Sweet Christmas Morning Breakfast Recipes

Luca Trovato

Christmas comes just once a year; what better way to celebrate than with one of these timeless, sugary-sweet Christmas breakfast recipes? Christmas breakfast is the perfect time to indulge in some extraordinarily decadent morning treats and holiday baked goods. Our crumbly blueberry muffins topped with lemony cream cheese glaze will light up your Christmas morning breakfast table. Warm, buttery cinnamon rolls, served fresh from the oven, take your Christmas brunch menu from simple to absolutely soul satisfying. For a casual Christmas breakfast, try irresistible crumble coffee cake drizzled in bourbon sauce and topped with a nutty cinnamon crumble. For a winter delight that's full of flavor, whip up a Sweet Potato Coffee Cake infused with orange zest and spicy cinnamon. So many choices, not enough Christmases! Don't fret. No matter which sweet treat you choose to include your Christmas morning breakfast, your family and friends will be counting down the days until next year, when they can get their hands on more.

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Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

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Recipe: Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

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

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Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

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Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

The butter you spread on the rolled-out dough should be very soft so that the dough won't tear. The sweet Cream Cheese Icing is a perfect finish for the warm, decadent rolls.

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Pecan Pancake with Caramel-Apple Topping

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Recipe: Pecan Pancake with Caramel-Apple Topping

Toasted pecans add a nutty flavor to these pancakes. Skip the syrup and make our sweet Caramel-Apple Topping instead.

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Cream Cheese-Filled Wreath

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Recipe: Cream Cheese-Filled Wreath

A Vanilla Glaze and sparkling sugar make for a pretty presentation, but it's the sweet Cream Cheese Filling that will get rave reviews.

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Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

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Recipe: Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

Pep up your morning with a warm slice of this irresistable coffee cake. The Sweet Bourbon Drizzle and Cinnamon-Nut Crumble topping add richness and umph to this homemade coffee cake.

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Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze

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Recipe: Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze

Sweet potato, orange zest, and ground cinnamon offer flavors of the season in this morning treat. Top it all off with a drizzle of Caramel Glaze.

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Sweeten Up Christmas Morning Brunch

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Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

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