Every year, my family celebrates Christmas morning with a festive holiday brunch buffet. And I've always got the sweet bakes covered, from German Stollen to gooey cinnamon rolls. So I compiled a list of all my favorite family-approved holiday brunch recipes!
Cardamom Star Bread
Cardamom and cinnamon star bread is perfect for holiday brunch, requiring just half an hour of hands-on prep. The slow-rise yeast dough is layered with butter, warm spices, and sugar then elegantly twisted to form a star shape & double as a festive table centerpiece.
Glazed Cinnamon Roll Bread
This homemade cinnamon roll bread is made by baking mini cinnamon rolls in a loaf pan for soft layers of butter + brown sugar in each bite.
Old-Fashioned Raisin Cinnamon Rolls
These fluffy cinnamon raisin rolls are made with soaked raisins kneaded into the dough to keep them soft and chewy. And softened butter in the simple cinnamon + brown sugar filling creates a caramelized swirl in each bite.
Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread
This festive Christmas tree pull apart bread is made with savory from-scratch dough and stuffed with gooey cheese. Then the golden rolls are brushed with melted butter and fresh herbs.
Double Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
These fluffy chocolate cinnamon rolls are everything you want in a cozy bake! The yeast dough is made with Dutch-process cocoa powder, the filling's packed with brown sugar & chocolate chips, and the whole thing's finished with a drizzle of espresso glaze that keeps the sweetness in check.
Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
In this easy cinnamon pull-apart bread, fluffy dough is spiced with cinnamon and softened with butter, milk, and eggs. Then a generous filling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter adds cozy sweetness to each bite!
German Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
These sweet chocolate cinnamon rolls are made from scratch with a cocoa powder brown sugar filling + chocolate chips, and a punchy espresso glaze drizzled on top!
Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins (5 Ingredients!)
These cruffins are the beautiful combination of a croissant and a muffin. Flaky puff pastry dough is baked in a muffin tin then coated with cinnamon sugar.
German Nut Cinnamon Rolls
These sweet German nut rolls called Nussschnecken are like flat cinnamon rolls filled with chopped nuts. The buns are super soft, swirled with a sticky caramelized filling and a simple homemade glaze on top.
Poppy Seed Strudel
German poppy seed strudel is made with a sweet and fluffy yeast dough swirled around a nutty poppy seed filling made from scratch. Raisins add little bursts of fruity flavor in the filling, while sliced almonds on top add extra crunch.
Croissant Cinnamon Rolls
These buttery German cinnamon rolls called Franzbrötchen are a mix between flaky croissants and sweet cinnamon rolls. If you're intimidated by laminated dough, don't worry, because I've broken down the steps & included lots of helpful tips and process photos!
Christmas Stollen
This Christmas Stollen is made from soft yeasted sweet bread filled with soaked raisins, sliced almonds, and candied citron. And a simple lemon glaze is drizzled on top to add a little extra sweetness.
Easy Veggie Quiche
This simple veggie quiche delivers savory, eggy, cheesy goodness all baked in a flaky pie crust. Any late-risers will jump out of bed and run to the kitchen for a slice.
Hazelnut Loaf Cake
Enjoy cake for breakfast with this nutty German hazelnut cake! It's super moist, delicious, and practically melts in your mouth thanks to ground hazelnut flour.
German Cheese Strudel
This German cheese strudel is made with phyllo dough for buttery, crispy layers that envelope a sweet and tangy filling made with lemon zest, sugar, and quark or labneh.
Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
These cinnamon streusel muffins have a sweet brown sugar-cinnamon swirl in the center, and crunchy cinnamon streusel on top!
Cranberry Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Cinnamon roll dough is braided with fresh tart cranberries and brown sugar that caramelizes as it bakes!
Chocolate Walnut Loaf Cake
This delicious chocolate walnut cake is a combo of the best parts of quick breads and loaf cakes. It's soft, buttery, and sweet like cake. But it's got a delicious crunchy crust like quick bread. And both ground walnuts and chopped walnuts in this moist cake add tons of nutty flavor to compliment the chocolate!
Eggnog with Almond Milk
This almond milk eggnog is creamy, spiced and made without eggs!
German Hot Chocolate
This cozy German hot chocolate is intensely rich and silky smooth, made on the stove with melted high-quality chocolate, whole milk, a little brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. In just 15 minutes, you can be cuddling up with a drink that tastes like a warm hug.
Homemade Chai Concentrate
Homemade cozy chai lattes or refreshing iced chai lattes are super easy to make at home when you know how to make chai concentrate from tea bags! Whole spices, fresh ginger, and black tea make this chai concentrate easy & flavorful.
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