Emeril's Christmas Morning Menu

Dec. 24, 2013 -- intro: Christmas morning can get busy between gift opening and food testing, but don't let breakfast be an afterthought. To make your holiday as delicious as possible, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse shared his kicked-up holiday breakfast recipes on "Good Morning America." Pancakes, waffles and French toast get a holiday upgrade.

quicklist:1title: Chocolate French Toast With Strawberry Syrupurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/chocolate-french-toast-strawberry-syrup-recipe-emeril-lagasse-21323790text: Adding chocolate to French toast gives it that extra special holiday touch.media:21313992

quicklist:2title: Gingerbread Pancakesurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/gingerbread-pancakes-recipe-emeril-lagasse-21323792text: Think gingerbread cookies are good? Then you'll love these pancakes with the traditional sweet and spicy flavoring.media:21313886

quicklist:3title: Ham and Gruyere Wafflesurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/ham-gruyere-waffles-recipe-emeril-lagasse-21323794text: Your family won't expect savory waffles, but after trying a bite of these, they'll be thrilled about them.media:21313745

quicklist:4title: Triple Chocolate Hot Cocoaurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/triple-chocolate-hot-cocoa-recipe-emeril-lagasse-21323916text: This hot cocoa gets an extra burst of chocolate flavor with three different kinds: white, bitter and semi-sweet.media:21327429