67 Cozy Fall Breakfast Recipes and Autumn Brunch Ideas
Cozy fall breakfast ideas! These sweet and savory autumn breakfast recipes are so fun to serve for weekend brunch, or any morning you want to treat yourself!
Kickstart your fall mornings with a touch of seasonal flavor!
It’s important to make every day feel special, and a fun way to do that is by trying new recipes.
We often think of trying new comfort food dinners, but what about treating ourselves in the morning too!
To fully embrace autumn, I put together a fun list of cozy fall breakfast ideas.
These seasonal recipes are both sweet and savory, and include ideas for slow weekend brunches or quick weekday meals.
With everything from make ahead casseroles to sweet breakfast treats and fun charcuterie boards, there’s something for everyone.
Let’s check ‘em out!
(🍁 Looking for more fun fall recipes? Try one of these cozy autumn party appetizers, creative fall salads, unique autumn desserts, tailgate food ideas, easy fall dinners, or seasonal autumn charcuterie boards!)
Fall Breakfast Ideas
Spiced Pumpkin Waffles with Brown Butter Maple Syrup
Spiced Pumpkin Waffles with brown butter maple syrup are the perfect autumnal breakfast or brunch.
You can meal prep waffles and enjoy them for breakfast on busy mornings.
Or make the batter the night before and cook them in the morning, so brunch is easy!
CrockPot Breakfast Casserole
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole ensures that breakfast is ready whenever you are.
With all the right flavors to get everyone’s day started off right, it combines hash browns, sausage or ham, and lots of cheese with an egg mixture.
Then it all “bakes” to perfection in the slow cooker. Making breakfast has never been easier!
3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Quick and easy 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread comes together in no time!
Ready for the oven in under 5 minutes, this recipe is fool proof and family approved. If you’re a pumpkin lover, this is the recipe for you.
Homemade Pumpkin Butter
Move over, apple butter, homemade Pumpkin Butter is here! This fall treat that can be used in so many ways - on toast, biscuits, or waflles - yum!
Even though “butter” is in the name, this is a non-dairy fruit spread that brings all that pumpkin pie flavor.
Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes
Super-fluffy, tall, yet moist Pumpkin Pancakes are the ultimate autumn breakfast. A hefty dose of warming pumpkin spices have the perfect amount of fall flavor.
Savory Breakfast Bundt Cake
Breakfast Bundt Cake is a new way to make a delicious and savory breakfast for a crowd.
The combination of eggs, potatoes, cheese, ham, and veggies cooked in a bundt cake pan makes for an easy breakfast dish that looks so beautiful.
Easy Pumpkin Biscuits
Quick and simple Pumpkin Biscuits are perfect alongside fall breakfasts or dinners.
Pumpkin puree, plenty of butter and a bit of cinnamon create the perfect flaky, satisfying biscuit.
Waffle Charcuterie Board
Set out this breakfast charcuterie board before a day of pumpkin picking or a visit to the apple orchard.
With waffles, fruit, bowls of tasty toppings, syrups, and spreads, this breakfast charcuterie board makes weekend mornings so much fun.
Everyone will love customizing their own waffles!
Eggs Benedict Casserole
Eggs Benedict Casserole is an easy twist on the classic breakfast and great to feed a crowd.
English muffins and bacon are turned into a strata-style casserole. Prep the night before, bake in the morning and drizzle with homemade or packaged hollandaise sauce.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Easy Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are packed with flavor and include a sweet cream cheese filling inside.
Light, fluffy textured muffins that are even better than the original. Perfect to make any time that pumpkin spice craving hits.
Chicken and Waffle Sliders
Chicken and Waffle Sliders turns a classic southern comfort food into a bite-sized breakfast or brunch.
It’s a quick and easy-to-make breakfast slider with breaded chicken wings, waffle mix, bacon jam, and maple syrup.
Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal is the perfect breakfast. It’s warm, comforting and full of delicious flavors.
It’s a healthy breakfast that will keep you fueled and satisfied.
Dunkin Omelet Bites
Start your day with a burst of flavor with these copycat Dunkin Omelet Bites.
These delectable egg bites offer a convenient and delicious way to enjoy a satisfying breakfast in a fun and unique way.
Easy to make and full of fresh and vibrant taste, delicious donut-shaped omelets are sure to be a hit.
Sheet Pan Pancakes
Sheet Pan Pancakes are a super-easy way to make pancakes for a crowd, without standing over the stove for an hour.
Light and fluffy and baked in the oven, these pancakes are sweet, delicious, and can be topped off with your favorite toppings.
Glazed Pumpkin Scones with Candied Pecans
These golden Pumpkin Scones are the perfect treat. Made with the spices of fall, then drizzled with glaze and topped with candied pecans.
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is an easy make-ahead recipe.
Tater tots are layered with bacon, onions, bell peppers, and whisked eggs, then topped with melty cheese.
Refrigerate overnight and simply bake and enjoy in the morning.
Pumpkin Stuffed French Toast
Pumpkin Stuffed French toast is made with whipped mascarpone, pumpkin purée, and thinly sliced Italian bread.
It's creamy and luxurious, and perfect for a special breakfast or brunch with family or friends.
Donut Breakfast Sandwich
Turn your favorite fall donut into a Donut Breakfast Sandwich!
The perfect blend of sweet and savory, the donuts give these breakfast sandwiches a tender, and soft bite, while adding some melty cheese, sausage, and a scrambled egg omelet for a seriously decadent breakfast treat.
Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect seasonal breakfast treat.
The moist pumpkin bread pairs perfectly with the cream cheese frosting and cheesecake layer.
Easy to make, fluffy and absolutely delicious!
Pumpkin Spice Latte
If you’re a fan of Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, you’ll want to try out this homemade version!
With just 6 simple ingredients, this cozy drink lets you enjoy the flavors of real pumpkin with a hot coffee, topped with creamy whipped cream.
Homemade Pumpkin Cream-Filled Donuts
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Cream filled donuts taste amazing and they'll save you a trip to the donut shop.
The bounce of the dough, light and airy texture, aroma while they're frying, and the taste of freshness make freshly made donuts better than the rest.
Monte Cristo Sandwich
A Monte Cristo Sandwich is a flavor blast of cheese and salty ham sandwiched between two slices of hearty, French toast-style bread.
It’s truly the perfect brunch option for sweet and savory lovers.
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls are an absolute treat for your taste buds.
They’re pillowy soft on the inside, luscious and sweet on the outside. If you like cinnamon rolls, you’ll fall in love with this pumpkin version for fall.
French Toast Waffles
French Toast Waffles are an easy and quick alternative to traditional waffles made with batter.
Prepared with simple pantry ingredients and a waffle iron, it combines the richness of French toast with the crispiness of waffles to create the best of both worlds.
A deliciously sweet, soft, and crisp toast that’s studded with pockets that are perfect to hold your favorite fillings.
Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole is perfect when you need to feed a crowd.
It’s a full meal in one dish, with eggs, sausage, peppers, and hashbrowns all topped with cheese and baked until perfect golden brown.
Pumpkin Biscotti (from quick bread mix)
Making homemade Pumpkin Biscotti can seem a bit daunting, but this recipe is made from a quick bread mix which makes it not only easy but quick to make.
Corned Beef Hash
Corned Beef Breakfast Hash is an incredibly delicious and filling way to start the day.
Corned beef, potatoes, and peppers are all cooked in a single skillet and topped with eggs.
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Celebrate fall with a Pumpkin Coffee Cake topped with golden streusel topping.
Made with pumpkin purée and warm spices like cinnamon and ginger, this moist pumpkin cake tastes amazing and fills your home with cozy fall aromas while it bakes.
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are a deliciously sweet breakfast recipe that combines two favorites: canned cinnamon rolls and apple pie.
Soft cinnamon buns are topped off with a gooey homemade apple pie filling.
High-Protein Overnight Pumpkin Oats
High-Protein Overnight Pumpkin Oats is an awesome vegan breakfast to wake up to, and it's super customizable.
It's the perfect breakfast for those on-the-go mornings or when you want to start the day on a healthy note without compromising on taste.
Pumpkin Pie Dutch Babies with Cinnamon Streusel
A decadent fall breakfast, Pumpkin Pie Dutch Babies are pancake’s perfectly spiced, rustic cousin.
Topped with a sprinkling of sweet cinnamon streusel, this is one dish you’ll want to have all autumn long!
Breakfast Charcuterie Board
A Breakfast Grazing Board works so well for weekend brunches or busy autumn mornings.
Cinnamon rolls, breakfast meats, eggs, fruit, jam, and any of your favorite breakfast foods, are all you need to put this together easy and quick.
Easy Apple Turnovers
Elegant, but oh, so easy Apple Turnovers will make you feel like a pastry chef.
Freshly cut apples are simmered in a brown sugar cinnamon combo and then tucked into puff pastry pockets and baked.
Pumpkin French Toast Casserole
If you’re looking for a delicious and easy breakfast casserole for fall, this Pumpkin French Toast Casserole is perfect.
Made with just a few simple ingredients that can be prepped the night before, just pop it in the oven in the morning.
Your family will love waking up to the smell of this tasty casserole!
Baked Pumpkin Donuts
Baked Pumpkin Donuts are such a fall favorite for breakfast or dessert.
Topped with cinnamon glaze, these donuts are great for breakfast, are freezer friendly and affordable to make.
Copycat Panera Pumpkin Muffins
Copycat Panera Pumpkin Muffins are dense but moist and have a beautiful crown that supports the crunchy streusel topping.
The flavor profile is a perfect balance of Fall flavors without being overpowering.
Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes
Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes are light, fluffy, and so easy to make.
Packed with pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin puree, and finished with a drizzle of maple syrup, they’re also freezable and great for meal prep.
Warm Apple Pie Bread
This cozy recipe for Apple Pie Bread is the perfect way to bring in the season!
What better way to celebrate fall than with steaming mugs of cider, pumpkin spice lattes, and of course, a thick slice of this delicious bread.
Apple bread is tender and moist with lots of sweet cinnamon flavor - just like a piece of apple pie!
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes are filled with swirls of cinnamon and sugar and topped with a cream cheese glaze.
Best of all is that all you need to make them is a can of cinnamon rolls!
Pumpkin Bread Braid
Indulge in the cozy flavors of fall with this Pumpkin Bread Braid recipe. Much simpler to make than it looks, it goes very well with a morning cup of coffee or a cup of hot tea.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars
Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars will be a very welcome addition to your baking repertoire.
With a crisp oatmeal base, a sweet, creamy center reminiscent of pumpkin pie and crumble topping, it’s a simple sweet breakfast snack that the whole family will enjoy.
Cinnamon Pumpkin Mini Muffins
Cinnamon Pumpkin Mini Muffins have all the wonderful fall flavors you love like nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin.
All in a bite-size, mini muffin rolled in a delicious cinnamon sugar coating, it’s perfect for breakfast or dessert with hot cocoa.
Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is a lightly sweetened iced coffee topped with a rich and creamy pumpkin cold foam.
It’s an autumnal drink that’s also perfect for sipping on those last few days of summer heat.
Pumpkin Cake Mix Muffins
Pumpkin Spice Muffins taste so good you’ll want to make them all year round!
Super easy to make because it uses cake mix and canned pumpkin, it has all that scrumptious pumpkin flavor that the whole family will love.
Slow Cooker Banana Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars
Slow Cooker Banana Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars combine hearty oats, ripe bananas, honey, canned pumpkin, and chocolate chips for an easy, healthy breakfast recipe that’s made in your slow cooker!
Just cut into squares for a delicious start to your busy morning.
Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes
Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes are made with delicious pumpkin spice batter and come together in less than 30 minutes.
Best of all, they can be baked on a cookie sheet or in a mini muffin tin.
Easy Oven Frittata
This Easy Oven Frittata is simple to make with fresh, budget-friendly ingredients.
Eggs, bacon, a handful of veggies, and plenty of cheese make for a crowd-pleasing hearty breakfast or brunch.
Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls are sweet, sticky rolls drenched with gooey caramel and crunchy pecans.
They basically taste like your favorite Thanksgiving pie, but in breakfast form!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are a super moist, one-bowl recipe . Full of warm spices and gooey chocolate chips, they work for breakfast or dessert.
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal is a cozy and delicious breakfast that feels like dessert. Just 5 ingredients and 15 minutes needed!
Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
What better way to kick off the coziest season of them all than with a copycat Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte? This is the refreshing sipper you've been waiting for.
It's like a warm hug for your taste buds on those first cool days of fall, yet refreshingly cold to chase away the last traces of summer heat.
Pumpkin Hand Pies
Made with shortcrust pastry, spiced pumpkin filling, and a drizzle of cinnamon brown sugar frosting, these individual Pumpkin Hand Pies offer a fun alternative to baking a whole pie.
They’re delicious for breakfast, or even a light dessert.
Monkey Bread
If you’re looking for a fast and easy sweet fall breakfast, this recipe is as much fun to make as it is to eat.
Monkey Bread is super fast to prepare with balls of biscuit dough that are tossed in cinnamon sugar and topped with a buttery brown sugar sauce.
Pumpkin Flax Muffins
Packed with good fats and whole grains, these healthy whole wheat pumpkin flax muffins have the most tender crumb.
They’re super moist and packed with delicious spice flavors.
Easy Pumpkin Danish
This Pumpkin Danish with cream cheese is something special.
Using store-bought puff pastry, cream cheese, pumpkin, and spices, you have the perfect fall breakfast, snack, or dessert!
Healthy Pumpkin Bread
Healthy pumpkin bread is made with fresh pumpkin puree, and is as nutritious as it is delicious.
It’s one of those things you can feel good about gobbling up with family and friends for breakfast, dessert, or even as a snack.
Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte
Move over, PSL, there’s a new fall-flavored sheriff in town. Introducing the Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte!
Imagine your favorite iced chai latte recipe, except adorned with a pillowy dollop of pumpkin cream cold foam.
It’s the newest craze at Starbucks, and you’ll love the budget-friendly homemade version.
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal with Golden Cashew Cream is a quick and easy make ahead meal prep for a hearty breakfast all week.
Pumpkin Protein Muffins
There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with a batch of freshly baked Pumpkin Protein Muffins.
These delightful treats aren’t your average muffin sugar bombs; they’re a fusion of warm, comforting pumpkin spice goodness and the nutritional power of protein.
Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie
Pumpkin Protein Shake is the perfect breakfast or snack for anyone who loves pumpkin spice and needs the perfect way to increase their protein intake.
Simply made using fewer than 10 ingredients in just 5 minutes, this healthy, protein-packed smoothie tastes like a milkshake, and a pumpkin pie made a very delicious baby.
Healthy Banana Pumpkin Oat Bars
Healthy Banana Pumpkin Oat Bars are a great way to start the day. Naturally sweetened and full of fiber, they’re a great make ahead breakfast option for busy mornings.
Banana Pumpkin Muffins
Banana Pumpkin Muffins are a favorite mix of two classics: banana bread and pumpkin muffins!
These muffins are easy to make and are a great way to enjoy pumpkin spice season.
Pumpkin Apple Overnight Oats
Combine two favorite flavors in this Pumpkin Apple Overnight Oats recipe.
The natural sweetness from the applesauce coupled with a creamy pumpkin puree absolutely tastes magical.
Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins with White Chocolate Chunks
Full of flavor but not overly spiced, Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins are a perfect breakfast treat.
You might think this is a strange combination of flavors, but they’re actually phenomenal!
Pumpkin Breakfast Casserole
Irresistible Sweet Pumpkin Casserole is full of amazing flavor and has a great mix of spices that will wake you up, warm you up, and get the whole family going.
It’s also very filling and will keep you satisfied until lunch.
Pumpkin Spice Granola
Start the morning with the comforting smell of pumpkin spice. Pumpkin Spice Granola is delicious and easy to make, with a combination of oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, and chocolate chips.
That gets tossed with maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice and roasted in this sweet kick-start.
Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
Pumpkin Zucchini Bread is a sweet, fluffy quick bread loaded with flavor and just the right warm fall spices and add-ins.
It’s the perfect use up for that extra zucchini in your garden.
Ready to try some new fall breakfast recipes?
I hope this list of cozy fall breakfast ideas has given you tons of inspiration for new recipes to try this season.
Whether you’re hosting an autumn brunch or just making a yummy breakfast at home, eating seasonally makes every day special.
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