Yummy and Simple Small Easter Brunch Ideas

What to Eat

Since you have a smaller crowd there are so many fun options for small Easter brunch ideas.

Let’s start with the breads and pastries.

Bread/Toast – Texas Toast is wonderful for brunch and to make French Toast.

Cinnamon Rolls – I like to buy ones that are ready for you to bake in your oven to make the kitchen smell oh-so-good.

Muffins

Quick Breads – There are so many to choose from like banana bread, pumpkin bread, lemon poppyseed bread, and more. 

Do you like your banana bread with or without mini chocolate chips in it?  We just have to add them.

Let me know in the comments below.

Waffles, Pancakes, or French Toast – This could be the main part and you could set up a whole toppings bar for it.

Coffee Cake

Bagels – I love using those mini bagels for brunch.

English Muffins

Biscuits and Gravy – This is a main menu item for sure because it is so filling.

Moving onto Eggs

You have to have eggs somewhere on your menu.  It is Easter after all!  Thankfully most people like eggs and they are filling while relatively cheap.

Scrambled Eggs – These are super easy to whip up and to keep warm.

Egg Bake – An egg bake is my go-to brunch food.  It only takes a few ingredients, it is easy to put together, and 1 egg bake can feed so many.

You have to see this Easy Egg Bake Recipe.

Deviled Eggs – I am not sure how it is in your neck of the woods but around here deviled eggs are a must-have at every single holiday gathering.

My sister is a master at these which lets me off the hook because I just can’t figure them out!

Omelets – Since you have a small crowd, you can let your guests build their own omelets. 

I got this idea from when I was in college.  There were lots of toppings to choose from and a chef made the omelet to your order right in front of you.  You had to get there early that night because there was always a long line.

Potatoes

I am Irish so you might think that I hate potatoes but I just love them.

Breakfast Potatoes

Baby Red Potatoes with Butter

Hashbrowns

Fruit

Think of all the fruits, what you like most, and what is in season (they might be a bit cheaper).

Berries

Melon

Grapes

Bananas

Oranges – The Little Cutie Mandarin Oranges are a great size.

Meat

Bring on the protein!

Bacon – I am a sucker for bacon, how about you?  Have you ever cooked it in the oven?  Line your jelly roll pan with tin foil, put your bacon on it, and pop it in the oven.  There is less mess and hardly any cleanup.

Sausage Links and Patties

Crowd-Pleasing Beverages

Milk

Water

Juice

Coffee

Tea

Hot Chocolate

Alcoholic Beverages

Mimosa

Irish Coffee

Bloody Mary – On my side of the family there is always a Bloody Mary bar for the holidays. 

I like mine simple with a beef stick, green olives, dill pickles, and cheese.  But I have seen people fill up their cups with garnishes that include, but are not limited to, bacon, shrimp, pickled veggies, celery, and even a slider-sized burger.

Desserts

Who says you can’t have dessert at breakfast?  Don’t forget about them.

Carrot Cake – This festive cake is delicious with cream cheese frosting.

Lemon Bars – These are light and fresh, like tasting spring.

Cookies – If you are looking for an easy cookie recipe that everyone will be asking you about, check out my Sheet Pan Cookie Bars recipe.

You can make it completely Easter by sprinkling pastel M&M’s on the top after you spread the cookie dough onto the pan.

Do you want to make Easter Cut Out Cookies instead, then you have to see this recipe.

7 Layer Bars

M&M's Mix – This is incredibly hard to make.  Are you ready?  Get a family-sized bag of each the Plain M&M's, the Peanut M&M's, and the Peanut Butter M&M's.  Pour them all into a bowl and mix them up.  Bada bing, bada boom.  I know you can handle this one.

Toppings

Don’t forget about these toppings.  They will make your brunch complete.

Butter

Syrup – What is your favorite kind?  We like Mrs. Butterworth around here.

Whipped Cream

Powdered Sugar

Fruit Preserves – Jelly, Jam, and Marmalade

Cream Cheese

Peanut Butter

Happy Easter, friend.