Brunch is one of the most beloved occasions to eat and share food and drinks with friends and family, and now that spring is in full bloom and summer is just around the corner it's time to organize them every weekend. To help you, we have compiled a list of easy, make-ahead brunch recipe ideas ideal for groups and crowds, to replicate at home or bring to a brunch potluck, both savory and sweet and with drinks you can't miss.
A moment to gather at the table and eat in complete relaxation: it is brunch, a true Sunday ritual. A habit imported from 19th-century England, it is now widespread throughout the whole world. The name is a fusion of breakfast and lunch and in fact it is a mixture of breakfast and lunch.
What are the main rules to observe for brunch? A perfect brunch wants a large table laden with easy-to-eat dishes that mix sweet and savory: from pancakes to fruit pies, from desserts to cream puffs, from salami to cold cuts and bacon, through savory pies, stuffed vegetables and focaccia bread, up to roast in single portion and marinated fish. You can prepare a brunch at home – as we suggest – making ahead some of the dishes, to enjoy the company of friends in a family environment.
To help you come up with a quick and easy brunch menu, wether you're hosting one at your house or you're looking for some recipe ideas to bring to a brunch potluck, we have compiled a list of 95 easy brunch make-ahead recipe ideas perfect for a crowd, but also to replicate at home for your family during a lazy Sunday. Come take a look!
These Puff Pastry Salad Baskets are very easy and quick to prepare, ideal for serving as an appetizer, to enrich the party table or for a buffet or a brunch.
Potato Rosemary Focaccia Bread are a delightful twist on the traditional focaccia bread, perfect as an appetizer or a savory alternative to your usual bread.
Avocado toast is a simple, creative and trendy snack: it is in fact highly appreciated by American celebrities and, for some years, it has been a hit on social media. It can be consumed for breakfast, snack, lunch or brunch, and can be stuffed in many different ways.
Air Fryer Bacon and Eggs Toast is a quick and nutritious breakfast, also ideal for a brunch as a savory course. A very simple recipe with light cooking: to make them, in fact, the bread slices will be stuffed with eggs and bacon directly in the air fryer basket and cooked in just 8 minutes, so they will be immediately ready to taste.
Chicken Salad in a Cone is a tortilla-based roll ideal for those who have lunch in the office, but also for those who want to enjoy a quick snack, or prepare a scenographic appetizer to serve during spring brunches.
Salmon and Rice Frittata is a recipe that combines the rich flavors of salmon with the versatility of eggs and rice, creating a dish that's both nutritious and appealing.
Flourless Lentil Bread is a very soft leavened bread that is prepared without flour and with only 5 ingredients: hulled red lentils, olive oil, dry brewer's yeast, salt and sesame seeds.
The Cucumber Sushi Rolls are a delicious and easy to prepare cold appetizer, a sort of fake sushi, which you can also serve for an aperitif or a brunch with friends.
Quiche Lorraine is a typical preparation of the French cuisine, ideal to be enjoyed as an appetizer. It is a rustic cake made up of a crunchy shell of shortcrust pastry, in perfect contrast with the soft filling made of eggs, fresh cream, Gruyere cheese and bacon.
Upside-Down Onion Tarts are a delicious and appetizing appetizer, also ideal as an aperitif or for a buffet. In our recipe we flavored the onion puff pastries with balsamic vinegar, to make them even more delicious.
Hard-Boiled Egg Sandwiches are a simple and effective appetizer, ideal for your lunches with friends, but also for a tasty aperitif or a buffet, or even for a spring picnic. Making them is very simple: just prepare the hard-boiled eggs, divide them in half and stuff them like a sandwich.
Ricotta & Spinach Focaccia Bread is a soft and delicious savory leavened product, ideal to bring to the table instead of bread, for a tasty lunch; you can also serve it for an aperitif.
Hard-boiled eggs in crust are a surprising and super simple appetizer to replicate at home, ideal for enriching your Spring menus and tables or to prepare for a special Sunday lunch.
Crispy parmesan and paprika carrot sticks are a tasty and different side dish than usual, to be prepared instead of classic roasted carrots or fried ones.
Savory waffles are a quirky and quick dish to make for a brunch, a picnic or a quick lunch. Easy to make, they can be made and then filled with whatever ingredients you like the most! Here's how to make them in just a short amount of time.
Spinach muffins are savory muffins made with eggs, butter, yeast and flour, flavored with sautéed spinach and chopped provola cheese. Perfect as an appetizer, for an aperitif or for a party buffet.
Omelette roll is a quick and easy main course, a funny variant and super tasty of the classic egg omelette. It's a thin omelette, baked in the oven, filled with ham and provola cheese and arugula, rolled up and sliced, for a scenic presentation.
Ham and cheese pie is a rustic savory pie, simple to make and really tasty: really quick to prepare, it's perfect to serve as an appetizer, for a buffet, a branch or as a main course to be served with a vegetable side dish.
Salmon club sandwich is the fish variant of the famous anglosaxon sandwich. Quicker and easier to make, you can use smoked salmon, sliced avocado, tomatoes and crunchy letture, to obtain a perfect and fresh sandwich for your summer.
Huevos rancheros is an easy Mexican dish is packed with flavor. It's made from the homemade spicy tomato salsa served with fried eggs and warm tortillas.
Corned beef hash is a tasty recipe perfect to enjoy at St. Patrick's Day breakfast with eggs. It's made of corned beef, potatoes, and onions cooked to crisp-tender perfection.
Mushroom frittata is an easy, low-carb breakfast recipe that's quick to make. Light and fluffy, simply add the egg mixture over mushrooms and let it cook.
Frittata Toast is an easy, high-protein breakfast recipe. Simply toast the bread, top with ham and cheese, dip in the egg and bake until golden brown and enjoy!
Breakfast enchiladas are an easy, tasty recipe you'll love. It's made with soft flour tortillas packed with sausage, scrambled eggs, peppers, cheese and topped with enchilada sauce.
Savory French Toast are an easy breakfast or brunch recipe. To make it, stuff a thickly sandwich bread slice with cheese, dip it in the egg wash, and fry.
Sandwich bread bombs are a quite easy recipe to prepare. Using just a few and simple ingredients, in just a few minutes, you'll assemble an appetizing dish that is sure to please and surprise everyone during brunches, appetizers, aperitifs or as a funny side dish to consume with friends and family!
Need a quick and tasty appetizer for your next event? Try these baked Short Crust Pastry Baskets—they’re ready in a flash and will leave guests craving for more. Made with various fillings, shortcrust pastry, eggs, and ricotta, it’s a scrumptious bite-sized treat!
Hard-Boiled Eggs Gratin is an easy, quick, low-carb recipe perfect for breakfast or brunch. The tomato sauce is creamy and rich, while the bacon adds texture.
Slices of bread are flattened, topped with ham and cheese, dipped in the egg mixture, and fried until crispy. Breakfast will become your new favorite meal of the day!
Ricotta toast is a quick, easy recipe you can serve at breakfast, brunch, lunch or as a snack. Tasty both sweet or savory, simply dollop creamy whipped ricotta over crisp toasts.
Cheese soufflé is a classic French dish you can serve on breakfast or brunch. It has a fluffy, airy texture, golden brown top, and a subtly creamy center.
Quiche Stuffed Bagel is an easy breakfast recipe very popular on TikTok. Soft bagel boats are filled with a savory quiche filling and baked until cooked through.
Bacon egg cups are a keto-friendly, protein-packed breakfast recipe. Crispy and smoky, bacon cups are filled with cheese and eggs, and baked until golden.
Chilaquiles is a classic Mexican breakfast recipe made from cooking crispy fried tortillas in a rich sauce and topped with cheese. With salsa roja or salsa verde, you can add your favorite ingredients.
Sausage strata is a tasty breakfast recipe to feed a crowd. Whip up all the ingredients in a casserole the night before and bake until golden brown the next day.
Korean Egg Bread, or Gyeran Bbang, is an easy, fluffy Korean street food recipe perfect for breakfast or as snack. Sweet yet salty, it tastes like a corn muffin with an egg inside.
Scotch eggs are a traditional Scottish breakfast recipe, also perfect as a hand-held picnic snack. Hard-boiled eggs are wrapped in sausage meat, breaded and fried.
Fried egg sandwich is an easy breakfast recipe. Crispy slices of toasted bread pair beautifully with the creamy, succulent filling that comes with the runny yolks and melted cheese.
If you’re looking for a change from sweet, crunchy cereals, why not make a change to savory? This Spinach Mushroom Breakfast Casserole is an easy, vegetarian recipe that will satisfy even hungry meat eaters.
The Breakfast Tart is a quick and easy breakfast or brunch option. It’s very satisfying and is perfect for those special occasions (like Valentine’s Day or Holiday mornings). With store-bought pizza dough, eggs, bacon, and cheese, you have everything you need to make a delicious, savory breakfast in no time.
Breakfast pizza is an easy and tasty recipe to enjoy pizza at breakfast too. Loved by adults and children alike, breakfast pizza is a simple and quick recipe you can make in no time, even on busy mornings. You only need a few pantry ingredients to make this flavorful recipe for your family.
If you love savory scones then this homemade cheese scone recipe is sure to be a new favorite. These easy cheddar cheese scones are perfect for breakfast or served as a side to your favorite dinners. Made with cheese, ham, green onions mixed with flour, butter, and other key ingredients, cheese scones are delicious.
Veggie omelettes are a healthy way to enjoy breakfast, lunch, or even dinner! Because they are so easy to make, it’s a great choice for a satisfying meal, especially if you’re on a tight schedule. Follow the recipe and you’ll be rewarded with a perfect, fluffy veggie omelette. So, what are you waiting for?
Full of crispy potatoes and onions, the Spanish potato omelette aka a Spanish tortilla is a classic tapas dish that is delicious any time of the day. It's an outrageously easy to make dish you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, as a light bite at parties or a cold picnic appetizer on a warm day.
Enjoying an Italian egg sandwich is always a good way to start your day. It's so easy that you can make it even on one of those weekly busy mornings. Poached eggs, tomatoes, ham and arugula are the key to a healthy and flavorful dish that you'll be thrown into Mediterranean in a heartbeat. So, what are you waiting for?
A scrambled egg sandwich is the perfect solution when you want to face your day with the right energy. Ready in no time, this is an easy and quick recipe to make for breakfast or brunch. It's rich in flavor thanks to its ingredients: soft scrambled eggs are nutritious and melted cheese is so savory that you can no longer do without!
Bircher muesli, also known as Swiss oatmeal, is a wonderful, easy, nutritious way to start your day. It has a rich, creamy texture and perfectly sweet taste.
Cherry Clafoutis Bars, or clafoutis aux cerises, is a typical French dessert originating from the Limousin area. Soft and fragrant, it is made with a dough similar to that of crepes, made with butter, eggs, milk, sugar and flour, enriched by the sweetness of cherries and decorated with icing sugar.
Chocolate Protein Crepes are a quick and easy recipe, perfect for breakfast, as a dessert, or even post-workout treat. Unlike many other recipes, you don’t need any protein powder.
Crispy ‘cannoli’ with a dreamy chocolate filling. The best part? They're completely customizable! No matter your preference, these bite-sized cannoli are perfect for a quick sweet fix, ideal for afternoon tea parties to unexpected guests.
Waffles are a breakfast recipe that's crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Cook a sweetened batter between two patterned plates of a hot waffle iron and serve waffles with a topping.
3-ingredient strawberry tarts are a delicious, sweet and easy idea for a quick dessert to serve in spring, either at the end of a meal in your garden or as a snack to relax a bit during the long afternoons, perhaps served with a glass of iced tea.
These butter rolls are made with a few simple pantry ingredients: flour, yeast, warm milk, butter, and egg. Once baked, you can enjoy the golden rolls as a side or on their own with a bit of butter.
Orange sweet rolls is an easy recipe inspired by Pillsbury orange rolls. These zesty, pillow-soft rolls are packed with citrus flavor and topped with a sweet-tart orange glaze.
Banana pancake pops are an easy, bite-sized breakfast recipe. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, fry banana slices in a pancake batter and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Chocolate bread pudding is a decadent sweet that you can serve as a breakfast treat on special occasions or enjoy as a comforting snack. Perfectly moist, fluffy, and boasting a rich chocolatey flavor and fresh strawberries, this cozy dessert is a clever way to make the most of stale leftover bread.
English muffins are small, round, bland flatbreads. With a crisp crust and a chewy, craggy inside, slice it in half horizontally and enjoy it sweet or savory at breakfast.
Strawberries and bananas are truly a match made in heaven and this light, ultra-moist strawberry banana cake is the perfect way to get the most out of that winning pairing. With its ultra-soft texture and bright flavors, this easy-to-make dessert is a stunning cake to make during spring and summer.
With the arrival of the heat, what is needed is a fresh dessert, to be enjoyed to better tolerate the high temperatures: the Strawberry Icebox Cake is easy to prepare and very good. To prepare it you need to create a base with crushed biscuits, chopped strawberries, icing sugar and strawberry yogurt; then you let it cool in the fridge, whip the cream and add it as a topping, before cooling again. Before serving, then, you decorate the cake with fresh, sliced strawberries.
These Gooey Chocolate Chip Muffins are all about achieving that perfect muffin texture: a tender crumb studded with pockets of rich, melty chocolate chips throughout.
Porridge is a healthy Scottish breakfast recipe. Thick and creamy, porridge is made using a 1:3 ratio of oats to liquid and served with a sweet or savory topping.
This delightful twist on the traditional recipe incorporates the condensed milk into the batter, creating a slightly thicker crepe with a touch of caramel flavor. Perfect for a weekend brunch, a light after-dinner treat, or even a fun afternoon snack, condensed milk crepes are incredibly versatile and can be enjoyed throughout the year.
French toast are a delicious breakfast recipe with crispy edges and a custardy, fluffy center. Thick bread slices are soaked in beaten eggs, milk, cinnamon and pan-fried in butter.
This twist on classic brioche takes it from a breakfast staple to a decadent treat. We're talking fluffy, buttery bread studded with melty chocolate chips in every bite.
Chocolate pancakes is an easy, decadent, fluffy breakfast recipe. Made with pantry ingredients, you can whip up a stack of pancakes and drizzle with chocolate ganache.
Pancake tacos are a delicious, simple and super tasty sweet dessert for breakfast or as a snack, a variant on the classic American pancakes or classic sweet or savory tacos, which you can enjoy filled with either spreadable hazelnut cream, or perhaps with yogurt, fruit or a cup of milk.
These Sugar Donuts are not only easy to make, but they taste even better than store-bought ones. Made with a simple combination of yeast, flour, sugar, oil, and milk, the dough is left to double in size before being fried to perfection.
Soft, fluffy, and with just the right amount of sweetness, these Braided Brioche Breads will soon be your new favorite. Enjoy them for breakfast, lunch, or with a cup of coffee as an afternoon pick-me-up. Get the flour, milk, butter, and eggs ready and get baking!
Egg whites and cocoa cake is a tasty and fluffy cupboard dessert, perfect for breakfasts and snacks alike. It's a no-waste, ingenious idea, perfect to recycle egg whites from a different recipe.
Pancakes without milk are the lighter, but tasty all the same, variant of the famous American breakfast staple foods. Perfect for those who are allergic or lactose intolerant, they are made switching the milk with water and they're ready in only a few minutes.
Blueberry pancakes are a summery version of classic pancakes. Fluffy, thick and golden brown, it’s an easy, light breakfast recipe you can eat plain or with syrup and butter.
Chocolate cinnamon rolls are an easy, indulgent breakfast sweet treat. Perfect for the holiday season, these bus are topped with espresso-flavored icing.
The Bellini Cocktail is an ideal long drink for the spring and summer that is part of the sparkling cocktail family, i.e. those made with fresh fruit and sparkling wine or Champagne.
The Mimosa cocktail is a fresh and sparkling drink made with orange juice and prosecco, appreciated all over the world and perfect for an aperitif or, even better, a brunch.
Strawberry Spritz is a simple and refreshing cocktail, ideal for a spring or summer aperitif with friends. The drink is inspired by the Classic Italian Aperol Spritz, but with the addition of strawberries.
Tequila Sunrise is an easy, classic cocktail recipe made from silver tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. It gets its name from the layer of grenadine which resembles a sunrise as it merges into the orange juice.
Cold brew is a delicious, fresh drink perfect to enjoy on a hot summer's day. It's made by steeping coffee grounds in water overnight which gives the cold brew coffee a rich flavor.
Unicorn latte is an easy, eye-catching drink recipe. With a vibrant blue color and delicious ginger and vanilla flavor, it's made of plant milk, spirulina, ginger, lemon juice, and agave nectar.
Lemon Iced Tea is an easy, refreshing drink recipe, perfect for summer. Made of water, lemons, sugar, lemon juice and black tea, it's sweet and fruity.
Agua de tamarindo is an easy, non-alcoholic Mexican drink recipe. Sweet, tart and refreshing, it's a type of agua fresca made from tamarind fruit, sugar, and water.
Chocolate banana smoothie is easy, healthy and nutritional recipe. The banana makes it creamy, while the cocoa powder gives it a chocolate flavor to make it a decadent drink.
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