Easy And Delicious Recipes For Christmas Morning

Imagine Christmas morning for a moment: the crunch of gift wrap as it's crumpled and torn, children's laughter, and perhaps carols playing in the background. Envision snow falling outside your window, the glittery lights and ornaments on your tree, and your sister-in-law's crazy bed-head as she shuffles around in pajamas looking for a mug of coffee to wake her up. Imagine the scent of fresh pine needles and crispy gingerbread cookies. Everything seems perfect — but something is missing from this Yuletide scene: breakfast.

The great thing about this sweet and smoky bacon is that it's made in advance and served at room temperature. Have some on hand Christmas morning; it's a great pre-breakfast snack.

For the Candied Bacon Recipe, click here.

It's okay; you can eat bread pudding for breakfast on Christmas Day. This one is rich and sweet and has a hint of holiday spice thanks to the cinnamon.

For the Caramel Apple Bread Pudding recipe, click here.

This healthier version of hash has lots of flavor thanks to the chorizo and sweet potato. It's a hearty and delicious breakfast and the leftovers are great for breakfast tacos or omelets.

For the Chorizo, Sweet Potato, and Kale Hash recipe, click here.

The great thing about this cinnamon swirl bread is that it's made over the course of two days. If you make the dough on Christmas Eve, then all you have to Christmas morning is pop it in the oven and bake it.

For the Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe, click here.

This French toast is flavored with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves for an authentic gingerbread flavor. You can even use a cookie cutter to cut the slices of bread into gingerbread man shapes before battering and frying the French toast.

For the Gingerbread French Toast recipe, click here.

Who says the Christmas ham is just for dinner? Use a few slices in these tasty breakfast sandwiches. If you don't have a waffle iron, you can cook the biscuits according the package instructions and serve the sandwiches on biscuits instead.

For the Honey Ham Waffle Sandwiches recipe, click here.

Give these delicious stack of flapjacks a holiday twist by adding a pinch each of cinnamon and nutmeg and a few cloves to the batter before baking it.

For the Perfect Pancakes recipe, click here.

The balance of creamy pumpkin, spicy chorizo, sweet caramelized onion relish, and tangy goat cheese make this dish a welcome addition at any meal.

For the Pumpkin, Chorizo, and Kale Frittata recipe, click here.

Minced ginger and dried orange peel give these spiced muffins an old-fashioned holiday flavor. Make them the day before and reheat them on Christmas morning with homemade ginger butter.

For the Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins recipe, click here.