Warm up your mornings with our easy recipes for egg dishes, pancakes, waffles, breakfast casseroles and more.
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Yeasted Waffles
An overnight ferment gives these airy waffles a delightful tang. Top with a river of maple syrup and a schmear of compound butter flecked with orange zest.
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Asparagus Ricotta Toasts with Crispy Prosciutto
When you want an inventive quick-and-easy brunch dish, these simple toasts are ready in 15 minutes.
Asparagus Recipes to Brighten Your Meals
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Potato-Thyme Frittata
This flavorful frittata can be a simple brunch or weeknight supper dish; if you don't have fresh thyme, just substitute dried. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Easy Frittata Recipes
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Lemon-Ricotta Hotcakes
When life gives you lemons, make the legendary lemon-ricotta hotcakes from Hell's Kitchen, a Minneapolis favorite.
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Blintzes with Cheese and Jam
The owners of Masa Madre in Chicago share this version of blintzes, a favorite Jewish brunch dish. Make the sweet-tart Hibiscus Jam to go with them, or use any jam or fruit compote you like.
How 3 Midwest Kitchens Are Adapting—And Expanding—Modern Jewish Cuisine
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Dutch Baby with Chai-Spiced Pears
The combination of spiced, buttery pears; tart creme fraiche; and baked pancake is sublime. For maximum puff, let the eggs and milk sit out for 30 minutes to take the chill off before making the batter.
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Tomato-Zucchini Strata
Swiss cheese, plump tomatoes, tender zucchini and herbs flavor this rich breakfast bake. Bonus: You can make it a day ahead and bake it in the morning.
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Egg-on-Top Galettes with Potato and Cream Cheese
Quiche, we love you—but these individual egg tarts from Sister Pie in Detroit may be our new favorite way to eat piecrust for breakfast. The key is serving the galettes with mustard, which cuts the richness of the pastry, egg and cream cheese. (They're doable to make in the morning for brunch, just be sure to prep the pastry in advance.)
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Chard and Sweet Potato Frittata
Breakfast, brunch or dinner—this colorful meat-free frittata is a 30-minute meal that tastes nutritiously delicious any time.
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Sausage Polenta with Nestled Eggs
Green chiles and shredded cheese lend Southwest flavor to this hearty breakfast casserole that you can prepare the night before and bake in the morning.
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Lazy Morning Sausage Pie
Lyndy Ireland cooks up breakfast favorites such as this classic biscuit mix recipe for her guests at Triangle Ranch in western South Dakota.
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Maple-Apple-Glazed Breakfast Meatballs
Perfect for holiday brunches, mini pork meatballs are a sweet and salty alternative to sides of bacon or sausage.
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Savory Egg and Sweet Potato Scramble
Sweet potatoes, spinach and cumin add a fresh twist to scrambled eggs.
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Darling Clementine Mocktail
No offense to the classic mimosa, but not everyone wants to booze with their brunch. Enter the Darling Clementine, a tart, fizzy, deliciously pink, nonalcoholic alternative to classic morning co*cktails.
Brunch Drinks Your Guests Will Love
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Herbed Egg-Potato Bake
You can assemble the cheesy Herbed Egg-Potato Bake up to two days ahead and refrigerate it.
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Fruit and Nut Granola
Try this granola with milk or layered in a parfait with yogurt and fruit. We love how the recipe lets you customize the nuts and fruit to your taste.
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Lazy Morning Cinnamon Rolls
Pizza dough is the secret shortcut in this 45-minutes-and-done recipe. It doesn't yield a fluffy Amish-style roll, but rather a breakfast treat with a toothsome chew, like the love child of cinnamon buns and garlic knots.
Warm and Comforting Breakfast Breads
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Sausage-Apple Dutch Baby
Why fry sausage separately when you can cook it right into the pancake? That kind of ease is just one reason we love this sweet-and-savory Dutch baby pancake. The batter's quick, and in the 15 minutes while it bakes, you can whip up the maple-glazed apple topping.
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Ham-and-Cheese Stuffed French Toast
Vanilla extract, cinnamon, maple syrup and almonds give the classic Monte Cristo sandwich a sweet and nutty twist.
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Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Plump blueberries create a juicy filling in this old-fashioned sour cream coffee cake from The White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula.
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Pork 'n' Pippins Quiche
Try serving this sweet-and-savory quiche with a dollop of sour cream and seasoned, broiled tomato halves on the side.
Quiche Recipes You'll Love
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Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
There's just a hint of cinnamon in the streusel for this moist cake.
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Caramelized Onion Breakfast Casserole
This easy broccoli-bacon-Swiss cheese strata is called a breakfast casserole, but it would satisfy for any meal of the day.
Our Best Breakfast Casseroles
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Breakfast Puffs
These sweet treats can be found in nearly every Amish cookbook. Roll them in melted butter, cinnamon and sugar before serving.
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Cinnamon Surprise Buns
These yeast rolls poof as they bake, hiding the filled center. Guests will love the spiced nut and brown sugar in the middle of these frosted treats.
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Sour Cream Swirl Coffee Cake
A layer of brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans swirls through the center of this sour cream coffee cake.
Rise and Shine Breakfast Breads
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Steak, Egg and Goat Cheese Pizza
Eggs on pizza? Yes, please! The runny yolks mix deliciously with savory roast beef and tangy goat cheese. To make it a meal, pair with a simple salad.
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Coffee Cake Ring
Trust us! This cake is utterly addictive.
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