The Easter Brunch I Actually Prep the Day Before

Easter brunch recipes you can make ahead are the sweet rolls, egg bakes and quiche that let you assemble the night before, so Easter morning is about coffee and the egg hunt instead of standing at the stove.

Collage of Easter brunch dishes featuring sweet pastries, savory recipes, and baked treats with the title “28 Easter Brunch Recipes.”

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This is a mix of my own make ahead breakfast recipes plus a few egg bakes, a classic quiche and some favorites from cooks I love to round out the table. Most of it goes together the day before and just needs baking or a quick assembly on the morning itself.

Do the heavy lifting on Saturday and Sunday morning is easy.

Sweet Rolls, Muffins and Biscuits

Bake these on Saturday, wrap them well, and warm them for ten minutes on Easter morning.

How To Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Soft homemade cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese glaze, shape them the night before and bake in the morning.

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Monkey Bread Muffins Recipe

Pull apart monkey bread baked in a muffin tin, sticky, cinnamony and easy to hand out.

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Apple Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe

A tender coffee cake with a thick cinnamon streusel, even better the day after it is baked.

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Sliced apple streusel coffee cake with a crumbly cinnamon streusel topping sits on a wire cooling rack next to a green apple, with more crumbs scattered around.

Carrot Banana Pecan Muffins (Moist!)

Moist carrot banana muffins with toasted pecans, a perfect Easter morning bake.

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freshly baked stack of banana pecan muffins,

Banana Strawberry Bread Recipe With Glaze

Banana strawberry bread with a sweet glaze, pretty enough for the brunch table.

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Eggless Banana Muffins With Sour Cream

Soft banana muffins made without eggs, with sour cream for a tender crumb.

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eggless banana muffins with chocolate chips.

Super Moist Fresh Apricot Muffins

Super moist apricot muffins that bring a little early spring fruit to the table.

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a stack of muffins with apricot filling.

Hot Cross Buns

Spiced yeasted buns filled with raisins, marked with a cross and finished with orange icing, a traditional Easter bake.

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Quick Popeyes Biscuits With Buttermilk (Light & Buttery)

Light and buttery buttermilk biscuits that bake in about fifteen minutes.

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Ham and Cheese Biscuits

Homemade biscuits studded with smoky ham and melted cheddar, a good use for leftover holiday ham.

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Egg Bakes and Casseroles

Assemble these the night before, then bake straight from the fridge in the morning.

Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

A hash brown breakfast casserole with eggs, cheese and sausage, assembled ahead and baked fresh.

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A close-up of the hashbrown breakfast casserole with a portion cut out, showing the shredded hashbrown, ham, and egg layers beneath the melted cheese and jalapeno topping.

Breakfast Casserole With Potatoes And Ham

A hearty breakfast casserole with potatoes and diced ham, a good centerpiece for a bigger brunch table.

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Breakfast Casserole With Potatoes And Ham

Easy Breakfast Strata

A bacon, egg and cheese breakfast strata that is assembled the night before and baked in the morning.

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Spinach Cottage Cheese Egg Bake

A high protein egg bake with spinach and cottage cheese that slices neatly for a crowd.

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Cheesy Broccoli Corn Breakfast Bake

A cheesy egg bake loaded with broccoli and sweet corn, great warm or at room temperature.

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Healthy Vegetable Frittata

A colorful vegetable frittata that works just as well made ahead and served warm.

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Quiche Lorraine

A classic French quiche with bacon, Gruyere and shallots baked into a silky custard, bakeable a day ahead and reheated for brunch.

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Sweet Brunch Favorites

Cherry Cottage Cheese French Toast Recipe

High protein cherry cottage cheese French toast, a filling brunch dish that does not weigh you down before the egg hunt.

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Strawberry Pancakes

Fluffy strawberry pancakes with fresh fruit folded into the batter, best made fresh but the batter can be mixed ahead.

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Easy 5-Ingredient Crepe Recipe

Easy five ingredient crepes you can make ahead, stack and warm before serving.

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Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

A make ahead blueberry baked oatmeal that slices into squares and reheats beautifully.

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Overnight Oats with Yogurt

Creamy overnight oats with yogurt, prepped in jars the night before.

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Something Fresh and Savory

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

A colorful mixed fruit salad tossed in a honey lime dressing, a bright, no bake addition to a heavier brunch spread.

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Best-Ever Deviled Eggs

Classic deviled eggs, boil and peel the eggs and make the filling ahead, then fill the whites the morning of.

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Spicy Deviled Eggs

Spicy deviled eggs with a little kick, a fun twist on the Easter classic.

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spicy deviled eggs with pickles hot sauce and paprika

Best-Ever Honey Glazed Ham with Brown Sugar and Mustard

A honey glazed ham with brown sugar and mustard that does double duty for brunch and dinner.

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Asparagus Puff Pastry Twists With Prosciutto

Flaky puff pastry twisted around asparagus and prosciutto, an easy savory bite.

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Asparagus Puff Pastry Twists With Prosciutto

Something to Sip

Strawberry Iced Tea with Mint

A pitcher of strawberry iced tea with fresh mint, made the day before and chilled.

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Tips for an Easy Easter Brunch

Assemble egg casseroles the night before and bake straight from the fridge – you just add a few extra minutes to the bake time for the cold start.
Bake the quiche a day ahead and reheat it covered at 300°F – it comes back just as good without a last minute bake competing with everything else.
Boil and peel eggs for deviled eggs up to three days ahead – store them whole in a covered container in the fridge, the same way I prep my best ever deviled eggs.
Make the fruit salad dressing separately and toss it right before serving – the fruit stays fresher and does not sit in liquid overnight.
Set the table and pull out serving dishes the night before – one less thing standing between you and the egg hunt.

Easter Brunch Questions

What Easter brunch dishes can I fully make the day before?

Quiche, egg casseroles assembled unbaked, and cinnamon rolls shaped and refrigerated all hold overnight. Fruit salad and deviled egg filling can be prepped a day ahead too, just combine them close to serving.

How do I feed a bigger Easter brunch crowd without more cooking?

Pick one egg casserole or quiche as the main, one sweet item like cinnamon rolls, and a couple of no cook sides like fruit salad and deviled eggs. That covers a table without three things baking at once.

Can I freeze Easter brunch food ahead of time?

Cinnamon rolls freeze well unbaked. Quiche and casseroles freeze after baking and reheat reasonably well, though they are best fresh or made just a day ahead.

Pick a warm main, add the quiche or the fruit salad for balance, and let Saturday do most of the work. If you love a make ahead morning, my Christmas breakfast and brunch ideas work just as well any time of year.