Looking for more ways to treat your mum? Try our Mother's Day menu ideas, Mother's Day cakes and Mother's Day desserts.
Sweet Mother's Day breakfast ideas
Salted caramel-stuffed pancakes
Treat your mum to the ultimate sweet and salty breakfast in bed with our light and fluffy pancakes packed with salted caramel. This easy recipe is simple to make and ready in just 30 minutes - an easy treat for the whole family. Try our indulgent pancake recipes here...
Blueberry smoothie and granola bowls
Deliver a picture-perfect breakfast in bed to your mum on Mother's Day. Check out our vibrant smoothie bowl with crunchy granola, blueberries and shaved coconut. This easy recipe is vegan friendly and comes from food writer John Gregory-Smith.
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Easy banana bread with peanut butter frosting
This is an easy Mother's Day brunch idea that looks really impressive. It’s hard to improve on a classic banana bread, but we think the peanut butter addition just edges it! A real nutty twist on everyone's favourite. Serve on a breakfast tray with a freshly brewed coffee for the best start to Mother's Day. Click here to find our tips to make the perfect banana bread, with plenty more banana bread recipes to try.
Cinnamon buns
Yes they take a little while to make, but how impressed will mum be when you present her with homemade cinnamon buns and fill the house with delicious aromas on Mother's Day? This recipe comes filled with marzipan and drizzled in chocolate, but personalise it however you wish.
Homemade crumpets
Everyone loves crumpets in the morning, so why not go the extra mile and make these fluffy homemade crumpets, freshly toasted and slathered with butter.
Sweetcorn French toast with blueberries
Check out this super easy French toast recipe using sweetcorn, ready in 30 minutes. Try for an indulgent Mother's Day brunch.
Breakfast rhubarb
Try poaching rhubarb in honey and orange, then top with yogurt, for a simple, healthy and delicious breakfast idea for your mum.
Cottage cheese pancakes
Using a blender to make these pancakes means breakfast is on the table in minutes. Top with your favourite chopped fruits and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Tropical smoothie bowl
The easiest Mother's Day breakfast idea, made using ready made smoothie mix that you can top with colourful ingredients. This tropical smoothie bowl is really easy to prepare and made with refreshing fruit and veg including carrot, pineapple, kiwi and papaya. Use mint leaves and coconut shavings to garnish or mix and match with different toppings.
Pain au chocolat
Follow our tips and tricks to make a classic pain au chocolat – a buttery, rich, crisp French pastry that's best served with a mug of tea or coffee.
Rhubarb breakfast pots
Our pretty pink breakfast pots make a simple and healthy Mother's Day breakfast idea, rippled with honeyed rhubarb and topped with oats and hazelnuts. More pretty rhubarb recipes to try here...
Buckwheat pancakes
Want to make your mum pancakes, but without the calories? This recipe for cinnamon buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup, yogurt, and fresh raspberries comes in at under 300 calories per serving so mums on a diet can still be treated.
French toast with sticky toffee walnuts
Make this hearty and indulgent Mother's Day brunch idea. Your mum is bound to love this easy recipe. The toffee walnuts are so easy to make too that this is sure to become a family favourite. Click here to find out how to make the perfect French toast.
Sourdough chocolate granola
Mix leftover sourdough with dark chocolate chunks and porridge oats to make this deliciously simple granola.
Savoury Mother's Day breakfast ideas
Halloumi breakfast bowls
Present your mum with the prettiest breakfast bowl on Mother's Day morning. Check out our vibrant breakfast bowl with salty pan-fried halloumi, creamy beetroot borani topped with crunchy dukkah. This wholesome recipe comes from food writer John Gregory-Smith.
Because your mum deserves royal treatment, try this posh Mother's Day brunch idea. Now this is something really special... smarten breakfast up with eggs royale (poached eggs and smoked salmon on an English muffin) and a homemade yuzu hollandaise. Go on, you can do it! Give yourself plenty of time to make it though, as hollandaise sauce does require patience.
Scrambled eggs
Discover how to make the perfect scrambled eggs every time and achieve a soft, creamy texture – they're delicious served over buttered toast for a quick and easy breakfast.
Coddled duck eggs with smoked haddock and spinach
Want an egg recipe to make for Mother's Day? Try our easy recipe for rich coddled duck eggs baked with soft smoked haddock and topped with fresh chives - perfect for a Sunday brunch.
Shakshuka
A classic brunch dish, shakshuka is vegetarian and quick and easy to make – spices, peppers, tomatoes and eggs bubbled together in a pan.
Eggs and ham baked in croissant cups
Use croissant dough to make these cute breakfast cups filled with ham and eggs – perfect to serve as an indulgent and unique Mother's Day brunch.
Hot-smoked salmon oven hash
The contrast of hot potatoes with cool crème fraîche and smoky fish makes for a lovely brunch dish - and the roasting tin does the hard work for you.
Posh breakfast muffins
Make your mum feel super posh with these easy but impressive breakfast muffins packed with avocado, smoked salmon and frittata - ready in 30 minutes.
Breakfast tacos
For a more unusual Mother's Day brunch recipe, try our breakfast tacos. Use eggs with deep yellow yolks, like Burford Browns, so you get a nice colour contrast with the beans and chorizo, topped with pretty pink pickled onions.
Baked avocado with smoked salmon and egg
Does your mum love avocado? This unique recipe is a great healthy brunch idea for Mother's Day that looks really pretty. Serve on a tray with rye bread toast dippers (click here for our rye bread recipe), a pot of tea and a vase of daffodils.
Green spinach pancakes with smoked salmon
Looking for a colourful Mother's Day brunch idea? Our savoury pancakes are packed with healthy spinach and served with smoked salmon for a delicate brunch for mum.
Bacon and egg crumpet melts
Spoil your mum with bacon, eggs AND crumpets. This quick and easy brunch recipe is perfect for lazy breakfast in bed.
Ramp up your Mother's Day brunch with a Bloody Mary, click here for our easy recipe...
Treat your mum to a Champagne breakfast on Mother's Day with a glass of pink Champagne
We've found the best rosé Champagnes and pink sparkling wines to try. Click the link above to find out which are our favourites...
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Don't forget the Mother's Day present!
Click here for our up-to-date gift guide for the perfect Mother's Day present
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Flavours include:
- Pinot noir gin
- Pink grapefruit gin
- Rhuabrb gin
