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We all love brunch! But it’s always a challenge to get up early to make it all in time before everyone is ready to eat. Our Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes are the perfect solution!
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Quick and Easy Brunch Menu
- Sausage Breakfast Casserole: Easy and delicious, with so much flavor. Make it the night before and serve the morning of.
- Mexican Street Corn Casserole: We guarantee this popular corn casserole will become everyone’s favorite!
- Keto Cheeseburger Casserole: We always suggest offering some gluten-free and keto brunch options! This burger casserole is always a crowd pleaser!
- Creamed Corn Casserole: Classic creamed corn casserole is perfect for serving at a Christmas breakfast buffet!
- Ina Garten Mac and Cheese: By far our favorite mac and cheese recipe. You need to try this easy casserole!
- Chicken Artichoke Casserole: This super easy-to-prepare casserole is perfect for a hearty brunch option.
- Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes
So easy to make-ahead ahead of time, muffins and homemade bread recipes are perfect for serving for brunch!
- Starbucks Pumpkin Bread: Easy pumpkin bread recipe you can make in the oven or in the Instant Pot!
- Korean Cream Cheese Rolls: These garlicky rolls are sure to wow Mom! Prepare them the day before and place them in the oven just before serving. We are sure these will be Mom’s new favorite bread!
- Air Fryer Biscuits: Made from store-bought biscuit dough, ready in 6 minutes. Perfect for serving with sausage gravy!
- Stewed Rhubarb Muffins: Deliciously moist rhubarb muffins are a great choice and pair well with strawberries.
- Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf: Complete with cream cheese frosting, this gingerbread loaf recipe is a perfect Mother’s Day treat!
- Instant Pot Banana Bread: Banana bread has never been easier to make!
Creative Brunch Ideas
All of our starters and soups can be made the day before and simply heated up the day you are ready to serve brunch. They are a wonderful addition to a Mother’s Day table.
- Million Dollar Bacon: You seriously haven’t lived until you try our candied bacon. So easy to prepare and oh so delicious. This appetizer will fly off your table. We promise!
- Italian Wedding Soup: A delicious soup filled with mini meatballs. You can make it on the stove or in an Instant Pot! It’s so easy!
- Shrimp Bisque: The best bisque recipe you will ever taste, hands down. Flavorful, so easy, and perfect for brunch!
- Cucumber Canapes with Shrimp: It’s always a good idea to offer light, refreshing bites, and these cucumber canapes are just that. They are also a great gluten-free option! Prepare them the day before and just fill them in the morning.
- Marquis Potatoes: These little potato appetizers are filled with tomato gravy that makes them a perfect brunch starter.
- Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Brunch Food Ideas for a Party
These hearty salads can be prepared the day before, then just add the dressing when you are ready to serve.
- Burrata Salad: Hands down the easiest and tastiest salad. If you can open things, you can make this salad. No chopping involved!
- Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas: The Zesty lemon dressing makes this salad so amazing. Prep the day before and just mix the morning of the brunch.
- Orange and Fennel Salad: Beautiful and so tasty! This is a simple salad using fennel and orange that has so much flavor.
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad: We love this easy brussels sprouts salad recipe. The balsamic highlights the flavor of nutty brussels sprouts perfectly!
- Watermelon Basil Salad: So light and flavorful, this is a perfect brunch salad!
Easy Brunch Menu
- Rainbow Fruit and Yogurt Parfait Bar is the perfect breakfast bar recipe!
- Banana Bread Waffle – mix the day before and let everyone make their own waffles the day of!
- Egg Bites are so delicious, and you can mix in different ingredients to accommodate your guest’s restrictions. Make them ahead of time and serve them at room temperature.
Make-ahead breakfast bars are perfect for letting everyone serve themselves and graze throughout the day. Set up self-serve stations and enjoy each other’s company!
Easter Brunch Ideas
- Stovetop Sausage Gravy and Biscuits: Take this classic dish to the next level using our secret ingredient!
- Honey Sriracha Air Fryer Ham: Honey and Sriracha is a perfect combination for ham, and the air fryer makes it so easy to cook!
- Instant Pot Brown Sugar Glaze Ham: Our brown sugar glazed ham is so easy to make in the Instant Pot and tastes delicious.
- Mexican Lasagna: This make-ahead casserole is so amazing and it’s gluten-free. A perfect Mexican option for gluten-free guests.
Brunch Desserts
What could be better for a Mother’s Day Brunch than make-ahead brunch desserts? These easy dessert recipes can all be made ahead of time and are perfect for feeding a crowd.
- Ina Garten Apple Crisp: An easy, mouth-watering apple crisp recipe you will instantly fall in love with at first bite.
- Strawberry Crepes: This recipe for crepes is easy to follow, even if you’re a beginner at making crepes. So delicious!
- Ooey Gooey Butter Cake: This is one of our favorite brunch desserts. Make it the night before and place it in the oven on low for 10 minutes to heat it up. This ooey-gooey dessert will be sure to make mom happy.
- Pumpkin Crunch Cake: Pumpkin crunch cake is an easy dump cake recipe perfect for Fall and Winter.
- Apple Galette Recipe: This beautiful French galette recipe is a delicious addition to your Christmas brunch ideas.
- Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake: If you really want to make mom feel special then this is the decadent dessert to surprise her with!
- Strawberry Dump Cake so easy and so delicious!
- Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits make the biscuits ahead of time and have everyone add the strawberries and their own toppings!
Brunch Cocktails
- Momosa Recipe: Set up a mimosa bar with a large batch of our easy mimosa recipe! Use a punch bowl and serve different berries as toppings. This recipe is sure to please Mom!
- Sangria Bar: Make a double-batch the night before and keep it in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Caramel Apple Sangria: Set up a station with the caramel apple sangria and let guests serve themselves. While you’re at it, slice some extra apples, and everyone can enjoy caramel apple slices as the day goes on!
- Moscato Sangria: Another favorite by Moms everywhere! Make a big batch and let guests serve themselves.
- Rose Sangria: So delightful and a perfect brunch cocktail. Serve it with summer berries on the side.
Recipe
Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes
Equipment
- 9" by 13" baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (not sausage links)
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup colby jack cheese shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
- 16 ounces refrigerated crescent rolls 2 tubes
- 1 to 2 green onions thinly sliced
See my Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned all the way through, about 6 to 8 minutes. Be sure to break up the sausage as it cooks. Remove from heat and strain off grease. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, salt, pepper, onion powder, and paprika until fully incorporated. Add cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Open crescent rolls and roll according to package directions. Arrange 15 rolls in prepared baking dish in three rows with 5 rolls in each row.
- Add sausage to the baking dish, spreading it evenly over the rolls.
- Pour the egg mixture over the rolls and sausage.Â
- Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. Sprinkle top with green onions, if desired. Serve warm.
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Notes
- Make sure to use ground sausage or breakfast patties, not the links. Regular, hot, or sage sausage is perfect for this dish.
- This crescent roll breakfast Casserole is great with a little hot sauce on it.
- You can substitute bacon or ham for the sausage in this casserole.Â
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