Our favourite brunch recipes to accompany a lazy morning
From pancakes, waffles, eggs and a Bloody Mary, here are over a bunch of 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.
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.
Spring shakshuka recipe
This shakshuka is a little different from the traditional North African version using tomatoes, as we’ve boosted the seasonal greens and added lentils for a protein punch.
Recipe: Spring shakshuka recipe
Peppered mackerel kedgeree recipe
This delicious Anglo-Indian dish can be adapted to use any fish you like.
Caramelised onion scrambled egg brioche recipe
Inspired by a recipe served at the restaurant chain Eggslut. Slowly scrambling the eggs using a spatula creates a wonderfully velvety texture.
Carrot cake pancakes recipe
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
Hash brown baked eggs recipe
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 recipe
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 recipe
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 recipe
The flavoursome veggie burrito is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner and packed with 17g of protein!
Recipe: Breakfast Burrito
Cinnamon cruffins recipe
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 recipe
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
Hot honey, chorizo and mushroom crumpets recipe
Sweet honey perfectly offsets salty, spicy chorizo. This makes for a sophisticated (yet easy) brunch. Top with poached or scrambled eggs for a more substantial meal, if you like.
Sausage benedicts recipe
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 recipe
Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, this giant scone is a cross between an English scone and a Scottish tattie.
Vegan berry smoothie recipe
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 recipe
Traditionally served at breakfast or brunch, it doesn’t get much simpler than this tasty drink.
Recipe: Buck’s Fizz
Eggs royale bake recipe
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 recipe
Start your brunch right with these mini pancetta and tomato breakfast cups.
Recipe: Pancetta breakfast cups
Eggs royale recipe
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 recipe
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.
Fluffy ricotta pancakes with blueberry compote recipe
A classic combination for brunch – light pancakes and a bursting berry sauce. These pancakes freeze well too.
The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time
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