Breakfast Pastry Recipes: Croissants, Danishes And More (PHOTOS)

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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Brioche Au Chocolate
Buns In My Oven
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Orange Sugar Danish Pastries
Hummingbird High
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Homemade Strawberry Crossover Puff Pastries
White On Rice Couple
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Cherry-Almond Danish
amanda/Food52
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Almond Breakfast Pastries
An American Cupcake In London
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Glazed Pecan Danish
The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast and Blog
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Cherry Pinwheel Pastries
Sweet Girl Confections
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Croissants
How Sweet It Is
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Guava & Cream Cheese Pastry
The Kitchen Prep
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Beignets
Buns In My Oven
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Cinnamon Twists
Macheesmo
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Easy Cheese Danish
Pass The Sushi
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Fig Jam Straws
Authentic Suburban
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Cinnamon Sugar Focaccia
How Sweet It Is
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Toblerone Danish Pastry
Global Kitchen
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16
Brioche Raisin Snails
Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
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Chocolate Breakfast Rolls
Hummingbird High
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Cherry Cheese Hand Pies
Foodie Crush
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Raspberry Pastry Braid
Itsy Bitsy Food
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Apple Cinnamon Bourekas
Steamy Kitchen
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Nutella Pop Tarts
Buns In My Oven
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Vanilla Cream Long Johns
Macheesmo
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