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What do you do for your Xmas breakfast?

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Cordee · 08/10/2025 17:43

I am hosting for the first time. I am 29, in my newly gutted and decorated home so plan to push the boat out. No children will be in attendance. Only adults. I enjoy hosting and cooking/baking.

What do you do for Christmas brekkie? I want it to be posh but light and easy. I was thinking of doing cinnamon buns and fruit salad. Plus tea, coffee, juice and fizz.

But then I think most people who are coming don’t really have sweet tooth’s (myself included liked). Stuffed croissants? DIY style? There will be a couple of veggies. And then some mini sweet pastries? But then that seems like too much pastry. Parfait?

I wouldn’t mind doing waffles/crepes but I don’t think that will be fun as I don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen whilst everyone else eats.

Xmas lunch is at 2.

Sorry this is being asked in Oct!

there will be plenty of snacks/canapes/seeet treats throughout the day

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BambinaCucina · 09/10/2025 20:46

If at home, I make cinnamon buns and prove in the fridge overnight.

If staying at my parents, we'll go to my sister and have rolls with sausage or bacon.

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 09/10/2025 20:43

Chocolate surely! It's Christmas day after all.

I tend to skip breakfast and just have chocolate once it's past 9am.

Iloveburgerswaymorethanishould · 09/10/2025 20:42

Marmaladelover · 08/10/2025 17:51

Very similar to @Bundleflower
scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and cream
Bucks Fizz with Cointreau as well as orange juice and bubbles

You’ve just made my xmas!!! Cointreau in Buck’s Fizz!!! Who knew!!!
smoked salmon, cream cheese bagels here.

Mcoco · 09/10/2025 20:41

Toast. 😉

whatcanthematterbe81 · 09/10/2025 20:32

Dancingsquirrels · 09/10/2025 20:30

Yeah just cereal and toast! But it's just us, no visitors until later in the day

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I like that. I think I’m guilty of overthinking Xmas stuff. It’s only us too but for some weird reason I think it has to be a special breakfast. It doesn’t tho does it. I half want to do a normal breakfast now but also want to do pork pies like Pp. so easily influenced 🤣

Dancingsquirrels · 09/10/2025 20:30

whatcanthematterbe81 · 09/10/2025 20:13

What’s your normal breakfast tho? I would feel a bit meh getting the cornflakes out which is quite weird really. Christmas does make some of us a bit mental like that 🤣

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Yeah just cereal and toast! But it's just us, no visitors until later in the day

mathanxiety · 09/10/2025 20:24

We have a brunch as we eat in the early evening, so no help really.

We have bacon, eggs, sausage, potato hash, cinnamon rolls, clementines, coffee, tea.

You could make savory rolls with cheese, ham, peppers...

Or have smoked salmon and other savory breakfast hors d'oeuvres.

FurForksSake · 09/10/2025 20:15

@whatcanthematterbe81 cornflakes with extra thick double cream, a swig of baileys and some charred segments of clementine?

whatcanthematterbe81 · 09/10/2025 20:13

Dancingsquirrels · 09/10/2025 20:07

We just have normal breakfast and the main meal / celebration is Christmas lunch

What’s your normal breakfast tho? I would feel a bit meh getting the cornflakes out which is quite weird really. Christmas does make some of us a bit mental like that 🤣

Rubyupbeat · 09/10/2025 20:13

Vegan cooked brekkie, something I have always done.

whatcanthematterbe81 · 09/10/2025 20:12

We have smoked salmon and mimosa

whatcanthematterbe81 · 09/10/2025 20:11

Lokielo · 08/10/2025 17:47

Pork pie is traditional here.

Wow. I would never have thought of this but my god I need to do this this year.

Travelfairy · 09/10/2025 20:09

I would go with some savoury options, mini breakfast bites (basically mini quiches) sausage rolls or even cocktail sausages. Bacon butties. I dont have a sweet tooth so wouldn't eat pastries etc for breakfast and would be starving!

knor · 09/10/2025 20:07

We do eggs Benedict and mimosas! But good to have pastries and fresh fruit on the side

Dancingsquirrels · 09/10/2025 20:07

We just have normal breakfast and the main meal / celebration is Christmas lunch

TheShyMumX · 09/10/2025 20:06

Some very fancy breakfasts on here! We usually spend Christmas with my family and I usually have a tube of smarties, few malteasers and a fererro rocher. Washed down with a coke (glass bottle one obvs)
a 10/10 Xmas breakfast and if I’ve been good all year these things will be in my stocking from Santa aka mum so I won’t even have to move!

geoger · 09/10/2025 20:01

My selection box and a cup of tea

Orangedreams · 09/10/2025 19:57

I open the quality street tub and bucks fizz

tinkerbelldot · 09/10/2025 19:55

I make a trifle on Xmas Eve, I’ve had this for breakfast on Xmas Day for over 25 years 😋

WhatMummyMakesSheEats · 09/10/2025 19:53

croissants with butter / jam / cheese and bucks fizz

ShortColdandGrey · 09/10/2025 19:53

Warm crusty bread, all the cheeses, cold meats, smoked salmon, paté, and anything else that you fancy. It is everyone's favourite breakfast of the year.

OutOfDateTreacle · 09/10/2025 19:50

Depends what time you want to serve/ eat the main event.
If you want to rise late-ish, have a relaxed brunch and a good walk and some time after the King (and you say you’ve got savoury-toothed adults) I’d do something like:
Clementine juice
smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, wilted spinach with toast
Croissants and jam

ICanSpellConfusionWithaK · 09/10/2025 19:49

Bacon baps. Literally chuck the bacon in the oven and away we go.

IAmThePrettiestManOnMyIsland · 09/10/2025 19:37

Pate on toast. We have dinner at 2.

SoOriginal · 09/10/2025 19:35

We have a bread basket with a selection of pastries. A plate of ham, cheeses, sliced tomatoes and spinach. A few boiled eggs, a fruit salad, a bowl of yoghurt and selection of preserves. It’s my favourite part of the day 🤣

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