This holiday season, host an elegant, decadent brunch with an assortment of delicious, seasonal foods. Our guide offers brunch inspirations for a bountiful spread, including casseroles, eggs, muffins, pancakes — and more. Whip up your favorites, round up your guests and dig in!
Brunch staples
Brunch sweets and drinks
Brunch Staples
- Break out your blue-ribbon ham recipe at your holiday dinner — and break out this down-home Blue-Ribbon Ham Casserole at your holiday brunch. Made with cheese, green peppers, potatoes, and ham, this casserole makes a complete meal.
- A savory French tart known as a galette makes an elegant brunch mainstay. Try this Mushroom and Leek Galette and present it with a tray of crusty bread at your brunch.
- Add Italian flavor — and fresh vegetables — to your brunch spread with this unique take on the traditional omelette, Eggs Italiano. Shallots, garlic and basil spice up eggs, zucchini and plum tomatoes.
- Asparagus gets dressed up with homemade honey mustard dressing in this recipe for Roasted Asparagus Salad with Citrus Dressing. Arrange your asparagus artfully on a bed of watercress and top with tiny cherry tomatoes for beautiful presentation.
- Cold weather demands comfort food. And when you're hosting brunch, this cheesy, casserole-style Easy Brunch Strata is your perfect solution.
- A cheese course makes a splash at any brunch. Present your cheese with elegant olives in these Grilled Mediterranean Quesadillas. Guests will love to dunk the gooey quesadillas in mild salsa or cool cream cheese.
- Serve this rich Hot Crab Dip with baguettes or crusty bread and encourage guests to enjoy second helpings. Make your dip with low-fat cream cheese and make it healthier — but still decadent.
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Brunch sweets and drinks
- Add sophistication to your sweets selection — and serve your guests delicious Vanilla-Cranberry Scones. These elegant scones present an alternative to traditional breakfast sweets — and the cranberry and vanilla notes make their flavor irresistible.
- Muffins, a must-have at brunch, are loved by kids and adults alike. Try this recipe for Double Blueberry Muffins and you'll whip up the classic brunch treats in no time.
- If you're looking for a new pancake recipe, look no further than Blueberry-Ricotta Pancakes. Part pancake, part filled blintz, these hearty treats showcase blueberries in a calcium-rich and fun-to-eat presentation.
- Make a casserole-style cake guests will love to eat. This lemon-flavored Blintz Brunch Bake, made rich with cream cheese, tastes delicious with fresh navel orange wedges or grapefruit halves.
- Add zing to cranberry juice at brunch with tea and spices. Treat your guests to holiday inspired Mulled Cranberry Juice and warm them up with tangy berry flavor.
- Eggnog, a favorite seasonal drink, can add calories and fat to a holiday meal. Give your holiday eggnog a healthy makeover in this recipe for White Chocolate Eggnog made with skim milk.
- When making hot chocolate for brunch, skip the pre-packaged mix, and make your own. Want a traditional recipe? Make Hot Chocolate. Or, spice things up — use your home-made hot chocolate mixture as the base for Spiced Hot Chocolate.
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