You have the traditional holiday spread, the Christmas Eve buffet, and the New Year’s Day feast. But how about adding a new tradition to your holiday repertoire, with a delicious Christmas brunch! Discover all our recipe ideas and suggestions for exquisite products that will elevate your brunch menu. Add these wonderful items to your beautifully decorated table and let the festivities begin!

The undisputed brunch winner, eggs can be cooked a thousand and one ways, the same day or even ahead of time (especially when it comes to quiches, hard-boiled eggs, and casseroles)! Combined with hot-smoked salmon over devilled eggs, for example, they add a chic, sophisticated touch to your menu. Make eggs the star of your most original creations, like in toasted bread and bacon cups, in a goat cheese omelette soufflé, or on English muffins with smoked salmon or sliced dill gravlax. Perfect holiday recipes!

Bring the restaurant classics to your table by serving your bacon and sausage with crispy potatoes, baked beans, and buttered toast, and give your dish a more festive look with some cranberry compote or clementine marmalade. And for a local touch, add some delicious Quebec products, such as Pork Shop rillettes and cretons.

Feeling creative? You’ll love these homemade breakfast potatoes with herbs and spices, lightly fried in a mixture of butter and oil. Or, you can opt for a bacon and runny egg yolk-topped breakfast pizza by Stefano Faita, a sweet-and-savoury blueberry and brie grilled cheese, and shortbread mini-quiches with peppers and sharp cheddar. More adventurous guests will no doubt dig into our ham-and-cheese French toast and breakfast poutine with Hollandaise sauce recipes with gusto.

Some people prefer sweet over savoury when it comes to breakfast, and the holidays are synonymous with indulgence! Consider making pear and maple pancakes, baked French toast, pain perdu made with leftover panettone, bread pudding, sugar pie, and so on. Pressed for time? Opt for raspberry and light cheese waffles and maple buns, which require very few ingredients and can be made in just a few minutes.

Colourful and delicious, fruit are the perfect addition to a brunch menu, especially during the holidays—a time to indulge. A favourite side for the first meal of the day, fruit or citrus salad can be enjoyed in a pretty little cup. It can be added to pancakes, waffles, and French toast, with some mascarpone cream, maple syrup, chocolate sauce, etc.

Those who like a fruity brunch that isn’t too sweet will especially love a plate of French toast topped with tomatoes and avocado, three-fruit and melted brie tartines, and crunchy berry yogurt.

If you have several receptions planned this holiday season, you no doubt want to make things as easy as possible in terms of prepping. Here are some essentials to add to your cart for a simple and successful brunch.

To keep the fun going between each dish, here are some hot and cold drink ideas for both young and old.

Of course, alcohol-infused coffees, like Irish and Brazilian coffees, are also sure to be a hit among your guests. For an alcohol-free version, try this recipe and replace the regular amaretto with Athypique’s non-alcoholic version.