Breakfasts for Thanksgiving morning have to be special – this is the way to start  the  holiday mood with good food and lots of fun. A lot of innovative ideas are thought about for breakfast and every effort is made to make the menu different from the previous year. Here are some great Thanksgiving breakfast ideas, which you can use this year.

Almond coffee cake – This is prepared with finely chopped almonds, ground nutmegs, mayonnaise, almond extracts, cake mix, eggs, milk and of course flour. You can slice the cake and serve it with hot tea or coffee for your breakfast.

Cranberry bread pudding – You will need white bread sliced into cubes, milk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extracts, cinnamons and unsalted butter. Dried cranberries are combined with all other ingredients and soaked before baking it in the oven. It is sprinkled with gingery orange syrup before serving it to the guests. You can serve it as a breakfast menu with a dollop of butter.

French toast casserole – If you wish to serve this casserole as your Thanksgiving breakfast menu, it is best if you prepare it one day ahead. You will need white bread, fat cream cheese softened, eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla and also powdered sugar. The bread cubes can be placed in a baking dish and coated with cooking spray. It is best to beat the cream well before adding it to the dish. It takes nearly 50 minutes to prepare this casserole – once baked, you can remove it from oven and serve with fresh maple syrup.

Pumpkin pancakes – Kids love to have pancakes and these are considered to be healthy breakfast options too! Pumpkin pancakes are prepared with flour, nutmegs, ground ginger, melted butter, maple syrup, milk, eggs, salt and canned pumpkin among other ingredients.

Country breakfast pie – To prepare this pie for Thanksgiving breakfast, you need to have frozen pie crust, pork sausages, hash brown potatoes which have been thawed, green onions sliced, bell pepper, cheddar cheese, milk, eggs, ground pepper and seasoned salt. You can sprinkle the pie with some additional peppers and cheese just before serving to enhance its taste.

Pumpkin pecan oatmeal – Oatmeal makes a very healthy breakfast. Pumpkin pecan oatmeal is prepared with canned pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie sauce, toasted pecans, vanilla low fat yogurt, water, pumpkin pie spice and other seasonings to add taste. Before serving this oatmeal you can top them with pecans and fresh yogurt.

     
Ham and cheese puff – This shall give a great start to your Thanksgiving menu. It is recommended to prepare this puff the previous night and just heat it before serving. You will need French bread, cooked and cubed ham, chopped onions, margarine, eggs, milk and prepared mustard for this recipe.

Gingery orange syrup – To prepare this fresh drink for your early morning breakfast, you will need fresh oranges for their juice, corn syrup, salt, squeezed lemon juice, fresh ginger, grated orange zest and unsalted butter. All the ingredients are combined and cooked in a pan, whisked in butter and served warm.

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