Team Delish conducted a very sophisticated study (AKA We called our moms) and they all agreed: Breakfast-in-bed is the ultimate Mother's Day gift. So why not start mom's special day off in the best way possible: with a stack of iHop-level pancakes delivered right to her cozy bed. Whether she's a sweet or savory person—or prefers a mix of both!—we've got 50 amazing breakfast and brunch recipes she's going to love. We even included a few brunch cocktails to make the day extra special!
If she has more of a sweet tooth, you can't beat Jelly Donut French Toast or a a fluffy dutch baby. Some of our moms are more of the savory breakfast type, and we respect that completely. It can't get any simpler than egg in a basket, whipped ricotta toast, or our cheesy croissant casserole if you're feeding the whole fam. The best part of all? All of these breakfast favorites go amazingly well with Bloody Marys and mimosas.
Whatever you choose, you can never go wrong with having a spread of the classics: oven-baked bacon, eggs, and crispy homemade waffles. Or English muffins, pancakes, and donuts. We really love breakfast, okay? You just might turn one of these meals into a Mother's Day breakfast for dinner, and we hope you do.
Want even more Mother's Day fun? These Mother's Day desserts are even better than a gift, but we also went ahead and rounded up some fun Mother's Day gifts to make sure mom feels spoiled rotten. Keep the celebration going all day long with some of our favorite Mother's Day dinner ideas and Mother's Day lunch ideas.
Lemon-Blueberry Dutch Baby
A Dutch baby pancake is a big puffy pancake that is baked in the oven and uses more egg than a traditional pancake, making it a bit more custardy. This one gets some blueberries, which burst and get a little jammy while baking. The edges and tops of a dutch baby get crispy while the center stays soft. Spread some lemon curd on top for a perfect spring brunch.
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Chicken & Waffle Breakfast Sandwich
Chicken and waffles = an American masterpiece and the perfect encapsulation of the unbeatable combination of salty and sweet. Though we truly are obsessed, we also feel that sitting down with an entire plate of waffles and a few pieces of fried chicken can sometimes be a little daunting. Perhaps something handheld might be a good solution? Enter: this legendary new breakfast sandwich.
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BLT Eggs Benedict
The classic BLT trio—bacon, eggs, and tomato—gets even better when cooked in the style of eggs Benedict. Crispy, candied bacon and a spiced hollandaise make this eggs Benedict a little different from a traditional one, but you'll love this fun, savory twist on the classic brunch recipe.
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Best Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry muffins are a quintessential breakfast treat, so for our tried-and-true favorite, we’ve channeled that small-town bakery vibe to create a muffin that hits every nostalgic note. Light, fluffy, and absolutely bursting with blueberries, these muffins will delight everyone who tastes one.
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Overnight French Toast Casserole
We've got three words for you that are going to change your Valentine's Day breakfast and brunch game forever: Overnight. French. Toast. It's comically delicious, thanks to a long overnight soak in a heavy cream-infused custard, which transforms sliced challah into a pudding-y delight.
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Raspberry Mimosas
Mimosas are why we brunch, and raspberry mimosas only make everything better. Adding sorbet puts them over the top and officially makes you the brunch queen.
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Classic Homemade Waffles
Waffles are a beloved breakfast food, so we’re not messing around with this one. Like our other breakfast carb faves—pancakes, French toast, and crepes—waffles are easy to make with ingredients you almost always have on hand. We learned a few things while testing these crispy and fluffy beauties, so we have all of the tips and tricks you need to nail them.
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Eggs Benedict
This brunch classic always hits. Want to make eggs benny for a crowd? Try our Eggs Benedict Casserole instead.
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Buckwheat Galettes With Ham & Egg
Like their sweet cousins, crêpes, galettes hail from Brittany, France. Because they're made with buckwheat flour, galettes are extra nutty, making them perfect for pairing with savory fillings for a quick dinner this fall. Here, they're filled with a classic ham, egg, and cheese combination, known as "galette complète" in French, but feel free to switch it up if you like.
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Breakfast Tacos
These tacos can easily be made vegetarian (sans chorizo) and can we say, they go amazingly well with a Michelada?
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Dutch Baby
Nothing pleases a brunch crowd like an impressively puffy Dutch baby. Our recipe is a blank canvas for both sweet and savory toppings and lets just say we've included lots of ideas for you!
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Italian Sausage & Pepper Frittata Affogato
Breakfast meets dinner in this marinara- and mozzarella-topped dish. Fittingly, the Italian word "affogato" means drowned, which explains the marinara topping. It lends this dish a vibe somewhere between a breakfast frittata and pizza, meaning it’s enjoyable for pretty much any meal of the day.
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Quiche Lorraine
Once you master this classic recipe, there's no quiche you can't make. Spinach artichoke? Caprese? BOTH PLEASE!
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Whipped Ricotta Toast
This light, fluffy whipped ricotta is as close as you can get to eating a cloud. You can even spoon it onto a serving plate and top with roasted vegetables, add it to bruschetta, or serve as dessert with fresh or roasted strawberries.
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Babka Monkey Bread
If you mashed babka and monkey bread together, you’re going to get an intensely buttery, chocolatey situation. Turns out that a little shortcut was in order so you can really focus on the technique and chocolatey filling. Full disclosure: This isn't “authentic” babka. Babka is typically made with challah bread; however, to make your lives easier—so you can get to eating faster—we used Pillsbury grand biscuits! It's well worth the shortcut, as these nodules of chocolate-filled biscuits are incredible.
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Dill Pickle Bloody Marys
Get ready for a life-changing Bloody Mary hack: PICKLE JUICE ICE CUBES! 😵 Brunch will never be the same.
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Brie Omelet
Brie is the perfect thing to add to your morning meals and can take them from ho-hum to exceptional. Take this fluffy, herby omelet—it’s filled with everything you love about baked brie, but it comes together in less than 2 minutes in the pan, meaning you can enjoy its quintessential melty-gooeyness in no time. If you love the sweet-savory thing brie works so well with, you can also try dolloping the top of the cheese with apricot (or your favorite) jam before folding over your omelet at the end. Once you try it, you may never go back to plain old eggs for breakfast again.
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Copycat IHOP Pancakes
The secret to these pancakes is that adorable scoop of whipped butter nestled right on top.
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Triple Berry Smoothie
For smoothies, frozen fruit is always best: It blends up thicker than fresh fruit and gives you a really cold smoothie to sip. We chose strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and bananas to be our base, but any combo of fruit is great.
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Belgian Waffles
Light, fluffy, and slightly crispy on the outside, these waffles are perfect.
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Mackenzie Filson is a food writer and contributing digital food producer at Delish. Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate-pine and if wine was an astrological sign she'd be a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. She's never met a bag of Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos she didn't eat in one sitting.
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