Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast ideas you can easily make ahead and serve for leisurely breakfasts during the holidays, special occasions, or busy mornings!

There are certain types of breakfast recipes that I turn to when we have guests for the weekend, for special occasions, and for leisurely weekend brunches. These same dishes are essential for a hearty, homemade breakfast throughout the week! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Easy Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole

The breakfast casserole recipe is always a family favorite. It is filled with eggs, sausage, cheese, and tender buttermilk biscuits.

Ham and Cheese Croissant Casserole Recipe

This casserole is always such a crowd favorite! And when you are entertaining, it is a perfect make-ahead breakfast recipe!

Baked Blueberry French Toast

This French toast is always a favorite for a family breakfast or brunch and is perfect when you have friends over for breakfast.

Mini Quiche

These are perfect for quick breakfasts on the go and for so many occasions. I love to have a stash of these delicious mini quiches made ahead and stored in my freezer.

Bacon and Mushroom Quiche

There is something delectable about a fresh-from-the-oven quiche recipe with a flaky crust. This Bacon and Mushroom quiche is amazing!

Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche

A simple biscuit crust holds an easy egg mixture, sausage, and cheese. The quiche comes together quickly and easily.

Cinnamon Muffins

These muffins are so easy to make and bake within 30 minutes. They make your kitchen smell amazing.

Perfect Pancake Muffins

These pancake muffins make an even easier version that is grab-and-go portable, make-ahead friendly, and always a favorite. They are practical for those rushed mornings since you can reheat the number of pancake muffins you need in the microwave.

Cinnamon Rolls

This classic, homemade cinnamon roll recipe is a definite family favorite! 

Cranberry Orange Muffins 

These Cranberry Orange Muffins most certainly showcase the best combination of the cranberry and orange flavors! They are the perfect combination of tartness from cranberries and oranges with moist, buttery sweetness from the bakery-style muffin.

Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Cinnamon Apple Muffins are so scrumptious and full of warm cinnamon and crisp apple bits and finished with a cinnamon sugar topping. This favorite bakery-style muffin recipe with amazing flavor and aroma is perfect for enjoying anytime.

Homemade Granola

Homemade granola is a classic recipe I go to time and time again. With just a few basic ingredients you have stocked in your pantry, you can have the best homemade granola full of the oats, nuts, and fruits your family loves.

Buttermilk Waffles

Buttermilk waffles make a classic breakfast, brunch, or even “breakfast for dinner” for so many families.

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins have always been one of my family’s favorite muffin recipes! I love how quick and easy this recipe is to make for breakfast, brunch, or snack. 

Citrus Scones With Orange Glaze

These Citrus Scones are full of flavor and so easy to make! This scone recipe is so bright and fresh, tender and delicious, and it comes together in 30 minutes and freezes well, too!

Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos

These flour tortillas filled with sausage, eggs, spinach, and cheese are great for a grab-and-go breakfast on those busy mornings.

Make Ahead Biscuits

 Add in any special additions you’d like to your biscuits such as sausage, cheese, or ham and then freeze to make busy mornings go even more quickly.

How to Cook Bacon

Having cooked bacon in your freezer makes breakfast on a busy morning that much easier!

French Toast

French toast has such a way of starting the morning off in the best way. Paired with a bowl of fresh berries, a few slices of bacon, a drizzle of maple syrup, and a dollop of whipped cream, this meal is always a crowd favorite!

Hashbrown Casserole

Perfect for novice cooks and busy experts, it can be made ahead and with less than 10 ingredients!

Bacon Egg Cups

These bacon egg cups come together so easily and are just as perfect for serving a group as they are for two people! But I even like to make large batches of these to reheat for busy mornings.