Best Christmas Morning Breakfast Ideas

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This list of Christmas morning breakfast ideas is everything you need for brunch or breakfast from drinks to eggs to pastries to fruit trays. In the hustle and bustle of Christmas morning, it can be hard to make a gourmet breakfast unless you miss out on the opening of gifts. The other alternative is getting up in the wee hours of the morning to prep everything and work through the recipes. Christmas morning breakfast ideas from make-ahead breakfast casserole recipes to pastries and also breakfast drinks and cocktails to help feed your family without you spending all the time in the kitchen.

Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes

These recipes are great for making the night before and popping in the oven Christmas morning. No mess, no fuss that morning but plenty of breakfast goodness waiting for you in the oven.

Hard-Boiled Egg and Bacon Casserole - Beyer Beware

Sausage Pancake Breakfast Casserole - Plain Chicken

Edith's Breakfast Casserole - Chasing Saturdays

Egg's Benedict Breakfast Bake - Foodtastic Mom

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats - Fencerow to Fencerow

Christmas Morn Casserole - Syrup and Biscuits

Bacon Breakfast Casserole - Plowing Through Life

Cheesy Scrambled Egg and Ham Casserole - Beyer Beware

Make-Ahead Ham and Cheese Quiche - These Old Cookbooks

Overnight Vanilla French Toast - The Farmwife Cooks

Breakfast Egg Casseroles, Quiches & Egg Recipes

These breakfast recipes focus on the egg. Whether it is an egg casserole, quiche, or even simple made eggs, you have great choices with this list.

Crescent Roll Sausage Casserole - Beyer Beware

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole - The Country Cook

Loaded Farmhouse Breakfast Casserole - Food Hussy

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole - Southern Home Express

Easy Southern Sausage Quiche - Back to My Southern Roots

Sausage and Egg Casserole - Served Up with Love

Loaded Grits Casserole - Foodtastic Mom

Cheesy Bacon Breakfast Pizza - Beyer Beware

Breakfast Gumbo - Food Hussy

Easy Breakfast Pizza - The Farmwife Cooks

Hawaiian Roll Breakfast Sliders - Dance Around the Kitchen

Baked or Air Fryer Scrambled Eggs - Food Hussy

English Muffin Egg Cups - Beyer Beware

Eggless Breakfast Recipes

Sometimes people don't like eggs. My nephew is one of those people. They want breakfast too. Here are some great options for the person wanting breakfast that doesn't have eggs in it.

Cheesy Bacon Hashbrown Casserole -Served Up with Love

Maple Sausage Crescents - Plain Chicken

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Oatmeal Casserole - Dance Around the Kitchen

Instant Pot Strawberry Oatmeal - My Fearless Kitchen

Homemade Sausage Cheddar Biscuits - Call me MPC

Crock Pot Smoked Sausage and Hashbrown Casserole - Beyer Beware

French Toast, Bread Pudding, Sweet Breakfast Recipes

Baked gooey bread-based casserole drenched in syrup or sweet sauces are a must for Christmas morning. You will find your stuffed French toast, bread puddings, and even a few monkey bread recipes in this group.

Monkey Bread - Beyer Beware

French Toast Bake with Eggnog and Cranberry Pecan Topping - Southern Discourse

Raspberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole - Dance Around the Kitchen

Mickey Breakfast Lasagna - The Farmwife Feeds

Stuffed French Toast Casserole - Foodtastic Mom

Apple Fritter Breakfast Casserole - The Backroad Life

Brioche French Toast Casserole - Plowing Through Life

Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding - The Farmwife Feeds

Salted Caramel Bacon Monkey Bread - Southern Bite

Crock Pot French Toast Casserole - Beyer Beware

English Muffin Garlic Toast - Beyer Beware

Crock Pot Breakfast Recipes

Don't want to hover around the oven, no worries, we have crockpot breakfast recipes ready for you too!

Casserole Crock Pot Biscuits and Gravy Casserole - Beyer Beware

Crock Pot Coffee Cake - The Farmwife Cooks

Slow Cooker French Toast - My Fearless Kitchen

Crock Pot Monkey Bread - Beyer Beware

Apple Pie Oatmeal in the Crock Pot - The Farmwife Cooks

Crock Pot Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole - Recipes the Crock

Low-Carb Breakfast Recipes

Watching the carbs, even if it just you watching the carbs? Well, these low-carb breakfast recipes are sure to please your whole crowd and without the carbs.

Crock Pot Low-Carb Scrambled Egg and Sausage Casserole - Beyer Beware

Ham and Cheese Egg Cups - A Southern Soul

Low-Carb "Biscuits" and Gravy - Beyer Beware

Instant Pot Egg Bites - Chef Alli

Crustless Spinach and Bacon Quiche - Beyer Beware

Keto Ninja Foodi Sous Vide Bacon and Cheese Quiche - Beyer Beware

Waffles and Pancakes Recipes

Requests for waffles or pancakes are common at my house. Here are a few options from traditional to festive recipes.

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - Beyer Beware

Gingerbread Waffles - These Old Cookbooks

Copycat IHOP Oreo Pancakes - Food Hussy

Homemade Pancakes - The Farmwife Cooks

Banana Waffles - Beyer Beware

Breakfast Sides - Potatoes, Bacon, Sausage Recipes

Christmas Breakfast isn't complete without some bacon or sausage or potatoes. Grab some great breakfast sides ideas.

Mountaintop Bacon - Sweet and Savory Baked Bacon - Beyer Beware

Breakfast Potatoes - Foodtastic Mom

Maple Apple Glazed Breakfast Meatballs - Chef Alli

Sausage Hashbrown Balls - Plain Chicken

Three-Ingredient Hashbrown Casserole - Call Me PMC

Gluten-Free Cheesy Sausage Balls - Beyer Beware

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven - A Southern Soul

Breakfast Pastry Recipes

While everyone is visiting, opening presents, sipping on eggnog, give them a little coffee cake, pastry, danish or muffin to nibble on.

Danish Puff - Almond Puffed Pastry - Beyer Beware

Honey Bun Coffee Cake - These Old Cookbooks

Christmas Cranberry White Chocolate Sour Cream Biscuits - Syrup and Biscuits

Crescent Roll Apple Danishes - The Country Cook

Pumpkin Churro Muffins - Dance Around the Kitchen

Glazed Crescent Rolls with Cranberries and Pecans - Chef Alli

Blueberry Pull-Apart Biscuits - Southern Bite

Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls - These Old Cookbooks

Vanilla Scones - A Southern Soul

Fruit Trays, Fruit Salad, and Fruit Dip Recipes

Just in case you want something healthy for Christmas morning breakfast, here are some great fruit and yogurt recipes.

Hot Toddy Baked Grapefruit - Syrup and Biscuits

Marinated Fresh Fruit Salad - The Farmwife Crafts

Berry Greek Yogurt Parfaits - My Fearless Kitchen

Creamy Coconut Cream Fruit Dip - The Farmwife Feeds

Instant Pot Yogurt - Fencerow to Fencerow

Old-Fashioned Fruit Salad - These Old Cookbooks

Breakfast Drink Recipes

You got to have something to drink with breakfast. A whole list of kid-friendly drinks as well as plenty of adult breakfast beverages perfect for Christmas Bruch.

Christmas Brunch Punch - Farmwife Drinks

Champaign Brunch Punch - Farmwife Drinks

Egg Nog with Spiced Rum - Farmwife Drinks

Fuzzy Navels - Farmwife Drinks

Crock Pot Peppermint Hot Chocolate - Farmwife Drinks

Cranberry Mimosas - Farmwife Drinks

Cranberry Lime Punch - Farmwife Drinks

The Best Punch - Farmwife Drinks

Warm Vanilla Wassail - Farmwife Drinks

Sparkling Ginger Apple Cider Sangria - Farmwife Drinks

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A working mom of two very active teenagers. My husband and I gave up running the 80-cow dairy farm that also included a couple of hundred acres of corn and soybeans to both work to support the agricultural industry. We still have about 20 head of dairy heifers and cows to help my kids appreciate the effort it takes to raise livestock. I consider myself a foodie as I love cooking and experimenting with recipes. My family just wishes I would make the same thing twice. Find my other blog, FarmWifeDrinks.com for all things cocktails.