Over 40 easy brunch recipes for holidays and special occasions.

Whether it's a lazy weekend morning with family or friends, a major holiday, or your own special occasion, there's something for everyone in this collection of easy brunch recipes. These recipes are suited for any cooking level, so beginners and intermediate cooks will find themselves making amazing, impressive items with minimal effort.
40+ Easy Brunch Recipes for Any Special Occasion
Over 40 of THE BEST brunch recipes are here for you to enjoy!
Breakfast Brunch Recipes
First things first. Blood Orange Mimosa is a mimosa recipe made with blood orange juice and sparkling wine. It's slightly less sweet than classic mimosa and garnished with fresh herbs for aroma and flavor. It’s a simple, elegant, daytime cocktail.
Asparagus Egg Casserole with 5-minute prep, no pre-cooking, and hands-free baking in the air fryer or oven. The mouthwatering combo of bacon, asparagus, and white cheddar cheese is a delicious, low carb breakfast recipe.
Dutch baby is a light, puffy, golden brown pancake served with fresh fruit, powdered sugar, and maple syrup for breakfast or brunch. This easy dutch baby recipe requires a 5-minute prep, 15-minute bake, and no special skills.
These simple chocolate pancakes are the delicious cocoa version of a breakfast classic. The easy chocolate pancake mix can be made ahead and turns out fluffy, lightly sweet pancakes for your special occasion brunch or breakfast.
Serrano Spiced Fig Jam is a bright, flavorful fruit spread for morning toast, crostini, and holiday brunch. Think of it as classic fig jam with a kick from the fresh ginger and Serrano pepper, which also makes it perfectly sweet and savory.
Baked Asparagus with shallots, lemon, and garlic is simple to make and approved for most diets. It pairs with any protein and adds an elegant touch to your special occasion brunch.
Air fryer asparagus is so delicious, you’ll never want to make it any other way! Asparagus in the air fryer is tender, crispy on the ends, uses very little oil, and takes 10 minutes from start to finish!
Crustless vegetable quiche is a healthy breakfast that's perfect for Sunday brunch. It's customizable, meaning you can add any choice of vegetables and I've listed a bunch of suggestions for you. This recipe even includes make-ahead instructions!
Homemade granola recipe with steel-cut and rolled oats, coconut, and 4 seeds (chia, flax, hemp, and pepitas). It's maple-sweetened, uses minimal oil, and results in delicate, flaky-clusters. It's not just healthy granola ... it's a fun topping for all the things!
Fruit Granola Yogurt Bowl - a mouthwatering bowl of yogurt, fresh fruit, homemade granola, and nuts. Pack in the morning nutrition with this customizable yogurt bowl recipe.
Breakfast pizza that's easy AND elegant. Fresh asparagus, bacon crumbles, eggs, and cheese are baked on puff pastry and drizzled with Dijon cream sauce. Make brunch unforgettable in only 30 minutes!
This Steel Cut Oats Recipe is how to make steel cut oats go from humdrum to "holy yum!" Includes topping ideas, pressure cooker & stove methods, and meal prep tips to make the best steel cut oatmeal breakfast.
Bread Recipes For Brunch
Toasted bread slices with olive oil and salt. Perfect for bruschetta, dips, spreads, and dunking into over easy eggs.
Classic French bread recipe made with or without a stand mixer using instant yeast or active dry yeast. A soft, chewy inside and the option for crispy crust make this the BEST bread recipe for sandwiches, toast, grilled cheese...everything! Perfect homemade bread for beginners!
Cranberry Walnut Bread is a fluffy, plump, slightly sweet bread perfect for turkey sandwiches or toasted with soft cheese. This simple yeast bread recipe is mixed by hand or stand mixer and perfect for beginners, just like this super easy French Bread recipe.
Easy Banana Walnut Bread recipe that melts in your mouth! Every bite is pillowy perfect and not too sweet. Make this ultra moist banana bread for your special occasion brunch.
Double Chocolate Banana Bread is the chocolate lovers version of the ultra moist banana bread. Chocolate chips and cocoa powder are key players in the best chocolate banana bread recipe.
This is THE zucchini bread that melts in your mouth and makes you crave your next bite. Fresh blueberries, whole wheat flour, and half the sugar of a classic zucchini bread recipe makes this gem slightly sweet and desirably healthy.
Brunch Starters
This easy meat and cheese platter is the perfect starter for your special occasion brunch. It's full of delicious flavors and textures that everyone will love.
This classic, dreamy, delicious dip disappears at every gathering and brunch is no exception. It's both casual AND elegant, and loved by all.
Delicious, easy Burrata recipe with fresh tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil, and balsamic glaze. Serve as a caprese salad on bruschetta made with homemade crostini for the ultimate appetizer.
A scrumptious French Onion Dip recipe made with Greek yogurt for added creaminess and nutrition. Even kids love it! This last-minute French onion dip is among a whole collection of easy appetizers.
Smoked Salmon Dip with Greek Yogurt is an easy salmon dip recipe made with cream cheese, greek yogurt, horseradish, lemon juice, and fresh dill. Serve salmon dip with crackers, vegetables, or crostini at your next brunch or holiday breakfast.
Arugula pesto is a 5-minute pesto recipe made with fresh arugula, Parmesan cheese, walnuts, olive oil, and lemon. It's nutty, zesty, peppery and can be served as a sauce, dip, or spread. Arugula pesto is easy to make any season with always-available arugula.
Brunch Salads and Sides
This Kale Salad starts with fresh kale, avocado, and chickpeas in a zesty lemon vinaigrette. Customize it with nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, cheese, and your favorite proteins. This massaged kale salad recipe turns fresh kale into a devourable meal!
Strawberry Feta Salad is a mouthwatering spring and summer salad with plump strawberries, lettuce, juicy grapes, dried cranberries, walnuts, and feta cheese in a simple lemon dressing. Easy and elegant!
This shaved Brussels sprout salad recipe is festive, healthy, and loaded with kale, pomegranate, and apples. It's the perfect combo of sweet and savory with TONS of texture in every bite! It's vegan, gluten-free, and perfect for the holidays...or ANY day!
Broccoli bacon salad with blue cheese, grapes, walnuts, red onion in
apple cider vinaigrette. Serve broccoli salad for lunch, dinner,
holiday, or any day!
This mouthwatering citrus salad is loaded with oranges and grapefruit dressed in a tangy, champagne vinaigrette. It satisfies the deepest citrus cravings and is a great seasonal salad.
Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, fresh herbs, and zesty vinaigrette. This summer salad is easy, budget-friendly, and cools you down on warm days.
This potato salad is savory, tart, creamy, and crazy delish! Eggs, dill pickles, fresh dill, crisp veggies, and zingy dressing make this THE side dish that belongs at every food occasion. Includes instructions for stove and Instant Pot potato salad.
Smashed Potatoes are crispy roasted potatoes with a soft inside where baby potatoes are cooked, smashed, oiled, and baked to crispy perfection. Serve smashed potatoes sprinkled with salt or your favorite toppings as an appetizer or side dish for any meal.
Brunch Entree Ideas
Fig and Prosciutto Flatbread Pizza is a mouth watering appetizer with fresh figs, prosciutto, and a few simple ingredients to wow your palate. It's an elegant, yet super easy flatbread pizza made for air fryer or oven.
Here's a bowl of comfort to enjoy as an entree or side soup with brunch. It's creamy, savory, and delicious with everything.
Lentil Chili Recipe is meatless comfort food with BIG flavor that satisfies even meat-eaters. It's simple, hearty, and made for Instant Pot or stove!
This holiday ham with orange glaze is the perfect balance of savory and sweet, with bright notes of citrus.
Pan Seared Chilean Sea Bass is a light, flaky, delectable fish entree made for special occasions and healthy brunch. Serve this simple, 15-minute entree over arugula salad topped with Chimichurri sauce for restaurant quality flavor and presentation.
This broiled salmon recipe is fresh salmon coated with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. It’s juicy, tender, and heart-healthy! This quick and easy salmon brunch recipe was made for the low key brunch cook.
This super easy King Crab Legs recipe shows you how to prepare crab legs steamed, baked, grilled, or pressure cooked. Alaskan king crab legs are the perfect seafood dinner for your special occasion brunch.
Shakshuka is a skillet of poached eggs in tomato sauce. It's a scrumptious Mediterranean comfort food dish that can be eaten for breakfast or dinner. It's the perfect breakfast while entertaining weekend guests!
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup is perfect for brunch because it's dairy free and gluten free. Guests will love to enjoy this healthy spin on a classic!
Zucchini fritters recipe made with zucchini, carrots, and quinoa to pack in the protein! They're lightly crispy and downright addictive. Serve quinoa zucchini fritters as an appetizer, snack, or meatless meal.
Brunch Dessert Recipes
A super easy, luscious, no-bake dessert with flaky graham cracker crust, fluffy peanut butter filling, and velvety chocolate topping. The perfect make-ahead brunch dessert.
Mouth-watering Blueberry Crisp with a crispy oat & almond topping is served warm and always ready for ice cream. This blueberry crisp recipe is naturally sweetened, undetectably vegan, and crazy easy to make!
Easy, refreshing Strawberry frozen yogurt recipe made with strawberries, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, and honey in a food processor or blender. No refined sugar makes this guiltless frozen yogurt recipe a big YES all summer long!
This Orange Olive Oil Cake Recipe is a Spanish inspired cake made with extra virgin olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, dark chocolate ganache, and toasted almonds. It’s a simple, yellow cake recipe with a unique flavor profile and all the benefits of healthy fats.
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