Christmas Morning Recipes

by Stacey Published: Dec 12, 2023

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This list has everything you need to make your Christmas breakfast or brunch easy and special! Find all the best make ahead Christmas morning recipes here right here, including delicious make-ahead breakfast casseroles, gingerbread, sausage balls, festive drinks, fruit salads and more!

The best Christmas morning recipes, including breakfast casseroles, gingerbread, sausage balls and festive drinks.

Christmas morning is a magical time of lights, gifts and laughter, made even more special by relaxed family breakfasts and brunches filled with all your favorite dishes! But who wants to miss out on all the fun, stuck in the kitchen preparing?

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Not you! This list of 27 classic Christmas morning recipes is full of easy, make ahead casseroles, side dishes and breads so you can plan and create a full Christmas brunch or breakfast with ease.

Come Christmas morning, your home will be filled with enticing aromas, your table will be laden with Christmas goodies, and you won’t miss the untying of a single ribbon!

Make Ahead Breakfast Casseroles

Croissants make a great breakfast casserole base because they have plenty of nooks and crannies for the egg mixture to seep in.

Egg & Bacon Croissant Breakfast Casserole

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French Toast Bake with Egg Nog & Cranberry Pecan Topping

Make- ahead Breakfast Casserole for Brunch.

Overnight Sausage Breakfast Casserole with Croutons

Overnight Green Chili Strata Breakfast Casserole

Overnight Green Chile Breakfast Strata

A plate of chocolate chip pancake casserole with maple syrup, blueberries and strawberries to show how to serve this breakfast recipe.

Chocolate Chip Pancake Casserole

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Banana French Toast Bake with Frosted Flakes Topping

An easy make ahead breakfast casserole with blueberries, sourdough bread and eggs.

Make-Ahead Blueberry Breakfast Bake

Overnight breakfast burrito casserole with sausage, egg and hashbrowns.

Overnight Breakfast Burrito Casserole

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Cheesy Farmhouse Breakfast Casserole

Sausage Egg Cheese Brunch Cake

Savory Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Brunch Cake

Easy Overnight Strawberry French Toast Casserole

Strawberry French Toast Casserole

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Christmas Morning- Overnight Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal

A completed Sausage & Egg Crescent Roll Bundle

Sausage Egg Crescent Breakfast Bundles

Breakfast Meats & Side Dishes

cheesy hash brown casserole made with pimento cheese

Pimento Cheese Hash Brown Casserole

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Red & Green Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Orange Dressing

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Sausage & Cream Cheese Hand Pies

How to Serve Cheese Grits

Baked Gouda Cheese Grits

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Bourbon Maple Candied Bacon

Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

Easy, Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole (no canned soup)

8 natchitoches meat pies hot from the air fryer with easy thin, golden crust

Air Fryer Natchitoches Meat Pies

skillet cinnamon apples

Fried Cinnamon Apples

Classic Sausage Balls with green chiles on a wooden tray and a bowl of orange marmalade to show how to serve at a party.

Green Chile Sausage Balls

Southern Baked Beans with ground sausage patties on top being served.

Southern Baked Beans and Sausage

Famous Mini Louisiana Natchitoches Meat Pies with a spicy filling and golden crust

Mini Louisiana Natchitoches Meat Pies

pro tips for making the best sausage ball appetizers

BEST Creole Sausage Balls

Breads

Upclose of a gingerbread muffin

The Best Homemade Gingerbread Muffins

Loaded with apples, walnuts, sweet crispy crust drizzled with a cinnamon glaze.

Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread

Glazed orange biscuits are tender, lightly sweet and are similar to glazed orange scones.

Glazed Orange Buttermilk Biscuits

Pumpkin Muffin showing texture and ingredients of easy streusel topping

Best Pumpkin Muffins with Easy Streusel Topping

A triple berry french toast muffin on a blue plate is made from brioche bread is made like monkey bread and bakes in 30 minutes.

Triple Berry French Toast Muffins

a stack of baked pumpkin donuts using a donut pan and an easy recipe with pumpkin spice and pumpkin puree.

Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts

A cobblestone apple muffin fresh from the oven in bakery paper.

Cobblestone Apple Muffins

moist chocolate chip banana bread recipe made with sour cream and melted butter.

Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Festive Drinks

Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe with cinnamon topped with marshmallows

Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe

2 cups of cranberry red hot cider with orange slices and fresh cranberries.

Red Hot Cranberry Cider

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Ruby Grapefruit Punch

Dishing up spiced caramel apple cider into copper mugs to enjoy.

Spiced Caramel Apple Cider in Your Crock Pot

Serve cozy, seasonal Rosemary Apple Cider at you holiday parties

Sparkling Rosemary Apple Cider

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Pomegranate Lime Punch

Make Ahead Christmas Morning Recipes

This list has everything you need to make your Christmas morning easy and special! Find all the best Christimas morning recipes here, including delicious make-ahead breakfast casseroles, gingerbread, sausage balls, festive drinks, fruit salads and more!

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