25 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes to Feed a Crowd
Sweet and savoury dishes that let you actually enjoy your own party
It's that glorious stretch between Christmas and New Year when eating chocolates at 8 am feels perfectly reasonable, and calories simply don't count. Mince pies with morning coffee? Fruitcake at 10 pm? Absolutely acceptable. But if you're hosting family and friends over the festive season and need proper meals to feed everyone, here are 25+ breakfast and brunch recipes that'll keep the crowd happy.
Savoury Dishes:
Easy ham and cheese croissant bake
The buttery croissants puff up in the oven, becoming wonderfully light and airy, whilst the savoury ham and melted cheese add unbeatable flavour.
Menemen: Delicious Turkish Scrambled Eggs
Menemen is one of my all-time favourite scrambled egg recipes. I love all the peppers and tomatoes, which give it so much flavour. Make sure you cook some of the liquid from the tomatoes out and enjoy on toast with a sprinkle of parsley.
Omelette with smoked salmon (or trout), crème fraîche and red onion
This easy omelette is a Neill Anthony recipe and one of my favourites. It’s a little bit fancy and perfect for breakfast. Or brunch when you want to be extra.
A Delicious And Easy Shakshuka
This delicious shakshuka recipe is adapted from Ottolenghi’s book Jerusalem. Comfort breakfast eating at its best.
Spinach & Corn Scrambled Eggs With Parmesan
Spinach, corn and Parmesan cheese elevate these scrambled eggs and make the perfect dish to feed a crowd. You could use fresh, frozen, or tinned corn, or aged Cheddar in place of the Parmesan.
Egg And Bacon In Bread Baskets
Inspired by Nice Cafe in Parkhurst in Johannesburg, this is a fun and delicious way to feed eggs to a crowd. Make the toast baskets in a muffin tin.
Creamy Miso Mushrooms And Eggs
A great way to elevate your mushrooms on toast with umami-laden miso and a splash of cream. Add an egg of your choice on top.
These can be adapted with any fillings and make great picnic food too.
Boiled Eggs With Asparagus, Pancetta & Parmesan Toast
Eggs Benedict On Roasted Brown Mushrooms
French toast with miso and Parmesan
The most delicious cheese & onion quiche.
Rustic smoky breakfast hash with gammon
Sweet dishes
Mango, Passionfruit And Yoghurt Brûlée
This recipe for mango, passionfruit, and yoghurt brûlée sits between a dessert and a decadent breakfast treat, with wedges of perfectly ripe, in-season mangoes topped with fresh passionfruit pulp. It’s my absolute best way to eat a mango. It’s so easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and it’s always a crowd pleaser.
Dutch Baby Pancake With Blueberries & Lemon
This Dutch baby pancake with blueberries and lemon is a delicious breakfast or brunch treat to serve a few people. Topped with lemon curd swirled through Greek-style yoghurt and fresh blueberries, this will be loved by everyone.
Baked oatmeal with banana, raisins, pecans
Dutch Baby Pancake With Caramelised Apples
Caramelised apples with a hint of cinnamon served in the Dutch baby pancake with maple syrup and yoghurt. What’s not to love?
Blueberry Pancakes With Ricotta And Orange
These blueberry pancakes with ricotta and orange are one of my all-time favourite pancake recipes on my blog. They are light and fluffy and soak up maple syrup perfectly.
Baked French Toast With Apples, Cinnamon, And Raisins
If baked French toast, otherwise known as French toast casserole and apple pie, had a baby, this baked French toast with apples, cinnamon and raisins would be it. With warm spices of cinnamon and vanilla, I spiked this breakfast bake with orange liqueur to give it a grown-up and delicious boozy edge. Perfect for a lazy weekend or Sunday morning breakfast or brunch treat. You will love my overnight French toast recipe.
Mossbolletjie French Toast With Cottage Cheese & Berries
Mossbolletjie bread or any brioche-style loaf (or Challah) makes perfect fluffy French toast.
You can find all my recipes for breakfast and brunch to feed a crowd.
For more inspiration, check out my:
Mother’s Day Brunch Recipe Ideas
My 5 favourite pancake recipes
Coming up:
I will be sharing my top recipes for 2025 as well as my favourite restaurant meals for the year.
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