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

Let the kids help to assemble this breakfast station sharing board before tucking in. It’s a great way to start a special day, such as Christmas Day

Use up your leftover Christmas panettone by making this decadent French toast served with crème fraîche and maple syrup. It's a perfect festive breakfast

Kick-start your day with our delicious breakfast casserole made with eggs, veggie sausages, peppers, red onion and cheese – it's a great way to feed a crowd

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

Start your day with these Norwegian custard buns. They make a great breakfast pastry for lazy weekends, and are filled with custard, then coated in desiccated coconut

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