31 Perfect Recipes for Mother’s Day Brunch (2024)

Thomas J. Story

Egg salad on biscuits? A true genius move. This particular egg salad recipe is packed with herbs so it’s super flavorful.

Recipe: Smashed Egg Salad Sandwiches

This easy, flavorful recipe combines the essential elements of a great brunch dish and seasonal produce. Mom will feel the love.

Recipe: Parmesan Toasts with Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Eggs

While the spring tart looks especially pleasing in a rectangular pan, you can also use a circular dish, too.

Recipe: Asparagus and Goat Cheese Breakfast Tart

Can you name a more perfect appetizer than deviled eggs?

Recipe: Keith Corbin’s Deviled Eggs

Scrambled eggs get elevated to a classy brunch dish with a distinctive Meyer lemon salsa verde.

Recipe: Scrambled Eggs with Meyer Lemon Salsa Verde

This tartine is topped with creamy cheese and a zesty, herb-y oil—you can pair it with various other brunch dishes.

Recipe: Whipped Ricotta, Garlic, and Zesty Herb Oil Tartine

Originally developed as a camping breakfast, it can just as easily be cooked on a kitchen stove and is quite simply the best French toast recipe we’ve ever had.

Recipe: Mascarpone French Toast with Warm Blackberry Syrup

You need to plan ahead a bit to make these buttery waffles, but it’s worth it for the mom who’s a big-time Belgian waffle fan. Serve with fresh fruit and powdered sugar for some added sweet touches.

Recipe: Buckwheat Belgian Waffles

Making a big batch of pancakes means that the designated chef is at the stove for most of breakfast. But this sheet pan version makes it easy for everyone to sit down and enjoy each other’s company.

Recipe: Lemon Blueberry Sheet Pan Pancakes

This giant German-style pancake is remarkably easy to make and can be customized with mom’s favorite fresh-fruit toppings.

Recipe: Big Dutch Baby

Quiche is classic Mother’s Day fare, but this recipe is hardly basic with its tasty seasonal and splurge-worthy additions.

Recipe: Asparagus and Morel Quiche

This spring green-flecked quiche is flavored by earthy-sweet fava leaves and fresh herbs, and makes a colorful addition to your Mother’s Day brunch spread.

Recipe: Fava Leaf and Parsley Quiche

Whisk mom away to Paris, at least in spirit, with this vegetarian take on the classic French dish. Serve with a rustic baguette and white wine for the complete experience.

Recipe: Goat Cheese Niçoise

Beets and bittersweet chicory are paired with a creamy saffron aioli for a hearty salad.

Recipe: Chicory and Beet Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette and Saffron Aioli Drizzle

Serve mom a special homegrown dish that’s almost too pretty to eat! You can source the lettuces, edible flowers, and more from your own garden (or the farmers’ market).

Recipe: Eat-Your-Garden Salad

You can gift mom with a bouquet of flowers, but for some added wow factor at brunch, serve her a whole, single-serving lettuce bouquet adorned with herbs and edible flowers.

Recipe: Garden Bouquet Salad

Sweet strawberries and savory ricotta salata make this greens-and-grains salad an elegant choice for Mother’s Day brunch.

Recipe: Strawberry, Quinoa, and Ricotta Salata Salad

For slightly heartier Mother’s Day brunch fare, whip up this relatively light pasta dish that features spring peas in a variety of ways.

Recipe: Ravioli with Snap Peas, Pea Shoots, and Minty Pea Pesto

Although you can use any type of pasta for this dish, chef Josh Buckwald suggests campanelle, cavatelli, or corzetti.

Recipe: Fresh Pasta with Mint Pesto and Burrata

This salad-topped flatbread can be cooked over a wood fire in a homemade firepit, or on a regular gas grill. Either way, the result is absolutely delicious.

Recipe: Asparagus Insalata Piadine

Fruit salad is a stalwart component of a brunch menu. Serve this standout version to cap off mom’s special meal.

Recipe: Francie’s Fruit Salad

This easy dessert can be made in 15 minutes and can be customized to include mom’s favorite fruits.

Recipe: Gingered Fruit with Honey Yogurt

Does mom love cake and pudding? This dessert gives her the best of both worlds in one heavenly little dish.

Recipe: Raspberry Lemon Pudding Cakes

If apples aren’t a favorite, you can use whatever’s fresh and in season.

Recipe: Apple Galette

Here’s a gluten-free dessert option that’s sure to impress. It’s made with tapioca flour.

Recipe: Burnt Basque Cheesecake

This classic Italian ice cream dessert, swirled with in-season strawberries, is the ultimate finish to your Mother’s Day brunch.

Recipe: Strawberry Semifreddo

This refreshing non-alcoholic drink goes beyond “spa water” with a subtle yet distinctive orange blossom infusion.

Recipe: Cucumber Mint Spritzer

This earthy and bright low-ABV co*cktail is a super refreshing brunch treat.

Recipe: Bodega’s Sunset Spritz

Here’s another delicious non-alcoholic option: It’s a bright, citrus-y, and botanical.

Recipe: Bella Coola

Raise a glass to mom with this festive pink mimosa.

Recipe: Sea Breeze Mimosa

With or without the vodka, this sweet-tart drink deserves a spot at brunch.

Recipe: Strawberry Hibiscus Cooler