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Our Christmas Brunch gift for you!

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Here’s your Christmas Brunch gift! WE LOVE YOU!

This year, our family has been learning more about what it means to DELIGHT. Delight in each other, delight in the quiet with Jesus, delight in each bite of food we take, delight in community, delight in worship…

It’s been, well, delightful.

With this word at the forefront of my mind, as I was creating the gift I wanted to give all of you this year, I realized that our Christmas Brunch together has been just that: delightful.

Beyond the fellowship and the food, recognizing that the LIGHT of Jesus makes everything in life – even the hard parts – absolutely delightful.

Your Gift

We put this little book for you. Not only does it include all of the recipes we enjoyed during our 2024 Christmas Brunch, we added a few extras too. And, the best part: A Delightful Devotional for you and your dear ones to enjoy.

This devotional section of the book will walk you through spending time reflecting on the past 12 months and how God’s light radiated into every part – yes even and especially in the challenges.

I’m so thankful for all of you. I love that you regularly send me encouragement – I need it. The community built together here is one of a kind, and I thank you for the gift you are to me.

You are a delight.

To enjoy your Delightful Christmas Brunch eBook, simply click on the link below and it’ll be yours. God bless you with a very Merry Christmas!

Get your free gift here.

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124 Brunch Food Ideas and Recipes

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Need some brunch food ideas? Here are 124 to look through and choose from!

Recently I decided to host a simple brunch for our Sunday Lunch guests. I had so much fun brainstorming different food ideas that I decided to share them here for easy access.

My initial Brunch Food Ideas list looked like this:

  • Egg Casserole
  • French Toast Casserole
  • Muffins
  • Yogurt-Granola Parfait
  • Omelet Muffins
  • Fritatas
  • Quiche
  • Homemade Poptarts
  • Raspberry Bars
  • Iced Coffee – coffee bar
  • Fruit Tray with dips
  • Veggie Tray with dips
  • Cheesecake Parfait
  • Smoothie Station
  • Bagels and cream cheese spreads

Then I decided to be more detailed and make big lists of recipes in each category. All said and done, I compiled 124 recipe options for you to work with. These are all simple and good. Enjoy!

Egg Dish RecipesYum

Is it even a brunch if you don’t have an Egg Casserole of some kind? :) These are some great options to choose from:

French Toast and Bread Pudding

These are great because you can make them ahead of time:

Muffin Recipes

It might be fun to make several varieties of muffins to set out along with a beautiful, colorful fruit arrangement, quiche, and drinks!

Breads and Rolls

Make a variety of these to slice and serve with an egg dish and fruit:

Other Fun Baked Goods

These recipes will make your brunch extra special:

Cheesecake or Yogurt Parfaits

These are as beautiful as they are delicious!

Fruit with Dips

Prepare a tray filled with any variety of these fruits to go with your fruit dips: strawberries, blueberries, green grapes, red grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon, honey dew melon, orange wedges, apple slices

Chips or Veggies with Dips

Veggie platters are beautiful because they add color variety to your buffet. These dips make veggies more fun to eat:

Salads

Here are some ideas for making your salad special:

Smoothie Station

Borrow blenders from a couple of friends, then set out a variety of frozen fruits for people to choose from:

  • Pineapple
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Bananas
  • Mango

Along with liquid choices:

  • Whole milk
  • Almond milk
  • Coconut milk
  • Orange juice
  • Yogurt

And some extras like whipped cream and fun straws. Let everyone make a smoothie just the way they like!

Coffee

Your guests will love it if you serve coffee in any of these fun ways!

Hot or Iced Tea Options

These look pretty in glass serving dispensers…

Hot and Cold Drink Treats

These ideas are unique and always go over well:

Share your favorite brunch menus!

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Special (Easy) Breakfast: Chocolate Syrup on Pancakes

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If you want to turn a regular breakfast into a special breakfast, simply pour chocolate syrup on your pancakes! Here are two chocolate sauce recipes for you (one is dairy-free and low in sugar!).

I have all sorts of recipes for you, actually.

  1. First, we’ll talk about pancakes.
  2. Then, I’ll give you these great chocolate sauce recipes.
  3. Then, I’ll share different homemade whipped cream recipes to top everything off!

What’s great about this idea is that it turns ordinary pancakes into something super special! And if you’re hesitant about putting chocolate sauce on your pancakes because of the sugar, might I remind you that maple syrup is straight sugar also (even if it’s pure maple syrup)? ;) Not only that, if you make the Dairy Free Chocolate Sauce recipe below you’ll actually have a lower-sugar option to pour (or spread) all over your pancakes!

Pancake Recipe Ideas:

Chocolate Syrup for PancakesYum

Hot Fudge Sauce

Chocolate Fudge Sauce
 
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Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup brown sugar or sucanat
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. In medium saucepan, stir together cream, sugar, cocoa and butter.
  2. Cook on medium heat until butter is melted and ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

 

Dairy Free Chocolate Sauce

Dairy Free Chocolate Sauce
 
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Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 13.5 ounce can of full fat, unsweetened coconut milk
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ - ½ cup sweetener (honey, sucanat, or brown sugar)
Instructions
  1. Mix ingredients in a small saucepan, cooking and stirring on medium heat until well combined.
  2. Serve warm or cold.
  3. Store this sauce in a covered container in the refrigerator, rewarming on the stove-top as needed. It will keep for up to a month in the fridge.

Drizzle or spread these onto your pancakes and you’ve got an amazing feast. But really, it’s thousands of times better if you then top it all with whipped cream!

Whipped Cream Recipes:

Still want more ideas?

Bonus Pancake Topping Recipes:

What’s your favorite way to top a pancake?

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