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    Recipes for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving Morning

    Published: Nov 21, 2025 by Helen S Fletcher ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 2 Comments

    Keep everyone happy and out of the kitchen with these delightful breakfast and brunch treats. These muffins, scones, and coffee cakes can be made ahead, filling your home with wonderful aromas as the turkey roasts.

    A plate of scones with one on top broken open to show the interior of the scone.
    Simple Pumpkin Pecan Scones Recipe
    These Simple Pumpkin Pecan Scones are perfect for breakfast, brunch or snack. Quickly made with tons of warm spices and toasted pecans, these are finished with an orange glaze and pecans and sanding sugar for a bit of crunch.
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    Cranberry Muffins
    This Cranberry Muffins Recipe is quick to make, celebrates the season with their vibrant color and tart taste. While thought of mostly in the fall and around Thanksgiving, this fruit can be used in its frozen form to great advantage as in this recipe.
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    Cinnamon Filled Buttermilk Scones
    Think of these fantastic Cinnamon Filled Buttermilk Scones as sconewiches. Two currant scones are stuffed with a brown sugar and cinnamon filling (think cinnamon rolls) finished with a vanilla glaze. Much quicker than even Cinnamon Bread, these are the perfect touch of sweetness after the holidays.
    Check out this recipe
    A plate of 6 Stuffed Buttermilk Scones on a blue rimmed plate with a multi colored napkin in the background.
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    Orange Macadamia Rolls Recipe
    This Orange Macadamia Rolls Recipe is not to be missed. A tender sour cream yeast dough encloses an orange macadamia filling that's finished with a coffee glaze. The amazing yeast dough goes together quickly and is one of the easiest I've every made. It's basically two steps - mix the liquids and yeast, then add the flour, mix and set it to rise. I can't imagine an easier yeast dough to make. So if you're new or apprehensive about working with yeast, this is the reciope for you
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    Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins
    Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins with pecan streusel couldn't be any easier. Two bowls and a few measuring utensils, a whisk and, a rubber spatula are all that are needed. Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl, the liquid ingredients in another, mix them together, plop them in the cups and into the oven they go.
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    These really are the Best Cinnamon Crunch Rolls Recipe. Why? Because I've added a Cinnamon Crunch topping (think Cinnamon Crunch Bagels) which takes this way over the top! Combining these two makes a completely new and different roll that's easy to make.
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    Crunchy Topped Apple Muffin Recipe
    This super Crunchy Topped Apple Muffin Recipe is not only super easy and fast but one of the best muffins around. The key to these wonders is lots of apples and a really crunchy sugar topping that isn't exactly a crumb but a close cousin you're sure to love.
    Check out this recipe
    A single Crunchy Topped Apple Muffins
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    Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
    This Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake consists of a sour cream coffee cake riddled with bright red cranberries and topped with a pecan streusel is easy to make and easy to eat.
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    1. Angie says

      November 24, 2025 at 7:14 am

      Thankyou!

      Reply
      • Helen S Fletcher says

        November 24, 2025 at 10:38 am

        Your welcome Angie.

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