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    Home » Blog » Whole Food Recipes » Breakfast Ideas

    December 21, 2017 | By Jami

    Perfect Make-Ahead Christmas Brunch (with Menu Printable!)

    You CAN create a wonderful make ahead Christmas brunch that will become a sweet family tradition without all the stress of morning-of preparations. Plus the printable menu makes it fun!

    Christmas brunch menu

    After getting the last recipe from our Christmas morning brunch up on the site, I thought it would be fun to put all the recipes for a make-ahead Christmas brunch together for you - along with a cute printable menu to display on a table or on each plate.

    There are two reasons why I am so happy about this menu that I've come up with over the years for our brunch:

    1. The menu is SO yummy - every part of it has been tested by family and friends and only the best recipes made the cut for Christmas morning. The recipes are special and help to create that tradition we love about holiday foods.
    2. Everything is EASY and can be made ahead the day before! That means all you have to do on Christmas morning is to set the oven temp and cook in between enjoying your family and opening gifts. #love

    After many years when our kids were small thinking I needed to do it all and have a brunch spread that included two of everything (two savory/egg dishes, two meats, two fruits, two sweet breads…) with new recipes every year, I simplified (which wrote about awhile ago here). 

    Because I realized I was crazy and wasn't enjoying this Christmas tradition I was so keen on producing. Sometimes you need to live and learn, right?

    Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and start off simple - but also special and delicious.

    Since I decided to go simpler (did I mention I used to decorate each plate with a wrapped candy gift that I was usually up until midnight finishing…), we've refined the menu to be the things we really love and usually only have at Christmas.

    The menu stays the same now and all the recipes are made with real foods that your family will come to look forward to every year, just like we do.

    Perfect Make Ahead Christmas Brunch Menu

    Below you'll find all the links to the recipes included in the menu, a cooking timeline (see, I've done all the work for you!), and the printable menu.

    Simpler Christmas Brunch fruit plate

    Fruit

    Slice up your family's favorite fruit and arrange on a pretty plate. I now like to sprinkle a handful of dried cranberries over the plate - they look festive and are really good with the citrus.

    Overnight Scrambled Eggs with Spinach and cheddar cheese

    Eggs

    Overnight Scrambled Eggs with Spinach and Cheddar Cheese (or cheese of your choice) - I make these with a different cheese every year (and I also make this in a large baking pan for family weekends at the beach or snow).

    Make Ahead Peppered Maple Mustard Bacon is a family favorite

    Bacon

    Make Ahead Peppered Maple Mustard Bacon - my son loves this so much, and I'm happy it's just a bit of natural sugar (unlike the heavily brown sugared version).

    Delicious real food make ahead monkey bread

    Sweet Bread

    Amazing Real Food Make-Ahead Monkey Bread - this is really what everyone looks forward to on Christmas morning!

    How to Make A Macchiato Style Cappuccino

    Drinks

    Macchiato Style Cappuccinos or Peppermint Mochas are our tradition along with sparkling cider. Use the drinks your family would find special.

    Cooking Timeline

    For a 10:30 am eating time (adjust as needed for your own eating time):

    1. Monkey Bread out on counter at 8:00 am.
    2. Preheat oven at 9:20 am.
    3. Monkey Bread in oven at 9:35 to 10:15 am.
    4. Eggs and bacon into a reduced oven (325 degrees) at 10:15 for 15 to 20 minutes.
    5. While eggs are baking, glaze monkey bread.
    6. 10:30-35 - serve, eat, and enjoy!

    Printable Make Ahead Christmas Brunch Menu

    Printable Make Ahead Christmas Brunch Menu

    Click the image above to open in a new window and download the pdf to print out for your Christmas morning.

    This is a full 8x10 inch printable, so you can print one and display it or you can print at a 50% ratio and print one to sit on each plate, if you'd like to get a bit fancy.

    I just know it will be a LOT easier than buying and wrapping a little gift for each plate, a-hem.

    Merry Christmas, friends - I'm so thankful for each and every one of you who have visited, left comments and subscribed to the newsletter. I hope you enjoy this and let me know if this menu becomes your tradition, too!

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    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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    1. Nancy says

      December 26, 2022 at 10:33 pm

      5 stars
      I made the monkey bread for the second time this year. The first time it did not turn out as well, but this year was so amazing. I think the first time I made the little balls too big. When you say cut into 64 pieces you mean it!. They seem tiny, but grow big! Yum. Only thing is it is a long Christmas morning task - 2-2.5 hours. So I baked mine the night before and heated it up in the morning and glazed it then. Perfect. Thanks Jami. Once again, your recipes are so dependable! I also made the egg dish and it is scrumptious.

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      • Jami says

        December 29, 2022 at 8:59 pm

        I'm so glad you gave it another try, Nancy - and that baking the night before worked for you (also that you enjoyed the eggs, too)!

        Reply
    2. Judy Christensen says

      December 19, 2020 at 8:06 am

      THIS IS GREAT!!!! Thank you for all your hard work to make this available. I hope we can use it for family and friends next Christmas.

      Reply
      • Jami says

        December 21, 2020 at 10:44 am

        I'm glad you like this, Judy and hope you can, too!!

        Reply
    3. Natasha Sanderson says

      December 23, 2017 at 10:31 am

      Made you delicious cinnamon rolls last year for Christmas. Your instructions were so spot on that when they came our of the oven perfect and delicious I teared up. My success with yeast rolls had not been successful in the past. We used half for our breakfast and gave half away as part of a Christmas brunch gift. Trying your monkey bread and overnight eggs this year. Thank you for sharing your family traditions. Your blog is truly inspirational.

      Reply
      • Jami says

        December 25, 2017 at 9:47 pm

        Oh, this is so wonderful to hear Natasha! I am SO glad that you had success with them - that is my goal. 🙂 I hope you enjoy the Monkey Bread, too - Merry Christmas!

        Reply
    4. Lisa Stewart says

      December 22, 2017 at 3:35 am

      As usual, I smile when I see your posting in my inbox. This is so helpful!
      Merry Christmas to you and your family Jami! I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

      Reply
      • Jami says

        December 22, 2017 at 9:48 am

        This makes me so happy - thank you Lisa! And Merry Christmas to you. 🙂

        Reply

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