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Great Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Menus

Relax with friends and family over a delicious mid-morning meal.

Breakfast Casserole

Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Menu

This menus serves 8-12 and features an easy casserole can be assembled in less than 15 minutes and refrigerated overnight. It's delicious served with Turkey Breakfast Sausage. If you need to feed a crowd with a more generous brunch, pick up a fresh fruit tray at the grocery store along with freshly baked breakfast breads and fruit jams. They'll make nice accompaniments to the casserole without much effort on your part.

Menu: Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Menu

Gift-Opening Breakfast

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Gift-Opening Breakfast

Serve your family this hearty breakfast during all of the Christmas morning excitement. The savory menu features individual Asparagus, Ham, and Fontina Bread Pudding. Pumpkin-Date Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl and Hot Chocolate with Ginger (left) round out the meal with seasonal flair.

Menu: Gift-Opening Breakfast

Crab Quiche Florentine

Howard L. Puckett

Morning Glory

Holiday brunches should be a time to kick back, relax, and enjoy time with friends and family. A pair of quiches, including Crab Quiche Florentine, and a bevy of breakfast breads, like Date-and-Maple Scones and Cinnamon Streusel Coffeecake, make for a make-ahead brunch that gives you plenty of time to mingle with guests.

Menu: Morning Glory

Holiday Brunch Tonic

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

Sunday Brunch Buffet

Find some time to relax on holiday weekends with this graceful spread. Our pretty, sparkling Holiday Brunch Tonic is a delicious way to toast the season. Guests can personalize their plates with lots of choices, from nutty Pistachio Granola and Fruit Salad with Honey-Yogurt Sauce to Grits Casserole with Mushrooms, Prosciutto, and Provolone.

Menu: Sunday Brunch Buffet

Fresh Cranberry Muffins

Becky Luigart-Stayner

All You Need is Brunch

Brunch is a great way to ease into the morning after a day full of holiday festivities. Designed for simplicity, this healthy brunch menu will entice you to ditch the traditional greasy spoon in favor of fresh, delicious dishes like our Leek-and-Bacon Tart, Southwestern Breakfast Casserole, and Fresh Cranberry Muffins.

Menu: All You Need is Brunch

Mini Frittatas

Randy Mayor; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Open House Brunch

This innovative finger-food menu works as an open house brunch or light buffet for holiday parties. Guests will love sipping mood-setting Mulled Cranberry-Orange Cider as they enjoy Mini Frittatas and Curried Crab Cakes.

Menu: Open House Brunch

Farmhouse Benedict

Boca for Brunch

This tropical menu is sure to warm up snowed-in house guests. It features Farmhouse Benedict, a twist on the traditional eggs Benedict. Zesty, bright Red Pepper Cornbread topped with rosemary-scented hollandaise steps in for traditional English muffins. Strawberry Streusel Muffins – with Key lime juice in the glaze – are sure to be an instant hit.

Menu: Boca for Brunch

Holiday Brunch for 8

Photo: William Meppem

Holiday Brunch for 8

Toast Mimosas to a make-ahead menu that's a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Shirred Eggs casserole, eggs drizzled with cream and baked atop bread and tomatoes, takes the lead in this all-star cast.

Menu: Holiday Brunch

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