50 Recipes for a Festive Thanksgiving Brunch

In the collage above, top row, left to right: Applesauce Snack Cake {Gluten-Free} from Healthy Seasonal Recipes; Baked Eggs in the Basket from An Edible Mosaic; Brown Butter Pumpkin Waffles from Two Peas & Their Pod; Heirloom Pumpkin Bread from Bombshell Bling. Middle row, left to right: Cream Puffs (Profiteroles) from An Edible Mosaic; Braided Blackberry Breakfast Danish from Amanda’s Cookin’; Herbed Breakfast Stuffing Casserole from Amanda’s Cookin’. Bottom row, left to right: Baked Eggs with Mushrooms and Parmesan from Kalyn’s Kitchen; Pumpkin Pancakes with Cranberry Maple Syrup from Diethood; Pumpkin New York-Style Crumb Cake from An Edible Mosaic; Spicy Honey Cranberry Sauce from Boulder Locavore. 

Tell me about your family’s Thanksgiving traditions.

We love watching the parades in the morning (yes, they’re totally corny, but it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without them). If we’ve been good little planners and have done prep work for dinner ahead of time, in the early afternoon we like to take a drive or go to the movies…and probably make one or two mad dashes to the grocery store for last-minute items (because when it comes to holiday meals, we are not always good little planners, lol…why is there always at least one or two things that are forgotten during the first grocery store run?).

It completely goes without saying that Thanksgiving dinner is the highlight of the day, but we usually need some sustenance before our 5 PM dinner (which is late for Thanksgiving dinner, right? Most people I know have their dinner around 2 or 3 PM.). Anyway, I’m not complaining because sustenance comes earlier in the day in the form of a festive brunch. And I’m always up for brunch.

If a holiday brunch is part of your family’s tradition too, you’ll love this round-up…and of course these recipes would be just as wonderful for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day brunch as they would for Thanksgiving brunch!

Sweet Pancakes, Waffles, French Toast, & Crepes:

1. Almond Crusted Stuffed French Toast from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
2. Almond and Yogurt Waffles with Honey Orange Syrup from Roost
3. Brown Butter Pumpkin Waffles from Two Peas & Their Pod
4. Nutella Crepes from Crazy Adventures in Parenting
5. Pumpkin Pancakes with Cranberry Maple Syrup from Diethood

Homemade Syrups, Compotes, & Other Toppings (For Pancakes, Waffles, etc.):

6. Apple Butter {Slowcooker} from My Baking Addiction
7. Cranberry Whipped Cream {Vegan} from Family Fresh Cooking
8. Molasses Cinnamon Syrup from Simple Bites
9. Salted Coconut Caramel Sauce {Paleo} from An Edible Mosaic
10. Spicy Honey Cranberry Sauce from Boulder Locavore

Savory Casseroles & Bread Puddings:

11. Bacon, Tomato, and Cheddar Breakfast Bake with Eggs from Noble Pig
12. Cheese Strata from Jo-Lynne Shane’s Musings of a Housewife
13. Herbed Breakfast Stuffing Casserole from Amanda’s Cookin’
14. Swiss Chard, Mozzarella, and Feta Egg Bake from Kalyn’s Kitchen
15. Three Cheese Zucchini Frittata with Mozzarella, Feta, and Parmesan from Kalyn’s Kitchen

Eggs:

16. Baked Eggs in the Basket from An Edible Mosaic
17. Baked Eggs on a Bed of Pumpkin Leek Stuffing from Big Girls Small Kitchen
18. Baked Eggs with Mushrooms and Parmesan from Kalyn’s Kitchen
19. Fontina and Spinach Baked Eggs with Garlic Brown Butter Breadcrumbs from How Sweet it Is
20. Perfect Scrambled Eggs from Family Fresh Cooking
21. Quiche Lorraine from My Kitchen in the Rockies

Savory Pancakes:

22. Big Breakfast Latkes from Baker by Nature
23. Parsnip Pancakes/Latkes from Food Wanderings
24. Roasted Acorn Squash Pancakes from Bev Cooks
25. Savory Leek Pancake with Smoked Gouda from Big Girls Small Kitchen
26. Savory Vegetable Pancakes {Gluten-Free} from Gluten-Free Goddess

Bread & Muffins:

27. Apple Banana Bread from The Country Chic Cottage
28. Banana Crumb Muffins from Is This Really My Life?
29. Cardamom and Orange Brioche Bread from Rosa’s Yummy Yums
30. Cinnamon Swirled Muffins from The Spiced Life
31. Heirloom Pumpkin Bread from Bombshell Bling
32. Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins & Whipped Honey-Maple Cinnamon Butter from Boulder Locavore
33. Toffee Pear Pumpkin Pie Bread from Simply Southern Baking

Sweet Casseroles & Bread Puddings:

34. Baked Pumpkin French Toast from Two Peas & Their Pod
35. Cranberry Apple French Toast from Andrea Meyers
36. Orange Almond Bread Pudding from Vintage Kitchen Notes
37. Pear and Tart Cherry Bread Pudding from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
38. Raspberry Stuffed French Toast from Mom Endeavors

Donuts & Pastries:

39. Apple Butter Danish Ring with Apple Spice Glaze from Taste, Love, & Nourish
40. Braided Blackberry Breakfast Danish from Amanda’s Cookin’
41. Cream Puffs (Profiteroles) from An Edible Mosaic
42. Pumpkin Spice Beignets from The Gunny Sack
43. Raspberry Danish Braid from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
44. Salted Caramel Apple Cider Baked Donuts from Monday Morning Donut
45. Savory “Everything” Cheese Pastries from An Edible Mosaic

Cakes & Other Sweet Breakfast Treats:

46. Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake from Keep it Sweet Desserts
47. Applesauce Snack Cake {Gluten-Free} from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
48. Glazed Orange Pumpkin Bundt Cake from The Spiced Life
49. Pumpkin New York-Style Crumb Cake from An Edible Mosaic
50. White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee Cake from Amanda’s Cookin’