Christmas breakfast recipes

This festive bread can be made ahead and frozen and makes a lovely treat for breakfast on Christmas morning

The ultimate Christmas breakfast treat, these American-style pancakes are lightly spiced with ginger and cinnamon, topped with maple syrup and dates

These little cakes are filled with all the festive, fruity flavours of this classic German Christmas bake - ideal for Christmas morning or a teatime treat

Get your poaching technique honed and serve up this brunch classic – it's easily-doubled to feed a family or crowd

The perfect treat to serve up for Boxing Day brunch, panettone is easy to make if you have a food processor fitted with a dough blade

These crispy hash browns can be made ahead and reheated from frozen - ideal for unexpected Christmas visitors

Make Christmas breakfast fun with fluffy reindeer pancakes. Two squeezy bottles, a jug and a dash of food colouring will make Rudolph come to life!

Bake a batch of these sweet German buns over Christmas and enjoy at breakfast or teatime... or both

Start Christmas Day with a delicious breakfast you can make ahead of time. Banana bread is a family favourite, and mincemeat takes it up a notch

Gather the family round on Christmas morning and dig in to our indulgent spread, made up of homemade cured salmon, a quick pickle, plus zesty dill and lemon cream cheese

Treat yourself to a lazy brunch with these American-style fluffy pancakes with pancetta and maple drizzle

These light cakes may just be the perfect pudding after an enormous Christmas dinner

Stewed fruit in spiced compote sauce makes a great topping for a warming oat-pot on a chilly morning

Fill American-style pancakes with mincemeat for a seasonal treat. They're perfect for brunch over the festive period, or even an indulgent Christmas Day breakfast

Versions of this cake – a fruity Brioche-like bread – are eaten all over Europe on Twelfth Night. Buried inside is a trinket, and whoever finds it, is king for the day

Rustle up this vegan bubble & squeak brunch with the veggie leftovers from your Christmas Day dinner. Perfect for a lazy start to Boxing Day

Make homemade brioche and enjoy with jam or butter for breakfast. It takes a little effort, but the results of this sweet, soft bread are well worth it

Enjoy smoked salmon with coddled eggs, capers and gruyère cheese for a Christmas starter. It’s also great for breakfast or brunch over the festive holidays

Turn Eggs Benedict into a gourmet treat, perfect for a celebration breakfast or indulgent brunch - use shop bought muffins to save time

With abundant brassicas, there's often leftovers - create a hash brown-like breakfast dotted with apple and walnut

Try an exotic brunch of spiced Turkish-style eggs. Using canned tomatoes and shop-bought flatbreads means less prep time on a leisurely morning

These beautifully spiced Swedish-style pastries are fantastic with a cup of coffee

Serve this gravadlax-style salmon on Christmas morning with bagels, or for festive canapés. It's inspired by a New York deli breakfast

Pile 'em high - these simple and scrumptious buttermilk pancakes are guaranteed to be a real crowd pleaser