Southern Comfort Food: Rise-and-Shine Breakfast Recipes

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Praline-Pecan French Toast

Dress up ordinary French toast with a sweet praline mixture and a hint of cinnamon and vanilla.

Recipe: Praline-Pecan French Toast

Buttermilk Biscuits

No Southern breakfast is complete without flaky, buttery biscuits.

Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

This casserole combines true breakfast favorites—sausage, eggs, Cheddar cheese, and hash browns—in one filling and delicious dish.

Recipe: Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

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Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

You'll spring out of bed for these homemade cinnamon rolls. The sweet Cream Cheese Icing is a perfect finish for the warm, decadent rolls.

Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

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Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

These aren't ordinary blueberry muffins! A tart-and-sugary glaze makes plain blueberry muffins extraordinary.

Recipe: Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

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Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

This eggs, cheese, and grits combination is simple but absolutely delicious, and a true Southern favorite.

Recipe: Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole

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Pam-Cakes with Buttered Honey Syrup

These fluffly buttermilk pancakes are named after their creator, Test Kitchen Pro Pam Lolley. Drench them with our out-of-this-world Buttered Honey Syrup and top off the meal with bacon and fresh fruit.

Recipe: Pam-Cakes with Buttered Honey Syrup

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Praline Pull-Apart Bread

Make this delicious bread for special occasions. Frozen bread dough makes it an easy fix, and a caramel-flavored sauce poured on top makes it irresistible.

Recipe: Praline Pull-Apart Bread

Banana-Nut Bread

This bread is chock-full of bananas keeping it moist and sweet, and toasted walnuts add a great depth of flavor. Enjoy with a whipped cream cheese spread.

Recipe: Banana-Nut Bread

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Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

Say "hello" to your new favorite coffee cake! A Cinnamon-Nut Crumble and Sweet Bourbon Drizzle add the finishing touches to this irresistible coffee cake.

Recipe: Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

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Waffles Benedict

Can't decide between waffles or eggs for breakfast? Have both! Try our Waffles Benedict—a combination of fluffy buttermilk waffles and rich and gooey eggs Benedict.

Recipe: Waffles Benedict

Pecan-Coconut Granola

This sweet-and-nutty granola is great as cereal, with yogurt, or as just a snack.

Recipe: Pecan-Coconut Granola

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Coffee Cake Pound Cake

Marry two Southern specialties, coffee cake and pound cake, to create one buttery, best-of-both-worlds treat.

Recipe: Coffee Cake Pound Cake

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Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Chunky applesauce makes these muffins both moist and flavorful. For a finishing touch, top with a sugary-sweet streusel. These muffins can me made ahead of time and frozen for up to 1 month.

Recipe: Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders

These breakfast sandwich sliders, made with Bacon-and-Cheddar Corn Muffins, will be the talk of your next brunch!

Recipe: Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders