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Some Ideas for New Year's Day Brunch

I know we’re keeping things kind of low key this year but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t start things off on a delicious note.

So in that spirit, I’ve compiled some tried and true breakfast/brunch favorites, many of which can be prepared the day before and just popped into the oven on the morning of January 1, 2021, aka, the day we’ve all been dreaming about ever since March 2020!

So say hello to 2021 with eggs, pancakes, muffins, homemade bread and more. After compiling this list, I want to make them all!

Happy Brunching!!

MAKE AHEAD/SEMI MAKE AHEAD

Some of these are recipes you can entirely make the day before (or even earlier in the case of the breads) and simply reheat. Others, are the kinds of things you can make up to a certain step, keep covered and chilled and then finish off in the a.m. with very little effort. Either way, the morning work is minimal.

Easy Overnight Egg Bake

Overnight Cinnamon Toast Bread Pudding

Overnight Snickerdoodle Scones

Use-Up-The-Bagels Bread Pudding

Popovers

Weekend Waffles (you must make the batter overnight)

Blueberry Streusel Muffins (you can make the batter and streusel the night before and then bake up in the am

Crustless Leek and Swiss/Gruyere Quiche

Chilaquiles Verdes

Blender Dutch Baby

Olive Oil Granola

English Muffin Bread

Bittersweet Chocolate Bread

No-Knead Everyday Brioche

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

MAKE THE MORNING OF

These are dishes best made for only a few people and when time and hangriness are not part of the equation. That’s not to say that they’re complicated, just that you’ll definitely be spending some time in the kitchen on Day One of the new year (which is not necessarily a bad way to kick things off!)

Caramelized Apple Crepes

Blueberry Pancakes

Lemon Ricotta Hotcakes with Fresh Blackberry Sauce

Chocolate Waffles

Vanilla French Toast with Brown Sugar Cranberry Sauce

Easy Sheet Pan Dutch Baby with Lemon Sugar

My Favorite Buttermilk Biscuits

Breakfast Corn Bread

Oatmeal Maple Scones

Double Chocolate Cherry Muffins

Jammy Filled Corn Muffins

Apple Cranberry Muffins

Sweet Potato Grits with Maple Mushrooms and Fried Egg

Caprese Eggs

Breakfast Granola Fruit Tarts with Yogurt