How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch

We understand that New Years may look a bit different this year, but that's no reason to skimp on the festivities! Celebrating New Year's Day by putting together a fun brunch with just a few loved ones is a great way to bring people together in trying times like these. Whether your brunch is in-person or over Skype, rethink your typical brunch recipes and make something a bit more festive. We've put a spin on popular recipes and revamped the brunch throwing process to provide you with a complete guide on how to throw the perfect New Years Eve brunch. From easy make-ahead dishes to mouthwatering appetizers, this list will not disappoint.

Don't Skip Appetizers

While holiday appetizers before brunch might not seem like a common tradition, we believe it should be. These tasty small bites of food are an excellent way to keep your guest's hunger pains at bay while the food is cooking. Additionally, preparing fun and delicious appetizers is a great way to set the vibe for your holiday gathering. With just a few more minutes spent in the kitchen, you can create excellent appetizer dishes that will keep your guests happy and looking forward to the brunch plate ahead. Try setting your appetizer table up close to where guests will arrive. After all, what's better than being greeted with food?

Hazelnut Cranberry Walnut Tart

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog Add a few seasonal flavors to your brunch with Hazelnut Cranberry Walnut Tart. A sweet and savory winter treat, it's a beautiful dessert to use as the centerpiece of your brunch table. Made with tart cranberries, herbs and slices of brie, this dish is a real showstopper. Pair it with your favorite breakfast tea or coffee for even more satisfaction.

Sunshiny Pina Colada Muesli Energy Poppers

Planning out all of the destinations you'd like to travel to in the upcoming year? We know we are! Turn your brunch into a tropical getaway with these Sunshiny Pina Colada Muesli Energy Poppers. The perfect single-serving treat to set out as an appetizer, these poppers will surely take your tastebuds on vacation. In this recipe, fresh pineapple and creamed coconut are combined with our Vanilla Protein Powder Nutritional Booster and Gluten Free Tropical Muesli to create a nutrient-packed snack!

Refresh and Reset with Coffee

If you spent the night celebrating the new year, then there's nothing your guest will appreciate more than the smell of fresh coffee. While making a pot of coffee isn't a bad idea; incorporating rich coffee flavors into your food is an even better one! Not only will coffee help guests refresh, but it's the perfect flavor to wake up with. To keep things interesting, prepare your baked goods with traditional coffee add-ins like whipped cream and honey!

Coconut Sugar Coffee Cake

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog The perfect way to incorporate coffee into your brunch menu, whip up a batch of this Coconut Sugar Coffee Cake. A healthier spin on traditional coffee cake, this dessert brings the tropical flavors of Shredded Coconut and Organic Coconut Sugar to the table while remaining a lower-calorie treat.

Add Eggs to the Menu

No brunch would be complete without a well-baked egg dish. That being said, just because a great brunch involves eggs, doesn't mean you have to stand over the stove, cracking them for hours. Instead, choose an egg recipe that you can make ahead. Not only will this make things easier, but it will also save you time on New Year's Day, allowing you to spend more of it with guests. Quiches, scrambles and breakfast burritos are all tasty egg dishes that can be whipped up before guests arrive.

Scrambled Egg Muffins

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog Provide a protein-packed snack for your guests by making a batch of these Scrambled Egg Muffins. These muffins make it easy to include all of your favorite breakfast ingredients into one dish, plus they're great for you. Eggs, Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour and Medium Grind Cornmeal are combined in this recipe to create a light, fluffy and eggy treat that everyone will love. Easy to eat and portable, they're sure to be the star of your New Year's Eve Brunch.

Keep Things Toasty

Revamp your favorites this New Year's and make tricked out toast for brunch. A wholesome, healthy and easy meal to make, toast is an excellent dish to surprise guests with the morning of. Throw together a few toast toppings beforehand and place them out on the brunch table for guests to grab themselves. A real star of the show, toast can be combined with just about any ingredients, both sweet and savory.

Orange Fig Chia Jam

Searching for a fun and unique toast topping? Make this Orange Fig and Chia Jam. The combination of superfoods like chia seeds and fig create a beautifully thick and creamy jam that adds a boost of fiber and omega-3s to whatever it's combined with. The orange in this recipe complements the flavor of the figs and makes it the perfect toast topping.

Incorporate Vegetables

Vegetables not only add an array of color to your brunch table, but they also add a handful of vitamins and nutrients. The perfect way to help balance out all of those breakfast carbs, creating a brunch plate full of holiday veggies is a great way to keep guests happy, especially those opting for lighter meals this holiday season. While some vegetables like steamed broccoli and carrots taste great alone, others taste better when combined into a decadent meal. Whatever brunch favors your guests are craving on New Years, there's sure to be a vegetable plate that satisfies.

Mini Spring Vegetable Quiches

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog Take your quiche making skills up a notch and bake this quiche recipe in mini tart pans. These Mini Spring Vegetable Quiches are the perfect single-serving treat to surprise guests with the morning of your brunch. Made with our Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, this brunch dish is ideal for serving those who have specific food allergies. The various veggies and herbs mixed into this dish also make it a healthy one.

Make a Fruit Salad

Fruit salads are a favorite among avid brunchers. Light, refreshing and full of fruity flavors, they're the perfect plate to wake up to. When making fruit salad for this year's brunch, skip your standard recipe and amp things up a bit with new flavors. Pomegranates, persimmons, cherries and melons are all delicious ingredients that can be worked into your salad recipe.

Creamy Fruit Salad

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog This Creamy Fruit Salad is so delicious we're not sure if we should label it as an appetizer, brunch or dessert! Made with fresh fruits like pineapple and strawberry and sweetened with shredded coconut, it's a tasty dish that your guests will rave about. In this recipe, greek yogurt is used to add a boost of nutrients and texture!

Leave Room for Dessert

Think dessert is a plate best left for dinner? Think again! We love serving dessert at brunch. That being said, Because you're hosting a meal that will be eaten earlier in the day, the trick is to create a dessert that's just sweet enough to curb guests' sugar cravings. Anything too sweet can send them into a food coma and leave them feeling ready for a nap.

Gluten Free Cream Puffs

The perfect holiday treat! These Gluten Free Cream Puffs are made with a classic French pastry recipe made from butter, water, flour and eggs. To make this dessert one that everyone can enjoy, we subbed traditional flour for our Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour. Filled with fresh whipped cream, they're a decadent dessert that is sure to stop sugar cravings in their tracks.

Decorate with Food

While flowers are indeed a nice touch to add to any brunch gathering, our favorite way to decorate is with food. Because your guests will be arriving hungry, it's essential to make sure that there are items set around the table that can be eaten. Turning your appetizers into gorgeous, edible centerpieces can make decorating for your gathering more manageable than ever. Turning crepes into a colorful food bouquet or using skewers to arrange bright-colored fruit festively are just a couple of the many ways you can decorate with food.

Easy No-Bake Fruit Tart

How to Plan a New Year's Eve Brunch | Bob's Red Mill Blog Decorate your table with brightly colored fresh fruit and make this Easy No-Bake Tart! A delicious way to end a meal; this tart will look great at the center of your brunch table. The no-bake crust recipe used to make this tart provides an extra boost of protein that will leave your guests feeling refreshed and energized. And there you have it! A complete guide to throwing the perfect brunch along with several New Years Eve Brunch Ideas. Whether you're planning brunch for two or a few, these tips will help make it a success. From coffee-flavored treats to energy-boosting appetizers, use the recipes in this article to create the ideal brunch menu for you and your guests. From everyone at Bob's Red Mill, Happy brunching!  
Bob's Red Mill
December 29 2020

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