10 Festive Breakfast Recipes to Start Christmas Off Right

Updated on 12/6/2015 at 4:00 PM

POPSUGAR Photography | Anna Monette Roberts / Nancy Einhart

As you are researching Christmas menus, consider a large breakfast feast. Many of these recipes can be prepped the night before, so you can quickly and easily set the table full of scrumptious oatmeal casseroles, cinnamon rolls, caramelized bacon, and more. It's often said, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," so why skimp out on one of the most festive days of the year?

3-Ingredient Hot Chocolate

Kiddos and adults alike will happily wake up to a steaming cup of hot chocolate.

Cranberry-Apple Baked Oatmeal

Keep stovetops clear by throwing this cranberry-apple baked oatmeal in the oven.

Cinnamon Rolls

Prep the cinnamon rolls the night before, so they can proof overnight and be baked off quickly in the morning.

Caramelized Bacon

Pecans and brown sugar baked on top of thick bacon strips results in the richest caramelized bacon you can possibly imagine.

Ginger Pear Corn Muffins

Ginger pear corn muffins are a less-sweet start to the morning.

Kumquat Earl Grey Marmalade

Slather kumquat Earl Grey marmalade atop toast or the corn muffins. The sweet-tart flavor is irresistible.

Oeufs en Cocotte (Coddled Eggs)

Don't fuss with cooking a ton of scrambled eggs — simply crack a few eggs in a ramekin, along with some cream, and bake them to form coddled eggs.

Baileys Coffee

Add a little Baileys creamer or liqueur to cups of joe for a special Christmassy coffee.

Cardamom Granola

If your family is more into cold-breakfast items, then serve up some homemade cardamom granola with yogurt.

Winter Fruit Salad

Another quick, cold breakfast item is this Winter fruit salad, complete with some goat cheese (which can be left out or substituted with cottage cheese) and pistachios.