These 13 Baked Goods are Perfect with a Mug of Coffee
Mix up your croissant-and-coffee routine
You may not always have time to indulge in a full-on, crazy-extravagant breakfast in the morning. Sometimes, what you want—or, depending on your caffeine dependency, what you need—is just something to go along with a good strong cup of coffee in the morning (heck, you can even try some of these with a strong cup of tea, if that's more your thing). We're right there with you. That's why we've come up with this list of breakfast pastries that make a perfect pair with a hot (or iced) cup of joe. Make a batch one evening, and you'll have breakfast for the next week. From simple biscuits and the best croissants to every kind of sticky bun, here are our favorite pastries to match your favorite morning beverage.
Melt butter in the oven for a fast, versatile tart crust with intense nutty flavor that pairs beautifully with pastry cream and fresh berries. For easy serving, prepare the tarts in individual aluminum cups. Get the recipe for Brown Butter Tart with Blackberries »
Treated like puff pastry, the dough for these buttery biscuits is rolled and folded several times to create multiple flaky layers. Get the recipe for Nancy Silverton's All-Butter Biscuits »
The classic combination of bacon, egg, and cheese gets folded inside flaky pastry for a breakfast variation on the calzone. Get the recipe for Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Calzone »
These crumbly, buttery cookies are filled with a luscious hazelnut-flavored pastry cream. Get the recipe for Hazelnut Cream Sandwich Cookies (La Deliziosa) »
This New Zealand combination of flaky pastry, canary-yellow yolks, and salty bacon has cross-cultural appeal. Get the recipe for Bacon and Egg Pie »
Frozen raspberries or lingonberries top whipped cream and an almond pastry crust for these delicate, bite-sized tartlets. Get the recipe for Almond-Cream Tartlets »
Small Pastry Puffs with Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream
Small Pastry Puffs with Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream
Don't let the appearance of these cream puffs intimidate you; this dessert is both fun and easy to make at home. Get the recipe for Small Pastry Puffs with Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream »
Sarikopitakia (fried mizithra cheese pastries)
These savory fried cheese pies are named for their spiral shapes. Sariki, a Turkish word meaning “turban,” is also the name of a traditional headdress still worn by Cretan men at celebrations. Get the recipe for Sarikopitakia (fried mizithra cheese pastries) »
These savory fried cheese pies are named for their spiral shapes. Sariki, a Turkish word meaning "turban," is also the name of a traditional headdress still worn by Cretan men at celebrations. Tsikoudia, a grape-based spirit from Crete, is used in the dough, likely for making it easier to roll out into thin sheets. Get the recipe for Cretan Fried Cheese Pastries (Sarikopitakia) »
The croissant’s perfection is twofold: an interior of infinitely spiraling paper-thin layers and a shatteringly flaky crust.
The croissant's perfection is twofold: an interior of infinitely spiraling paper-thin layers and a shatteringly flaky crust. Get the recipe for The Best Croissants »
Layers of buttery, flaky laminated pastry are swirled around a lightly spiced, pleasantly gooey cherry compote, then brushed with orange liqueur and sprinkled with pulverized pistachios after baking. For an alcohol-free alternative, swap out the liqueur for a mixture of honey and fresh orange juice. Get the recipe for Sour Cherry and Pistachio Danish »
These delicate pastries start with butter and flour, then get a hit of cream for a sublimely tender morning treat. Get the recipe for Sweet Cream Scones »
Jonathan Brooks of Milktooth bakes these extreme pecan sticky buns atop a caramel sauce made with coconut milk, ale, coffee, and barley malt syrup—the bitterness of the sauce balances the sweet buns. Get the recipe for Sage and Coconut Caramel Sticky Buns »
Three types of sugar sweeten this recipe for sticky buns swirled with cinnamon and drizzled with pecan sauce. Get the recipe for Pecan Sticky Buns »
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