12 Great Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes

Mother’s Day is the biggest brunch day of the year, and mothers deserve nothing but the best. Cook it right with these Mother’s Day recipes, from fluffy pancakes to savory eggs and lots more.

I am not sure why or when Mother’s Day became known as a major brunch and breakfast holiday. Not that I am complaining. Breakfast — and its more luxurious weekend version, brunch — is my favorite meal of the day. Mother’s Day is the occasion to make the most important meal of the day for the most important woman in your life. Here’s a roundup of Mother’s Day Breakfast and Bunch Recipes she (you) will love.

On the Healthy Side: Mother’s Day Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

For moms who want to keep things on the more nutritious side, these recipes taste fabulous and pay extra attention to health and wellness.

Updated Bircher Overnight Oats

A new (better) take on old-school Bircher muesli, with apples, yogurt, nuts, and seeds.

Cured Salmon + Cucumber Smørrebrød

An easy, elegant, no-cook alternative to bagel and lox that tastes fresh and savory.

Pineapple and Kale Green Smoothie

A lightly sweet, very healthy green smoothie recipe, loaded with fruits, vegetables, and add-ins as you like.

Mother’s Day Recipes: Beautiful Baked Goods

Bake a simple and special recipe for Mother’s Day 2021. Scones, crumb cake, and muffins are just what breakfast and brunch call for this year.

Sticky Bun Overnight French Toast Casserole

Let’s get right to the point: This sticky bun French toast casserole is one of the best things we’ve ever eaten. An overnight baked French toast that tastes just like a sticky bun, but with no hassle. Soak the bread in a cinnamon-sweet custard, bake, then smother with homemade pecan goo. Meet your new favorite breakfast recipe.

Royal English Scones

The official Buckingham Palace recipe. What better to make her feel like queen for a day than a tender, buttery royal English scone?

Fresh Strawberry Preserves

This homemade strawberry preserves recipe uses just three ingredients — fresh strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice — and comes together in about 20 minutes on the stove. Perfect and special to spread on toast or scones.

Sour Cream Crumb Cake

Mother’s Day breakfast deserves the sweet, simple comfort of a tender vanilla cake topped with big, buttery brown sugar clumps. This simple cake combines classic sour cream coffee cake and New Jersey-style crumb buns into one delicious cake heaped with streusel.

Sweet Potato Morning Glory Muffins

Incredibly moist, perfectly sweet, and full of texture and flavor from ingredients like apple, coconut, and millet, and baking spices.

Incredible Egg Recipes for Mother’s Day Breakfast

Eggs often make the centerpiece of any breakfast spread, and deserve to be egg-stra (sorry) special on Mother’s Day. These egg recipes are guaranteed to please.

Leek and Goat Cheese Tart

Quiche is always in style. What’s not to love about the combination of tender butter crust and fluffy, eggy filling? This vegetarian leek and goat cheese tart is my current favorite.

French Ham and Cheese Galette Complète

Authentic, savory French comfort food, right in your home kitchen. Bring a little Paris to your kitchen table.

Mushroom and Goat Cheese Scrambled Eggs

Mushroom and goat cheese scrambled eggs, fluffy, earthy, and folded with an elegant sprinkle of fresh chives.

Waffles and Pancake Recipes for Mother’s Day Breakfast and Brunch

Mother’s Day breakfast and brunch recipes don’t get more fun and classic old-fashioned pancakes and waffles. From the Kennedys’ family waffles to cornmeal blueberry pancakes, these recipes stack up great.

J.F.K. and Jackie Kennedy’s Family Waffles

Cornmeal Pancakes With Blueberry Maple Syrup

Buttermilk pancakes go extra homey with cornmeal. Topped with warm, homemade blueberry maple syrup for the best breakfast ever.