When it gets to be this time of year, there's nothing I enjoy more than waking up on Sunday mornings, getting the fireplace going, and snuggling up with a mug of coffee and good food.
This is mostly theoretical, of course, as Florida is a year-round wasteland of 80+ degree weather, old people, and mosquitoes. BUT it's still a nice thought.
Here are 12 breakfasts to keep your Sunday mornings nice and cozy.
1. Overnight Egg-Sausage Bake
Overnight recipes are great for Sunday morning breakfasts! Once you wake up, all you have to do is pop it in the oven for an hour and enjoy. Not to mention how delicious this recipe is! If you're a vegetarian like me, switch out the pork sausage for seitan or soy sausage or crumbles. It's just as delicious! The cheese and milk and cheese can also be substituted for non-dairy products, and you've got yourself a delicious ovo-vegetarian bake.
2. Make-Ahead Breakfast Bites
The best thing about these little bites is that they're customizable! Everyone wins with their favorite ingredients baked inside a little pastry cup. Another make-ahead recipe that leaves your Sundays open for snuggling and sipping coffee. How can you beat that?
3. Cinnamon Apple Berry Baked Oatmeal
What's better than cozy Sunday Morning breakfast? VEGAN cozy Sunday morning breakfast! All you need to do is mix the ingredients and put them in the oven, and you've got a deliciously sweet breakfast everyone will enjoy.
4. Cornbread Breakfast Pizza
This recipe takes a little more time to put together, but it is well worth the work. This is another recipe that's customizable, and you put whatever toppings you want on this cornbread breakfast pizza. I prefer tomatoes, green onion, and cheese. Vegetarians, be sure to buy vegetarian cornbread!
5. Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Brunch Ring
I'm not sure if this ring is really considered finger food, but it is in my house! Flaky crescent rolls, chunky salsa, and lots of cheese makes this breakfast (or brunch) something everyone will enjoy! We skip the bacon and add sour cream for dipping, and end up making this ring about least once a month!
6. Overnight Blueberry-Lemon-Cream Cheese French Toast
Blueberries and cream cheese go together like nothing else! Spread over thick challah and complimented with tangy lemon, this recipe is too good to pass up! Sure, it seems like more of a spring breakfast, but with blueberries available year-round, you'll want this french toast during fall and winter.
7. Butternut Squash and Bacon Fall Breakfast Hash
Butternut squash is a staple in fall recipes, though it's usually found in the form of soup. In this fry-up, the squash is cubed and cooked until it's nice and tender. Add eggs, onions, and bacon (or another meat/meat substitute) and you've got a savory fall breakfast that'll keep you nice and content, wrapped up in a blanket.
8. Cracked Out Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Breakfast foods that are delicious aren't always the best for you, This is true in the case of this cheese-bacon-ranch-tater tot dish, but sometimes you just need a hearty food to get your cozy feels going! Plus, it tastes sooooo good (without the bacon for us vegetarians).
9. French Toast Bake
You can never go wrong with french toast! Sourdough bread soaked in egg overnight and topped with crumbles of brown sugar and cinnamon- doesn't it just sound like something you should be eating in front of a fireplace on chilly mornings? Yet another overnight recipe that lets you do little more than simply relax and let the world wake up around you while the food bakes in the oven.
10. Spinach, Feta, and Egg Bubble-Up Bake
Spinach, feta, and egg is a combination I will never get tired of. This combo mixed with egg and poured over buttermilk biscuits that, true to the name, bubble up when baked, creates a perfect comfort dish you'll want to make for every meal. If you don't believe me, just try making it for yourself and see.
11. Bacon-Cheese Pull Aparts
Like most other dishes on this list, the meat has to be swapped out or removed to make it vegetarian. Sometimes that's a little annoying, but without the bacon these cheesy pull aparts are just as good! Green onion is a great flavor with cheddar, and the biscuits only make it better.
12. Apple Cinnamon Baked Donuts
We end this breakfast list on a sweet note! These apple cinnamon baked donuts use two of the most important fall flavors and add doughy goodness I just can't get over! If you don't have a donut pan, a mini muffin tin will work just as well. Try adding a maple glaze to the top of these bites for an even more fall flavor that'll leave you dreaming of flannel and fallen leaves.
Maybe you like to spend your Sunday mornings sleeping, or maybe you like to get up and bask in the peaceful, snug times that show up in fall and winter. Either way, these cozy meals are a great way to get those Holiday time good-feels going.
