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Home | Recipes | Make-Ahead

Make-Ahead

If you’re looking to save time and reduce stress in the kitchen, then make ahead recipes are the perfect solution. From easy overnight breakfast casseroles to dessert, these recipes can be prepared in advance, stored in the fridge or freezer, and reheated when needed.

Prep your Thanksgiving sides ahead of time, have an easy dinner stashed in the freezer for a busy weeknight, or get ahead on your holiday baking.

An oval casserole dish filled with easy breakfast strata on a wooden board with a wedge of Parmesan and a spoon on the side.
A slice of burnt Basque cheesecake with pomegranate on a plate, garnished with pomegranate seeds and a spoon.

Basque Cheesecake with Pomegranate Molasses

3 hrs

A crimped pie crust in a pie plate.

Food Processor Pie Crust

2 hrs 10 mins

A baked lemon cheesecake topped with raspberries in a metal skillet.

Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake

3 hrs

A slice of icebox cake with condensed milk whipped cream and sprinkles with the rest of the cake in the background.

Icebox Cake with Condensed Milk Whipped Cream

7 hrs 20 mins

A rectangular fresh cherry tart with cream cheese filling on a white surface with a knife and a small bowl of jam on the side.

Fresh Cherry Tart with Cream Cheese Filling

1 hr 10 mins

A serving of strawberry icebox cake next to an oval baking dish filled with the remaining dessert.

Easy Strawberry Icebox Cake

6 hrs 20 mins

A white porcelain bowl filled with creamy red potato salad, topped with sliced scallions and a serving spoon resting inside

Creamy Red Potato Salad

1 hr 45 mins

An oval casserole dish filled with easy breakfast strata on a wooden board with a wedge of Parmesan and a spoon on the side.

Easy Breakfast Strata

2 hrs 45 mins

A citrus fennel salad assembled on a white and blue serving platter, topped with fresh herbs.

Citrus Fennel Salad

30 mins

Five apple cinnamon muffins with one split open

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

1 hr

Classic cheese charcuterie board with grapes, spiced nuts, baked Brie, sliced meat, toasted baguette, gherkins, cheese and more.

Classic Cheese and Charcuterie Board

1 hr

Black-eyed pea salad in a large oval bowl, on a blue and white checked tablecloth, beside a wooden spoon.

Black-Eyed Pea Salad

30 mins

No-bake snowballs on a counter

No-Bake Snowballs

10 mins

Salted chocolate peanut butter tart cut into slices, garnished with chopped peanuts.

Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart

7 hrs

Three morning buns on small white plates, dusted with granulated sugar, with a coffee cup behind them.

Morning Buns

6 hrs 30 mins

Gingerbread biscuits on a gold-rimmed plate, flanked by two cups of tea and gold Christmas ornaments.

Gingerbread Biscuits

1 hr

Clove cinnamon and chocolate cookies stacked up on a green cupboard with twine and another stack of cookies in front.

Clove, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Cookies

45 mins

Braised pork shoulder with chorizo and white beans in a white enamel Dutch oven, garnished with apple salad.

Braised Pork Shoulder with Chorizo and White Beans

1 d

Christmas sugar cookies being rolled out and placed on a sheet pan, with cookie cutters, a rolling pin, sprinkles, and flour nearby.

Christmas Sugar Cookies

3 hrs 30 mins

Make-ahead cinnamon coffee cake in a large rectangular pan, with two squares cut out, beside two cups of coffee and a bowl of drizzle with a spoon.

Make-Ahead Cinnamon Coffee Cake

9 hrs 45 mins

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