29 Easter Brunch Recipes for a Sunny Spring Feast
You wake up on Easter Sunday ready to conquer the annual egg hunt, but first comes Easter brunch. Croissants, waffles, quiche, a sparkling wine cocktail: the kind of fuel you’ll need for the festivities ahead.
Easter dinner may bring braised leg of lamb and maple-roasted carrots, but brunch sets the tone for the day. It’s your excuse to eat fried eggs and chocolate before noon. Our best Easter brunch recipes (egg bakes, coffee cake, pancakes, and plenty of spring produce) will help you build the perfect holiday spread—and maybe reclaim that Egg King title your nephew stole from you last year.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton, Prop Styling by Christine Keely3/29Easter Salad
Crisp radishes, jammy eggs, and briny olives come together in this modern riff on egg salad. Think of it as the colorful, fresh counterpoint your Easter brunch spread needs alongside all that butter and bacon.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Luciana Lamboy, Prop Styling by Sean Dooley4/29Ham-and-Cheese-Croissant Bake
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht, Prop Styling by Paola Andrea5/29Sparkling Preserved Lemonade
Lemonade screams Easter—it’s Peeps-colored, after all (wink)—but it can get a little boring. This funky version gets its briny flavor from preserved lemons and its bubbly texture from bittersweet tonic water.
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens6/29French Toast Casserole
This sweet, Easter-ready brunch casserole is the ultimate make-ahead breakfast recipe. Set it up the night before; all you’ll have to do in the morning is brush it with butter and bake.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua7/29Swiss Chard Pakora Pancake With Burst Tomatoes
Photograph by Doan Ly, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Christina Allen8/29Dutch Baby With Maple Whipped Cream
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards9/29Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Give your Easter brunch some Italian-American flair with this make-ahead egg casserole featuring hot Italian sausage, blistered bell peppers, and plenty of nutty Fontina.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua10/29Eggs en Cocotte
Easter brunch goes to France with this recipe from culinary legend Jacques Pépin. Steam the eggs in ramekins for a quick Easter brunch main.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca11/29Brown-Butter Banana Nut Muffins
You can choose walnuts or pecans, but do include nuts. You can choose semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips, but do include chocolate. Overripe bananas are nonnegotiable.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk12/29Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susan Ottaviano, prop styling by Sophie Strangio13/29Blistered Asparagus Frittata
This low-waste, no-flip frittata recipe uses a whole bunch of asparagus and gets bulked up with Gruyère cheese and arugula—a nourishing addition to your Easter brunch menu.
Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski14/29Ginger Spritz
If you’re raising a glass at Easter brunch, this spritz is the drink to make. Zingy fresh ginger and ginger beer meet fruity Lillet and crisp, fizzy Cava for a warm weather cocktail that’s refreshing and decidedly springy.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Drew Aichele, Prop Styling by Christina Allen15/29Old-Fashioned Blueberry Coffee Cake
Ideal for serving at a big brunch—and the leftovers are just as good with coffee the morning after Easter.
Photograph by Guang Xu16/29Crispy Crepes With Dark Maple Syrup
Unlike pale, delicate French crepes, these are cooked quickly in nearly burnt butter, resulting in maximum nutty, toasty flavor and dark, crispy, lacy edges.
Photographs by Jenny Huang, food styling by Sue Li, prop styling by Sophie Strangio18/29Granola Scones
Photo by Emma Fishman19/29Bibingka Waffles
Eggos could never. Inspired by the Filipino rice cake bibingka, these coconutty waffles have a satisfyingly chewy texture that’ll wake up any Easter brunch lineup.
Photograph by Joe Lingeman, food styling by Shilpa Uskokovic, prop styling by Marina Bevilacqua20/29Carrot Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Whip
Even Easter brunch needs dessert. Inspired by Brazilian bolo de cenoura, this alternative carrot cake skips the tedious step of grating carrots—just purée them in a blender with the wet ingredients before mixing into the dry.
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Micah Morton, Prop Styling by Christina Allen21/29Extra-Creamy Deviled Eggs
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Sean Dooley22/29Fuatha With Honey Glaze
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Claire Saffitz23/29BA’s Best Buttermilk Biscuits
Stacking and flattening the dough creates lots and lots (and lots) of flaky layers that beg to be pulled apart and slathered with softened butter and jam (or perhaps rhubarb compote).
Photograph by Travis Rainey, food styling by Drew Aichele, prop styling by Christina Allen24/29Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
Photograph by Allie Holloway, food styling by Taneka Mooris.25/29Herby Dutch Baby With Smoked Salmon
This oh-so-green savory pancake hits that elusive middle ground of festive and fast. It gets its striking color from spinach and fresh herbs, while fatty smoked salmon turns it into a full meal.
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Summer Moore28/29Whipped Ricotta Toast With Date and Rhubarb Compote
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua29/29Extra-Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Frosting
Toasty brown butter ups the ante on the typical cinnamon-sugar filling, while tangy cream cheese frosting offsets those deep, rich notes. Yes, cinnamon rolls take more effort than pancakes, but for a special Easter brunch menu, they’re well worth it.
