Amazing Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes


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)

stack of lemon blueberry pancakes on a plate

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

Spinach and goat cheese quiche with sweet potato crust

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

bakery style blueberry muffin on a plate with blueberries

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

berry baked oatmeal in a baking dish with a slice cut out

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

gluten free orange bread topped with chocolate

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

lemon blueberry sweet rolls with lemon frosting in a square pan

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!



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