There’s just something about breakfast casseroles. Although they’re really simple to make most of us keep them for a special occasion, like Thanksgiving or Christmas. It’s just so comforting and traditional about sitting round the table enjoying a breakfast casserole with family, and thinking about all that good food you’re going to be eating the rest of the day.
But breakfast casseroles aren’t just for Christmas. They’re also for weekends, and back to school mornings, and days when you have to get up at the crack of dawn and trek to the neighbouring town for a sports meet, and mornings when you have overnight guests to impress, or days when you just won’t be able to get out of bed without something indulgently sweet just waiting to be popped in the oven.
That’s why we’ve rounded up 41 delicious make ahead breakfast casseroles you’ll want to wake up to!
Make ahead breakfast casserole recipes
1 Christmas Brunch Casserole
If the last place you want to find yourself on Christmas morning is stuck in the kitchen cooking while the rest of the family is in the family room enjoying the morning together, this is the breakfast recipe for you. This is a breakfast that can cook itself in the oven while you’re opening gifts.”
2 Overnight Vanilla Chai French Toast Bake
Overnight Vanilla Chai French Toast Bake is a make-ahead breakfast casserole that give you a delicious start to your holidays.
3 Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Struesel
This Healthy French Toast Bake is loaded with fresh peaches and a crunchy, almond streusel. Quick, easy and can be made ahead!
4 Loaded Breakfast Casserole
This recipe is the mother of all Breakfast Casserole recipes! It is LOADED with ham, eggs, cheese, hash browns and all other kinds of goodies. This savoury casserole can be served for breakfast and is hearty enough for dinner too. Plus, you can make it the night before, stick it in the fridge then bake it the next day!
5 Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake
Keep this recipe in your back pocket so you can spend Christmas morning at the tree, not in the kitchen. It’s a real crowd pleaser too.
6 Breakfast Hashbrown Casserole Recipe
This recipe is perfect for those cold windy fall days when you want a warm meal but don’t really want to do much to get it on the table. Plus it takes very few ingredients, one’s that you probably keep on hand, so making it is really simple!
7 Baked Breakfast Quinoa with Dates and Bananas {GF}
This easy baked breakfast quinoa is naturally sweetened with bananas and dates, and topped off with an crunchy almond streusel!
8 Slow Cooker Overnight Breakfast Casserole
What’s the best thing to serve for breakfast on the first day back to school? A breakfast casserole of course. When that 6am alarm call is not kind to you it is definitely helpful to have a hearty breakfast all ready and waiting for you.
9 Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
This Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole is perfect for Christmas morning. It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until you are ready to pop it in the oven. Christmas morning is hectic enough without having to worry about breakfast. Pop this casserole in the oven when you get up and it will be ready after all the presents are open.
10 Overnight Blueberry French Toast Casserole
This French Toast Casserole studded with fresh blueberries, which is super easy to prepare and topped with warm homemade Blueberry Syrup.
11 Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Looking for a simple, summery, breakfasty, cake-like-but-not-dessert-like recipe to start your day? This is probably it.
12 Potato, Broccoli & Pepper Jack Egg Casserole
Here’s a great way to get a head start on your five a day because there are plenty of veggies in this colourful breakfast casserole.
13 Easy Breakfast Casserole Muffins
If you tend to think of Christmas or Easter when you think breakfast casserole it’s time to think again. These muffins are perfect for using up leftovers and you can even pop them in the freezer so they’re great for breakfast any day of the year.
14 Make-Ahead Savory Bread Pudding Breakfast Recipe
Do you ever have days when you’d love to eat dessert for breakfast? Well this bread pudding casserole recipe is just what you need to indulge your whim!
15 Cheesy Ham Breakfast Casserole
If you’ve just discovered panko you need to hop on over and check out this recipe right away because panko for breakfast has got to be put to the test right?
16 Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe
If you’ve got leftover ham and you’re looking for ways to use it then look no further. This delicious ham and cheese breakfast casserole is the perfect way to start the day, and no one will know if you use store bought has browns!
17 3-Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Here’s one for the cheese fan. If you can never get enough cheese, and sometimes can’t decided which cheese to eat first then this recipe is right up your alley. And don’t save it just for breakfast either because it makes a great breakfast for dinner option too.
18 Egg and Potato Crock Pot Breakfast Recipe
Who says breakfast casseroles are just for Christmas? What about summer sports season when you have to get up and drive the kids to the neighbouring town to compete? Those are the days when you want a really quick but filling breakfast to kick start the day. A breakfast like this one.
19 Baked French Toast Casserole with Streusel
This recipe should probably come with some sort of warning. Because that topping is so crispy, crunchy and crumbly that you might find yourself absentmindedly eating all of it before you remember it was supposed to be the topping for a breakfast casserole!
20 Hash Brown Egg Bake Recipe
A package of frozen hash browns means this recipe is super simple to prepare. It’s perfect for breakfast or brunch and you can make it the night before, pop it in the fridge and then bake the next morning.
21 Sausage, Gravy and Biscuit Breakfast Casserole
If you are having a huge crowd over for breakfast or brunch then this breakfast casserole may just be your saviour. Triple batch the ingredients and you’ll have enough for about 19 people, and even the pickiest of eaters will love the combination of biscuits and sausage.
22 Make-Ahead “Ham & Cheese” Breakfast Casserole
If you’ve got guests that you want to impress (like your mother-in-law) maybe then this is the breakfast casserole to do it. The combination of pancetta and Gruyere makes this an unforgettable brunch casserole.
23 Overnight Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole
You know those evenings when you go to bed not really wanting to face the next day? Whip up one of these overnight casseroles before you go to bed and you will be leaping out of bed to enjoy the AMAZING breakfast that awaits you.
24 Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Did someone say biscuits and gravy? If you’ve never thought to combine those into a breakfast casserole before because you were worried about sogginess it turns out there was nothing to fear.
25 Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole
If you’re looking for a slow cooker recipe then check out this sausage breakfast casserole that is made with has browns and mozzarella cheese, instead of the usual bread and cheddar.
26 Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipe: Sausage & Herb Casserole12 Tomatoes
Packed full of pork and sage sausage and Italian bread this simple make ahead breakfast casserole is sure to be a winner with your guests.
27 Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Got surprise overnight guests and not a lot of food in the fridge? Don’t panic! This super easy breakfast casserole recipe is made with tons of crispy bacon and gooey cheddar cheese, no fancy ingredients required.
28 Baked Oatmeal Casserole Recipe
If you’re all about the oatmeal at breakfast then this recipe may just turn your head. Baked oatmeal, in a breakfast casserole. Who would have thought it? The great thing about this recipe is you don’t even need a crowd of people to feed it to. bake one on Sunday, pop it in the fridge and eat it all by yourself for breakfast the rest of the week!
29 Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole
Cinnamon rolls make the perfect breakfast item, but you can make them even more delicious when you use them as a base for a breakfast casserole.
30 Amish Breakfast Casserole Recipe
If you tend to steer clear of breakfast casseroles because you can’t do soggy then you need to check out this Amish recipe. Not only does it not include bread, once it’s baked you can cut it up into slices and freeze them, so it’s great for days when you want a delicious breakfast on the fly!
31 Scrumptious Breakfast Casserole: Cinnamon French Toast And Cream Cheese Bake
If you’re looking for something completely indulgent for breakfast this recipe certainly fits the bill. Not only does it have yummy maple cinnamon French toast, but scattered throughout this breakfast casserole are gooey cream cheese pockets.
32 Comfort Bake – MMMMMM
This comfort bake is filled with breakfast biscuits and scallions for a really filling breakfast. It should serve six people (depending on how hungry they are) so just make as many as you need to feed your crowd!
33 Apple Fritter Breakfast Casserole
Oh my this casserole has layers of croissants and caramelised apples and sounds all kinds of wonderful! If you want to make it ahead of time I’d leave the glaze off until just before you pop it in the oven.
34 Skinny Sausage & Egg Breakfast Casserole
If you feel guilty about eating breakfast casseroles on Christmas Day because of the sheer number of calories you’ll be consuming this is the perfect solution. It serves 12 with just 209 calories per serving so it’s the perfect make ahead breakfast casserole for a crowd.
35 Jamie’s Breakfast Casserole with Ham and Cheese
I love how this recipe has the toast right there within the layers of the casserole. This one serves four so it’s perfect for feeding your family on Christmas Day, if you’re expecting a crowd just make two or three!
36 Easy Breakfast Casserole
Apparently it takes longer to preheat the oven than it does to prep this recipe so you might not even need to make it ahead of time.
37 Breakfast Casserole
This recipe has a crescent roll crust, it looks so good I might have to have a test run before Christmas Day… like maybe Thanksgiving?
38 Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Well nothing does make ahead better than a slow cooker, so I had to share this recipe which includes hash browns and sausage.
39 Breakfast Sandwich Casserole
Oh my goodness me, this is a breakfast casserole in a sandwich! It looks so good you might want to adopt this as a go to ‘breakfast for dinner’ recipe.
40 Bacon and Hash Brown Egg Bake
How about bacon and hash browns? If that’s a favourite breakfast combination then this could be the breakfast casserole recipe for you.
41 Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Do you love recipes that you can tweak to make your own? Check this one out then, you need tater tots and eggs, but then the choice is yours. Pick your family’s favourite meat, veggies and cheese and see what you can come up with. In fact this is perfect for a crowd because you could make two or three different ones to suit all tastes.
If you loved these make ahead breakfast casserole recipes, why not check out our collection of Easy Smoothie Recipes for Kids or our egg breakfast ideas!
~Clare, currently pinning to Breakfast Recipe Ideas
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