Christmas morrning breakfast

[peach]

Any special traditions?

Growing up we always had monkey bread and fruit salad. Every year.

I am thinking of starting that tradition again....we always have the parents over for Christmas morning and I usually do a spread of muffins and sausages, coffee cake, random yummy breakfast stuff.

[heygrey]

Eggs, bacon, toast. Always and forever.

We don't have hot breakfast often so its special. And a good way to help the Christmas Eve hangover ;-)

[heygrey]

Also, glad someone else is still up with me!

[vic1011]

We've always had a ham and cheese puff for christmas morning breakfast - or at least since 1999 when this recipe was in the magazine. BEfore that my parents would make a super early morning dunkin donuts run.

www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Ham-and-Cheese-Puff

[Deleted]

Not really but we always had something good. If we were home French Toast. If we were at Grandma's her usual eggs, bacon, sausage, toast fruit salad and whatever else she could dig up.

At my house I rotate between a bagels in flavors and toppings with muffins and fruit, cinnamon rolls or egg bake.

I haven't decided this year yet. I found a recipe for muffin tin omelets. I'm going to try those out tommorow and if they're good we might have those.

[auntie]

usually homemade waffles

but I"ve done baked French toast and chiiped beef on toast.

[pumpkin]

Growing up we didn't have any breakfast traditions, but a couple of years ago my mom started the tradition of making a sausage casserole-like dish. She likes it because I think she can make it the night before so it is easy on Christmas morning and it doesn't mess up the kitchen before we start on Christmas dinner.

[sailorgray]

My mom's BFF always made us sticky buns that we heated up after opening gifts. They were the best! I do sticky buns, too, but they are the store bought ones. Still delicious, though.

ETA: Our store bought buns are the ones from Ikea and SOOOOO good!

[magdala9]

Mom makes a brunch every year: Homemade apple rolls hot from the oven, Brown sugar bacon twists, Fluffy scrambled eggs and a big platter of fresh fruit. It's not fancy but it is so good. The house just smells wonderful.

[jhawks482]

We always do eggs/bacon toast. Nothing super special- I'd love to make homemade cinnamon rolls when my kids are old enough to appreciate the labor.
DH always had sausage balls growing up on TG and Christmas. For a few years after we got married, I made them too but I am not a fan of them really. I'm picky about sausage. I haven't made them in SO long, but I think I'm going to surprise him and make them this year.

[TBM]

We always had menudo (white not red), but I haven't had that in around 20 yrs or so, when I gave up the last of the meat type stuff. My mom usually still has it when Christmas it at her house.

We make Alton Brown's overnight cinnamon rolls the years we are at our house.



ETA: A former neighbor of ours started giving Cinnabon cinnamon roll 6 packs as Christmas gifts, instead of the last minute, Christmas Eve baking that she had done before. They visit friends and drop them off on Christmas Eve, and people have an easy breakfast on Christmas morning. It has been a very popular gift.

[BaliHai]

Growing up we always had eggs, bacon, and toast, since throughout the year our breakfasts were always cereal/cereal with toast. H grew up eating things like eggs, bacon, and toast every weekend, so that's not a tradition we continue. This year I may try a crock pot breakfast casserole I found on pinterest.

[bearkatjen]

We always have a quiche (and stocking candy).

[Deleted]

Growing up mom usually did the sausage eagg casserole thing. I don't do anything consistent yet but I make a good hash brown casserole & French toast one that I should do every year. I won't do pancakes, waffles or anything the requires me to stand & cook for a long time.

[statlerwaldorf]

We usually do eggs and bacon or sausage. I prefer something savory rather than sweet to counteract all of the stocking candy.

[sierramist03]

We have an egg bake casserole for my family. For DHs its steak and gravy

[katie4253]

My mom always made french toast and we were allowed to eat candy from our stocking. Last year (and this year) I am making quiche.

[boiler717]

We have mimosas, breakfast casserole, mimosas, cinnamon rolls (homemade), and mimosas.

[gnomesweetgnome]

When we are at the ILs (which is most of the time) we always have Christmas coffee cake, a breakfast-y potato casserole, and pumpkin bread (my contribution). There are usually a few other things to choose from as well, but those are the staples. At my mom's we always have mimosas, pumpkin bread, and sausage/egg casserole.

[pickle123]

Dec 8, 2012 14:59:27 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

We have mimosas, breakfast casserole, mimosas, cinnamon rolls (homemade), and mimosas.

This is us exactly...I actually use a recipe from allrecipes called Christmas breakfast casserole.

[statlerwaldorf]

I have a confession. I've never had a mimosa.

[tarheels]

Dec 8, 2012 7:26:43 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

I haven't decided this year yet. I found a recipe for muffin tin omelets. I'm going to try those out tommorow and if they're good we might have those.

These are really good if those didn't work out: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mini-frittatas-recipe/index.html

We visit ILs pretty often and they always do a full eggs, bacon, grits, waffles breakfast for us, so they don't have any tricks to bring out for Christmas So yep, just the usual (but it's not their weekday usual).

[bearkatjen]

Dec 8, 2012 17:18:47 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

I have a confession. I've never had a mimosa.

It's not too late to start a new tradition. They are super easy to make - oj and champagne. People can make them as light or strong as they want.

[Doggy Mommy]

We don't really have a tradition. DH and I drive down to my mom's house Christmas morning and we always stop at Starbucks on the way. I guess that's sort of a tradition haha.

Last year we brought leftover peppermint chocolate cake that I had made for xmas eve dinner at the in-laws, my sister brought champagne, and we decided to have that for breakfast. It was pretty much the best breakfast ever. ;D

[kellikans]

my mom always makes cinnamon rolls

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Dec 8, 2012 18:43:52 GMT -5 tarheels said:

Dec 8, 2012 7:26:43 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

I haven't decided this year yet. I found a recipe for muffin tin omelets. I'm going to try those out tommorow and if they're good we might have those.

These are really good if those didn't work out: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mini-frittatas-recipe/index.html

We visit ILs pretty often and they always do a full eggs, bacon, grits, waffles breakfast for us, so they don't have any tricks to bring out for Christmas So yep, just the usual (but it's not their weekday usual).

Thanks! Those sound good too. I might file this for the more fussy eaters who may or may not be around Christmas. The recipe I have is pretty similiar it just has a lot of veggies added. The one you posted would still be savory but more plain. Good idea!

[katiescarlett]

My mom always made a big breakfast when we were kids. Now we do it at my house. I make eggs, bacon, pancakes, home fries, and we have fruit, coffee, juice, etc.