One of my favourite ways to pamper mom on Mother's day is cooking or baking all her favourite recipes. If you are wondering how to treat your mom on Mother's Day, then you have come to the right place. Today, I am sharing over 60 of the best and most popular Mother's Day recipes including all the brunch and breakfast recipes for a Mother's Day brunch spread at home, fresh spring soups and salads, warm-out-of-the-oven freshly baked bread, lots of dessert ideas whether you are baking a cake, cookies, or scones, and easy yet fancy savoury snacks to munch on throughout the day including crostini, dips, and more.
Best Mother's Day Recipes
Spring Vegetable Frittata
Spring vegetable frittata is a delicious breakfast or served at any time of the day. It's a one-pan meal that starts on the stove and moves to the oven. The perfect recipe for a Mother's Day brunch.
Mother's Day Vanilla Cupcakes with Rose Petal Buttercream Icing
Light, airy and fluffy vanilla cupcakes with rose petal buttercream icing is the cutest treat for Easter. They are super quick and easy to make. One of my favorite Mother's Day recipes.
Quick and Easy Butter Croissants
Quick and easy butter croissants are flaky, buttery, airy, and authentic, and are made in the fraction of the time using a special simplified technique.
Asparagus Tart
Asparagus tart with Gruyère cheese, a balsamic glaze, and flaky puff pastry, is a flavourful and delicious addition to brunch this spring season when looking for Mother's Day recipes to make.
Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones
Glazed lemon blueberry scones are total breakfast goals. Blueberries and lemon partner together in a light, tender and flakey scone, drizzled with a sweet lemon glaze that is nothing short of impressive.
Egg and Potato Breakfast Casserole
Egg and Potato Breakfast Casserole is an easy vegetarian breakfast bake loaded with veggies. It is completely customizable and can be made ahead of time.
Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
Showstopping carrot bundt cake with cream cheese glaze is light, fluffy, and moist. It's loaded with sugar, spice, and everything nice -- including grated carrots.
The Best Old Fashioned Pancakes
No Mother's Day brunch spread is complete without a stack of the best, soft and fluffiest old fashioned pancakes. Easy to make in less than 15 minutes!
How to Make a Charcuterie Board
Take your party to another level with this easy to follow guide on how to make a charcuterie board, with a variety of cheese, cured meats, crackers, olives and dips. Add some sourdough crackers with sesame seeds to the board.
Lemon Sweet Rolls
Soft and fluffy lemon sweet rolls are filled with a lemon vanilla sugar and topped with homemade lemon cream cheese icing. They're sweet, citrusy, and tart.
Chopped Asparagus Salad
Chopped asparagus salad with lemon vinaigrette is the easiest and best spring salad ever - colourful, vibrant, flavourful, light, and crunchy.
Lemon Asparagus Soup with Parmesan
Lemon asparagus soup with parmesan is the perfect spring soup -- smooth, light, fresh, and flavourful. It's customizable and can be served hot or cold. It's an easy recipe to treat mom to on Mother's Day.
Persian Love Cake
Persian Love Cake is a rich, moist, and nutty almond cake loaded with floral and citrus flavors, topped with a lemon glaze, pistachios, and rose petals.
Tomato Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze
Tomato bruschetta with balsamic glaze is an easy Italian appetizer topped with tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and olive oil. Delicious, fresh and simple. It's one of my favourite Mother's Day appetizers at brunch.
Skillet Cinnamon Rolls
Soft and fluffy skillet cinnamon rolls are filled with classic cinnamon sugar and topped with homemade cream cheese icing. Sweet, buttery, and delicious.
Easy Salted Soft Pretzels
The best quick and easy salted soft pretzels are buttery, salty, and so delicious. They are golden brown and chewy on the outside, yet warm and soft inside.
Raspberry and White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Cute raspberry and white chocolate heart-shaped shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth. They are the perfect Mother's Day treat.
Lemon Kale Salad
Lemon kale salad is a simple, flavorful, and healthy meal that’s thrown together in just minutes with fresh ingredients. The perfect quick lunch or dinner. If you are looking for healthy Mother's Day recipes, this is a great choice.
French Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream Filling
Easy French macarons with vanilla buttercream filling are sweet, light, airy, and delicate cookies that melt in your mouth. Beginners can make them too!
French Toast
This Classic French Toast is light and fluffy, crisp and browned on the edges, and so delicious. The best part? Breakfast is ready in under 15 minutes.
Potato Galette with Arugula and Crème Fraîche
Potato galette with arugula and crème fraîche is a rich, light, and delicious savoury tart to serve for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. A total crowd-pleaser.
Whipped Ricotta Dip
Light and airy, whipped ricotta dip is so easy to make in just 5 minutes with a few fresh ingredients including fresh herbs, olive oil, garlic, and honey.
Fig Crostini with Goat Cheese and Pistachios
Fig crostini topped sweet, juicy figs, tangy goat cheese and crunchy pistachios is flavourful, delicious, and perfect for snacking on or entertaining.
Chocolate Macarons with Chocolate Buttercream
Chocolate macarons with chocolate buttercream are light and delicate, rich and sweet, and crisp and chewy. They are easier to make than you think!
Deviled Eggs
Classic deviled eggs are a simple, easy, and healthy appetizer to make when you need something quick for brunch, picnics, barbecues, potlucks, or Easter.
Spring Pesto Pasta with Asparagus
Spring pesto pasta with asparagus and chives is light and made with simple ingredients in under 20 minutes. Serve it hot for dinner or cold as pasta salad.
Antipasto Skewers
Antipasto skewers with tortellini are a quick, easy, and delicious appetizer that can be served for any occasion.
Creamless Cream of Asparagus Soup
Creamless cream of asparagus soup is healthy, delicious, smooth, creamy, quick and easy to make. A perfect spring soup for a last minute lunch or dinner.
Veggie Tray
This homemade veggie tray is a quick easy healthy snack or appetizer to make for your next party, with a variety of colorful vegetables and delicious dips.
Easy Nutella Crepes with Berries
Nutella crepes with berries are sweet and indulgent. These French pancakes are an easy to make blender recipe that will have you craving breakfast all day.
Roasted Asparagus with Poached Eggs
Roasted asparagus with poached eggs and fresh herbs is a classy, elevated Mother's Day spring meal that will leave you feeling light, but completely satisfied.
Lemon Loaf with Lemon Glaze (Starbucks Copycat)
Inspired by Starbucks lemon loaf, this moist, homemade lemon loaf with lemon glaze has the perfect balance between sweet and tangy, and so so flavourful.
Mediterranean Chickpea Wedge Salad
Mediterranean chickpea wedge salad combines chickpeas, crunchy vegetable toppings, and hummus dressing for a delicious deconstructed falafel flavour.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are fancy, decadent, bite-sized treats that are loved by all. They are so simple and easy to make at home.
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus and Melon
Prosciutto wrapped asparagus and melon are salty, sweet, and juicy. They are easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients, then cooked on the grill.
Carrot Cake Muffins
Carrot cake muffins are moist, light, chewy and full of carrots which means breakfast this week is healthy! Carrot muffins are great for meal prep too.
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait with Granola
Layer fresh fruits, creamy Greek yogurt and crunchy granola to make this fruit and yogurt parfait for a delicious and healthy breakfast or a simple snack.
Cinnamon Raisin Challah Bread with Almonds
Sweet cinnamon raisin challah bread is airy, soft and fluffy with a beautiful golden crust coated with almonds. It is braided and baked in a loaf pan.
Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad
Quick and easy Mediterranean orzo pasta salad packed with fresh vegetables and herbs is tossed in a Greek lemon vinaigrette. Healthy, light and delicious.
15-Minute Caprese Frittata
This 15-minute caprese frittata is the recipe you’ve been waiting for -- tomatoes, basil, fresh mozzarella wrapped between fluffy, light eggs. A go-to breakfast for easy entertaining.
Carrot Cake Shortbread Cookies
Carrot cake shortbread cookies are sweet and buttery, packed with carrots and walnuts, and spiced like your favourite carrot cake. A total treat.
Triple Berry French Toast
Triple berry french toast with warm slices of bread, creamy egg mixture, an overload of berries, and drizzled maple syrup on top... should I even continue?
Pesto Hummus
Smooth and creamy pesto hummus is a healthy, delicious and flavourful dip that is easy to make in just 5 minutes. It's vegan and gluten-free.
Crostini with Ricotta, Peas and Mint
Get ready for spring with this impressive and delicious spring appetizer -- crostini with creamy ricotta, fresh English peas and fragrant mint.
Baked Jelly Donuts with Strawberry Jam
These melt-in-your-mouth, homemade baked jelly donuts, coated in sugar and filled with sweet strawberry jam, are so soft, fluffy, spongy and airy.
Arugula and Roasted Carrot Salad
Arugula and roasted carrot salad is one of the best spring salads, packed with a delicious combination of sweet and sour flavours, plus easy to make.
Brioche Bread
Brioche bread is a buttery, soft and pillowy pastry-like bread rich in flavour with a beautiful golden brown crust. Made with 20 minutes of prep work. It's one of my favourite Mother's Day recipes.
Spinach and Feta Quiche with Cauliflower Crust
Spinach and feta quiche is healthy and gluten-free with a keto cauliflower crust and savoury vegetarian filling. Serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Glazed Brown Sugar Bundt Cake
No one will be able to resist this perfectly sweet and moist, glazed brown sugar bundt cake. Made with Greek yogurt for major decadence and richness.
Easy Homemade Everything Bagels
Easy homemade everything bagels with a signature everything bagel seasoning blend on top are just like bakery-style bagels and so easy to make at home.
Whipped Ricotta Crostini
Whipped ricotta crostini is a fancy easy appetizer to make in just minutes or prepare in advance and assemble before serving. A total crowd pleaser.
Blueberry Yogurt Muffins
Blueberry yogurt muffins are buttery, moist, soft, and cakey and bursting with blueberries in every single bite. They are super quick and easy to make.
The Best Egg Salad Sandwich
The best egg salad sandwich is a quick and easy picnic classic loaded with perfect hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, a touch of dijon mustard and green onions.
Fruit Salad with Honey Lemon Dressing
This Summer Fruit Salad is colorful, delicious, and naturally sweet (no processed sugar!). It's easy to make with fresh fruit tossed in a homemade dressing.
Easy Rosemary Garlic Focaccia Bread
No knead, easy rosemary garlic focaccia bread is thick with a perfect golden and crispy texture on the outside, but soft, fluffy and tender inside.
Double Chocolate Loaf Cake
Double chocolate loaf cake is rich, intensely flavoured, and a total show stopper for any holiday. It is dense and chewy, and it tastes like fudge.
Roasted Carrot and Ginger Soup
Roasted carrot and ginger soup is rich, velvety, creamy, flavorful, and delicious. This healthy vegetarian soup is quick and easy to make in 30 minutes.
Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins
Banana chocolate chip oatmeal muffins are a quick and easy breakfast or snack that you can meal prep and enjoy all week or longer (if you freeze them).
Mediterranean Scrambled Eggs with Spinach, Tomato and Feta
Mediterranean Scrambled Eggs with spinach, tomato, and feta is loaded with flavor and a quick and easy breakfast to make in under 10 minutes (with prep!). One of the easiest Mother's Day breakfast ideas.
Easy Homemade Biscuits
Flaky, fluffy, buttery, and soft, these easy homemade biscuits come together with only a handful of ingredients you already have at home.
Pita Grilled Cheese
Quick easy pita grilled cheese is loaded with Mediterranean flavors of spinach, olive, and sun-dried tomato stuffed inside pita bread with cheddar cheese.
Healthy Banana Bread
Healthy banana bread is delicious and moist and contains no refined sugar or butter. Quick and easy to make with 10 minutes prep and few pantry staples.
Whipped Feta
Whipped feta is light, airy, and fluffy. It's an easy yet impressive recipe that takes only 5 minutes to make in a blender with 3 simple ingredients.
Mother's Day Brunch Tips
- Plan your menu ahead of time. You can prepare a lot of these recipes in advance (especially all the baked goods), and store them in an airtight container for a few days at room temperature or longer in the refrigerator. Some of the brunch or breakfast items can also be made much further in advance and frozen, according to recipe directions.
- Prep your ingredients. If you aren't able to make something completely in advance (I hear you, muffins and cookies just taste different fresh out of the oven) then prepare as much as you can ahead of time, whether that is chopping ingredients, making a dough, or prepping the dish and storing in the refrigerator until ready for the oven. Any little bit that you can prepare in advance will make things go much more smoothly and stress-free.
- Set the table the night before. Take out the fancy plates, mugs, flatware, placemats, and napkins and set the table the night before. It's one less thing to worry about on Mother's Day.
Did You Make Any of These Mother's Day Recipes?
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Print60 Best Mother's Day Recipes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Description
Browse over 60 of the most popular and best Mother's Day recipes to treat mom this year including breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, and dessert.
Ingredients
- Refer to each recipe post for the full list of ingredients required.
Instructions
- Plan your menu ahead of time. You can prepare a lot of these recipes in advance (especially all the baked goods), and store them in an airtight container for a few days at room temperature or longer in the refrigerator. Some of the brunch or breakfast items can also be made much further in advance and frozen, according to recipe directions.
- Prep your ingredients. If you aren't able to make something completely in advance (I hear you, muffins and cookies just taste different fresh out of the oven) then prepare as much as you can ahead of time, whether that is chopping ingredients, making a dough, or prepping the dish and storing in the refrigerator until ready for the oven. Any little bit that you can prepare in advance will make things go much more smoothly and stress-free.
- Set the table the night before. Take out the fancy plates, mugs, flatware, placemats, and napkins and set the table the night before. It's one less thing to worry about on Mother's Day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Mother's Day
- Method: Various
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 250
Katie says
Thanks so much for sharing all of these ideas! With Mothers Day coming up I can't wait to try some of them.
Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Thank you! Enjoy!
Claudia Lamascolo says
What a fabulous roundup I have bookmarked this to try several we just love the ideas and the recipes you've provided thanks so much!
Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Thank you so much!