Make breakfast ahead and spend time opening presents with muffins, biscuits, and overnight cinnamon rolls. There’s nothing easier than make-ahead meals and comfort food on Christmas morning!

Easy Biscuit Beignets

Biscuit Beignets. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.
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These Biscuit Beignets are fluffy little pillows of fried biscuit dough. They are crispy and golden brown on the outside and soft and tender on the inside – then lightly dusted with powdered sugar. You just need to cut up canned or frozen biscuit dough and fry it!
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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls. Photo Credit: From Valerie’s Kitchen.

This foolproof recipe for Overnight Cinnamon Rolls lets you get the work done a day in advance and bake fresh, warm cinnamon rolls with minimal effort on Christmas morning. This step-by-step tutorial will teach even the most novice bakers how to make delicious cinnamon rolls from scratch.
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Recipe with RumChata Glaze

Close-up of cinnamon rolls with white icing, sitting on a wire cooling rack.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll. Photo Credit: Ramshackle Pantry.

This recipe kicks a normal Cinnamon Roll up a few notches. First, we add that pumpkin. BAM! Then, we roll out some delicious and easy-to-make RumChata Glaze. BLAM! You love cinnamon rolls, but you will fall in love with this Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Recipe with RumChata Glaze.
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Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Biscuits and Gravy. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy are a perfect breakfast for Christmas morning. Make your gravy ahead of time, then pop some canned or frozen biscuits in the oven while opening presents. Then, heat up that gravy and pour it over the warm biscuits! So easy.
Get the Recipe: Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

Nutella Stuffed Pancakes

Nutella Stuffed Pancakes. Photo Credit: Happy Honey Kitchen.

Turn an ordinary breakfast into a special treat with Nutella Stuffed Pancakes. Fluffy pancakes filled with oozing warm Nutella are perfect for Christmas morning. Wake your family up with delicious chocolate-stuffed goodness!
Get the Recipe: Nutella Stuffed Pancakes

Giant Fluffy Cinnamon Roll

Giant Fluffy Cinnamon Roll. Photo Credit: Jeannie’s Tried and True Recipes.

Cinnamon Rolls are one of the best breakfast treats, but waiting for them to rise and bake can be agonizing. This Giant Fluffy Cinnamon Roll bakes up in less than 30 minutes and requires very little preparation.
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Pecan Sticky Buns

Pecan Sticky Buns. Photo Credit: From Valerie’s Kitchen.

This overnight sticky buns recipe makes it easy to include decadent homemade Pecan Sticky Buns on your Christmas brunch menu. No one can resist these tender buns with a sweet and sticky caramel pecan topping!
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Bacon Gravy

Bacon Gravy. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

If you aren’t into sausage, this delicious Bacon Gravy Recipe is a delicious alternative to Biscuits and Sausage Gravy. Poured over biscuits, bacon gravy is a perfect comfort food breakfast.
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Sour Cream Biscuits

Homemade Sour Cream Biscuits. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

These Homemade Sour Cream Biscuits are perfectly soft and flaky with a delicious buttery flavor everyone will love. You can make them in advance to have them ready for Christmas morning.
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Drop Biscuits

A zoomed in picture of drop biscuits on a non-stick baking mat.
Drop Biscuits. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

Baking Powder Drop Biscuits are a fast and easy way to whip up biscuits, which is perfect for a busy morning – like Christmas morning.
Get the Recipe: Baking Powder Drop Biscuits

Buttermilk Muffins

Buttermilk Muffins. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

These Buttermilk Muffins are hands down, some of the BEST muffins I have ever tasted! They are light and fluffy with a subtle hint of honey, the perfect amount of sweetness, and just a touch of sour buttermilk flavor. Make them ahead for the easiest Christmas morning breakfast.
Get the Recipe: Buttermilk Muffins

Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

This Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole is the perfect make-ahead breakfast casserole – perfect for a holiday breakfast. It’s packed with bacon (or use sausage), bell peppers, hash browns, and topped with shredded cheese, this casserole has a little bit of everything!
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I am a newlywed, food blogger, health coach, and mama to a hot mess of a border collie. I love to put a new spin on old family recipes and I try to make as many meals as possible with an Instant Pot.

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