I couldn’t be more grateful to be celebrating another Mother’s Day with my four beautiful boys. Motherhood is crazy, exciting, scary, fun, and every emotion in between, and moms truly are superheroes! Big shout out to all of the mothers and mother figures out there — you’re absolutely incredible.
This weekend, I put together the best brunch recipes that are perfect for Mother’s Day. Whether you get to cook them for her in person or are celebrating afar, these Mother’s Day brunch recipes are ones she’ll love.
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The team and I also put together the perfect Mother’s Day gift guide filled with little gifts she’d never think to get herself. Show her extra love this Mother’s Day with a few surprises she’ll adore, and pair them with the BEST brunch recipes below.
Gluten free = GF
Vegan = V
Vegetarian = VT (for the savory recipes)
Pancakes & Breakfast Bakes
The Fluffiest Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Pancakes (high in protein, gluten free!)
Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes (made right in the blender!) GF
Upside-Down Bananas Foster French Toast Bake
Fluffy Yogurt Pancakes (high protein, gluten free) GF
Change Your Life Salted Brown Butter Pancakes
Whole Wheat Banana Bread Pancakes
Blueberry Protein Pancake Breakfast “Cake”
Upside-Down Orange Caramel Pecan French Toast Bake
Savory Brunch
Sheet Pan Sausage Breakfast Hash
Spinach & Goat Cheese Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust GF, VT
Summer Glow Strawberry Kale Salad GF, VT
Roasted Carrot Puff Pastry Tart with Herbed Goat Cheese & Hot Honey VT
Spiced Chickpeas and Eggs with Herb Garlic Yogurt & Tomato Cucumber Salad
Maple Blueberry Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties GF
Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Puff Pastry Quiche VT
Perfectly Crispy Roasted Breakfast Potatoes GF, V
Cottage Cheese Egg Bites (5 different ways!)
Delicious Muffins
Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Lemon Blueberry Glaze
Incredible Honey Banana Bran Muffins
Chocolate Chip Greek Yogurt Muffins
The Best Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins You’ll Ever Eat
Outrageously Good Orange Muffins
Morning Glory Zucchini Carrot Muffins
Healthy Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Honey Cinnamon Walnut Banana Muffins
Amazing Breads
Pistachio Poppyseed Orange Yogurt Bread
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Bread with Strawberry Glaze GF
Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Artisan Bread
Paleo Zucchini Banana Bread Bars GF
Healthy Chocolate Brownie Banana Bread GF
Sweet Brunch Treats
Strawberry Sweet Rolls with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Lover’s Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls
Strawberry ‘Almond Croissant’ Puff Pastry Tarts
Espresso Yogurt Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Frosting GF
Olive Oil Orange Yogurt Coffee Cake
Lemon Pistachio Cake with Lovely Lemon Frosting GF
Brown Butter Strawberry Coffee Cake with Lovely Strawberry Icing
The Best Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
Brown Butter Blueberry Coffee Cake
The French Toast I Can’t Stop Eating
If you make any of these recipes, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know how you liked it! You can also tag #ambitiouskitchen on Instagram so that I can see your creations. Thank you, xo!
AHH so many options to chose from! Brunch is my FAVORITE so this is pretty much the best round up ever. 🙂
Thanks so much for including my scones Monique!!! Also, omg, I need to make that brown butter blueberry coffee cake – seriously calling my name. xoxo
Of course they’re GORGEOUS! And yes – that coffee cake is such a classic <3
Now… how do I choose a recipe? The quiche looks amazing. The healthy blueberry pancakes might be the winner for Saturday morning for brunch with my mom!
So many great ones here – I always like to pick a sweet + a savory 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing these great suggestions for Mothers Day Brunch. As I looked through your list there are so many wonderful recipes, it is hard to decide which ones to make now and which ones to save for later. May you have a wonderful Mothers Day!
Absolutely! I hope you find some in here to try 🙂
Wow it looks really delicious and beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Love you respite
Thanks, Karen!
All the recipes are so good but I can not cook all of them on mother day because it too many.
I wonder if these dishes are too sweet. However, after trying them, I think that they are the combination of a perfect recipe. They can help you get a burst of energy in the morning.
I wonder if these dishes are too sweet. However, after trying them, I see that they are the combination of a perfect recipe. They can help you get a burst of energy in the morning.