Make Mom feel special with recipes from this collection of 25+ Mother's Day recipes. Whether you're thinking of surprising her with breakfast in bed, brunch with the family, or enjoying dinner complete with dessert- I've got you covered! From reader-favorite gooey cinnamon rolls, creamy macaroni and cheese to buttery pecan cookies, she'll love it all!
In This Post
- Mother's Day Recipes Mom Will Love
- Mother's Day Breakfast & Brunch
- Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
- How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
- Homemade Fluffy Pancakes
- Baked Maple Frosted Donuts
- Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
- The Best Oven Roasted Potatoes
- Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
- My Favorite Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
- Unbelievable French Toast
- Mother's Day Dinner & Sides
- Easy Baked Chicken Meatballs
- Citrus Quinoa Salad
- Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Garlic & Olive Oil)
- Easy Chicken Enchiladas
- Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries
- Creamy Cauliflower Broccoli Au Gratin
- Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
- Extra Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
- Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad
- Easy Baked Herb Crusted Salmon
- Ridiculously Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
- Easy Creamy Mushroom Pasta
- Mother's Day Dessert
- Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
- Family Favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
- Mixed Berry Streusel Bars
- Easy No-Bake Banana Pudding Pie
- Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
- My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (Using Coconut Oil!)
- The Most Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe
- Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
- More Mother's Day Inspiration
Mother's Day Recipes Mom Will Love
Happy Mother's Day! It's the one weekend of the year to make Mom feel extra special. To help you celebrate, I pulled together a collection of 25+ Mother's Day recipes, and it even includes some recipes that those little hands can help make too!
Mother's Day Breakfast & Brunch
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
These crescent roll cinnamon rolls are perfect for when you're craving homemade cinnamon rolls but want to skip the work. Made from store-bought crescent roll dough, each cinnamon roll is extra soft, generously filled with a delicious cinnamon swirl and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. They're sure to become a family favorite in no time!
How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
Cooking bacon in the oven creates a perfectly crispy bacon. There's less mess, less to worry about and allows you to multi-task in the kitchen. Follow these simple steps for how to cook bacon in the oven.
Homemade Fluffy Pancakes
Start your morning with a tall stack of these homemade fluffy pancakes. These pancakes are light and fluffy- thanks to a handful of pantry ingredients. Toss in your favorite add-ins to take them up a notch!
Baked Maple Frosted Donuts
These baked maple frosted donuts are cake-style donuts with a thick, sweet maple frosting. Homemade donuts are a lot easier than you think!
Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These homemade cinnamon sugar donuts are cakey, dense, perfectly spiced, and baked not fried. These donuts come together quickly and easily- the best recipe for those cold winter weekend mornings!
The Best Oven Roasted Potatoes
These oven roasted potatoes are tender and buttery on the inside and perfectly crispy on the outside. Tossed together with olive oil, whole grain mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper and baked at a high temperature- these potatoes will be the star of show!
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
These homemade buttermilk biscuits are tender on the inside with crisp edges and full of flavor. This recipe requires only 6 ingredients and ready in about 40 minutes.
My Favorite Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
These homemade cinnamon rolls are soft and fluffy, filled with the most delicious cinnamon sugar swirl, have warm and gooey centers, slightly golden brown edges, and smothered in a generous amount of cream cheese frosting. Nothing beats this classic recipe!
Unbelievable French Toast
There's no better word than "unbelievable" to describe this unbelievable french toast- you have to try it! It's the perfect breakfast for the weekend with the family!
Mother's Day Dinner & Sides
Easy Baked Chicken Meatballs
These baked chicken meatballs are the best anytime meatballs. Packed with layers of flavor, baked at a high temperature, and brushed with a lemon garlic herb butter sauce to finish them off. Pair them with spaghetti, add them to salad, or enjoy all on their own! Bonus: these chicken meatballs are a perfect make-ahead recipe and can be easily frozen before or after baking.
Citrus Quinoa Salad
This citrus quinoa salad is light and hearty- filled with quinoa, spinach, chicken, pepper, onion, fresh cilantro, oranges, and creamy avocado. Bursting with flavor from the refreshing citrus vinaigrette, this quinoa salad is a warmer weather staple!
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Garlic & Olive Oil)
This simple spaghetti aglio e olio is packed with flavor from just a few basic ingredients. It's a recipe that's quick enough to make on a busy weeknight or a holiday and a pasta recipe that you'll make over and over again.
Easy Chicken Enchiladas
If you're searching for an easy and flavorful recipe to add to your dinner rotation, look no further than these red chicken enchiladas. This chicken enchilada recipe has layers of flavors with the filling rolled tightly in a tortilla, smothered in enchilada sauce and topped with shredded cheese. An all-time family favorite dinner recipe no matter the time of year! Bonus: a chicken enchilada recipe that's on the table in about 35 minutes!
Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries
These oven baked french fries solve all problems and are the perfect side to pretty much any dinner. Made a handful of ingredients and baked to produce a fried-like crispy exterior while remaining fluffy on the side. Making homemade french fries has never been easier!
Creamy Cauliflower Broccoli Au Gratin
Look no further, this cauliflower broccoli au gratin recipe not only satisfies but will also impress. It's creamy, cheesy and spiced just right! It's a side dish that your family will love!
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
This creamy roasted red pepper pasta stands above the rest- easy to pull together and quick for busy nights. With roasting the peppers, onions and garlic, there's layers of flavor with minimal ingredients. A must-try recipe that the family will love!
Extra Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
When I say these are crispy baked chicken wings, I mean it. You'd never know these weren't deep fried! Tossed in a flavorful dry rub, baked at a very high temperature until the exterior is crispy and the inside is tender with meat that falls of the bone. This recipe produces the crispiest chicken wings - who knew that you could bake chicken wings and get them this crispy?!
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad
This roasted vegetable pasta salad is absolutely delicious and features seasonal vegetables. It's not only easy to make, but it's bursting with flavor from the homemade dressing, feeds a crowd, keeps for days in the refrigerator, and is a recipe that even meat lovers can't get enough of!
Easy Baked Herb Crusted Salmon
This easy baked herb crusted salmon is guaranteed to impress. It's smothered in an herb mixture and is ready in under 35 minutes!
Ridiculously Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
If you're searching for a macaroni and cheese recipe that's rich and undeniably creamy, look no further. The key is in the cheese sauce; made with 5 cheeses, sautéd onion, garlic, spices, heavy cream, and whole milk. With the secret ingredient taking it to top level creaminess and the perfect ratio of macaroni to velvety cheese sauce, this homemade mac and cheese recipe will be a forever favorite.
Easy Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Look no further for your next pasta dish, this easy creamy mushroom pasta recipe is guaranteed to impress. The creamy mushroom sauce is undeniably delicious- the mushrooms are sautéed in butter with garlic and spices, paired with white wine (or chicken broth), heavy cream and reserved pasta water with a touch of fresh lemon juice to finish it off. It's a flavorful pasta dish that uses minimal basic ingredients to create a recipe easy enough for a weeknight dinner and fancy enough for a special occasion.
Mother's Day Dessert
Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
This chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe is a family favorite recipe and produces BIG and thick cookies. Using melted butter, more brown sugar than white sugar, cornstarch and 2 extra egg yolks guarantees the chewiest cookie texture. And the best part: no mixer required!
Family Favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
The ratio of rice krispies cereal to marshmallows makes a huge difference in rice krispie treats. Adding a little more butter, marshmallows and a touch of vanilla extract makes all of the difference! By using this recipe, you'll get extra gooey and butter rice krispie treats every time!
Mixed Berry Streusel Bars
These mixed berry streusel bars are made with wholesome ingredients like oats, nut butter, and pure maple syrup. The crust and crumble topping are made from the same mixture so there's less bowls to clean! And the lemon glaze takes them up a notch!
Easy No-Bake Banana Pudding Pie
Get ready to fall in love with this no-bake banana pudding pie recipe. It starts with a buttery Nilla Wafer cookie crust, a layer of fresh banana slices and creamy vanilla pudding, and finished with homemade whipped cream. After the first bite you'll immediately know why it's loved by many!
Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
With crisp edges, incredibly chewy centers and a pronounced molasses flavor, I know that you'll love these brown sugar cookies as much as I do. The hint of cinnamon gives you a comforting feel too!
My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe
This carrot cake recipe is incredibly moist, bursting with spice flavor, and frosted with a smooth and creamy cream cheese frosting. It's a recipe that you'll be making over and over again.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
These double chocolate chip cookies are rich and fudgy, incredibly super soft and brownie-like centers, chewy edges, and chocolate chips studded throughout. Easy to throw together, no dough chilling, and just 10 minutes to bake!
No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (Using Coconut Oil!)
These no butter chocolate chip cookies are soft, thick, chewy and slightly crisp around the edges- just has every chocolate chip cookie should be! I have a few tricks that make these the best chocolate chip cookies with no butter that you'll ever try. Bonus: ZERO cookie dough chilling required!
The Most Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe
This is truly the most perfect and easy no-bake cheesecake. By following this no-bake cheesecake recipe, you'll have an ultra smooth and creamy dessert that sets overnight in the refrigerator. It's a fool proof cheesecake recipe that anyone can make and the crowd will love!
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Taking classic butter pecan cookies up a notch with these brown butter pecan cookies. With soft centers, slightly crispy edges, a hint of vanilla and a nutty flavor from the brown butter, there's no doubt that these will be the star of the dessert table no matter the occasion!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
Made from just 8 ingredients, these no-bake chocolate peanut butter crunch bars are chewy, crispy, and irresistible. These are a delicious treat anytime of the year. No oven required! Warning: these bars are incredibly addicting.
More Mother's Day Inspiration
- This collection is full of Mother's Day Brunch recipes.
- Find more inspiration in the recipe index.
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