19 Brunch Recipes That Are Worth Waking Up For
Brunches at home are a wonderful way to celebrate the weekend. Whether you’re hosting friends or just making something for yourself or your family, we have a variety of sweet and savory breakfast items that are perfect for slow weekends. Grab a coffee, set the table, and make something a little special.
Avocado Toast
Avocado toast is popular for a reason! It’s quick and nutritious, and there are endless ways to top it. I’m sharing more than 51 topping ideas to get you started to add flavor and nutrition to everyone’s favorite green toast.
Get the Recipe: Avocado Toast.
Breakfast Charcuterie Board
The snackers among you will love this breakfast charcuterie board! Start with cheese board classics like cheese and meats, and then add your favorite breakfast items, and some fresh produce for a board that is delicious, nutritious, and beautiful! Lean on premade breakfast treats and you have zero-prep!
Get the Recipe: Breakfast Charcuterie Board.
Easy Chilaquiles
This 30-minute meal is perfect for breakfast or dinner! Corn tortillas, your choice (or both) of salsa verde or salsa roja, cotija cheese, avocados, refried beans, and any other toppings you might enjoy like scrambled eggs. As you can see, it’s a filling and hearty meal.
Get the Recipe: Easy Chilaquiles.
Healthy Baked Beans
Make a tasty English-style breakfast at home with these healthy baked beans served over toast. Your favorite white beans are cooked in a homemade sauce of onions, garlic, tomato puree, thyme, and mustard for a flavorful hearty dish that you can serve anytime.
Get the Recipe: Healthy Baked Beans.
Carrot Cake Vegetable Crepes with Berries
If you are looking for a sweet and savory crepe recipe this carrot cake crepe recipe is for you. This dish has amazing flavors and is made with both vegetables and fruit! You may even feel like you’re eating dessert.
Get the Recipe: Carrot Cake Vegetable Crepes with Berries.
Breakfast Tostadas
While these may be designed for breakfast, they are delicious morning, noon, and night! The crunchy tostada shells are topped with a layer of refried beans, chicken sausage and egg scramble, and finished with a drizzle of zippy lime avocado sauce.
Get the Recipe: Easy Breakfast Tostada.
Sheet Pan Eggs Benedict
This recipe this sheet pan eggs benedict recipe checks all of the boxes. It’s easy to make for a crowd and includes potatoes, asparagus, Canadian bacon, Hollandaise sauce, and eggs. This is a crowd-pleasing meal that’s delicious any time you serve it!
Get the Recipe: Sheet Pan Eggs Benedict.
Healthy Yogurt Parfaits
This Greek yogurt parfait is an easy and healthy breakfast, ready in just 5 minutes, made with simple ingredients. These homemade parfaits have nourishing layers of protein-rich Greek yogurt, soaked chia seeds for extra protein and fiber, fresh fruit, some crunchy granola or cereal, and a drizzle of honey if desired.
Get the Recipe: Healthy Yogurt Parfait.
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Bagel
These bacon, egg, and cheese bagels are too good. This satisfying meal is loaded with classic breakfast flavors and will keep you going until lunch time and is a favorite breakfast at our house. Serve with some fresh fruit and a coffee on the side.
Get the Recipe: Bacon Egg and Cheese Bagel.
Green Chile Egg Casserole
Start your day right with a green chile egg casserole. Quick, delicious and perfect for effortless breakfast bliss, this recipe is a keeper.
Get the Recipe: Green Chile Egg Casserole.
Bagels and Lox
Hosting a brunch and wondering what to serve? How about bagels, salmon, and lox? You can quickly and easily prepare a beautiful platter with an assortment of bagel toppings so that everyone can make their own.
Get the Recipe: Bagels with Lox.
Sausage Breakfast Burritos
Treat everyone to these delicious sausage breakfast burritos. They’re really tasty, and you can customize the fillings and toppings.
Get the Recipe: Sausage Breakfast Burritos.
Ricotta Toast
Ricotta toast is a quick and easy breakfast or snack and it’s a great source of protein, too. There are so many different toppings that you can put on your ricotta toast (both sweet and savory!) so you’ll never get bored!
Get the Recipe: Ricotta Toast.
Breakfast Sliders
Rise and shine and sink your teeth into these tasty breakfast sliders that boast ham, cheese and a tangy, tasty sauce and soft, warm buns.
Get the Recipe: Breakfast Sliders.
High-Protein Overnight Oats
These high-protein overnight oats are packed with 30g of protein. They’re easy to make and perfect for a healthy, protein-packed breakfast! Made with just five ingredients, you can easily prep a week’s worth of breakfasts.
Get the Recipe: High-Protein Overnight Oats.
Breakfast Skillet
Nothing beats a hearty Breakfast Skillet to start the day right! This one-pan wonder is the ultimate comfort food, loaded with crispy potatoes, sizzling sausage or bacon, perfectly cooked eggs, and melty cheese. Serve with toast and avocado for a classic breakfast favorite.
Get the Recipe: Breakfast Skillet.
Sourdough French Toast
This sourdough French toast recipe is a delicious and nutritious start to your morning! The slightly sour flavor from the sourdough is the perfect match for sweeter syrup and cinnamon flavors. Use homemade sourdough bread for best results, but if you don’t make your own, you can easily use your favorite store-bought or bakery sourdough. It’s a great way to use stale bread, too as the milk mixture will soak into the bread and create a slice of delicious French toast.
Get the Recipe: Sourdough French Toast.
Steak & Egg Bagel
This steak and egg bagel a cult classic and is so popular that it was recently brought back to McDonald’s menus around the country after more than 20,000 people signed a petition to bring it back. But you can also have it at home. Steak, eggs, caramelized onions, and cheese are all sandwiched between a toasted bagel for a delicious meal.
Get the Recipe: Steak & Egg Bagel Sandwich.
Full English Breakfast
No one is going to leave the table hungry with this meal. The Full English breakfast includes bacon, fried, poached, or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, toast, and sausages. I make this one more often for dinner than I do for breakfast!
Get the Recipe: Full English Breakfast.
