Holidays & Occasions Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Recipes Our Best Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on October 30, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Caitlin Bensel Since you'll already be spending plenty of time in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day preparing your classic holiday meal, make one of these delicious breakfast recipes in advance so you can still feed your hungry crowd with little effort on your part. Prepping the first meal of the day in advance will allow you to enjoy some extra time relaxing with your family and less time in the kitchen scrambling to pull breakfast together. And just because these recipes can be prepared ahead of time doesn't mean they skimp on flavor or heartiness. After the first bite, they'll be requesting that these make-ahead breakfast recipes become your new Thanksgiving morning tradition. 01 of 15 Smoky Sausage-and-Grits Casserole Alison Miksch Recipe: Smoky Sausage-and-Grits Casserole This casserole can be assembled up to four days in advance of cooking. Just let it come to room temperature and pop it in the oven on Thanksgiving morning. 02 of 15 Cheesy Sausage-and-Croissant Casserole Alison Miksch; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Recipe: Cheesy Sausage-and-Croissant Casserole Since this recipe needs to chill for 8 hours before baking, it was made for those days when you need a make-ahead meal. 03 of 15 Baked Oatmeal Jennifer Causey Recipe: Baked OatmealApples and pecans are our mix-ins of choice, but you can use whatever seasonal nuts or fruits that you have on hand. 04 of 15 Pancake Casserole Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Pancake Casserole Making pancakes for a crowd isn't always convenient, but this casserole allows you to get a warm pancake breakfast on the table in no time. 05 of 15 Crustless Ham and Spinach Quiche Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Crustless Ham and Spinach Quiche Quiche can be frozen for up to a month, so you can prepare this light and easy breakfast long before the holiday arrives. 06 of 15 Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Jennifer Causey Recipe: Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Kids and adults alike will love being able to eat tater tots for breakfast. 07 of 15 Bacon-and-Cheddar Grits Quiche Photo: Alison Miksch Recipe: Bacon-and-Cheddar Grits Quiche A grits crust makes this quiche unlike any you've ever had before. It's definitely a holiday-worthy breakfast. 08 of 15 Cheesy Ham, Corn, and Grits Bake Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Cheesy Ham, Corn, and Grits Bake Assemble this casserole a day or two before your guests arrive and store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake. 09 of 15 Pumpkin Streusel Muffins Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Recipe: Pumpkin Streusel Muffins This recipe can be made into muffins or loaves. If you'd like to prepare them more than a day or two in advance, they'll taste just as good if you reheat them after freezing. 10 of 15 Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns Iain Bagwell Recipe: Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns These honey buns are reminiscent of the flavors of pancakes with a side of sausage. Depending on how far in advance you'd like to prepare them, they can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer until you're ready to reheat and serve. 11 of 15 Oven-Baked Buttermilk French Toast Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Oven-Baked Buttermilk French Toast French toast is always a crowd pleaser, and this make-ahead version can be stored in the refrigerator unbaked or in the freezer once baked. 12 of 15 Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole If you're going to bake and store this casserole in the freezer, reserve the fresh herbs to add just before reheating. 13 of 15 Croissant Breakfast Casserole Victor Protasio Recipe: Croissant Breakfast Casserole You can store this casserole unbaked in the refrigerator overnight until you're ready to bake. 14 of 15 Sausage Gravy Casserole with Cheddar-Cornmeal Biscuits Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Sausage Gravy Casserole with Cheddar-Cornmeal Biscuits This casserole was made to be frozen, anywhere from one day to up to two months, so you can really plan ahead this year. 15 of 15 Apple Bread Micah A. Leal Recipe: Apple Bread Throw this quick and easy bread recipe into the oven a day or two before your guests arrive. It's the ideal companion for morning coffee. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit