13 Halloween Morning Breakfast Bakes for Spooky Starts

Halloween morning calls for something special in the oven. These 13 breakfast bakes — from pumpkin cinnamon rolls to spooky casseroles — fuel a day of trick-or-treating.

Below you’ll find 13 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Gooey pumpkin-spice rolls with cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

• 1 can cinnamon roll dough
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup cream cheese frosting
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Unroll dough; spread with pumpkin and spice.
2. Roll up; slice into 8.
3. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
4. Spread with frosting.
5. Serve warm.

2. Apple Cider Donut Bake

Custardy bread pudding made with apple cider donuts.

Ingredients

• 12 cake donuts
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Cube donuts; place in a baking dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, cider, and spices.
3. Pour over donuts; soak 20 minutes.
4. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
5. Dust with cinnamon sugar.

3. Spooky Eyeball Breakfast Casserole

Cheesy hash brown bake with olive-slice eyeballs.

Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen hash browns
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup cheddar
• 1 cup sausage, cooked
• 1/2 cup milk
• 24 olive slices
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1. Layer hash browns in a baking dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, and garlic powder; pour over.
3. Top with sausage and cheddar.
4. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
5. Add olive-slice eyes.

4. Ghost Banana Bread

Moist banana bread with white-chocolate ghosts.

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mash bananas; mix with wet ingredients.
2. Fold in dry ingredients and chips.
3. Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes.
4. Pipe white-chocolate ghosts on top.
5. Add chocolate-chip eyes.

5. Mummy Sausage Breakfast Rolls

Sausage and egg rolls wrapped in dough bandages.

Ingredients

• 1 can crescent dough
• 8 sausage links
• 1 cup cheddar
• 4 eggs, scrambled
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Fill dough triangles with sausage, eggs, and cheddar.
2. Roll up.
3. Wrap with thin dough strips.
4. Brush with butter.
5. Bake at 375°F for 14 minutes.

6. Pumpkin French Toast Bake

Overnight pumpkin French toast — wake up and bake.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf brioche
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Cube brioche; place in a dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, pumpkin, and spices.
3. Pour over; chill overnight.
4. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
5. Serve with maple syrup.

7. Spiderweb Cinnamon Roll Bake

Gooey cinnamon rolls with a chocolate spiderweb.

Ingredients

• 2 cans cinnamon rolls
• 1 cup orange frosting
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 24 candy eyes
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Arrange rolls in a baking dish.
2. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
3. Spread with orange frosting.
4. Pipe chocolate in a web pattern.
5. Add candy-eyed spiders.

8. Candy Corn Yogurt Bake

Layered yogurt bake in candy-corn colors.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Greek yogurt
• 2 cups granola
• 1 cup mandarin oranges
• 1 cup pineapple
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Mix yogurt with honey and vanilla.
2. Layer with fruit in a baking dish.
3. Top with granola and coconut.
4. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
5. Serve warm.

9. Haunted Hash Brown Casserole

Crispy, cheesy hash brown bake with ham.

Ingredients

• 1 bag hash browns
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 8 eggs
• 1.5 cups cheddar
• 1 cup ham, diced
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Instructions

1. Mix hash browns, onion, pepper, and ham.
2. Whisk eggs with paprika.
3. Combine; top with cheddar.
4. Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.
5. Rest 10 minutes.

10. Midnight Chocolate Pancake Bake

Dark, fudgy pancake bake for chocolate lovers.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Whisk dry ingredients.
2. Whisk wet ingredients; combine.
3. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Pour into a baking dish.
5. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.

11. Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal

Cozy make-ahead oatmeal with pumpkin warmth.

Ingredients

• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Pour into a baking dish.
3. Top with pecans.
4. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
5. Serve with milk.

12. Monster Breakfast Burrito Bake

All your burrito favorites baked into one dish.

Ingredients

• 8 tortillas
• 8 eggs, scrambled
• 1 cup sausage
• 1 cup cheddar
• 1 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup cilantro

Instructions

1. Fill tortillas with eggs, sausage, and cheese.
2. Roll; place seam-down in a dish.
3. Top with salsa and cheddar.
4. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
5. Top with sour cream and cilantro.

13. Caramel Apple Breakfast Bake

Caramel-apple bread pudding that tastes like fall.

Ingredients

• 4 apples, sliced
• 1 loaf challah
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup pecans

Instructions

1. Layer challah and apples in a dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, and cinnamon; pour over.
3. Soak 20 minutes.
4. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
5. Drizzle with caramel; top with pecans.