The ultimate guide to New Year’s Day Brunch Recipes! Whether you want something sweet or savory, we’ve got you covered. Don’t forget the cocktails!
I absolutely love starting the day…no, the YEAR…off right with a hearty and delicious brunch. What you eat for your New Year’s Day brunch could be setting the tone for the whole rest of the year… so you better make it good. 😉
It’s obvious that a killer New Year’s Day brunch is necessary. But what do you make for it? Don’t worry. I’ve got you covered with sweet brunch ideas, savory brunch ideas, and drinks!
Sweet brunch
How to Make Canned Cinnamon Rolls Better
How to Make Canned Cinnamon Rolls Better: a few simple ways to make your store-bought cinnamon rolls taste homemade. They're ultra ooey-gooey and topped with a semi-homemade cream cheese frosting.
Cake Mix Coffee Cake
This Cake Mix Coffee Cake is layered with a crunchy pecan streusel and drizzled with an ooey-gooey glaze. This breakfast is quick, easy, and makes enough to feed a crowd!
Crockpot Banana Bread
This Crockpot Banana Bread is perfectly moist, sweet, and loaded with optional chocolate chips. This throw-and-go recipe is the best way to use up those overly ripe bananas!
Monkey Bread
This ooey-gooey Monkey Bread is ready in 30 minutes! Buttery biscuits coated in cinnamon, sugar, and a sticky caramel sauce. Serve warm with tangy cream cheese frosting for the ultimate breakfast or treat!
Cinnamon Rolls
These are the BEST Cinnamon Rolls! Made with the softest dough, stuffed with a gooey cinnamon sugar filling, and slathered in a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Waffle Recipe
This Waffle Recipe is quick, easy, and makes ultra fluffy and crisp Belgian style waffles! Serve immediately or make-ahead for freezer friendly breakfasts.
French Toast Casserole
This Overnight French Toast Casserole is so easy and is sure to be the crowd favorite at brunch. The best part? You'll prep everything the night before, so in the morning, all you have to do is bake.
Blueberry Muffins
These classic Blueberry Muffins are moist, fluffy, and take just 15 minutes to whip up! Made with fresh blueberries and topped with crunchy turbinado sugar, these muffins are a muffin-lovers dream come true!
Crockpot Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Cinnamon rolls just got easier with this crock pot cinnamon roll casserole recipe! Pre-made biscuit dough is cooked low and slow with sugar, cinnamon, optional pecans, and served with the BEST homemade cream cheese frosting.
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
These double chocolate bananas muffins are ridiculously easy to make . . . and even easier to eat. Full of ripe bananas, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and dark chocolate chunks! Socially acceptable for breakfast, but decadent enough for dessert. 😉
Air Fryer Donuts
Air Fryer Donuts four ways: cinnamon sugar, Krispy Kreme glazed, chocolate frosted, and powdered sugar! These homemade treats are buttery, flaky, and made with refrigerated biscuit dough.
Savory brunch
Quiche
This Quiche Recipe has a sausage, veggie, cheese, and creamy egg filling with a golden-brown, buttery pie crust. Only 10 minutes to prep!
Lox Bagel
This Lox Bagel has an everything bagel base that's piled with tangy cream cheese, lox or smoked salmon, fresh cucumber, capers, dill, and more!
Easy Biscuits and Gravy
This Biscuits and Gravy recipe couldn't be easier or more delicious! Refrigerated biscuit dough baked to golden, flakey perfection and topped with an ultra creamy and flavorful homemade sausage gravy!
Chilaquiles
These Chilaquiles are quick, easy, and inspired by the traditional Mexican breakfast dish! Crispy tortilla chips are simmered in enchilada sauce, then topped with cheese, beans, fried eggs, and more!
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven: an easy, mess-free, simple method for perfectly cooked bacon! You'll never pan-fry your bacon again!
Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe
This Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe is packed with fluffy eggs, potatoes, ham, and plenty of cheese! This quick and easy recipe is perfect for brunch.
Frittata
This Frittata is so fluffy, creamy, and packed with veggies, bacon, and THREE kinds of cheese! Only 15 minutes of prep required.
Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole
This Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole can be prepped and made the night before! It's quick, easy, cheesy, and loaded with breakfast sausage, veggies, egg, toasted bread, and more!
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a crowd favorite! An easy brunch recipe that's brimming with gooey cheese, bacon, sausage, and eggs, and topped with crispy, yet fluffy tater tots.
Breakfast Pizza
Breakfast pizza done right! Pillsbury pizza crust topped with creamy eggs, bell peppers, onion, spicy sausage, and two types of cheese!
Breakfast Tacos
This is the best Breakfast Tacos recipe! Eggs are softly scrambled with cheddar cheese and served in tortillas with roasted breakfast potatoes, sausage links, and more. 15 minute prep!
Roasted Breakfast Potatoes Recipe
Slightly crispy exterior with perfectly fluffy centers, and smothered in butter and spices, these Roasted Breakfast Potatoes are quick, EASY, and completely addicting.
Drinks
Mimosa
This Mimosa recipe is as easy as it gets. Two ingredients and two minutes for the perfect bubbly brunch cocktail!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This Strawberry Banana Smoothie takes just 5 minutes and 4 ingredients to make. It's fresh, fruity, creamy, and oh-so-yummy!
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
This Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie is ultra creamy and packed with peanut butter and chocolate. This healthy smoothie tastes like a chocolate peanut butter milkshake!
– Jennifer