Brunch Recipes with Nuts: Healthy Ideas for a Delicious Weekend Brunch

• Date posted:  03/20/2026 
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Guy Beringer’s article in 1895 titled, “Brunch – A Plea”, is the first recorded reference to brunch. Since that time, it has spread around the world, in various shapes and forms to mean that relaxed meal between lunch and dinner that allows a lazy morning and social extended grazing.

Adding tree nuts to your brunch is not only a healthy and tasty touch but gives you more energy to last until your evening meal. You can simply serve a bowl of nuts on the side; scatter chopped nuts over your eggs or spread your bread with a succulent nut butter. Here are some of our favorite brunch recipes with nuts: 

Eggs Pair Well with Pine Nuts and Macadamias

Whether it’s an Eggs Benedict that is scattered with chopped toasted nuts, an omelet filled with pine nuts or chopped macadamias, scrambled eggs topped with a nut pesto or salsa, or poached eggs on top of your avocado toast, nuts and eggs are wonderful partners nutritionally and offer a great texture contrast. A veggie quiche is also perfect with spring vegetables such as asparagus and peas, and you can make the crust with nuts!

Breads, Scones, Toast and Muffins are Delicious with Nuts such as Pecans and Hazelnuts

Many crave a sweet addition to brunch and adding nuts helps to balance out the sugars and give you lasting energy.  Try this mixed nut and blueberry bread that is so easy to make and delicious with jam and yogurt!  Make your own nut butter and spread it on toast before adding some honey, jam and sliced banana. The butter will store in the refrigerator for over a week to use on sandwiches, crackers and stirred into soups or smoothies. Muffins can be made the night before and just reheated in the morning when you are ready to serve your spread!

Add nuts and dried fruit to your basic scone recipe before shaping into desired scone size. Store in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to pop into a hot oven 20 minutes before serving.  They’re wonderful with a spoonful of crème fraiche or yogurt and jam.

Many believe brunch is not complete without French Toast, so here’s a walnut idea to make overnight.

Pancakes and Burritos Get a Boost with Brazil and Pine Nuts

You can’t beat the classic banana pancake with pecans or walnuts and a drizzle of maple syrup, or, as we are replacing lunch, pancakes can be made into savory dishes, adding chopped spring onion, spinach and smoked salmon, and served with Ketchup. 

Burritos are becoming a staple of brunch and adding nuts such as walnuts, Brazil nuts and pine nuts add a lovely crunch!

Bowls of Rice and Grains with Nuts Such as Pistachios

Asian brunch spreads always include rice in many shapes and forms, and bowls are a wonderful and increasingly popular way of adding some healthy grains to this mid-morning into afternoon meal. Try a rice bowl with chick peas and pistachios or our classic grain bowl that can be either sweet or savory.

Almonds, Cashews and Macadamias are a great addition to your Brunch Beverages

Though there may be Bloody Mary’s (delicious scattered with pistachios, macadamias or pine nuts), and Mimosas, how about a bright sustaining smoothie with nuts?  They give you lots of options for adding fruit just coming into season. Here’s a Blueberry Cashew Smoothie,  a Spiced Almond Banana Smoothie or, for green smoothie lovers, here’s a Green Monster to keep you happy!

We have many more recipes on our website, nuthealth.org, for all tastes and ages, so please enjoy a relaxing Sunday brunch on us!