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Christmas Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas

December 16, 2020 by Bethany Lotulelei Leave a Comment

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I love baking, but who wants to spend all day in the kitchen when there’s hot chocolate to sip, family memories to make, and stockings to open? I am all about doing the work days earlier so you have a stress-free, peaceful holiday with your family. That’s why I put together this list of Christmas make-ahead breakfast ideas, to encourage you to get that baking done ahead of time so you have more time with your family.

Just in case you, too, are looking for ways to spend less time in the kitchen this holiday season, here are a few of our favorite tried and true Christmas make-ahead breakfast ideas!

Christmas Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas

Mix and Match Christmas Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas

1.Make-Ahead Pumpkin Donuts

We can mix up the pumpkin donuts, roll out the dough, cut the shapes, then freeze the uncooked dough on parchment paper or silicone mat-lined cookie sheets. We transfer the frozen dough into freezer bags, then any time we want fresh donuts (and when would we notwant fresh donuts?), we can grab some out of the freezer and fry them up fresh to eat while sipping a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate!

2. Yogurt Parfait Bar

Simply purchase the ingredients beforehand, make the granola or other add-ins a few days beforehand, chop up the fruit the day before, and you are set!

Here are some of my favorite toppings:

  • Containers of your family’s favorite yogurt
  • Stevia, maple syrup, or honey if you haven’t already sweetened the yogurt
  • A variety of fresh berries or peaches (make the process faster in the morning by cutting the fruit ahead of time)
  • Dried fruit options
  • Coconut Flakes
  • Cinnamon Sugar Pecans or other nuts or seeds your family enjoys
  • Dark Chocolate Almond Granola, Regular Granola, or Grape Nuts Cereal

3. Make-Ahead Muffins

I have to know:  Is this “freezing muffin batter” a brand new idea to you, or have you tried it before?  Once I tried this and learned how well it worked, I went on a muffin freezing frenzy (as confessed above). I now have Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffin batter, Blueberry Muffin batter, Chocolate Chip Muffin batter (recipe in Kids in the Kitchen eBook), and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffin batter in my freezers. What a time saver!

Looking for a few new recipes to try for Christmas morning? Check out this list of 23 Muffin recipes!

4. Frozen Yogurt Cups

This recipe is easy enough for your kiddos to make! Invite them into the kitchen, and whip these up together!

5. Homemade Poptarts


I love to make these poptarts and freeze them before I bake them. On a day I declare to be a Poptart Morning, I pull a few out and bake enough for each person to have a couple with our eggs and fruit. So good!

6. Giant Breakfast Cookies

Make the dough ahead of time, scoop the cookies out unto cookie sheets, freeze the cookie dough balls, and you’re set! Hot breakfast cookies on Christmas morning! Serve with fruit, and bacon (of course).

7. Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is one of my favorite special breakfasts. Make your biscuits ahead of time, and pop them in the freezer then make your gravy the day before, and heat it up in the morning. Easy peasy!

8. Cinnamon Rolls

I couldn’t make a list of Christmas breakfasts without including Cinnamon Rolls! These are deliciously easy, and mostly low in sugar! They kind of resemble those frozen orange rolls you can buy in the freezer section – except that these have a little bit of nutritional value and not nearly as much sugar, so we can all rejoice.

What is your favorite breakfast to make for Christmas morning?

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It’s Here Again! Our 5th Annual Christmas Brunch!

December 18, 2014 by Laura 40 Comments

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The beauty of the internet is that while most of us can’t actually hang out and share a meal together (seeing as we’re located all over the globe), we can still enjoy community and fellowship. For the 5th year in a row, we’re inviting you to join us in a lovely Christmas Brunch, held right here every day through December 24.

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What’s on the menu? Oh just wait until you see! You’ll get to enjoy new recipes each day, as well as have chances to win prizes. Now that’s always fun!

Each time you see the Christmas Brunch invitation (pictured above), leave a comment on that post to be entered into a drawing for one of five $10 gift certificates for downloadable items in our Heavenly Homemakers Shop. The day after Christmas, we’ll tally all the entries and do a random drawing. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win.

But don’t forget the recipes and fellowship. That’s the best part of all! So make plans to join us from now until Christmas. We have a lot of fun in store for you.

So let’s start now! Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of our Heavenly Homemakers Shop gift certificates!

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Bacon Cheese Muffins

December 18, 2013 by Laura 85 Comments

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I believe bacon is the language of love when it comes to most males, and I happen to like bacon too. You want to know the best way I’ve found to get all of my men-folk out of bed in the mornings? Make bacon. Hoooah! <—that was me grunting out a manly sound, did you hear it? That’s the sound that typically follows the word bacon in our house. “Mmm, bacon. Hoooah!” Based on this idea, I created Bacon Cheese Muffins.

I usually stick with turkey bacon, but it really is hard to beat the taste of the pork bacon I can get from our local farmer. It’s a wonderful, occasional treat at our house – and yes, it does drive the boys out of bed in the morning.

These Bacon Cheese Muffins are easy and delicious – perfect for a holiday brunch. (You may remember seeing this recipe in our free Healthy Breakfast Made Simple eBook.)

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Bacon Cheese Muffins
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup sucanat or brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ¼ cup melted butter or coconut oil
  • ½ cup bacon
  • ½ cup shredded cheese
Instructions
  1. Using kitchen shears, cut bacon into bite sized pieces.
  2. Brown bacon pieces in a skillet until thoroughly cooked.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine flour, sucanat, baking powder, and sea salt.
  4. Add egg, milk, and butter. Fold in cooked bacon and shredded cheese.
  5. Scoop batter into 12 paper-lined muffin tins.
  6. Bake in a 400° oven for 15-20 minutes or until muffins are golden brown.
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Are you bacon lovers at your house?  Hoooah!

Muffin Info You Need

The Easiest Way to Make Muffins

Even though muffins are easy to make, these tips make them even easier. I love real food made easy.

  • The Easiest Way to Make Muffins
  • Freeze Muffin Batter for Easy Breakfasts (my favorite muffin tip of all time)
  • Make Pancake Muffins
  • Use Silicone Muffin Cups to Save Money and for Easy Clean Up

All of these tips work great for these Bacon Cheese Muffins!

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Join Us!! It’s the Fourth Annual Heavenly Homemakers Christmas Brunch!

December 18, 2013 by Laura 84 Comments

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It’s time once again to share our virtual Christmas brunch! There will be lots of yummy food (recipes), gifts, and encouragement as we enjoy the week before Christmas together. I always look forward to spending this time with you each year. Whether you live right next door to me or live all the way across the globe – I love that the internet has brought us together and that we can share in a special Christmas celebration!

Beyond all of the recipe posts I’ll be sharing, as an appreciation gift for coming to our Brunch, we’ll be having a drawing on the 26th for five $10 Heavenly Homemakers Gift Certificates! Each time you see the above Christmas Brunch Invitation on a post between now and December 24, leave a comment for a chance to win one of the certificates. I’ll draw five random winners and post them on the 26th. There will be several posts with the invitation attached, so you’ll have several chances to win! (This post counts, so let the comments begin!)

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Loads of Christmas Brunch Recipes

December 23, 2012 by Laura 63 Comments

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When a bunch of women get together for any kind of party…what do they usually talk about?

Yes, the topics typically range from kids and snot to favorite ways to get stains out of clothes to a good sale someone found on sweaters – and everything in between.

Since you and so many, many women are joining us here at Heavenly Homemakers for our virtual brunch – I figure that if we were sitting around in my living room visiting in real life, after we covered the above topics and shared about what all of our plans are for Christmas, the topic would surely eventually turn toward favorite recipes. Don’t you think?

That is why I’m excited today, as part of our Christmas Brunch, to share with you several more recipe ideas from years past. We can never have enough fun, comforting holiday treat recipes!

Peppermint Patties

Homemade Healthier Eggnog

Whole Wheat Gingerbread Men

Warm Vanilla Soother

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Sweet Pepper Fritata

Christmas Spice Cookies

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Quick Eggnog Muffins

Vanilla Muffins with Crumb Topping

Have fun clicking through getting new ideas! And please share your recipes in the comments section because I love getting new ideas too. :)

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls {Christmas Brunch}

December 21, 2012 by Laura 94 Comments

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I love treats like these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls that are on the healthy side, plus they are very easy to put together! With four simple ingredients that many of us have on hand – I’ll bet some of you will hop right off your chair and get them started right away. I highly recommend that you do.

But beware – these are little balls of peanut butter, chocolatey, coconutty addictiveness. You’ve been warned.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip BallsYum

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls {Christmas Brunch}
 
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Author: Laura
Ingredients
  • 1 cup natural peanut butter
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Melt coconut oil and honey together in a saucepan.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until mixture is smooth.
  3. Fold in chocolate chips.
  4. Spread mixture into a 9x9 inch pan.
  5. Refrigerate for about two hours.
  6. Roll mixture into 1 inch balls.
  7. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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I use homemade peanut butter, which makes all the difference in every recipe if you ask me. You can’t beat the taste of fresh peanut butter. (It’s easier to make than you think!)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls

Find more No-Bake Snack and Dessert Ball recipes here:

  • No-Bake Granola Bar Bites
  • No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Bites
  • No-Bake Chocolate Fudge Cookie Bites
  • No-Bake Snickerdoodle Bites
  • No-Bake Chocolate Fudge Bites

I use Homemade Almond Butter in most of these recipes. Once you learn to make nut butters, you’ll never go back to store-bought!

No-Bake Cookie Bites - Easy Recipes!

Keep these recipes on hand – especially in the summer time when you don’t want to turn on the oven but you want to make a treat. I love that all of these No-Bake Balls are filling and offer nourishment too. Protein, fiber, lightly sweetened…they are the perfect dessert of snack!

These also work great in a lunch box. To top it all off, these freeze well so you can make several ahead of time and store them in the freezer until you need them!

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Sweet Pepper Fritata

December 20, 2011 by Laura 143 Comments

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I can’t decide which I like best about this dish:  looking at it…or eating it. I love that the red and green peppers make this fritata look festive for Christmas. This is very easy to make and can be put together ahead of time and baked just before serving. If you want to add a little extra protein, throw in some leftover cooked chicken or sausage.

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1 small onion, chopped
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
3/4 cup chopped red pepper
2 Tablespoons butter
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Saute onion and peppers in the butter for 5-7 minutes or until veggies are tender and your family comes running into the kitchen to see what smells so good. Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Stir sauteed vegetables into egg mixture. Pour into an ungreased pie dish. Bake in a 350° oven for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle of the fritata comes out clean. Serves 6-8.

Sweet Pepper Fritata

Which would you rather do – look at this, or eat it? Or maybe you could just really enjoy looking at it while you eat it. ;)

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Second Annual Heavenly Homemakers Christmas Brunch

December 16, 2011 by Laura 247 Comments

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Last year’s Christmas Brunch was so much fun, we’ve decided to do it again.

We appreciate all of you so much for reading here, and for all of the encouragement you send our way. As a way of saying thank you, we would love to invite you all into our home for a big Christmas brunch. Since that’s not physically possible, we will be having a “virtual” Christmas Brunch here next week that we hope you can all attend.

There will be lots of yummy food (recipes), gifts, and encouragement as we enjoy the week before Christmas together.

In addition, as an appreciation gift for coming to our Brunch, we’ll be having a drawing on the 26th for four $10 Heavenly Homemakers Gift Certificates! Each time you see the above Christmas Brunch Invitation on a post between now and the 24th, leave a comment for a chance to win one of the certificates. I’ll draw four random winners and post them on the 26th. There will be several posts with the invitation attached, so you’ll have several chances to win! (This post counts, so let the comments begin!)

And now, I’m off to prepare goodies and gifts to share with you next week. Please plan to attend this special upcoming week of festivities!

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