Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes

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Looking for a quick and easy brunch menu? There's a solution: make the food ahead of time! Below are my favorite make-ahead recipes that make the best easy brunch ideas for a group. I'm excited to share them with you!

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• Brunch Menu Ideas for a Crowd
• Mother's Day Brunch Recipes
• Creative Brunch Ideas
• Brunch Food Ideas for a Party
• Easter Brunch Ideas
• Brunch Desserts
• Brunch Cocktails
• Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes
• Reviews

Brunch Menu Ideas for a Crowd

• 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
• Banana Bread Waffle - mix the day before and let everyone make their own waffles the day of!

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!
• Rainbow Fruit and Yogurt Parfait Bar is the perfect breakfast bar recipe!

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!
• 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.
• 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!

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 brunch than make-ahead 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.
• 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.
• Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
• 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.
• 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: 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.