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Mother's Day Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Find healthy, delicious Mother's Day Breakfast and Brunch recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

3 Amazing Breakfast-in-Bed Ideas for Mom

Mother's Day menus—from super-easy to super-impressive—that will make her feel like a queen.

3 Amazing Breakfast-in-Bed Ideas for Mom

Very Berry Fruit Salad

Don’t just stop at a big, beautiful bowl of berries. We top this easy fruit salad recipe with a 2-ingredient creamy lemon sauce for an impressive dish to share.

Very Berry Fruit Salad

Sunrise Bellini

This slightly tart fruity Bellini recipe will zing you awake. It's the prettiest color imaginable and it makes a brunch instantly fun!

Sunrise Bellini

Banana-Chocolate Chip Pancakes

This healthy whole-grain buttermilk pancake recipe adds mini-chocolate chips and mashed banana for a delicious, healthy breakfast idea.

Banana-Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Banana-Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Sunrise Bellini

Strawberry-Ricotta Waffle Sandwich

Banana Bread French Toast

Our Best Mother's Day Brunch Recipes

Celebrate mom with our favorite brunch recipes for pancakes, waffles, fruit salad and more. These recipes use the fresh ingredients of the season and are a nutritious way to start the day. And of course we didn't forget the cocktails.

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Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Kale

Ham & Cheese Quiche with Cauliflower Crust

Greek Muffin-Tin Omelets with Feta & Peppers

Rainbow Frittata

24 Egg Recipes Perfect for Mother’s Day Brunch

While your Mother’s Day celebration might be different this year, you can still treat mom to a delicious brunch with these egg recipes. Eggs are affordable and easy to cook, which means the kids can help make breakfast. Whether you make them scrambled or in a quiche, mom will appreciate the effort and the meal. Recipes like Egg-in-a-Hole with Spinach & Bacon and Quiche Lorraine are filling, tasty and the perfect way to celebrate mom!

Peach Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel

This fresh peach coffee cake with pecan streusel would be lovely for a summertime brunch or afternoon tea. A combination of Greek yogurt and buttermilk in the batter makes for a moist and tender cake, and swapping out all-purpose flour for white whole-wheat flour ups the nutritional value without affecting the taste or texture of this delicious coffee cake.

Mimosa Fruit Salad

A splash of prosecco and a little orange juice transform a fresh fruit salad into the perfect brunch dish. To make ahead, prepare the fruit as directed, but don't combine with the mimosa dressing until just before serving so the bubbly maintains its fizz.

Spiced Breakfast Popovers with Orange Cream

Popovers are quite simple to make so its surprising that most people think they are complicated! The batter for these light, hollow rolls whips up in no time at all and you'll love spreading the orange-flavored cream on each bite of the finished popovers.

Bacon and Blueberry Topped Waffle

Kick off a special day with a special whole grain waffle topped with blueberries, bacon, pecans and maple syrup. It takes just a few minutes to whip up.

Poppy Seed Oat Waffles with Citrus Syrup

Who says you always need maple syrup on your waffles? These nutritious and satisfying poppy seed waffles--made with fiber-filled oats--are served with a fruity citrus syrup that cooks up in no time at all.

Rhubarb Oat Muffins

These tasty rhubarb muffins have a sweet streusel topping and are ready in 45 minutes. Use regular rolled oats which have more texture than quick-cooking or instant rolled oats.

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Pumpkin-Ricotta Pancakes

These fluffy pumpkin pancakes are topped with a honey, mint, and orange mixture.

Bacon, Cheddar and Tomato Rosti

This tasty egg and veggie dish is topped with cherry tomatoes and fresh oregano.

Rainbow Frittata

This delicious frittata is loaded with heart-healthy, omega-3 enriched eggs and a medley of colorful vegetables. Start cooking the vegetables on the stove and finish them up in the oven with the egg mixture. To serve, top with avocado slices, grape tomatoes and a touch of sriracha.

Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches

If you want to make your own chicken salad for the recipe, pick up a package of refrigerated or frozen chopped cooked chicken at the supermarket.

Baked Fruit Ambrosia

When you're having friends or family over for brunch, serve this easy cinnamon-spiced fruit duet. Round out the meal by offering scrambled eggs and turkey bacon or sausage.

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Herbed Turkey Strata

This breakfast strata is the perfect dish for your next breakfast gathering. Full of vegetables, turkey and fragrant herbs--each serving has 26 grams of protein to leave everyone feeling full and satisfied.

Cheddar and Zucchini Frittata

This frittata is made with cheddar cheese and zucchini and is quick and easy to prepare. With just 115 calories per serving, this is a guilt free meal.

Quiche Lorraine with Zucchini Crust

Shredded zucchini acts as the crust in this recipe for healthier, low-carb quiche Lorraine--quiche with Jarlsberg cheese, bacon and scallions--a brunch classic.

Broccoli-Cheddar Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust

Shredded sweet potato creates a low-carb crust for this healthier quiche recipe. A classic broccoli and Cheddar filling makes this brunch classic an instant crowd-pleaser.

Tomato & Feta Quiche with Spaghetti Squash Crust

You've used spaghetti squash in place of pasta, but have you used it for a low-carb quiche crust? Shredded roasted spaghetti squash turns into a perfectly crispy quiche crust in this healthy Mediterranean-inspired brunch recipe.

Bacon & Spinach Quiche with Hash Brown Crust

Hash browns meet quiche in this healthy recipe. Shredded potatoes create a gluten-free crust for this bacon and spinach-studded quiche that's sure to be a crowd-pleasing breakfast or brunch.

Smoked Sausage & Kale Quiche with Broccoli Crust

Riced broccoli makes a crispy, low-carb crust for this healthy quiche recipe. Smoked sausage adds tons of flavor to the egg filling and kale gives you even more veggie servings in this crowd-pleasing brunch dish.

Ham & Cheese Quiche with Cauliflower Crust

Cauliflower rice makes up the crust of this low-carb quiche recipe. Smoked Gouda imparts a delicious smoky flavor that complements the ham in the quiche filling. If you can't find smoked Gouda, substitute smoked Cheddar.

Egg and Vegetable Muffins

Bulgur adds fiber and protein to these egg muffins, made with zucchini, tomato and feta cheese.