Any excuse to get together for brunch is a welcome one, but Easter brunch brings a promise of starting anew, fresh spring ingredients, and, of course, something sweet (or many a few dessert-style cakes and recipes). Here are 15 sumptuous springtime recipes for the loveliest of Easter brunches…
1. Caramelized Onion, Arugula, and Brie Tart
The perfect Easter brunch main or side dish will make your guests clap in springtime delight. This tart recipe from Dairy Goodness has all the fresh ingredients of the season.
Featuring farm fresh eggs, caramelized onions, arugula, and warm brie—all encased in a flaky pie shell and baked golden.
2. Cinnamon Buns
Imagine waking Easter Sunday morning to the smell of sweet, warm, cinnamon buns—I can image the fresh aroma emanating from my kitchen now!
Your brood will race to the table in hopes of biting into one when it’s still hot and dripping with buttery icing.
3. Bacon with Citrus Glaze
The jaw-dropping, mouth-watering taste of bacon just improved. This recipe has salty meeting sweet citrus when crisp or lightly fried (anyway you like it) bacon is brushed ever-so-slightly with a sticky glaze of fresh orange zest and honey. The glaze is applied and then baked right into the meat for a caramelized coating.
4. Baked Apple-Cinnamon French Toast
French toast is perfectly nice for brunch, particularly infused with warm apples and sweet cinnamon. I make mine the day before so I can easy-breezy pop it in the oven as company is arriving.
3 Yummy Tummies' version of the classic French toast recipe lowers the calories by half, by swapping whole milk for skim (or almond milk) and beating in egg whites (no yolks). Trust me; your guests won’t even notice anything is missing.
5. Ham Cheese and Spinach Puffs
Are you looking for an easy way to serve up brunch without causing a huge mess in the kitchen? These ham, cheese, and spinach puffs are your answer.
Stuff your pastries high with all these crave-able ingredients and watch your friends and family devour thir brunch extremely quickly. It's super flavorful and won't cause a big mess after!
6. Maple Scones
Mmmm, these maple scones are to die for and are amazing to serve alongside some eggs, bacon, and coffee. What makes them so special is that frosting!
The simple, sweet taste of maple syrup will take you back to your childhood when you smothered your pancakes in that delightful syrup.
7. Gruyere Cheese Potatoes
Nothing goes better with pancakes and eggs than a crispy, cheese-filled serving of breakfast potatoes. It's like having fries with a burger.
These gruyere cheese potatoes add some fancy clout to any springtime holiday by combining mini cubed potatoes (or shred in hash-style) a crispy topping of crushed Corn Flakes cereal, spring-fresh leeks, sweet cream, and authentic Gruyere cheese.
8. Honey and Goat Cheese-Filled Fig Muffins
The sweet taste of figs meets the creamy-tangy flavor of smooth goat cheese (you can use another soft cheese instead if you don’t favor goat cheese) in these honey-made breakfast muffins.
I like to pop a batch in the oven on Easter morning so the smell of savory –sweet baked muffins greets them right at the door.
9. Eggs Benedict Quiche with Hollandaise Sauce
It's pretty hard to find another dish that can replace that perfection of eggs benedict, but when you're serving a crowd of hungry Easter bunnies (your family), it can take a while to make.
Instead, try taking all the ingredients you would use for your eggs benedict and make this quiche recipe that you can easily cut, serve, and reheat if needed.
10. Fluffy Quinoa Pancakes
If you buy the typical pancake mix from your local wholesale store, you may be getting a great deal financially so you can feed a whole crowd.
Unfortunately, those mixes seriously lack any nutritional value and often leave you in a carb coma instead of energized for the day. Instead, make these incredible quinoa pancakes that are packed with protein and fiber.
11. Lemon Crumble Breakfast Cake
Eating cake for breakfast isn't always an acceptable meal, but when it's Easter, anything goes! Especially when the Easter Bunny lays chocolate out for you to find on Easter morning.
This lemon crumble cake is gentle in flavor and pairs wonderfully with a hot cup of coffee or tea when you just need to wake up a little bit.
12. Berry French Toast Kabobs
French toast is super scrumptious and can often take a long time to make. Similarly to eggs benedict, it's difficult to make a whole batch at the same time while keeping it hot.
These kabobs make it easy for you to make all the french toast at the same time and then slide them on kabob sticks with some berries and maple syrup.