Breakfast at the Tailgate

Classic Banana Bread Recipe

This healthier take on banana bread uses yogurt instead of butter, but it's just as moist and indulgent as classic recipes. This banana bread recipe isn't just easy. It's also highly customizable and can adapt to a number of flavors and substitute ingredients. Banana bread should form a crack down the center as it bakes--a sign the baking soda is doing its job. Serve toasted with a smear of cream cheese, Greek yogurt, or peanut and top with mixed nuts, if desired. You can even customize your bread with a crunchy streusal topping that the kids will love.

Mini Quiches Recipe

Five ingredients and 5 minutes of baking gets you these mini quiches, tasty pastry cups filled with egg and cheese and topped with bacon.

Biscuit Cinnamon Sweet Rolls Recipe

Serve up these Cinnamon Rolls for a sweet breakfast treat. Make sure the butter you spread over the tender dough is very soft; otherwise, the dough will tear.

Sausage Balls Recipe

These 3-ingredient Sausage Balls is the perfect finger food for your morning tailgate.

Banana-Nut Muffins Recipe

This batter can also be baked as 2 (8- x 4-inch) loaves. (You'll need to increase the bake time to about 1 hour.) Spread the Cream Cheese-Honey Filling on the warm bread, or use as a topping for French toast.

Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread Recipe

Made with beer, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice, a loaf of this bread is full of fall flavors that football fans will love.

Mini Bacon Quiches Recipe

These bite-sized quiches won’t last long on your tailgate table.

Roll Tide Breakfast Rolls Recipe

When your tailgate is slated to last from sun-up to sun-down, start the day right with a filling, flavorful breakfast. Time out! Go leaner and make a substitution— 1 1/2 cups egg substitute for eggs and reduced-fat pork sausage for sausage.

Best-Ever Scones Recipe

When reader Betty Joyce Mills from Birmingham shared her recipe for scones (she stirs a half cup of sweetened dried cranberries into the dough), we thought they were the best we had ever tasted. Never fearing too much of a good thing, we created eight sweet and savory variations.

Cheesy Sausage Roll-Ups Recipe

These southwestern-style roll-ups require just 5 ingredients. 

Sausage, Gravy, and Egg Breakfast Sandwiches Recipe

This sandwich will rival what you get at the drive-through. Freezing the gravy in ice-cube trays makes portioning easy. For freezing and heating instructions, see below.

Spinach-Artichoke Strata Recipe

Playing off the mass appeal of the perennial party dip, this recipe combines tons of spinach and artichoke hearts with hearty whole-grain bread for an easy, crowd-pleasing breakfast casserole. There’s built-in make-ahead convenience, as the strata needs to refrigerate overnight to allow the bread to soak in all the milk-egg mixture for a creamy texture once baked. In the morning, just let the strata stand at room temperature while the oven preheats, and then bake for 45 minutes. You don’t need to fully blend in the herbed cheese; it’s nice to hit little “pockets” of creamy goodness as you eat the strata.

Smoky Sausage-and-Grits Casserole Recipe

You can assemble this up to four days ahead, and keep in the fridge; then let it stand at room temp for 30 minutes before baking.

Spinach, Bacon, and Gruyère Breakfast Strata Recipe

This dish has fewer than 20g of total carbs--about half of what you'll find in classic bread-based casseroles. Greek yogurt, eggs, and cheese pack a mighty protein punch, while a touch of bacon seasons to perfection. The strata is best if allowed to soak overnight. Not only does this build in make-ahead convenience, it also allows the bread to fully absorb the egg mixture--yielding a creamy texture inside, while the top bread pieces get delightfully crisp.

Cheesy Sausage-and-Croissant Casserole Recipe

This casserole is rich, delicious, and worthy of Christmas breakfast. Gruyère cheese browns beautifully and adds a nutty flavor to the dish. You can sub Swiss cheese if you prefer.

Creamy Brioche and Egg Bake Recipe

This stand alone breakfast dish is an upgrade from the usual breakfast casserole. Baking eggs in brioche and heavy cream allows for perfectly set, soft, and runny eggs. Fresh herbs and rich egg and meaty sausage flavors round out this bake and give it irresistable texture. Ask for brioche at your local grocery store or bakery and they are sure to have it. 

Bananas Foster Bread Recipe

This adult interpretation switches all of the sugar to brown sugar and cooks the mashed bananas with butter and cognac or dark rum. And it's topped with a slightly boozy glaze.

Jalapeño Biscuits Recipe

These 6-ingredient biscuits get a spicy kick from jalapeno pepper. 

Cheesy Sausage Balls Recipe

Everyone will love these easy Cheesy Sausage Balls. To make ahead, cover and refrigerate unbaked balls up to 24 hours; or place in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag and freeze unbaked balls up to 1 month. Bake frozen balls at 375° for 22 to 25 minutes or until done.

Quick Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

It only takes three ingredients to make quick, from-scratch buttermilk biscuits. Fill biscuits with thinly sliced ham, if desired.

Buttermilk Chicken and Waffles Recipe

This bite-sized version of Chicken and Waffles is sure to be a fan favorite. Keep waffles warm in a 200° oven up to 30 minutes before assembling.

Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake Recipe

Pep up your tailgate with a warm slice of Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake. A splash of bourbon adds richness and umph to the powdered sugar glaze that's drizzled over this homemade coffee cake.

Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders Recipe

Serve up these breakfast-style sliders at your next morning tailgate.

Fruit Kebabs with Honey-Yogurt Dipping Sauce Recipe

For a healthier breakfast tailgate option, dip fresh fruit skewers into a honey-spiked yogurt sauce.

Bloody Mary Punch Recipe

Instead of stirring all the ingredients together, serve optional shots of vodka on the side, and let guests add it or not.

Sausage Rolls Recipe

These delicious sausage rolls are the perfect budget and finger-friendly food to serve at your morning tailgate.

Ham-Stuffed Biscuits With Mustard Butter Recipe

Use your favorite sliced, baked ham to stuff into these soft biscuits, and slather with plenty of Mustard Butter.

Biscuit BLTs Recipe

Try this Southern twist on a classic sandwich combination for an easy-to-pick up tailgate breakfast.

Fried Chicken Thighs & Biscuits Recipe

Two Southern icons make the ultimate sandwich, generously topped with pickled green tomatoes and local Raleigh honey.

Pimiento Cheese Biscuit Recipe

A true Southern combination, Cornbread Biscuits are piled with a dollop of pimiento cheese, crisp bacon, and pickled jalapeños.

Blushing Mimosas Recipe

The classic mimosa is equal parts orange juice and Champagne. In this cocktail recipe, pineapple juice and grenadine add a twist of flavor and color.

Maple-Glazed Pumpkin-Cranberry Coffee Cake Recipe

This moist, pretty cake features your favorite fall flavors--warm spices, tangy cranberries, and sweet maple syrup.

Sausage-Cheese Muffins Recipe

Make these savory muffins for a flavorful addition to your tailgate spread. With only 5 ingredients, the hardest part will be sharing them with your guests.

Old Bay Bloody Mary Recipe

Not your standard Bloody Mary, this one derives its kick from Old Bay seasoning, concocted with 18 spices and herbs, and fresh horseradish. Have a variety of hot sauces on hand for Bloody Mary connoisseurs who like to turn up the heat.

Orange and Cinnamon-Dusted Donut Holes Recipe

Donut holes should be warm and doughy and coated in sugar. This gluten-free version is just that--and more.

Grilled French Toast Kebabs Recipe

Make these breakfast-style kebabs the night before serving, use day-old break, cut each bread cube to include some crust, and soak the skewers for perfect results.

Breakfast Cookies Recipe

These grab-and-go breakfast bites taste indulgent, but they’re made with whole wheat flour, nuts, and dried fruit.

Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Pumpkin puree and seeds give these muffins a seasonal flavor making them perfect for fall tailgating.

Toffee-Apple Dip Recipe

Combine crispy candy bits with cream cheese and brown sugar for a sweet, creamy toffee apple dip that pairs perfectly with fresh fruit.

Bourbon and Blood Orange Blast Recipe

Introduce a nontraditional cocktail recipe to a summertime party with this bourbon-infused drink. Fresh mint adds a fragrant note, while turbinado sugar adds festive sparkle.

Bacon-Cheddar Corn Muffins Recipe

The sharper the cheddar, the more intense the flavor will be in these Bacon-Cheddar Corn Muffins. Experiment with different cheeses to find a perfect match for these savory muffins.

Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Make a hearty breakfast casserole with hot pork sausage, cubed hash browns, eggs and shredded cheese. Top with picante sauce and sour cream for Tex-Mex flair.

Raspberry, Sumac, and Almond Pound Cake Recipe

The nuanced brightness of sumac matched with warming notes of almond and jammy raspberries takes a classic pound cake construct over the top and into pure wow-worthy territory. While it may seem like a lot between the batter and the pound cake’s raspberry-sumac glaze (especially if this is a new seasoning to you), sumac—which is the dried, powdered berries of the sumac bush—is a spice you need not be overly reserved with. Given sumac’s delicate tart flavor, a fair amount is needed here to shine within the context of the dense, buttery cake.  

Copycat Bo-Berry Biscuits Recipe

Enjoy the Bojangles favorite whenever the craving strikes with our easy-to-follow copycat Bo-Berry Biscuit recipe. These indulgent blueberry biscuits feature freeze dried blueberries rather than fresh because the freeze dried berries provide a perfect pop of blueberry flavor without bursting and adding excess juices to your dough. (You can find freeze dried berries at grocery stores like Whole Foods and online.) To make your Bo-Berry biscuits ahead of time, simply prepare the dough, cut into circles, and freeze the unbaked biscuits for up to one month. 

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Waffles Recipe

The combination of brown sugar and cinnamon is a classic dessert flavor profile, so why not bring it into your waffle batter? Serve with maple syrup, or, if you're feeling particularly opulent, whipped cream and salted caramel sauce. 

Blueberry Pound Cake Muffins Recipe

What’s better than blueberry muffins? Blueberry pound cake muffins. These are sweet, fluffy, and rich, with a crispy caramelized top. The blueberries add color and flavor, and the lemon zest adds just enough tartness. 

Ham Biscuit Casserole Recipe

Overnight Blueberry Croissant Breakfast Bake Is a Recipe for Sweet Dreams Recipe

Blogger Chungah Rhee of Damn Delicious created a fun twist on a traditional French toast bake that calls for buttery, flaky mini croissants instead of thick Brioche slices. This French toast bake recipe from her latest cookbook Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes suggests prepping the night before to give the croissants a chance to soak up all of that sweet egg batter. Sleep in, snooze your alarm a few times, and just pop the pan in the oven when you’re ready to eat. To finish it off in the morning, drizzle the bread pudding-like base with a cinnamon-cream cheese glaze. This make-ahead breakfast casserole is truly the most genius way to use up day-old croissants.

Overnight Blueberry Croissant Breakfast Bake

Ingredients

Excerpted from Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes by Chungah Rhee. Copyright © 2016 Chungah Rhee. Reprinted with permission from Oxmoor House, an imprint of Time Inc. Books. All rights reserved.

Miso Walnut Sticky Buns Recipe

Incorporating instant mashed potato flakes into this foolproof sticky bun dough is the secret behind their incredibly moist, tender texture. Meanwhile, using a bit of bread flour, in addition to all-purpose, helps provide structure and height. White miso paste, also known as sweet miso, adds a dynamic element of salt-sweet depth to both the filling and caramel topping—making these a most impressive addition to any brunch spread. Pro-tip: Don’t let the buns rest in the pan for too long after baking as the sticky topping will begin to solidify as it cools, making it difficult to turn them out.  

Tex-Mex Breakfast Bake  Recipe

This flavor-packed take on breakfast casserole is a great way to use up leftover Texas toast or garlic bread. Rich, indulgent, and spicy, its gooeyness is perfectly complimented by the tang from the crema, which can be found in a Latin market. Play around with frozen toast flavors to spice things up, or serve it as breakfast for dinner. 

Breakfast Sausage Casserole Recipe

This satisfying breakfast recipe is perfect to make for weekend guests. Assemble and refrigerate the casserole the night before, and just pop it in the oven the next morning. Look for turkey sausage near other breakfast-style sausage in the frozen foods section.

Blueberry Scones Recipe

When we set out to create the best basic blueberry scone recipe, we knew it needed to be buttery and tender, but not cakey or overtly sweet—dense for sure, but not dry. These deliver on every front. While these blueberry scones are divine as-is, you can customize the recipe with whatever flavor add-ins you like. Try mixing in some spices—we found that ground ginger and ground cardamom (about 1/4 teaspoon each) to be great aromatic flavor compliments to the blueberries—or you could add a little fresh citrus zest to the dough. If you like your scones on the sweeter side, we’ve also included a simple citrus glaze recipe to drizzle over top. You can use fresh lemon or orange here; we actually used a combination of both with very tasty results. In order to prevent soggy blueberry scones, wait to glaze them until you’re ready to serve.