Spring Is Finally Here! Celebrate With These 40 Sweet & Savory Brunch Recipes
Skip the brunch rush at home.
Spring has sprung, and you know what that means—it’s officially brunch season! You could join the hordes of other people lining up to get into the hottest spot, overpaying for eggs, pancakes, and bottomless mimosas you can never quite drink enough of for it to feel worth the cost…OR you could ring in the end of winter with the perfect brunch spread, right at home. We’ve rounded up 40 recipes that make it easy, all with extra springy flair that do the best with all the great produce popping up right now.
We’re talking fresh herbs, like in our baked feta frittata or our frico egg smash tacos; fresh berries, like in our strawberry rhubarb breakfast cake or our lemon-blueberry Dutch baby; and fresh veggies, like in our asparagus quiche or our carrot cake pancakes. What better use of your farmer’s market haul, right?
We’re also aware that once the sun starts coming out, nobody wants to be stuck in the kitchen, so we’ve got lots of brunch casseroles here that make it easy to serve a crowd. Check out our breakfast strata, our blueberry French toast casserole, our crescent roll breakfast casserole, and our cheesy croissant casserole if you don’t want to feel like a short-order diner cook in your own home.
We’re also very here for all the spring holidays coming up, like Easter, Passover, and Cinco de Mayo, so we’ve included a few nods to those here too, like our huevos rancheros casserole, our ham & cheese brunch bake, our breakfast tacos, and our matzo granola. No matter what you’re celebrating, though, no brunch spread is complete without the perfect drinks, so check out our top brunch cocktails to make you the brunch host with the most.
Asparagus Quiche
Finding ways to use asparagus is top priority come springtime. Using it in a quiche is one of our favorite ways; just take a look at this perfect-for-spring recipe! We love that this quiche is vegetarian, but some crumbled cooked bacon would also be incredible mixed in.
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Eggs Benedict
If your go-to brunch order is eggs Benny, you might be surprised to learn how easy it is to make this classic egg dish at home. With a simple blender hollandaise sauce, crispy golden Canadian bacon, and runny poached eggs, this is the best way to make restaurant-quality eggs Benedict in less than 20 minutes.
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Baked Feta Frittata
In my opinion, feta is the hero of the grocery store cheese section—whether you choose Greek, Bulgarian, or French feta, you really can’t go wrong, especially if you bake it. We’ve done baked feta pasta and baked feta bites, but we’ve never done a breakfast version…until now!
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Blueberry French Toast Casserole
If your holiday mornings are always made better by overnight French toast, this is the fruity upgrade you need this spring. We like it with blueberries, but any berries should work (chop bigger ones like strawberries!).
Eggs Benedict Rolls
Eggs Benedict is a classic brunch dish consisting of a crispy English muffin, thick salty bacon, buttery-tangy hollandaise sauce, and creamy poached eggs that's known for being tricky to make at home. That's where these eggs Benedict rolls come in.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Breakfast Cake
If you love our lemon-blueberry breakfast cake as much as we do, then you’ll love its sweet and spring-forward cousin. This tender, almond-scented cake is studded with bright red strawberries and tart, jammy rhubarb. It combines all the best qualities of a muffin with the ease of a sheet cake.
Costco Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake
5-Ingredient Almond Croissant
Croissants are wonderful, but they aren’t really the easiest to make at home. For a more convenient approach, we made one giant croissant that takes advantage of store-bought puff pastry. Only using 5 ingredients, you still get an almond filled, shatteringly crisp croissant that makes serving a crowd super-simple.
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Huevos Rancheros Casserole
Huevos rancheros is one of those dishes that normally requires multiple cooking steps and a good amount of time, from frying the tostada to making the sauce and then frying eggs at the end. It’s fabulous and super-tasty, but what if all of those flavors could come together in a few easy steps? Enter: this huevos rancheros casserole.
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Lemon Blueberry Bread
This pound cake recipe is deceivingly simple (the batter takes almost no time to make), but most importantly, it will brighten your day with its vibrant glaze. The all-natural color is unbelievable and really makes this lemon blueberry bread stand out, along with its delicious, punchy flavor.
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Chilaquiles Verdes
For the ultimate breakfast, try this green salsa-smothered take on chilaquiles. How could you go wrong with a dish that’s essentially crisped-up tortillas tossed in a brothy salsa? Rather than fried eggs (a traditional topping), we skipped the extra skillet and baked them right into the dish. You'll love the breakfast casserole vibes!
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Ham & Cheese Brunch Bake
This ham and cheese bake is one of our all-time favorite breakfast casseroles. It’s got all your favorite breakfast components: a little egg, a little cured meat, bread, and cheese. It’s also a perfect way to use any leftover ham from dinner the night before (post-Easter brunch, anyone?).
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Carrot Cake Bread
In the world of quick breads, banana bread and zucchini bread used to be our favorite...then we met carrot bread. Spread some cream cheese frosting on top and you've got CARROT. CAKE. BREAD. It's not as dramatic is our layered carrot cake, but it's just as good.
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Matzo Granola
Observing Passover doesn’t have to mean missing out on your favorite carby breakfast foods, especially if you’re a cereal nut. When crumbled by hand, the ever-versatile unsalted matzo makes a crisp yet hearty base for the perfect granola.
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Strawberry Crunch Cinnamon Rolls
There's always room in our hearts for another cinnamon roll recipe, so may we present these tall and fluffy strawberry cinnamon rolls with swoops of bright pink cream cheese frosting, crunchy freeze-dried strawberries, and fresh strawberries. They're the ultimate for adding a pop of sweet-tart flavor and fun color to your brunch spread.
Breakfast Tacos
Load up these breakfast tacos—packed with hearty potatoes, chorizo, and crunchy pickled onions—for a meal to keep you full all morning long. Hot tip: They're the best meal to ward off a post-brunch hangover too.
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Croque Monsieur Breakfast Casserole
A croque monsieur is a delectable French sandwich featuring Gruyére and a silky béchamel sauce poured over top. It’s the savory version of French toast casserole and is perfect for your next brunch.
Cheesy Croissant Casserole
When we're serving a brunch crowd, breakfast casseroles are what we turn to. We have our fair share of recipes—from sweet to savory—but this cheesy croissant casserole is one of our favorites. The contrast between the crispy, flaky edges of the croissants and the soft, cheesy middle is a dream come true.
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Knotted Lemon Blueberry Rolls
Soft, pillowy yeasted rolls are swirled with a lemon-blueberry compote in this a sweet springtime treat. A simple twist gives you this intricate knotted top, putting these rolls somewhere between a babka and a cinnamon roll, without all the effort.
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Frico Egg Smash Tacos
The best of smashed burgers, tacos, and cheesy frico collide in this ultra-satisfying breakfast. Every layer of this taco is supported by the next, from the earthy chorizo to the crispy cheddar frico, creamy egg yolk, and acidic herb sauce that completes the entire package.
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