15 Warm and Cozy Breakfast Sweets You Can Make Without Leaving the House
Start your day on a sweet note with these 15 cozy homemade breakfast treats that are as comforting as they are delicious. No need to step outside—these recipes bring the bakery to your kitchen, filling your home with warmth and irresistible aromas.
Brioche Donuts
Made with just eight simple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry, this easy brioche donut recipe is a breeze to make and the perfect addition to your breakfast or dessert menu. Believe me when I say these deep-fried, melt-in-your-mouth treats are so soft, fluffy, and buttery that you may never return to eating regular doughnuts!
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Apple Crumble Muffins
These moist, delicious apple crumble muffins will be the best thing to appear on your breakfast or dessert table this fall! Fresh apple chunks are baked into a moist cinnamon muffin and topped with a crunchy, homemade crumble, creating the perfect combination of flavors to have everyone running back for seconds!
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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These are the best baked cinnamon sugar doughnuts to make when you want light and fluffy doughnuts but without the hassle of deep frying. Whether you enjoy donuts with coffee, for breakfast, or as a delicious dessert, this is the recipe for you. Even though this is a baked donut recipe, they still have that light, fluffy texture and delicious flavor. Every bite is loaded with delicate cinnamon spice, but all the flavors are perfectly balanced.
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Apple Cinnamon Roll
There’s nothing quite like apple cinnamon rolls during the Fall. With this easy-to-make recipe using brioche dough, apples, and cream cheese icing, you’ll be able to whip up your own mouthwatering apple pie cinnamon rolls at home in no time.
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Cinnamon Babka
Made with soft, buttery dough twisted in cinnamon sugar and glossed with light homemade sugar syrup, this cozy cinnamon babka is undoubtedly a crowd-pleaser! It is perfectly sweet and warmly spiced, making it an ideal treat for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or after dinner.
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Brioche Cinnamon Rolls
Fragrant and full of flavor, these melt-in-your-mouth brioche cinnamon rolls are the best thing in the morning! Made with buttery brioche dough rolled up with a sweet cinnamon sugar filling and topped with a creamy homemade cream cheese frosting, you’ll want to have them for breakfast as well as dessert!
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Red Velvet Muffins
These heavenly red velvet muffins topped with a light and creamy cream cheese frosting are incredibly moist, super fluffy, and simply scrumptious! With all the same rich flavor of a red velvet cake and a dash of magic with my secret baking tricks, this recipe is the ultimate handheld version of the beloved classic!
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Brownie Muffins
Crackly on the top, chewy on the edges, and fudgy in the center, this 7-ingredient brownie muffin recipe is a brownie lover’s dream! Baked in a large muffin pan, they are full of decadent chocolate, perfectly balanced with a dash of salt, and downright gooey good!
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Mini Blueberry Muffins
These easy mini blueberry muffins are perfectly fluffy, tender, and delicious. With fresh blueberry flavor in every bite, this moist muffin recipe makes the perfect portable breakfast or anytime treat.
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Sugar Donuts
Sweet, crunchy, and hard to resist, these homemade sugar donuts are the perfect mid-day treat alongside coffee or tea or as a post-dinner dessert. This easy sugar donuts recipe is a breeze, requiring only eight ingredients and 30 minutes of your time. You’ll be craving another the very moment you sink your teeth into one of them!
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Walnut Babka
This walnut babka features the most delicious buttery yeasted brioche dough twisted around a wonderful cinnamon sugar walnut filling. Moist, fluffy, and crazy delicious, this nutty babka is a good idea any time of the year, particularly around the holidays. Making walnut babka is really hassle-free and easy, you will love it.
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Dutch Baby Pancake
If you’ve been looking for a change from the usual breakfast pancakes, you will definitely want to try this Dutch baby pancake recipe! This delicious breakfast treat has a sweet, buttery flavor and fluffy as well as custardy texture that takes the traditional pancakes to the next level.
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Beignets
Popular in French cuisine and a staple in the Louisiana city of New Orleans, these New Orleans-style homemade beignets are fun to make and hard to resist! Their light, sweet, and pillowy texture make them the perfect treat to enjoy any time of day: For breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert. Top them with sugar, fill them with cream, or dip them in your morning coffee.
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Bavarian Cream Donuts
There are many delicious types of cream-filled donuts out there, but these delightful Bavarian cream donuts are hands down a treat that everyone will love! Made with buttery brioche donuts and then filled with a creamy, rich French vanilla cream, they are super light, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or dessert! The vanilla-flavored cream is light and creamy, made with a Crème Anglaise base combined with gelatin and whipped heavy cream.
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Maple Donuts
Maple donuts are the cozy, sweet, and sticky treat you must try for Thanksgiving and beyond. If you love maple syrup, you have to make this baked maple donut recipe. It is the most delicious breakfast the whole family will look forward to in the morning! The best part? Maple glazed donuts are actually really simple to make and take less than 30 minutes!
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