fetchpriority=”high” decoding=”async” class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-160299″ src=”https://thinktasty1.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grits-for-breakfast.jpg” alt=”grits-for-breakfast” height=”400″ width=”400″ srcset=”https://www.thinktasty.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grits-for-breakfast.jpg 400w, https://www.thinktasty.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grits-for-breakfast-150×150.jpg 150w, https://www.thinktasty.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grits-for-breakfast-300×300.jpg 300w, https://www.thinktasty.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grits-for-breakfast-170×170.jpg 170w” sizes=”(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px” />When I think of Christmas morning breakfast, I usually think of items that can be made or prepped the night before so that they are ready for early rising children and the excitement of present opening. However, that isn’t always the case at our house. With a blended family, some years on the 25th of December our kids are at their other parents’ homes. For us, our real Christmas may be celebrated on a different date.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that my husband and I don’t acknowledge the calendar Christmas. We usually exchange a single gift and spend the day with family. Even though we will have a special breakfast with our family on our Christmas, it doesn’t mean that we can’t have a special breakfast on the 25th also.

I think dish is perfect for a day without the hustle and bustle of kids. Although all of ours are teens who probably won’t be downstairs before 9:00, they still will be excited for stockings and presents by the tree. For that day, I will have a tray of muffins ready. On a Christmas day that it is just my husband and me, a breakfast that requires some time at the stove while sipping a cup of coffee will be just fine.