Cake French Toast Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Have you tried making French toast out of pound cake? If not, you need to! It's thick, delicious and an easy breakfast for weekends and holidays!
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62 Cinnamon Bread French Toast Recipe
Cinnamon Bread French Toast Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Swirled with cinnamon and packed with flavor, Cinnamon Bread French Toast is a family favorite that will have you coming back for thirds!
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63 French Toast Sticks Recipe
French Toast Sticks Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
These French Toast Sticks are golden, crispy, and coated in cinnamon sugar. A fun, easy breakfast the whole family will love.
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64 Blueberry French Toast Casserole
Blueberry French Toast Casserole
Overnight blueberry french toast casserole preps in 10 minutes for an indulgent, hot, and no-fuss breakfast – perfect for holidays!
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