Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Start your day off with these breakfast recipes for omelettes, pancakes, eggs Benedict, biscuits and gravy, hot cereal, and breakfast bars. And don't miss our tempting selection of sweet breakfast favorites: cinnamon rolls, muffins, and quick breakfast recipes, like smoothies and make-ahead breakfast casseroles.

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18 Easy Breakfast Casseroles Ideal for Brunch and Beyond

Whether you're prepping brunch for a group or cooking ahead for breakfasts for the work week, it's time to make friends with these large-format starts to the day.
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Baked Stuffed French Toast

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Both sweet and savory, this make-ahead brunch entree is stuffed with ham and Gruyere cheese and served with maple syrup. This family-friendly dish goes well with a green salad.

Easy Waffles

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Consider this your new, go-to waffle recipe when you want to start your day off on a sweet note. No fussy steps or unexpected ingredients are required here, which means you can whip these up whenever your cravings hit.

Easy Basic Pancakes

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Nothing says "weekend" like homemade pancakes for breakfast. Our easy recipe will help you whip them up in less than 30 minutes. Making pancake batter from scratch is so simple that you'll wonder why you never did it before!

How to Make an Omelet, the Breakfast Classic

Our test kitchen's secrets to getting this diner favorite just right—in three swift steps.
By Claire Sullivan

Breakfast Quick Breads and Pastries to Help You Start Your Day Deliciously

Wake up a winner every day of the week with these delicious takes on classic breakfast baked goods. As sure as the sun rises in the east, these quick breads, turnovers, pastries, scones, and sweet yeasted breads make any breakfast feel special.
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Simple Crepes

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Crepes are easier to make than you think. These French street-food staples can be dressed up with sweet or savory toppings and any number of flavorful fillings.

Classic French Toast

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Any dense bread such as challah, brioche, or sourdough will work for this simple French toast recipe.

Apple-Pie Cake

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A cross between pie and a fruit crisp, this dramatic dessert is made with just six common ingredients.

How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

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Get a perfect hard-boiled egg every time with these simple tips. With hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator, you always have the components of a satisfying meal.

Best Buttermilk Pancakes

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The key to light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes from scratch? Don't overmix the batter—it should have small to medium lumps.

Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake

Rating: 3.93 stars
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There is fall flavor in every bite of this seasonal bundt. An apple-cider glaze and caramelized apples in the batter set this spice cake apart.
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Cinnamon Rolls

Fragrant with cinnamon and enriched with a cream-cheese glaze, these morning buns make an unforgettable breakfast. Mashed potato is the secret behind their light texture, while bread flour provides structure and chew. It might be tempting to enjoy the rolls straight out of the oven, but be sure to let them rest at least 20 minutes before serving--this completes the cooking process and yields tender and airy, not gummy, buns.

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Mummy's Sweet White Scones

Rating: 3.57 stars
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This mouthwatering recipe for scones is courtesy of Petersham Nursery.

Classic Dutch Baby

Rating: 3.69 stars
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The next time your crew craves pancakes, serve something new and exciting: a Dutch baby. This baked pancake requires whirring a few basic ingredients in a blender, pouring the batter into a piping-hot skillet, and baking for 20 minutes (no need to flip). After it poofs up into a show-worthy display, serve with fresh fruit, whipped cream, and warm maple syrup.
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Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

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Everyone needs a delicious coffee cake recipe in their repertoire, and this cinnamon streusel coffee cake recipe is the perfect option. Meaning "something strewn" in Old German, streusel is easy to throw together -- and then to throw on top of this sour-cream coffee cake. The sweet glaze in the recipe is the perfect coffee cake topping.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Use up your leftover canned pumpkin puree to make these Pumpkin Pancakes.

Old-Fashioned Pancakes

Rating: 3.75 stars
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This is the most basic recipe for a slightly thick pancake. It's just as easy to make a quick homemade batter as it is to open a box mix, which needs ingredients added to it anyway. And using organic ingredients seems to give the pancakes a cleaner and truer flavor.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Apple-Oatmeal Muffins

Macintosh apples and a double dose of oats add a boost of nutrition to these crowd-pleasing muffins.

Savory Buttermilk Biscuits

Rating: 3.76 stars
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These savory herb-buttermilk biscuits have dill, chives, and rosemary baked right inside.

Pumpkin-Orange Bread

Pepitas give this spiced Pumpkin-Orange Bread a pleasant crunch. Using canned pumpkin puree keeps the prep time to a minimum.

Pumpkin Bread

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A festive fall treat, our Pumpkin Bread is simply delectable. 

Banana-Oat Smoothie

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Get a healthy start with lean protein from milk and yogurt, plus fiber from oats and banana.

Vanilla Glaze for Cinnamon-Bun Bites

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Make this glaze while the Cinnamon-Bun Bites are baking. Recipe adapted with permission from "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen," copyright 2009 by Maria Helm Sinskey and Williams-Sonoma, published by Weldon Owen, San Francisco.

Simple Homemade Sausage Patties

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Assembling pork sausages is a snap and, as always, if you use best-quality ingredients, it's hard to beat homemade.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Raisin Bran Muffins

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Stir up this batch of hearty, low-fat morning treats. Kissed with brown sugar, they're moist and taste more indulgent than they are.

Martha's Soft-Boiled Eggs

Rating: 3.54 stars
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Despite its name, the boiled egg shouldn't be boiled throughout the cooking process—a method that yields a rubbery result—but rather brought to a boil and then immediately removed from heat. Serve with buttered toast.

Bacon-Cheese Quiche

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This versatile dish goes from brunch buffet to dinner table in a snap and is great with a leafy green salad. The flaky crust and custard filling make it a perfect vehicle for a variety of mix-ins. Baking the crust before adding the filling, known as blind baking, ensures it won't get soggy. Our favorite pie dough recipe is Basic Pie Crust.

Flaky Buttery Biscuits

Rating: 3.59 stars
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Fresh hot biscuits slathered with butter, topped with a spoonful of jam, and served alongside fluffy scrambled eggs and a salty pork product are the epitome of a cozy breakfast (or dinner).

How to Smoke Fish

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Where there's smoke, there's flavor. Smoking fish at home may sound intimidating, but it's no more complicated than grilling. Just add aromatic wood to a charcoal grill and let the fragrant, flavorful smoke do its work.

Soaked Chia Seeds

This make-ahead mix lets you power up with omega-3s, fiber, and protein. You've no doubt heard all the buzz about nutrient-packed chia seeds. Well, here's a super-easy way to include them in your daily routine.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

What's even better than banana bread? Banana bread with chocolate! Kids of all ages will clamor for these tasty breakfast bites.

Banana-Blueberry Smoothie

Rating: 3.68 stars
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Whip up this three-ingredient healthy smoothie recipe with just three ingredients—nonfat plain yogurt, banana, and frozen blueberries. Feel free to substitute the blueberries with any other frozen fruit you like.

Cranberry Bread

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Studded with cranberries, this quick bread is adaptable: Try it at breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

Breakfast Casserole with Bacon

Rating: 3.44 stars
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Like quiche, this savory dish has a custard filling; using frozen puff pastry instead of traditional pie dough makes it even simpler to prepare. This time-saving recipe is perfect for brunch.

Apple-Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Rating: 3.31 stars
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This classic, moist Bundt cake will fill your home with the scent of comfort food.

Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups

Rating: 3.58 stars
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Upgrade the classic American breakfast from basic to impressive in a few simple steps.
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