11 Make-Ahead Christmas Breakfasts

There are so many breakfast casseroles out there, but this egg and croissant bake from Pinch of Yum is so good. With spinach, caramelized onions, and ham mixed in, it is packed full of flavor, and you can do everything ahead of time except assembling the bake. It shouldn’t take long, just pop everything together in a pan Christmas morning and throw in the oven.

I have never met a coffee cake I didn’t like, and this sour cream coffee cake from Gimme Some Oven might be one of my personal favorites. It is moist, it is crumbly, it is loaded with cinnamon-sugar (I also add nuts to mine), and has a tang from the sour cream — it’s just a major win. I personally believe coffee cake tastes even better the next day, so I say go ahead and fully bake this one, but leave off the glaze. In the morning, warm it up in the oven for a bit and then add the glaze. Perfection.

This breakfast casserole featured on Yummly is a classic dish made up of hashbrowns, cheese, eggs, and a whole lot more to give you tons of hearty flavor. Prep everything in advance and then just pour it all together in a pan when you’re ready to cook.

So decadent and delicious, this overnight créme brûlée french toast bake from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe could not be easier to throw in the oven on Christmas morning. You literally prep everything in advance — pour it all into the baking dish and get it ready for the oven — and then just pop it in the cold oven in the morning so it can warm up as it preheats before cooking. So good.

This gorgeous cranberry-orange Christmas breakfast bread is a must to try this year. Go ahead and bake it in advance — it tastes even better the next morning — and serve it alongside some bacon and eggs for a simple, festive, delicious Christmas breakfast.

Want an easy Christmas breakfast that everyone can just grab and go in the chaos of opening presents? That’s what these make-ahead breakfast sandwiches are perfect for. All that yummy melty cheese and stacked so nicely, this is a great one-handed Christmasl breakfast.

How can you not look at that photo of cinnamon rolls and not want to eat the entire pan immediately? This recipe from Half-Baked Harvest for brown butter iced mocha cinnamon rolls makes the most decadent Christmas breakfast, and you can prep it in advance so you can enjoy without being stuck in the kitchen all morning.

I know, another casserole. But this one is fancy and loaded with flavor. The everything bagel make-ahead breakfast casserole uses bacon, cut-up everything bagels, and gruyere cheese to make an absolutely incredible casserole. So delicious and a nice change on the casserole options.

With orange, cranberry, and the lightest glaze on top, these Christmas morning muffins are just the perfect combination of zesty and sweet. These muffins also travel well if you need to take a meal for a Christmas brunch.

I love eggs benedict, and this super easy eggs benedict casserole from A Spicy Perspective is the perfect option if you love them, too, but don’t really want to spend the time making them. The casserole is so easy to put together, and you can make the hollandaise sauce in a blender. Game-changer.

I mean, just look at that streusel topping. This gorgeous french toast bake from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe can be made the night before, and is the perfect crunchy, sweet breakfast that the whole family will love on Christmas morning.