If you’re planning to celebrate the Easter holiday with a midday meal, here is a basket-full of Easter brunch recipe inspiration. From traditional hot cross buns to make-ahead breakfast casserole, you’ll find a variety of popular Easter brunch recipes below, both sweet and savory.
Easter Brunch Ideas
Easter food typically includes heaps of chocolate (like these peanut butter Easter eggs!), but in between all the sweets and egg hunts, there has to be a nourishing meal. If you’re planning an Easter brunch menu, this collection of easy Easter brunch recipes includes sweet and savory favorites like hot cross buns, cinnamon rolls, breakfast casseroles, quiche, muffins, and coffee cake.
Breakfast casserole is the real Easter brunch M.V.P., but today’s list also includes egg-free options, impressive pastries, simple salads, and kid-friendly favorites. If you’re looking for ham recipes, I’ve made and loved this citrus spice glazed ham. It’s fantastic, and makes excellent leftovers.
My favorite egg-free savory Easter brunch recipe is this ham & potato casserole:
And don’t forget that coconut Easter cake is 100% acceptable on Easter morning. 😉
Sample Easter Brunch Menu
For a balanced brunch spread, I recommend choosing recipes from a few different categories. For example:
Whether you’re hosting the big Sunday meal, or toting along a side dish, you’re sure to find a new favorite Easter brunch recipe here. If you have a copy of my New York Times best-selling cookbook, Sally’s Baking 101, I have an entire chapter dedicated to delicious brunch recipes. Hop to it!
See my general breakfast recipes page, which includes an easy frittata recipe, for all of my published breakfast recipe options.
20 Favorite Easter Brunch Recipes
Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter treat and I’m happy to share my family’s favorite version with you! Featuring a deliciously spiced sweet dough, flour cross, and orange glaze, these buns are truly one of my favorite yeasted bread recipes.
Ham & Potato Casserole Recipe
This savory ham and potato casserole is cheesy, flavorful, and satisfying. It’s a delicious way to use leftover ham, and it can do double duty as a brunch recipe or a dinner dish. It’s also completely egg-free.
Easy Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
This breakfast casserole recipe is an incredibly convenient breakfast choice because it’s make-ahead and infinitely adaptable. Use your favorite seasonings and cheeses, vegetables like peppers and mushrooms, meats like sausage or bacon—or you can make it vegetarian.
Homemade Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe yields a pan of buttery soft, gooey cinnamon sweet, and extra fluffy homemade cinnamon rolls topped with tangy cream cheese icing. You can make the cinnamon rolls within a few hours or get started the night before.
The Perfect Quiche
This is a perfect base quiche recipe. Use a combination of milk and heavy cream for the richest, creamiest filling, and the flavors/add-ins are up to you!
Blueberry French Toast Casserole
One of my best! Every bite is full of texture and flavor… from the soft custard-soaked bread and juicy blueberries to the crisp brown sugar streusel on top!
Lemon Blueberry Muffins
These light and fluffy lemon blueberry muffins taste just as good—or better!—than any bakery version. Greek yogurt keeps them extra moist, creamed butter creates a wonderfully soft and fluffy texture, and blueberries and lemon add a burst of flavor.
Sour Cream Coffee Cake (With Crumb Topping)
Simple and classic, this buttery cinnamon crumb coffee cake is anything but plain! Sour cream ensures a moist, light (not overly dense) breakfast cake, and there’s double the brown sugar cinnamon crumb streusel.
Ham & Swiss Strata Recipe
This version of the egg-and-bread casserole requires zero pre-cooking on your part. Use crusty day-old bread so each bite is chewy and textured. You can prep the strata the night before.
Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones
These lemon blueberry scones are bursting with juicy blueberries and a delicious lemon zing. They’re buttery and moist, with crisp-crumbly edges and soft flaky centers.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastry Braid
With layers of buttery flaky dough and a sweet cheese filling, this blueberry cream cheese pastry braid is undoubtedly irresistible. The recipe yields 2 braids, which is enough for a large gathering of hungry guests.
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
A Sunday classic! Soft and fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness, they’re an ideal base for your favorite pancake toppings. This is my staple, go-to pancake recipe.
Blackberry Cream Cheese Crumb Cake
This blackberry crumb cake features a blackberry-studded buttery breakfast cake, smooth cream cheese layer, and cinnamon brown sugar crumble topping.
Favorite Strawberry Bacon Salad
My favorite strawberry bacon salad is always a crowd-pleaser, any time of day! If you already have cooked bacon, it only takes about 15 minutes to throw together.
Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart (GF)
If you’re looking for a healthful side or ending to your Easter brunch meal, I always love this nutritious and gluten-free tart.
Orange Sweet Rolls
These bright and fresh homemade orange sweet rolls start with a soft and buttery homemade dough, and are rolled up with a zesty citrus-cinnamon-sugar filling!
Easter Cake Recipe
For a perfectly festive Easter dessert, top this lightly sweet coconut Bundt cake with creamy lemon cream cheese frosting, feathery sweetened coconut, and, of course, candy-coated chocolate eggs.
Homemade Monkey Bread (aka Cinnamon Roll Bites)
Monkey bread is equally fun to make, serve, and eat. It’s always a crowd favorite!
Baked Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole
One of my favorite all-in-one, always crowd-pleasing, home run breakfast recipes! The pockets of cream cheese under the buttery streusel are the best part.
Homemade Cheddar Biscuits (Like Red Lobster)
These deliciously simple homemade cheddar biscuits easily rival Red Lobster’s cheddar bay biscuits. They’re quick and easy to put together, and baked in only about 20 minutes.
If you’re in the mood for rolls, I love serving these honey butter rolls with Easter brunch or supper. They make a wonderful base for leftover Easter ham sandwiches, too!
And if you need more inspiration in the desserts category, I have you covered. Here is a collection of spring dessert recipes including homemade lemon meringue pie and fluffy angel food cake. Each would make a perfectly sweet addition to your holiday meal.
Q: What are your favorite Easter brunch recipes?
