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What do you do for your Xmas breakfast?

382 replies

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

OP posts:
AgnesMcDoo · 09/10/2025 23:30

We have a full Scottish

MNTouristhere · 09/10/2025 23:44

Nice warm rolls, bacon and a tray of veggie sausages. Put out some butter and some fancy preserves and let people help themselves along with some fruit salad

FeetLikeFlippers · 09/10/2025 23:45

I like to stay in bed until lunchtime. What is the AIBU vote for? Your use of the word “Xmas” perhaps!

JudgeJ · 09/10/2025 23:53

Cordee · 08/10/2025 17:51

I’d do this if the veggies (my brother and sil) weren’t coming.

They can join in and omit the salmon, I wouldn't allow fads to spoil a meal for the majority.

StartingOverIn2025 · 09/10/2025 23:58

A cup of tea then croissants with salted butter and absolutely LOADS of strawberry and champagne jam, and a couple of Quality Streets

JudgeJ · 10/10/2025 00:01

MuddyPawsIndoors · 08/10/2025 22:44

Is it just Christmas that a lot of people start on the booze at breakfast, or do you do it for birthdays etc?

I recall taking my granddaughter and her mother out for a special 18th birthday breakfast and we managed a couple of espresso martinis but alcohol before evening is usually only on those special occasions.

NaneePolly · 10/10/2025 00:10

We have crumpets with cheese - long time family tradition and my children now serve the same

Exploringtheworld · 10/10/2025 03:27

American style pancakes (bought), bacon, maple syrup - yum and doesn’t require too much time in the kitchen!

RosyDaysAhead · 10/10/2025 05:16

We do continental style fruit/cheese/cured
meats and yoghurts.

Homehelper · 10/10/2025 06:13

My precious mum would work continuously Christmas Day, like most other folk

Mumgamer · 10/10/2025 08:02

ForFunGoose · 08/10/2025 17:48

I make sausage rolls , the recipe is on the just roll pastry box . Sausage meat, grated apple and hoisin sauce. They can be pre made and freeze well, I cook in over or airfryer depending on how many I need.

They sound nice!

BrendaSmall · 10/10/2025 08:59

It’s no different than any other Sunday with a roast!
coffee n whatever we normally have and then a midday roast!!
only difference being is it’s not always a Sunday!!

Sahara123 · 10/10/2025 09:06

A bowl of Bran flakes, same as usual 🤣. I’m not a big breakfast person, and we’d all rather save ourselves for our Christmas lunch ! Which we have at our usual 1pm so that we’ve got room again for our favourite bit which is a cold cuts supper in the evening!

Snakebite61 · 10/10/2025 09:10

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

Full English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish breakfast.
That way you have 2 of the best meals on earth in one day.

CasperGutman · 10/10/2025 09:35

I love how the last two posts represent the absolute extreme options: a bowl of bran flakes as usual Vs a great big plate of one of the best meals on Earth! Isn't diversity a wonderful thing. 🎉

MrsSkylerWhite · 10/10/2025 09:36

Mushrooms on toast, with cream and sherry.

hattie43 · 10/10/2025 09:42

CasperGutman · 10/10/2025 09:35

I love how the last two posts represent the absolute extreme options: a bowl of bran flakes as usual Vs a great big plate of one of the best meals on Earth! Isn't diversity a wonderful thing. 🎉

Edited

I think I know which house I’d go to lol

Littlejellyuk · 10/10/2025 09:48

Bagels and philly cream cheese in our house! 🙌 🥯 😋
I have mine topped with smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and fresh chives, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze, which looks fab 👌

DS prefers a continental style breakfast, with chopped fruit on his bagel, with either cream cheese, honey or Nutella.
Or DS has a pain au choc, with fresh blueberries on the side, a babybel, and a fresh orange or apple juice. ❤️

For the adults we have a nice coffee (cafetiere) and a buck's fizz 😉

ilovepixie · 10/10/2025 09:52

We don’t have a special breakfast. Just what we would normally have. We have Christmas lunch around 1.30 so don’t need a big breakfast.

Carriemac · 10/10/2025 10:41

We have smoked salmon and scrambled egg, we eat lunch late afternoon

Sahara123 · 10/10/2025 11:22

hattie43 · 10/10/2025 09:42

I think I know which house I’d go to lol

Ah but you haven’t experienced my roast turkey lunch , or my cold cuts meal ! Which involves Christmas coleslaw and Delia’s spiced red cabbage with cranberries 😋. Need to leave room for all that 🤣

CasperGutman · 10/10/2025 11:25

Sahara123 · 10/10/2025 11:22

Ah but you haven’t experienced my roast turkey lunch , or my cold cuts meal ! Which involves Christmas coleslaw and Delia’s spiced red cabbage with cranberries 😋. Need to leave room for all that 🤣

Glad to hear it's not all shredded cardboard! 🤭

Lonleyfox · 10/10/2025 11:47

Smoked salmon on wholemeal bread with rocket etc and of course Champagne!

Sahara123 · 10/10/2025 12:31

CasperGutman · 10/10/2025 11:25

Glad to hear it's not all shredded cardboard! 🤭

Definitely not ! 🤣

Iris2020 · 10/10/2025 12:47

We have croissants, nice bread and jam bu5 we have dinner at 1. I like the bagel idea and the smoked salmon and poached eggs too!