I couldn’t be more grateful to be celebrating another Mother’s Day with my three 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 over 50 of 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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- And a SNEAK PEEK recipe from the cookbook that’s perfect to make for Mother’s Day brunch!
Pair this Mother’s Day gift with a little something from our Mother’s Day Gift Guide, too, plus any of these wonderful brunch recipes.
You’ll find a mix of sweet and savory, and I’ve indicated them as vegan, vegetarian and/or gluten free for easy scrolling. Sending love from this mama to all of the others out there!
Gluten free = GF
Vegan = V
Vegetarian = VT (for the savory recipes)
Pancakes & Waffles
The Fluffiest Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Pancakes (high in protein, gluten free!)
Grandma’s Buttermilk Waffles
Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes (made right in the blender!) GF
Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes with Wild Blueberry Maple Syrup GF
Outrageously Fluffy Vegan Pancakes V
Chai-Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes
5-Ingredient Almond Flour Pancakes GF
Fluffy Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread Pancakes
Cottage Cheese Banana Oatmeal Protein Pancakes
Fluffy Yogurt Pancakes (high protein, gluten free) GF
Change Your Life Salted Brown Butter Pancakes
Savory Brunch
Spinach & Goat Cheese Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust GF, VT
Chaffles (Cheese & Egg Waffles) GF, VT
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven GF
Mushroom Spinach Bacon Egg Cups (low carb!) GF
Maple Blueberry Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties GF
Sweet Corn Honey Jalapeño Zucchini Cornbread Waffles with Turkey Bacon & Eggs
Perfectly Crispy Roasted Breakfast Potatoes GF, V
Summer Garden Crustless Zucchini Pie GF, VT
Sweet Potato, Egg & Green Chile Breakfast Quesadillas GF, VT
Delicious Muffins
The Best Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins You’ll Ever Eat
Outrageously Good Orange Muffins
Morning Glory Zucchini Carrot Muffins
Honey Cinnamon Walnut Banana Muffins
Brown Butter Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Pecan Streusel
Blender Double Chocolate Spinach Muffins GF
Healthy Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Grandma’s Healthy Bran Muffins
The Best Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins (gluten free!) GF
Heart Healthy Olive Oil Salted Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins GF
Healthy Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Vegan Paleo Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips V, GF
Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Glaze
Good Morning Healthy Maple Blueberry Zucchini Muffins
Strawberry Kissed Almond Butter Muffins GF
Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (dairy free + gluten free) GF
Healthy Lemon Poppyseed Muffins with Lemon Blueberry Glaze
Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Paleo Double Chocolate Tahini Banana Muffins GF
Everything Oatmeal
*simply use gluten-free rolled oats to make any of these recipes gluten-free
Triple Berries & Cream Baked Oatmeal
Brown Butter Strawberry Baked Oatmeal
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal
Spiced Zucchini Apple Baked Oatmeal with Cinnamon Vanilla Glaze
Orange Creamsicle Baked Oatmeal
Almond Butter Peach Blueberry Oatmeal Cups
Salted Brown Butter Banana Zucchini Baked Oatmeal
Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Cups
Lemon Poppy Seed Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal Bake
Vanilla Brown Butter Pear Baked Oatmeal
Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups
Chunky Monkey Banana Baked Oatmeal
Strawberry Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Almond Butter Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups
Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal
Almond Butter Peach Blueberry Oatmeal Cups
Amazing Breads
Paleo Orange-Kissed Loaf with Dark Chocolate Glaze GF
Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Good Morning Almond Flour Blueberry Muffin Bread GF
Peanut Butter Lover’s Banana Bread GF
Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze
Pistachio Poppyseed Orange Yogurt Bread
Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Bread with Strawberry Glaze GF
Double Chocolate Paleo Banana Bread GF
Paleo Lemon Blueberry Bread GF
Healthy Zucchini Bread
The Best Vegan Banana Bread You’ll Ever Eat V, GF
Healthier Carrot Cake Banana Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Healthy Marbled Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread
Chickpea Flour Banana Bread (gluten free!) GF
Healthy Honey Flax Tahini Banana Bread
Nourishing Almond Flour Banana Bread GF
Grain Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread (2 different ways!) GF
Healthy Chai Banana Bread with Salted Cashew Butter Vanilla Glaze
Paleo Zucchini Banana Bread Bars GF
Healthy Chocolate Brownie Banana Bread GF
Sweet Brunch Treats
Lemon Lover’s Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls
Espresso Yogurt Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
Brown Butter Strawberry Coffee Cake with Lovely Strawberry Icing
Upside-Down Bananas Foster French Toast Bake
The Best Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
Brown Butter Apple Coffee Cake
Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Quesadilla GF
Upside-Down Orange Caramel Pecan French Toast Bake
Vegan Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls V
Honey-Lemon Ricotta Breakfast Toast with Figs + Pistachios
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!
