When you want to spoil that special someone on a lazy Valentine’s Day morning—or on any morning, for that matter—turn to these indulgent breakfast-in-bed recipes. Or, heck, any meal in bed. Ideal for romance.

Easy Chocolate Crepes
: Jenny Zarins
1/18
French-y but not at all fuss-y, these superbly chocolate-y crepes satiate that certain je ne sais quoi.
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Breakfast Pizza
: Michael Harlan Turkell
2/18
Baked pizza crust with all the makings of a proper breakfast on top. Seems like a pretty darn good reason to get out of bed to us.
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Cornmeal-Bacon Waffles with Thyme-Infused Maple Syrup
: Erin Kunkel
3/18
Ever done a face-plant in a stack of waffles? Neither had we--until this recipe. We have a hunch you're going to want to know them up close and personal, too.
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Baked Bacon
: Carl Tremblay
4/18
A ridiculously easy way to cook bacon for a crowd. No fuss. No standing at the stovetop. No spatters.
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Dutch Baby
: Quentin Bacon
5/18
Everyone who's made this little lovely is lauding it as the airiest, most perfect puffed pancake they've met.
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Chorizo Eggs Benedict
: Martin Poole
6/18
Chorizo eggs Benedict. It's essentially eggs and Hollandaise and chorizo and it tastes like a superlative Spanish homage to a breakfast classic.
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Chocolate Pecan Scones
: Quentin Bacon
7/18
From the Barefoot Contessa herself, these chocolate pecan scones are packed with plenty of bittersweet chocolate and pecan chunks and are, predictably, flaky and tender pastry perfection.
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Dark Chocolate Waffles
: Marie Kazalia
8/18
Yep. You've heard of breakfast for dinner. We're up leveling to breakfast as dessert. Not just any dessert. Dark chocolate decadence with crisp edges that's delicious alone or with hot fudge sauce and vanilla ice cream.
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Chilaquiles
: Christopher Hirsheimer
9/18
Essentially eggs scrambled with chips (or day-old tortillas) and salsa, chilaquiles is equally enticing in the a.m. as the p.m., with a cup of hot joe or a bottle of cold cerveza.
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Chocolate Sandwich
: Matt Armendariz
10/18
A proper dinner any night, this chocolate sandwich with a French accent is a far cry from Wonder bread and Hershey's. Oooooh sooooo far.
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Croque Madame Muffins
: David Loftus
11/18
A nifty little ooh- and aah-inducing riff on the classic croque madame that's perfect to assemble ahead of time for big batch brunches.
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Chorizo Breakfast Tacos
: Erin Kunkel
12/18
It’s sooooo easy to wake up or come home from work, fry some eggs and chorizo, and plop them on a tortilla. Sooooo ridiculously easy. Sooooo incredibly satiating.
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
: David Leite
13/18
Stunning enough for special occasions. Easy enough for weekday breakfasts. Marvelous enough to make you want it every damn day.
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Espresso Cake
: Quentin Bacon
14/18
This simple yet spectacular riff on coffee cake—there's actually coffee in the cake—is rich and robust and rousing in that way only espresso can be.
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Banana Bread French Toast
: Adam Levey
15/18
That's right. A behemoth stack of French toast made from—believe it—thickly sliced banana bread. Sort of makes you believe in magic, doesn't it?
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Mini-Muffin Financiers
: Marcus Nilsson
16/18
Don't let these delicate, diminutive cakes with the froufrou French name fool you. They're a cinch to toss in the oven--and even easier to toss in the mouth.
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How To Make Croissants
: Quentin Bacon
17/18
When you open the oven to these obscenely buttery, flaky croissants, you'll be relieved you didn't settle for what's at the grocery-store freezer case. Trust us.
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Crunchy Coconut French Toast
: Ellen Silverman
18/18
For this French toast recipe, thick slices of challah are soaked in eggs, coated in coconut and cornflakes, then griddled. Maple syrup crowns the dish.
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