Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas
With Mother’s Day on the horizon, I’ve put together some brunch ideas that are easy, delicious, and a great way to enjoy the morning. You’ll find recipes for hosting, food stations, and simple ideas that even the little kids can help prepare!
Mother’s day can be a celebration of all the women in your life whether it’s your own mom, a maternal figure, an aunt, a group of girlfriends who are moms, or simply you and your children. It’s always on a Sunday (May 12, 2024) making it ideal for enjoying a leisurely brunch menu.
It can be formal or informal, and typically falls between 10am and 2pm. However, if you want breakfast in bed with the kids, or you’re going to church in the morning, you can plan accordingly.
Set The Table
- Start by setting a pretty yet simple Mother’s day table with pink or pastels, and floral patterns.
- Lace and doilies always say “mom” or “ladies” to me. Add a lace topper over a wood farm table or solid tablecloth.
- Keep the flowers in one or two colors for a strong monochromatic statement.
- Tie a sign to the back of a chair so mom knows exactly where to sit.
- Make diy photo place cards with vintage images of mom, grandma, or aunts.
Menu
Serve a menu of delicious food that pleases everyone’s palette. I’ve included everything from tasty starters, to hearty casseroles, to fruit and baked goods. Plus, some indulgent desserts and drinks that will have mom feeling special and pampered.
If cooking is not your forte or you want to make it easy for little hands to help out, you can put together a brunch charcuterie board or a totally indulgent chocolate charcuterie board.
Breakfast Appetizers
- Make cheese cups to hold a mini salad using this cheese crisps recipe and molding it over a muffin tin.
- You don’t need a recipe to make traditional pigs in a blanket. Simply wrap smoked sausage bites with refrigerated croissant dough, and bake according directions. Perfect to make with little helpers!
- These deviled eggs are indulgent and next level good!
- Have the kids help with these ham, cheese and fruit kabobs. Or, make easy cheese hors d’oeuvres that are just 2 ingredients and super simple.
- A terrific make-ahead recipe is this refreshing cold raspberry soup. It’s so pretty served in tea cups!
Main Course
Brunch casseroles and quiche make for easy preparation and a hearty main course.
- Mushroom and roasted red pepper quiche with goat cheese – vegetarian
- Ham and cheese breakfast casserole
- Bisquick casserole with sausage
- Easy chicken quiche
Bacon
Who doesn’t love bacon! Add one of these bacon recipes as a breakfast appetizer or as part of the main course.
- Thread bacon onto skewers and cook in the oven for a fun presentation. For extra crispy bacon, dredge each slice through flour before baking.
- Bacon wrapped crackers – sweet or savory
- Bacon wrapped dates – blue cheese or goat cheese
- Bacon wrapped smokies with brown sugar
Sides
- Creamy hashbrown casserole
- Roasted seasoned potatoes
- Strawberry & spinach salad served in a bread basket bowl
- Best cheese grits casserole
Breads
Growing up in the South, biscuits are a staple at the breakfast table. Serve them with a variety of flavored butters. Choose both savory and sweet options – herb, honey walnut, fruit flavors.
Quick Tip
There’s no need to make breads from scratch when there are so many options available from the bakery or other aisles of the grocery store. Premade baked goods are especially good if you have small children helping with mother’s day brunch.
Fruit
Serve fresh fruit at the beginning, middle or end of the meal. Seasonal fruits and berries are light and refreshing and help cleanse the palette.
- Watermelon salad with feta
- Stuffed strawberries
- Fresh fruit served naturally
- Make yogurt parfaits with fresh or dried fruit and granola.
What to Drink
Make a sweet toast to mom with a mimosa for a Happy Mother’s Day! Or serve a hot coffee cocktail for the ultimate in morning luxury.
- Coffee with Kahlua and Irish Cream
- Raspberry champagne cocktail
- Pimm’s Cup pitcher
- Sparkling fruit punch – mocktail or cocktail
Sweets & Baked Goods
Although I don’t bake from scratch often, I do like to do it for special occasions. Mother’s day brunch calls for sweet dessert muffins, coffee cake and other yummy treats.
- Cinnamon spice muffins with oatmeal topping
- Easy strawberry shortcake with angel cake
- Coffee cake with chocolate chips and cinnamon sugar
- Heart-shaped rice krispie treats – fun for small kids!
- Homemade cinnamon-sugar muffins
Self Serve Food Stations
An interactive food bar is one of my favorite ways to entertain. Set up one of these options for a festive brunch party.
- Oatmeal toppings bar
- Donut toppings bar
- Breakfast bar
- Ultimate bagel bar
- Iced coffee bar
- Hot coffee bar
I hope you love these Mother’s day brunch ideas as much as our family does. They’re fabulous for ladies only gatherings, or for family celebrations.
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I'm drooling over the menu! Good stuff!
Beautiful but OH MY!…. I need to try that bacon!
Kerri
This is so beautiful love the menu! Happy Mothers Day! wish you a beautiful and blessed day
I love the fritta idea.