Top 15 Christmas breakfast ideas

Don’t wait until the main event to begin your festive feasting. A pull-out-all-the-stops Christmas breakfast is the perfect way to punctuate all that present opening. When it comes to festive breakfast ideas, there’s no limit to the flavours and dishes you can choose from.

• Serve our new star-shaped Golden Star Galette Waffles (in store from 5 November) with moreish breakfast spreads, like our new PB&J spread made with peanut butter and a swirl of raspberry jam.

• Go for a traditional Christmas breakfast with top-quality smoked salmon and scrambled eggs piled onto toasted sourdough.

• Prep some homemade cinnamon buns ahead of time for everyone to tuck into.

• Flip some fluffy pancakes or crepes and choose the tastiest toppings.

• Fire up your taste buds with a savoury breakfast (did someone say potato cakes with crispy bacon or full English breakfast pizza?)

• Don’t forget the Buck’s Fizz, coffee, fresh juices or hot chocolate.

Make ahead Christmas breakfast ideas

Pistachio and dark chocolate muffins

Not only do these indulgent muffins taste amazing, they’ll fill the house with the most amazing smell on Christmas morning, and they’re ideal to make ahead.

Spinach and cheese strata

This is a great make-ahead Christmas recipe packed with oozy cheese, spinach and eggs – ideal if you’re feeding a crowd.

Smoked salmon and croissant bake

Tom Kerridge’s smoked salmon and croissant bake recipe is a brilliant make-ahead Christmas brunch, especially if you’ve got a crowd coming. Golden croissants, oozy cream cheese and smoked salmon, all baked until golden and oozy.

Sweet Christmas breakfast ideas

Lemon and blueberry crumpet doughnuts

Fill our ultimate crumpets with zingy lemon curd and blueberry conserve, pan-fry until golden, and toss in sugar in this easy but impressive sweet Christmas breakfast recipe.

Panettone eggy bread with spiced fruit compote

Use up leftover panettone in Tom Kerridge’s indulgent Christmas brunch, served with a spiced fruit compote.

Cinnamon French toast

Top golden French toast with an easy chia seed and berry compote, creamy vanilla yogurt and indulgent cashew butter.

Savoury Christmas breakfast ideas

Spanish-style baked eggs

With chorizo, serrano ham, smoky paprika, this Spanish baked egg recipe would be a flavour-packed way to start your festive celebrations, and it’s ready all in one pan.

Savoy and spring onion potato cakes with crispy bacon

Tom Kerridge’s savoury potato cakes, topped with oozy bacon and a runny fried egg, will set you up for a day of feasting.

Christmas stuffing breakfast muffins

Don’t save your stuffing for the main event – form into patties to fill English muffins, topped with a dollop of festive chutney.

Chilaquiles

Fire up your Christmas breakfast with a bowl of chilaquiles – crisp tortillas tossed in a smoky salsa served with feta, avocado and a fried egg.

Christmas pancake recipe ideas

Caramelised pear and cinnamon crepes

Give a batch of crepes a festive twist by flavouring with cinnamon and topping with caramelised pears and chocolate sauce.

Pancakes with apples and maple butter

Tom Kerridge’s fluffy American-style pancakes, topped with rich caramelised apples and an irresistible maple butter, will go down a treat.

Giant mince pie pancake

All the flavours of a mince pie, in giant pancake form, this mince pie pancake recipe means you won’t have to spend ages flipping individual pancakes.

Vegan Christmas breakfast ideas

Spiced granola

Whip up a batch of this spicy, fruity vegan granola and keep in a jar, ready to top with yogurt and fresh fruit for a festive-tasting, healthy Christmas breakfast on the big day and beyond.

Spiced avocado on toast

For a lighter start to the day (to make room for all the trimmings later) spread our Spicy Guacamole on toasted sourdough and top with crunchy seeds for a flavour-packed vegan Christmas breakfast.

Top tips for serving Christmas breakfast

• Prep ahead: make a shopping list and stock up on essential breakfast ingredients, like jams and spreads, frozen ready-to-bake croissants and pastries, and baking ingredients.

• Embrace sugar, spice and all things nice: use up that jar of mincemeat or festive spices to bring instant Christmassy flavour, whether in porridge, pancakes or scones.

• Go for good-quality ingredients: expertly cured Scottish smoked salmon, golden yolk eggs, and a loaf of crusty, slow-fermented sourdough will make your festive breakfast extra special.

• Get grazing: feeding a crowd? Set up a DIY breakfast spread with toasted bagels, smashed avocado, smoked fish, fresh fruits, pastries and orange juice. Then let everyone dig in.