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The Best In Breakfast Pastries

Danishes, croissants, pinwheels and more.

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but have you ever realized that it's also the best meal? It's true that lunch and dinner include favorites such as mac and cheese, french fries and burgers, but breakfast is the only meal of the day where it's completely acceptable to have dessert as your main course.

Let's be honest here, croissants, danishes and pinwheels are essentially dessert. How can you not love a meal where you can eat just the equivalent of a piece of cake and no one bats an eyelash?

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1.

Brioche Au Chocolate

Buns In My Oven
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2.

Orange Sugar Danish Pastries

Hummingbird High
Get the Orange Sugar Danish Pastries recipe by Hummingbird High
3.

Homemade Strawberry Crossover Puff Pastries

White On Rice Couple
4.

Cherry-Almond Danish

amanda/Food52
Get the Cherry-Almond Danish recipe by amanda via Food52
5.

Almond Breakfast Pastries

An American Cupcake In London
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6.

Glazed Pecan Danish

The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast and Blog
Get the Glazed Pecan Danish recipe by The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast and Blog
7.

Cherry Pinwheel Pastries

Sweet Girl Confections
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8.

Croissants

How Sweet It Is
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9.

Guava & Cream Cheese Pastry

The Kitchen Prep
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10.

Beignets

Buns In My Oven
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11.

Cinnamon Twists

Macheesmo
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12.

Easy Cheese Danish

Pass The Sushi
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13.

Fig Jam Straws

Authentic Suburban
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14.

Cinnamon Sugar Focaccia

How Sweet It Is
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15.

Toblerone Danish Pastry

Global Kitchen
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16.

Brioche Raisin Snails

Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
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17.

Chocolate Breakfast Rolls

Hummingbird High
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18.

Cherry Cheese Hand Pies

Foodie Crush
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19.

Raspberry Pastry Braid

Itsy Bitsy Food
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20.

Apple Cinnamon Bourekas

Steamy Kitchen
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21.

Nutella Pop Tarts

Buns In My Oven
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22.

Vanilla Cream Long Johns

Macheesmo
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