60 of our favourite brunch recipes
From pancakes, waffles, eggs and a Bloody Mary, here are over 50 delicious recipes to jazz up your weekend brunch.
Nothing beats a lazy start to the weekend and that's why brunch is our favourite treat. It's also a great excuse to eat your favourite foods.
Some of our favourite brunch recipes include waffles covered in maple syrup, fluffy French toast served with a blueberry compote and peppered mackerel kedgeree.
Brunch is also perfect for occasions like Easter, Mother's Day and Father's day too. Any day that deserves a delicious breakfast in bed, so we've rounded up our best brunch ideas so you can make weekend mornings extra special.
What to serve for brunch?
Whether it's eggs you fancy, fluffy pancakes or even a bacon topped Bloody Mary, we've got you covered.
If you're going for a classic like eggs benedict for the first time (and you won't be disappointed) there are a couple of things you may want to know about before you begin, such as mastering the perfect poached egg and how to make homemade hollandaise sauce (totally worth it by the way).
Scrambled eggs is obviously an easier recipe to make so follow our how-to guide if you're looking to get them perfect.
If it's pancakes you're after, we also have explainers on making crepes or classic American pancakes - topped with bacon, maple syrup and all the condiments you could possibly want.
There are some easy show stoppers such as a Sunday brunch bake and a brunch tart that are quick to prepare too.
Carrot Cake Pancakes
With a big dose of carrots, these are slightly squidgy, and would also be lovely served with maple syrup and berries.
Recipe: Carrot Cake Pancakes
Very British Breakfast
Muffins, free-range eggs, honey roast ham and Marmite – this breakfast is about as British as it gets (never mind that hollandaise was invented in France)! Marmite gives a lovely savoury tang to the rich sauce. Our method pre-poaches the eggs, so you can reheat them all together, but you can serve them as they come, if you prefer.
Recipe: Very British Breakfast
Hash Brown Baked Eggs
Squeezing out the starch from the potatoes helps create a lovely crispy result, but you can leave this step out if you’re short on time.
Recipe: Hash Brown Baked Eggs
Croque Monsieur Brunch Bake
We've turned our favourite French toastie into an easy, hands-off bake. It's the perfect brunch recipe for feeding a crowd.
Recipe: Croque Monsieur Brunch Bake
Green Egg Omelette
Whizzing spinach with the eggs creates a bright green omelette that’s as nutritious as it is delicious (and remarkably doesn’t taste overly of spinach, so it’s ideal for those who aren’t fans but want to up their green intake).
Recipe: Green Egg Omelette
Breakfast Burrito
The flavoursome veggie burrito is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner and packed with 17g of protein!
Recipe: Breakfast Burrito
Cinnamon Cruffins
A super easy cheat version of this famous layered pastry – a croissant and muffin hybrid. The perfect teatime treat with a cup of coffee!
Recipe: Cinnamon Cruffins
Cherry Bakewell Baked Oats
These sweet oats make the perfect warming breakfast. For extra indulgence, stir some chocolate chips into the oat mixture before baking.
Recipe: Cherry Bakewell Baked Oats
Sausage Benedicts
For a twist on a classic eggs benny, try this one with a flavoursome sausage patty and home-made hollandaise.
Recipe: Sausage Benedicts
Giant mashed potato, dill and buttermilk scone
Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, this giant scone is a cross between an English scone and a Scottish tattie.
Vegan Berry Smoothie
Easily adaptable to whatever fruit you have in the freezer, this vegan berry smoothie is creamy and packed with wholesome ingredients like oats and chia seeds.
Recipe: Vegan Berry Smoothie
Buck’s Fizz
Traditionally served at breakfast or brunch, it doesn’t get much simpler than this tasty drink.
Recipe: Buck’s Fizz
Eggs royale bake
This brunch recipe couldn't be easier and uses English muffins as the bread base, combined with eggs, smoked salmon and store-bought hollandaise sauce.
Recipe: Eggs royale bake
Pancetta breakfast cups
Start your brunch right with these mini pancetta and tomato breakfast cups.
Recipe: Pancetta breakfast cups
Eggs royale
Give this classic Eggs Royale recipe a go. It makes for the perfect brunch and is easier than you might think with prep time just 15mins. And while hollandaise sauce may sound complicated, this one is simple.
Recipe: Eggs royale
Apple, Clementine and Pecan Bircher
If you need an easy brunch idea, you can prepare a bowl of this bircher the night before, so it’s ready to grab from the fridge when needed. Adapt to suit all diets depending on your milk and yogurt choices. We’ve made it without additional sweetness, but you can stir in some maple syrup if you prefer.
The all-day breakfast burger
You can't beat a breakfast burger and this one has mushrooms, bacon, an egg and a pork mince burger served in English muffins. Yum!
Recipe: The all-day breakfast burger
Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Compote
A classic combination for brunch – light pancakes and a bursting berry sauce. These pancakes freeze well too.
Kipper, Herby Yogurt and Zesty Rosti
We’ve given the brunch favourite of Turkish eggs a fishy and crisp potato twist, making it a perfect evening meal.
Lemon and Poppyseed Pancakes
Light, zesty and easy, these puffed pancakes are a delectable start to your day.
Recipe: Lemon and Poppyseed Pancakes
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