Make-Ahead New Year’s Day Breakfasts

Wake up on New Year’s Day to breakfast and brunch dishes that are ready in a jiffy! From muffins to coffee cakes to hot casseroles from the oven.

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What will you be doing New Year’s Eve? Heading out to Times Square to shiver and watch the ball drop? Or heading out to a local bar (or bars) to toast with friends? Or like we used to do: let the kids stay up late, watch movies and play games until it’s time to count down the end of 2019. (And together raise a glass of sparkling apple juice!)

Whatever your plans, odds are you’ll be up late and sleeping in a little late, too. Maybe you’ll have a few guests to feed! That’s the perfect kind of morning to have a make-ahead breakfast waiting for you in the kitchen.

Whether it’s a basket of muffins, a coffee cake you made the night before, or a casserole to pop in the oven, you’ll be so happy to have most of the work already done!

Scroll down to find New Year’s Day Make-Ahead Breakfast recipes grouped together by the type of dish: casseroles, muffins, coffee cakes, buns, fruit dishes, and breads.

Make-Ahead Casseroles (and a quiche)

Make-Ahead Baked Breakfast Burritos

Folks will love these hearty baked breakfast burritos, baked with red sauce and cheese. And you can prep them the night before for an easy bake in the morning.

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Make-Ahead Maple Blueberry French Toast Bake

One of the most loved dishes at breakfast or brunch is a French Toast bake. This make-ahead dish is loaded with maple syrup, spices and juicy blueberries.

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Make-Ahead Baked Breakfast Sandwiches

Breakfast sandwiches loaded with sausage, egg and cheese. Make them the night before, and in the morning pop in the oven – it's a make-ahead recipe to easily feed a crowd at breakfast time!

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Spiced Blueberry & Mango Bread Pudding

This is a lovely make-ahead breakfast, a creamy bread pudding with bursts of fresh mango and blueberries. Assembled the night before, it’s perfect for the morning – or for dessert.

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Quiche Lorraine

This is a classic quiche with bacon and Gruyère cheese, a sophisticated and more importantly, delicious choice for breakfast or lunch!

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Spicy Egg & Sausage Breakfast Bake

This make-ahead breakfast bake is loaded with savory sausage, peppers, and plenty of melty Pepper Jack cheese. It's a delicious, savory morning meal!

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Make-Ahead Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins

These muffins are loaded with sweet banana flavor and scrumptious chunks of chocolate. What a breakfast!

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Cranberry Eggnog Muffins

These tender muffins are full of holiday flavor, thanks to a dash of eggnog and spoonful of cranberry.

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Vegemite & Cheddar Muffins

A curious Australian spread known as Vegemite gives a mouthwatering, savory-salty flavor to these cheesy muffins.

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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!

Make-Ahead Coffee Cakes

Blueberry Lavender Coffee Cake with Toasted Walnut Streusel

A soft coffee cake loaded with juicy blueberries and the soft, floral flavor of lavender. A walnut streusel topping gives it a little crunch!

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Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake

A tender coffee cake loaded with chocolate and cherry flavor! So decadent, and always the most popular treat on the table. 

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Ocracoke Island Fig Cake

Inspired by the traditional cake of the Outer Banks, this moist fig cake is a delicious breakfast or dessert treat!

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Make-Ahead Buns

Lemon & Cardamom Sweet Rolls

These sweet rolls hold a swirl of cardamom and lemon, making them a unique and delicious treat for breakfast or afternoon snack!

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Toffee & Coconut Sweet Buns

How about a breakfast bun filled with toffee and coconut to start your day? They’re also wonderful as a snack or to go with afternoon coffee and tea. 

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Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls

Everyone loves a good cinnamon roll, and these are even more lovable because there are chocolate chips inside, too!

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Make-Ahead Fruit Dishes

Irresistible Apple-Blackberry Crumble

A homey and fruity dessert, this Apple-Blackberry Crumble is sliced apples and fresh blackberries tossed together and topped with a simple, sweet crumble!

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Blueberry, Strawberry & Cantaloupe Fruit Salad with Sweet Peach Cream

This is an easy fruit salad with three kinds of fruit plus a creamy dessert sauce featuring fresh peach, yogurt and cream cheese!

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Make-Ahead Breads

Aunt Lizzie’s Irish Soda Bread

A simple and scrumptious quick bread perfect for St. Patrick's Day – or any day you want! This Irish Soda Bread is a recipe passed down from my Great-Great-Aunt Lizzie Reilly, and it's a soft and delicious treat.

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Irish Brown Bread

We discovered Brown Bread on our trip to Ireland and had it everywhere we stopped. Now that we’re home and missing those hearty slices, it’s time to make this brown soda bread in my own kitchen.

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All the best to you in 2020!