Bake ahead something special with these Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Christmas Morning Breakfast Ideas

From sweet rolls to cakes and savory fare and gingerbread spiced breads, here are some easy to pull off recipes that will make for a special Christmas morning without too much work (minus the strudel, which is a legitimate project, but that work is WORTH IT!!!!!).

Grandma Marie’s traditional Czech kolache

These pretty hand sized pastries will greet your morning with their cheerful fruity fillings and ultra soft bread. These are a must for Christmas in our house. Make the dough ahead of time and use your favorite jams or any of the quick fillings in the recipe for perfect kolache.

Raspberry Almond Blueberry Wreath Bread is celebration on a plate

Soft sweet roll dough painted with stripes of red white and blue, then rolled up and cut before braiding into a glorious wreath that’s perfect for Christmas festivities. Make up the dough the night before for an easy morning bake.

Easy gift: Mini Gingerbread Banana Bread Bundt Cakes

Adorable mini bundt cakes of classic banana bread with a ribbon of gingerbread brown sugar walnut filling running through the center of each mini cake.  Dust them with powdered sugar or top them with cream cheese frosting.

Raspberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake for a cozy afternoon

A moist afternoon sour cream coffee cake topped with cardamom streusel and raspberries with a ribbon of jam on the inside. This is a eat in your fluffy pjs kind of cake!

The less sugar Moravian Sugar Cake that’ll make the world brighter

Fluffy yeasted cake with a craggy cinnamon sugar butter top.

This cake will convince you that cake is in fact for breakfast.

Gingerbread Muffins taste just like the cookies but softer

Cozy gingerbread spiced muffins with a simple vanilla glaze that are perfect for a snowy morning or a Holiday breakfast when you’re short on time.

Mix them up in a few minutes and then dip them in glaze just before serving or skip the glaze entirely and swap it for a dusting of powdered sugar.

Bacon Spinach Quiche because eating greens never tasted this good

Briny feta and luxurious bacon go together with delightfully green spinach for an earthy satisfying quiche that your whole family will love.

Get your protein in before unwrapping presents in this perfect flaky little package.

Chai Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls: the secret trick that makes these awesome

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls made with butter infused with chai tea, filled with chai spice brown sugar butter filling, then topped with zingy cream cheese frosting sprinkled with maple candied pecans.

Using a pumpkin overnight roll dough, these roll up quickly in the morning.

Easy overnight cinnamon rolls so soft your Grandma would approve

These are the lightest cinnamon rolls you’ll ever eat. The overnight rest of the dough in the fridge makes the dough a cinch to roll out and makes for a tastier roll. You’ll never make cinnamon rolls the same again.

Easy Lemon Monkey Bread muffins for a sunny handheld treat

Kids will love to help with this messy fun recipe. Laced with lemon and candied orange and topped with lemon cream cheese icing, these are refreshing and light.

Overnight Strawberry Jam Rolls are the morning hack you need

Cinnamon rolls never get old, but sometimes they do get boring. When that happens, it’s time to make these jam rolls instead. Filled with fresh strawberry jam, these are bright vanilla flecked buns to greet the day.

A tower of these on a platter and you’ll be singing like the Whos in Whoville.

Pear Streusel Muffins might be the ultimate Fall muffin recipe

Moist muffins loaded with pear chunks and double topped with crunchy oat streusel and a fig glaze that are special enough for Christmas morning but quick enough to put together that you can still work in your slippers.

Green Chile Mini Quiches are so easy for lunches

The goodness of smoky green chiles and melty pepper jack and ham inside shatteringly flaky cream cheese pastry all in a handheld package that’s perfect for Christmas morning potluck gatherings with family.

The most tender German crumb cake for better coffee

A light fluffy yeast dough cake covered with crunchy streusel and your favorite fruit.

A square of this cake and coffee is perfect for driving away the chill of a White Christmas morning.

Homemade Popovers might be the most genius dessert ever

Sky high buttery muffin-like pastries with crunchy outsides and custardy insides. Pour over some custard sauce or serve it with sauteed fruit for an easy breakfast with built in wow factor. Best yet: you can make up the batter the day before and bake these up in minutes.

Cinnamon Apple Pie Rolls: the ultimate apple lover’s treat

Loaded with perfectly tender sautéed apples rolled up in soft applesauce overnight roll dough these rolls are an apple lover’s dream.

Sweet poppy seed rolls are my new favorite cinnamon roll alternative

You’ll love these lemon-glazed flavor packed buns with the striking black spiral of poppy seeds. If you’ve never had a poppy seed pastry before, start here. They will win you over!

Traditional apple strudel recipe that brings out all my opinions

There is nothing under the sun that beats perfectly crisp apple strudel.  Practicing this dough is 1000% worth your effort.  Once you get it, you’ll want to toss out every apple pie recipe you own; it’s that good and better.

The best apple cake is literally almost all apples

A recipe from my Mom’s godmother, you will scarcely see an apple cake with more apples.  Cut them thin, and you will be rewarded with tender sweet apples laced through this delicious buttery spice cake.