More than 30 Easter Brunch Recipes to inspire your weekend celebrations, from pancakes and waffles to breakfast casseroles and fruit salads. Throw the ultimate Easter breakfast with these delicious ideas and helpful tips!
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I’m a brunch fanatic, so when Easter rolls around, it’s time to shine! I always found it a pity that more holidays aren’t associated with a giant brunch spread. Normalize brunch at Christmas! Brunch at Thanksgiving! Who’s with me?
Needless to say, I’ve waited all year for the big brunch buffet, and I love nothing more than a long table full of breakfast food. For that reason, I came up with the ultimate list of Easter brunch ideas.
What Do You Eat on Easter Sunday?
Like other holidays, Easter is often associated with particular foods. And many traditional Easter dishes date back hundreds of years! You’ll often find a few usual suspects on the table come Easter Sunday:
Lamb: Lamb is one of the most well-known Easter meats, since it’s also often associated with springtime. Roasted lamb is the main dish at Jewish Passover and is a traditional main dish on Easter Sunday.
Ham: An Easter ham is another tradition that grew popular in America, where eating lamb isn’t as common.
Eggs: Not just for decorating, hard-boiled eggs are a popular breakfast choice for Easter weekend.
Hot Cross Buns: The white crosses on top of hot crossed buns are symbolic of the crucifix. Traditionally eaten on Good Friday, hot cross buns have become a side dish served on Easter Sunday, too!
How Do You Plan a Brunch Menu?
Since brunch combines breakfast and brunch, aim for a menu that brings out the best in both! Think egg dishes, fresh ingredients, a balance between sweet and savory, and something for dessert. Of course, there will be coffee and tea, and a brunch cocktail never fails to round a perfect brunch spread.
Here are some tips to keep in mind when planning your brunch menu:
- Try to include a wide variety of types of food: high protein, healthy dishes mingled with sugar-laden coffee cakes and donuts, next to coffee, juice, punch and water (because I’m saving my sugar calories for that french toast bake).
- Cut fruit and make fruit salads just a couple of hours before serving. They just don’t last like we would like them too!
- Choose a few dishes that can be made up to 24 hours ahead, and some that need to be cut or cooked fresh. This way you won’t be scrambling on the big day doing everything simultaneously. Casseroles are great dishes that can be prepped completely in advance.
Our favorite Easter Brunch Recipes
The Best Cinnamon Buns
These are the best Cinnamon Buns you’ll ever make! They are soft, fluffy, and have the best gooey caramel sauce in the bottom of the pan. They’re easy to make ahead and freezer friendly!
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Crockpot French Toast
This Crockpot French Toast is rich and moist and loaded with cinnamon and vanilla flavors — it’s an overnight french toast casserole that will impress all of your guests!
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Hot Cross Buns
These Hot Cross Buns are sweet, fluffy, lightly spiced buns filled with raisins and marked with a white cross. They are traditionally served at Easter but delicious any time of year!
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Glazed Lemon Monkey Bread
This Glazed Lemon Monkey Bread is made with homemade bun dough rolled in lemon sugar, baked, and covered in a thick lemon glaze. The perfect make ahead breakfast, brunch or dessert!
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Cream Cheese Filled Blueberry Lemon Bread
This Blueberry Lemon Bread is sweet, tangy, loaded with juicy blueberries and a decadent cream cheese swirl! It's the perfect quick bread recipe for Spring!
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Blueberry Coffee Cake
This Blueberry Coffee Cake is moist and loaded with juicy blueberries and crunchy brown sugar streusel — it’s perfect for brunch or dessert and uses fresh or frozen berries!
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Creamy Fruit Salad Recipe with Homemade Vanilla Dressing + VIDEO
This Creamy Fruit Salad Recipe is made with a Homemade Vanilla Fruit Salad Dressing — no pudding mix here!
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Easy Ham Quiche
This Easy Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe is made up of a rich, creamy, and cheesy egg custard that's baked into a buttery pie crust. It's packed with ham, cheddar cheese, and green onions. Just 15 minutes to prep!
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Mini Quiche recipe
This Mini Quiche recipe is perfect for prepping ahead for a grab-and-go breakfast, to have as part of a breakfast or brunch spread, or as an appetizer at the holidays! They're super easy to make, and you can easily change their flavor with a few simple twists.
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Easy Cinnamon Roll Casserole (7 ingredients!)
Cinnamon Roll Casserole is the perfect breakfast to wake up to on Christmas morning! Made with delicious cinnamon roll pieces soaked in a warming syrup with vanilla and cinnamon, they're topped with frosting for a delciously decadent breakfast perfect for the whole family!
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Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
This Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole recipe is perfect for lazy days and hungry tummies! With yummy sausage, shredded hash browns, and lots of cheese, it's the ultimate breakfast comfort food! It's a great make-ahead breakfast recipe that can be served on its own or with other sides for a full breakfast feast.
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Lemon Bread recipe
This easy Lemon Bread recipe is the perfect sweet treat to enjoy with a cup of coffee in the morning or for dessert. Packed with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and a mouth-watering sweet lemon glaze on top, this one is for all the lemon lovers out there!
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Easy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
This easy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole recipe is a hearty, insanely delicious meal that’s just as good for dinner as it is for an easy breakfast!
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Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
There’s nothing better than waking up to the warm aromas of thick and fluffy homemade Buttermilk Pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup with hot coffee brewing in the pot. Now that’s what I call a good morning!
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Baked Lemon Blueberry Doughnuts
Baked Lemon Blueberry Doughnuts: So fresh and perfect for Spring! They’re easier than you think, and super moist! www.thereciperebel.com
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Easy Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Cups + RECIPE VIDEO
These Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Cups are an easy make ahead breakfast that’s freezer friendly and easy to customize! Low in calories and high in protein and fiber. Includes step by step recipe video.
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Quiche Lorraine
This Quiche Lorraine is a rich and flavorful quiche recipe, made with bacon, sauteed onions, cheese and a creamy egg base. It's make ahead and freezer friendly!
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Hawaiian Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Yogurt Dressing
This Hawaiian Fruit Salad recipe is full of tropical flavors and a honey lime yogurt dressing with hints of coconut! Loaded with pineapple, bananas, mango, oranges and kiwi, it’s the perfect side or dessert for any summer meal!
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Baked Overnight Lemon French Toast
This Baked Lemon French Toast is so much easier than flipping French toast on the stove! It’s perfect for holiday gatherings, brunch potlucks, and special occasions! Top with fresh berries and whipped cream or yogurt for a special morning treat.
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Mini Frittata Muffins
These Mini Frittata Muffins are an easy breakfast recipe that is loaded with flavour, meal prep, make ahead and freezer friendly!
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Easy Chocolate Crepes
These Easy Chocolate Crepes are a simple but decadent breakfast, brunch or dessert recipe! Fill them any way you want — with whipped cream, cream cheese, or fresh fruit, this is an easy crepe recipe to make ahead for a special occasion.
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Breakfast Fruit Tarts with Granola Crust {GF, VEG}
Breakfast Fruit Tarts with Granola Crust are crunchy granola tart shells filled with yogurt, homemade lemon curd and topped with fresh fruit! {GF, VEG}
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Cinnamon Butter
This easy Cinnamon Butter recipe goes on EVERYTHING! Buns, muffins, banana bread, your morning toast, and more. A Texas Roadhouse copycat that you won’t be able to live without!
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Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
Fluffy homemade carrot cake cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. A perfect addition to Easter or any spring breakfast or brunch!
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Crustless Quiche
Crustless Quiche is made with eggs, cream, fresh spinach, crispy bacon, and green onions. It's loaded with flavor, perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or breakfast! You won't even miss the crust.
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Buttermilk Pancake Casserole {top-rated} – Celebrating Sweets
Thick and fluffy baked Buttermilk Pancake Casserole. Perfect for serving a crowd and meal prep. You’ll never want regular pancakes again.
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Cinnamon Roll Bites
These Cinnamon Roll Bites are the easiest way to get that amazing cinnamon roll flavor, and they're ready from scratch in just 40 minutes! They're a delicious treat, perfect for an indulgent breakfast on Christmas morning, or a yummy pick-me up in the afternoon!
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Breakfast Potatoes recipe
This Breakfast Potatoes Recipe is simple and packed with flavor. Perfectly crispy potato cubes tossed with onion and pepper in a blend of savory spices.
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Lemon Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
This Lemon Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Recipe is the perfect addition to brunch! It's made up of a soft, moist lemon coffee cake filled with cream cheese and blueberries, then topped with a crumbly streusel topping.
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Easy Instant Pot Egg Bites
These Instant Pot Egg Bites are better than Starbuck's! Made at home with your favorite add ins, they're make ahead and freezer friendly.
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Coconut Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze
This moist Coconut Bread is made with coconut milk, coconut extract, shredded coconut, Greek yogurt, and pantry staples for a quick tropical treat! It's topped with a rich cream cheese glaze for the perfect finishing touch.
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George Walker says
Guess I’ll have to make one of those Easter Recipes every weekend until Easter to see which one I like the best for Easter Morning.
Oh Yes they look Delicious.
Thank You.
The Recipe Rebel says
Hope you enjoy it George!
Nicole says
Ashley,
I love all of your brunch ideas, every one of them look amazing! You are such an inspiration to so many people ( not to mention a great writer) and I hope you keep on creating new recipes and doing what you love .
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Nicole! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Chrissy says
Don’t feel these are “brunch” sustainable foods. And there are only sweets. Not all are good for a brunch
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Chrissy! I would suggest to take another peek at the list! I’ve got three types of quiche, a hash brown casserole, and two different egg dishes on the list that is anything from sweet! Of course, this is just a small list of possibilities for brunch!