Make-Ahead Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Wake up on holiday mornings to breakfast and brunch dishes that are ready in a jiffy! From muffins to coffee cakes to hot casseroles from the oven—they're perfect for morning guests for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, or anytime you're hosting a sleepover.

Five large sweet buns with white frosting.

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What will you be doing for the holidays this year? Those sleepy holiday mornings are the best ones to make a special treat—for family and friends that you're graciously putting up for the night, or to surprise your own family.

Image of a dish of bread pudding — Spiced Blueberry & Mango Bread Pudding

We loved letting our kids stay up with us during the holidays—most years when they were little they could barely keep their eyes open. But we had fun: games, old movies like The Wizard of Oz, snacks, and cups of eggnog.

So even if you're staying home, odds are you'll be up late. And then sleeping in.

That's why it's smart to prepare a make-ahead breakfast: put them together the day or night before, and they'll be waiting for you the next morning. So much easier than doing the whole shebang in the morning.

Baked sausage egg and cheese sandwiches in a pan. — Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches

Whether it's a basket of Christmas Muffins, a moist coffee cake, or a casserole to pop in the oven, you'll be so happy to have most of the work already done!

Blueberry Lavender Coffee Cake with Toasted Walnut Streusel

Make-Ahead Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Scroll down to find make-ahead breakfast recipes grouped by the type of dish: casseroles, muffins, coffee cakes, buns, fruit dishes, and breads.

Make-Ahead Casseroles (and a quiche)

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Make-Ahead Muffins

Can't find Vegemite for the muffins above? Use Marmite in its place. Look for these yeast extract spreads at health food stores and in international sections of grocery stores. And online, of course!