Nothing says relaxation and pampering like a brunch or breakfast board that's loaded with everyone's morning favorites! Whether you include eggs, meats, cheeses, fresh fruits, or all the craveworthy carbs, it's sure to be a hit! Use ready-made foods from your bakery or grocery store so all that remains is FAST and EASY assembly!
Meats - sausage links or pattiessliced deli or homemade ham, bacon, smoked sausage, lox, prosciutto, sliced turkey
Cheese - cubedslices, or wedges including cheddar, pepper jack, smoked gouda, and cheese spreads. Also consider brie, American, goat cheese, Manchego, Swiss, or other favorite cheeses
Eggs - Hard or soft-boiledscrambled, fried. Consider egg muffins, fritattas, and quiche
Bread - biscuitscanned or frozen or even homemade, bagels, croissants, waffles, pancakes, scones
Sweet Breads - donutscinnamon rolls, donut holes, mini muffins, or your favorite sweet carby treats
Bread - Whitewhole wheat, rolls, Hawaiian bread
Potatoes - hashbrownstator tots, and consider potato casseroles
Gravy - classic gravy or with sausage
Cream cheese - regular or flavored
Condiments - jelliesjams, syrup, Nutella, peanut butter, butter or margarine
Beverages - coffeemilk, creamers, water, orange juice or other juices, champagne or mimosas
Fruit - all berries such as strawberriesraspberries, blueberries, blackberries; apple slices, orange segments, melons, bananas. Also consider pineapple, mango, kiwi, grapes and more
Vegetables - sliced or cherry tomatoescucumbers, red or white onions, pickles or relish
Choose what you’re putting on the board, and reheat it or cook it, as needed.
Select your board, various sizes of serving bowls, plates, utensils, and whatever props or items you will need for assembly.
Fill smaller bowls with things like jams, gravy, or anything you don’t want spilled onto other items.
For more main items like the meats or eggs, you can plate them or simply lay them on the board.
Place a few main bowls around the main food items and add to them what you think will fit best in them from potatoes to muffins, whatever looks best.
Place smaller bowls around the main bowls. Tip - Layer by raising up the smaller bowls in stacks or placing them on a glass to raise them which allows you to pack more food onto the board without it looking too crammed in or overcrowded.
Fill in open spaces with bread, cheeses, fruits, muffins, sweets, or whatever you are exactly using and what will nicely fill in the gaps.
Add serving spoons to anything that needs it and set out plates, cutlery, and napkins for guests to use.* (See Notes for some themed board suggestions, ideas, and recipe link inspiration.)
Notes
Ingredients Note — Use quantities sufficient to feed your group, mix-and-match items as desired, this is a flexible and creative recipe concept.