25+ Best Christmas Brunch Menu Ideas (Easy & Make-Ahead)

Planning a holiday meal shouldn't be stressful. Whether you need healthy brunch options (Weight Watchers-friendly) or classic savory brunch recipes, this curated Christmas brunch menu has everything you need to prep ahead and enjoy your morning. As far as I'm concerned, Christmas brunch is the best brunch of the holiday season! After an appetizer of stocking stuffer chocolate or sweet Christmas morning treats, it's time to sit down to a delicious, leisurely, and indulgent meal, and these Easy and Make-Ahead Christmas Brunch Menu Ideas are ideal!

Collage of 4 photos of make-ahead Christmas brunch menu recipes for a crowd.

I have put together my favorite festive Christmas brunch recipes so they are conveniently all in one place. If you're looking for Christmas Brunch menu ideas, I've got you covered with everything from main dishes, eggs, baked goods, to drinks and breakfast dessert (because you gotta have breakfast/brunch dessert at Christmas), including both sweet and savory recipes!

Main Dishes

Breakfast Casseroles

Nothing says a stress-free holiday like a hearty, make-ahead breakfast casserole. These savory dishes are the ultimate Christmas morning 'wife savers'-simply prep them the night before and pop them in the oven while you open gifts. From cheesy egg strata to protein-packed ham and bread bakes, these casseroles are perfect for feeding a hungry crowd without spending your whole morning in the kitchen.

📋 Christmas Morning Wife Saver Recipe

This Christmas Morning Casserole (Wife Saver breakfast) is a savory overnight breakfast casserole is the ideal make-ahead breakfast, with layers of bread, ham, cheese, eggs and corn flakes. This Christmas breakfast recipe is easy to throw together the night before and pop in the oven for a delicious Christmas morning breakfast or brunch. If you love make-ahead breakfast casseroles, you'll love this one!

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📋 Overnight Carrot Cake French Toast Casserole Recipe

This easy Overnight Carrot Cake French Toast Casserole is made with healthy eggs, pineapple, walnuts and pureed carrots (in the form of baby food so it's quick and easy to make) but still tastes like you're eating carrot cake for breakfast! It's the perfect Easter breakfast casserole recipe.

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Whole Carrot Cake French Toast Casserole with pineapples dotted with whipped cream and grated carrots on top

📋 Pierogi Breakfast Casserole (with frozen pierogies) Recipe

This Pierogi Breakfast Casserole is the ultimate lazy perogy casserole made with frozen perogies. Make-ahead and chock-full of yummy perogies and breakfast things like cheese, eggs, dill, sauerkraut, bacon bits and onions, it's the perfect breakfast potluck dish because everyone loves perogies!

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frozen perogy breakfast casserole om a white casserole dish, with a spoonful being held up

📋 Baileys French Toast Casserole Recipe

This Baileys Irish Cream French Toast Casserole is an overnight casserole that's the perfect make-ahead Christmas breakfast casserole or brunch dish for any holiday or potluck. This Bailey's French Toast can also be made non-alcoholic (substitute included).

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bailey's French Toast Casserole in white and orange dish with bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream in the background

Festive French Toast, Waffles, and Pancakes

Take your holiday morning to the next level with these golden, custardy French toast recipes and crispy, fluffy waffles. This section features everything from thick-sliced brioche French toast to festive, spiced waffles that will make your kitchen smell like Christmas. Whether you are looking for a show-stopping overnight French toast bake that saves you time at the stove or a fun DIY waffle bar for the kids, these recipes are the ultimate comfort food. Top them with a dusting of powdered sugar, fresh pomegranate seeds, or warm maple syrup for a breakfast that feels truly special."

📋 Gingerbread Christmas Pancakes (with cranberry compote) Recipe

These Gingerbread Christmas Pancakes (with cranberry compote) are made with butterscotch pudding, have a mild gingerbread flavor (containing no molasses or cloves) and are so delicious! The easy cranberry compote pairs perfectly with the slightly sweet pancakes and makes a festive and beautiful holiday breakfast or brunch!

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📋 Sheet Pan Sugar Cookie Pancakes Recipe

These Sheet Pan Sugar Cookie Pancakes taste just like sugar cookies but in pancake form. Covered in glaze and sprinkles, they are a fun and delicious breakfast! And the best part is you just pour and bake - no flipping required! They are the ideal holiday breakfast, back-to-school- birthday or sleepover breakfast!

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Sugar cookie sheet pan pancakes being cut into with a nylon knife

📋 Butter Tart Waffle Recipe (Canadian Waffles)

If you love butter tarts and are looking for unique waffle recipes or waffle topping ideas, you're going to love these Belgian Butter Tart Waffles! Light, buttery and fluffy raisin waffles are smothered in a rich and delicious butter tart sauce, making them the ultimate Canadian holiday breakfast or brunch!

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4 butter tart waffles stacked, with butter tart sauce, on a black plate with butter tarts in the backgroun

📋 Healthy Pumpkin Pie Sheet Pan Pancakes Recipe

These Pumpkin Pie Sheet Pan Pancakes are like a healthy pumpkin pie in pancake form! They are quick and easy to make and perfect for a fall breakfast or brunch! They are also healthy and Weight Watchers friendly pumpkin sheet pan pancakes.

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📋 Chocolate Belgian Waffles Recipe

These scrumptious Belgian Chocolate Waffles are a delicious and simple brunch or breakfast idea! The magic is in the addition of the whipped egg whites, which make them extra light and airy. They can be made ahead, frozen and popped into the toaster for a quick breakfast! These chocolate waffles are also Weight Watchers friendly Belgian Waffles!

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chocolate waffles with strawberries and whipped cream on a white plate white with a stack of waffles in background

📋 Raspberry Stuffed French Toast Sandwich recipe

This decadent French Toast Sandwich is filled with a delicious creamy raspberry mascarpone filling and baked to perfection in the oven. This French toast recipe can be made ahead and it's the ideal fancy French toast for any special occasion or brunch!

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French Toast Sandwich on a black plate with fork and glass of juice in background

📋 Sheet Pan Chocolate Chip Pancakes

These Sheet Pan Chocolate Chip Pancakes are the easy way to make pancakes and they bake up light and fluffy! There is no flipping required - just pour and bake! You can make 12 pancakes at once so they're perfect for feeding a crowd

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1 sheet pan chocolate chip pancake on a white plate, garnished with strawberries, whipped cream, syrup and chocolate chips with more on sheet pan in background

Brunch Appetizers & Finger Foods

Keep your guests satisfied while the main course bakes with these easy brunch appetizers. These light bites are easy to grab and even easier to make. They're the perfect 'grazing' food for a long, relaxed Christmas morning with family and friends.

Finger foods are great to have at a brunch, but they are even better for bringing along to a gathering! Kids can grab and go!

📋 Maple Sausage Brunch Bites Recipe

If you are looking for breakfast or brunch potluck ideas, this Potatoes Romanoff inspired award-winning Maple Sausage Brunch Bites breakfast dish, made with hashbrowns, sour cream, cheese, onions and maple sausage, is the perfect solution! It's make-ahead, portable, finger food that's easy to reheat!

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brunch bites on a white plate with kiwi flowers and salsa in the middle

📋 French Toast Pigs in a Blanket Recipe

These French Toast Pigs in a Blanket are fun, fast, and easy! Made with Pillsbury wiener wraps, it's a breakfast finger food you can make-ahead and leave out for the kids to munch on. These Breakfast Pigs in a blanket are perfect for your next family or work breakfast or brunch potluck!

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📋 Deviled Eggs with Dill Weed Recipe

These Deviled Eggs with Dill Weed are our family's favorite! They are a simple, yet different devilled egg recipe made with dill, mayonnaise and a Ranch dressing (the secret ingredient!) They are both gluten-free, Weight Watchers friendly and the perfect appetizer or snack for your next potluck, family gathering, picnic, BBQ, movie night, finger food buffet, games night or game day celebration!

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deviled egg with paprika sprinkled on top on black serving tray

📋Strawberry Gingerbread Pancake Cupcakes Recipe

Healthy Cupcakes for breakfast! This breakfast gingerbread "pupcake" is a kid-friendly pancake cupcake hybrid recipe with strawberry Greek yogurt topping that is both healthy and fun!

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Pancake cupcake with Greek yogurt and strawberry topping, on loosened muffin liner wrapper, with other cupcake pancakes around it

Protein-packed Egg Recipes

Eggs are the undisputed star of the brunch table, offering a versatile and protein-rich foundation for your holiday meal. In this section, you'll find everything from elegant quiches to sophisticated egg bakes that look as good as they taste. Whether you prefer your eggs scrambled with smoked salmon, baked into individual muffin tins for easy serving, or served up as a classic breakfast pie, these recipes provide a satisfying, savory balance to your sweet holiday treats."

📋 Healthy Eggs Benedict Recipe

These Healthy Eggs Benedict are not only delicious, they are quick and easy to make in a muffin tin, light, low carb and Weight Watchers friendly.

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healthy eggs benedict on a white plate with a fork and a bowl of fruit

📋Ukrainian Style Eggs Recipe

These Ukrainian Style Eggs are the perfect egg dinner recipe! They have all the virtues of loaded perogies but they are easier, faster, healthier and completely versatile. They can be scrambled, fried (to your liking) or baked and loaded with your choice of toppings! They are also Weight Watchers friendly.

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📋Roasted Red Pepper Egg White Bites Recipe

This healthy Roasted Red Pepper Egg White Bites recipe is quick, delicious, easy to make and can be made ahead for busy mornings! This lightened up version of Starbucks Red Pepper and Egg White Bites are Weight Watchers friendly @ 1 point per egg bite and make a great healthy breakfast or brunch.

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2 egg white bites on a black plate, with salsa in a small dish and a fork on the plate

📋 Mexican Sheet Pan Fried Eggs Recipe

These Sheet Pan Fried Eggs are like eating healthy nachos for breakfast! Baked sheet pan eggs (sunny side up eggs in the oven) are paired with Mexican nacho flavors like salsa, black olive, green onion, jalapeno and low-fat cheese for a quick and easy to make weekday morning breakfast. This breakfast can also be made ahead, as it keeps for a few days in the fridge. For those that like it less spicy, just skip the jalapenos. This recipe is also vegetarian, Weight Watchers friendly, gluten-free and perfect for feeding a crowd!

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one sheet pan mexican egg on a plate with tortilla toast and sheet pan with more eggs in the background

📋 Vegetarian Sheet Pan Huevos Rancheros Recipe

These easy Vegetarian Sheet Pan Huevos Rancheros are made with instant rice, canned refried beans and a quick blender tomato sauce for an easy, spicy delicious vegetarian breakfast in 30 minutes! They are also WW friendly.

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sheet pan huevos rancheros on a white plate with tortilla and salsa and sheet pan in background

📋 Mediterranean Weight Watchers Quiche Recipe

This Mediterranean Weight Watchers Crustless Quiche is an easy meal, bursting with Mediterranean flavors like feta cheese, garlic, spinach, black olives , and sun-dried tomatoes! It makes a great holiday or weekend brunch.

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📋 Ham & Rice Muffin Tin Eggs Benedict (with Cranberry Hollandaise)

These Gluten-free Ham & Rice Muffin Tin Eggs Benedict are baked in a muffin tin with a whole grain rice base comprised of ham (you can use leftover ham), green onion and cheese with an egg on top, then smothered in a quick and easy savoury and mildly spicy blender Cranberry Hollandaise sauce. They are also WW friendly and perfect for your next holiday breakfast or brunch

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muffin tin eggs benedict on white plate with more muffin tin eggs benedict in muffin tin in background

Fruit & Side Dishes

Round out your Christmas brunch menu with fresh, vibrant side dishes. A bright fruit salad with a honey-lime glaze or crispy air-fryer potato pancakes adds the perfect balance of color and texture to your plate. These sides are simple, quick to assemble, and help make your holiday spread look professionally catered.

📋Old Fashioned Fruit Salad Recipe (with honey lime dressing)

This Old Fashioned Fruit Salad is easy to make and the crushed pineapple makes it unique, while the honey lime dressing elevates it to a whole other level of deliciousness! This classic fruit salad is made with strawberries, pears, grapes, kiwi, oranges, cantaloupe, with fresh or canned peaches and makes a great side brunch or breakfast fruit salad!

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easy fruit salad in white bowl with honey lime dressing being poured over salad

📋 Ukrainian Breakfast Hash Recipe

Easy Ukrainian-style breakfast hash using leftover (or microwaved) potatoes with sauerkraut (or crispy hash browns) kubassa/kielbasa, dill and dry cottage cheese. Eggs are optional. Perfect for your next brunch or breakfast potluck!

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Ukrainian Breakfast Hash on a blue plate, with an egg on top and Ukrainian egg shaped shakers in the background

📋 Air Fryer Turkey Sausage Recipe

Air Fryer Turkey Sausages are a quicker, easier and healthier way to cook turkey sausage. They are also Weight Watchers friendly. You can also cook a lot at once with little clean up.

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3 air fryer turkey sausages on a black plate with eggs and toast and parsley

📋 Air Fryer Shredded Potato Pancakes Recipe

These Air Fryer Potato Pancakes are quick and easy to make with shredded potatoes and a few pantry ingredients! They make a great breakfast, dinner, breakfast for dinner, side, or snack!

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shredded air fryer potato pancakes on a white plate with a white bowl of salsa in the middle

Sweet Treats and Baked Goods

Balance out your savory spread with these decadent, sweet brunch recipes. Whether you're craving warm cinnamon rolls or festive muffins, these recipes bring that cozy holiday aroma to your home. Many of these treats can be partially prepped in advance, so you can enjoy a sweet, warm-from-the-oven breakfast with your coffee.

📋 Cranberry Cornbread Muffins (with leftover cranberry sauce) Recipe

These sweet and savory Cranberry Cornbread Muffins are the perfect holiday morning muffins using up your leftover cranberry sauce! They come together quickly, but can also be made ahead and frozen for an easy and festive breakfast or brunch. They make a great on-the-go breakfast and lunchbox snack as well.

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📋 Raspberry Lemon Scones Recipe

These tender and flaky raspberry lemon scones are made without buttermilk. With a hint of licorice and the perfect balance of sweet and tart, they make a great breakfast or brunch dish and are wonderful for taking along to a potluck!

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raspberry and lemon scones on a black platter on blueish faux wooden surface

📋 Carrot Cake Doughnut Muffins Recipe

This Carrot Cake Doughnut muffin is a gourmet glazed doughnut muffin with jam Mascarpone filling, orange mocha glaze and candied carrots. Fancier than your typical muffin or doughnut, but easy to make and tastes like carrot cake. This donut muffin recipe is perfect for Easter, Mother's day or your next brunch or breakfast potluck!

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📋Rustic Apple Scones recipe

This Rustic Apple Scones recipe is rolled then sliced, so you get layers of pastry with apple filling, ensuring the perfect balance of cinnamon apple and flaky pastry in every single bite! They pair perfectly with a cup of tea or coffee and are ideal for bringing along to a Mother's day brunch, baby shower, bridal shower, afternoon tea, or bake sale.

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apple cinnamon scones on a black serving platter with a green apple and blue paisley patterned oven mitts in the background

📋Blueberry Gingerbread Loaf Recipe

This award-winning Blueberry Gingerbread Loaf (with Fresh Lime Glaze)won the California Berries Winter Baking contest. Made with a blueberry muffin mix, no molasses and a fresh lime glaze, this loaf is like a warm gingerbread hug on a cold winter day!

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📋 Bread Machine Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

These award-winning Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are made in your bread machine, then baked to perfection in your oven and smothered in vanilla mocha glaze. Apple pie and cinnamon bun are just meant for each other! These can be made ahead and frozen and are an excellent brunch potluck idea or bake sale item. *See NO bread maker/bread machine option as well.

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bread maker cinnamon rolls on a blue surface with a green apple and slice of gruyere cheese in background

📋 Brown Sugar Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe (with Lemon Glaze)

This Brown Sugar Cinnamon Swirl Bread tastes like cinnamon buns but without all the work! It's a quick bread so it has no yeast and uses shortening instead of butter. With a simple lemon glaze that adds a welcome zip, it strikes the perfect balance of sweet and tart.

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cinnamon loaf on marble cutting board with blue and white checkered tea towel in background

📋Cinnamon Overnight Sticky Buns Recipe

These Cinnamon Overnight Sticky Buns, adapted from the Best of Bridge "The Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns", use frozen dinner rolls and are prepped the night before. They are baked in the morning so they are a quick and easy breakfast the next day. They are perfect for bringing along to a holiday breakfast/brunch or breakfast potluck!

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cinnamon sticky buns on a white cake stand in background, with a single bun on a white plate in front

Indulgent Christmas Brunch Desserts

The perfect holiday meal deserves a memorable sweet finale. While brunch is famous for its sweet breads and pastries, these Christmas brunch desserts are designed to transition your meal into a festive afternoon of celebration. From elegant holiday cakes and warm bread pudding, to festive biscotti and lighter, Weight Watchers-friendly treats, there is a 'sweet something' here for everyone. Whether you are looking for a rich, indulgent chocolate masterpiece or a simple make-ahead dessert that keeps your holiday morning stress-free, these recipes provide that final touch of magic to your Christmas brunch table.

📋 Gingerbread Fruit Christmas Wreath recipe

This healthy holiday gingerbread fruit and nut edible Christmas fruit wreath is a tasty gingerbread cookie layered with chocolate cream cheese, lots of fresh fruit and nuts! It also makes a great centerpiece for your holiday table and a wonderful edible holiday gift

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gingerbread fruit wreath on a white cardboard cake platter on a brown faux wooden surface

📋 Jewelled Holiday Biscotti recipe (with cranberry and pistachio)

This festive looking Holiday Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti cookie is the ultimate Christmas Biscotti recipe, makes a great edible gift, and is perfect for sharing at a holiday cookie exchange. They are also Weight Watchers friendly!

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Christmas biscotti in a Christmas mug with a gift box of biscotti in the background

📋 Death by Chocolate Trifle (with Kahlua) recipe

Death by Chocolate Trifle with Kahlua is a decadent layered dessert that boasts layers of Kahlua soaked chocolate cake, homemade chocolate mousse, whipped cream and Skor bars! It's an easy to make dessert that's a chocolate lover's dream come true!

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death by chocolate trifle on a blue surface with small glass bowls in the background and a tea towel with a wooden spoon on the side

📋 Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake (with leftover cranberry sauce) Recipe

This Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake is made with leftover cranberry sauce, pecans, sour cream, a delicious vanilla coffee glaze and sparkly candied cranberries for the perfect show-stopping holiday dessert!

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a slice of cranberry Christmas cake on a black plate with the remainder of whole cake in the background on a black cake serving platter

📋 Raspberry Mocha Cinnamon Roll Lasagna Recipe

This Raspberry Mocha Cinnamon Roll Lasagna is a quick and easy breakfast/brunch potluck recipe or dessert lasagna made with store-bought refrigerator cinnamon rolls and icing (so there is no waste), whipped cream and frozen raspberries. This breakfast lasagna is a unique and tasty Pillsbury cinnamon rolls recipe!

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📋Cranberry Christmas Bread Pudding Recipe

This Christmas Bread Pudding is a decadent and easy to make holiday dessert. Made with condensed milk, dried cranberries, toffee bits and topped with a simple store-bought caramel sundae sauce, orange zest and a little whipped cream, it's the perfect Christmas dessert !

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cranberry toffee bread pudding in a red bowl with a spoon

📋 Watermelon Granola Breakfast Trifle Recipe

This show-stopping Watermelon Granola Breakfast Trifle boasts layers of watermelon, chopped strawberries and mango, toasted coconut, vanilla yogurt and almond granola, topped with candied citrus and more toasted coconut ! It's the ideal healthy alternative to your typical dessert trifle, made with cake and pudding and the perfect breakfast or dessert or breakfast dessert for any season and every type of gathering.

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📋 Chocolate Marble Biscotti Recipe

This Chocolate Marble Biscotti has both chocolate and vanilla flavors mixed together (marbled) in one delicious cookie. It makes the perfect 'breakfast dessert' and is great for taking along to a breakfast potluck! They are also Weight Watchers friendly.

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cup of coffee in a black mug on a black plate with 2 pieces of chocolate marble biscotti on the plate and a jar of biscotti in background

Festive Holiday Drinks (Hot & Cold)

If you're looking for non-alcoholic holiday mimosas/drinks, I have lots of options! Elevate your brunch experience with a splash of holiday cheer. From frothy, spiced tea to hot chocolate to sparkling mimosas and festive punch, these drink recipes are the perfect finishing touch. Whether you need a caffeine kick to start the morning or a bubbly cocktail for a mid-day toast, you'll find the perfect pairing for your meal here.

📋 Cranberry Christmas Brunch Punch Recipe

This Cranberry Christmas Brunch Punch (with cranberry ice ring) is easy to make and perfect for your holiday brunch, dinner or party! It's even more fun with this festive cranberry orange ice ring! Made with only a few ingredients, it's a non- alcoholic punch that can easily be spiked with vodka, if you so desire.

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cranberry punch with a cranberry ice ring floating on, a ladle in the middle

📋Homemade Masala Chai Tea Recipe

This homemade Masala Chai Tea recipe is a warm, aromatic "hug in a mug" made with fresh ginger, whole spices like cardamom and cinnamon, and black tea. And it fills your home with a lovely scent while it's simmering. It uses less sugar and more spice than the coffee shop version, for a deep, authentic flavor, and can be made ahead as a concentrate for quick, cozy drinks all week long.

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Masala Chai Tea in a black mug with a black tea pot, spices and a blue scarf in the background.

📋 Raspberry Mimosa Mocktail Recipe

This easy Raspberry Mimosa Mocktail is a delicious drink for any celebratory breakfast or brunch and a perfect Christmas Mimosa! It's also great non-alcoholic drink for kids.

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📋 Shirley Temple (Famous Mocktail Recipe)

This Shirley Temple Mocktail is a famous mocktail that's non-alcoholic and quick and easy to make, with ingredients you have on hand (ginger ale, sparkling water, juice, and grenadine). It's the perfect kids' 'special drink' for New Year's eve or celebrations of any kind!

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2 glasses of Shirley Temple Mocktails being clinked together

📋 Raspberry Gingerbread Christmas Smoothie Recipe

This Gingerbread Smoothie recipe is a festive and delicious yogurt smoothie made with frozen raspberries, bananas and gingerbread flavours. It's the perfect quick and easy Christmas smoothie or busy weekday morning breakfast!

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raspberry gingerbread smoothie with a bowl of raspberries and a gingerbread man in the background

📋 Green Grasshopper Mocktail Recipe

This easy, creamy Green Grasshopper Mocktail is non-alcoholic version of the famous Grasshopper drink (cocktail). Made with white chocolate and mint flavors, it's a fun drink for kids and the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

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📋Sparkling Strawberry Party Punch Recipe

This simple and refreshing non- alcoholic punch, with Gingerale and frozen strawberries is easy, quick, only 4 ingredients. It's kid friendly and perfect for family BBQ's, baby showers and birthday parties and loved by children and adults alike! It's also WW friendly !

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📋 Cranberry Cosmopolitan Mocktail Recipe

This non alcoholic Cranberry Cosmopolitan Mocktail with cranberry juice, is a really fun drink, with a festive twist, and the perfect holiday drink for adults or kids!

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Cranberry Cosmopolitan Mocktail with cranberries floating in drink, wedge of lime and sparkly gold sugar with cranberries in the background, on white material

📋 Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (in a Jar) Recipe

This Candy Cane Hot Chocolate in a Jar is a great 15 minute homemade hot chocolate gift and tastes delicious! This homemade hot chocolate in a jar is easy to make, as well as a festive and fun treat to gift teachers, your coworkers, neighbors and friends!

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candy cane hot chocolate in a clear mug with whipped cream, green sprinkles and crushed candy canes

The Ultimate Stress-Free Christmas Brunch Menu 🎄

This menu is designed for the host who wants to spend the morning opening presents, not standing at the stove.

The Main: Christmas Morning Casserole

The Side: Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

The Drink: Cranberry Christmas Brunch Punch (with ice ring)

The Dessert: Holiday Biscotti (with cranberry and pistachio)

I hope this collection of Christmas brunch ideas inspires you to try something new this year! Whether it's a brunch dessert or festive new mocktail, there's no better way to celebrate the season than with good food and loved ones. Which of these recipes are you adding to your menu this year? Let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to tag me on social media (@foodmeanderings) if you make any of these holiday favorites!

Merry Christmas!

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