Looking for a way to make Mother’s Day extra special? Try one of these delicious brunch recipes! Many of these dishes are lighter and healthier, but one thing’s for certain—they’re all bursting with flavor!

Brunch, brunch, brunch. It’s my favorite meal, the best of two delicious worlds: breakfast and lunch.

While my days of leisurely, boozy brunches are few and far between now that we have a child, I still love to eat typical brunch foods for any meal of the day.

My absolute favorite brunch spot would have to be Stanley in the New Orleans French Quarter. Mark and I almost always split a fried oyster po-boy and have our own bowls of gumbo, but I’ve also enjoyed their bananas foster french toast (which is more like dessert).

But enough about my personal love for brunch, as this post is all about a very special holiday coming up next month: Mother’s Day.

I’ve always been extremely close to my mom, but after having my own child, I see our relationship (and all the sacrifices she’s made for me) with a whole new set of eyes.

If you want to surprise your own mother or wife (or mother-in-law, sister, aunt, daughter, or friend—did I leave anybody out?), a home-prepared brunch would be the ultimate gift.

You can’t go wrong by choosing one (or several) of these delectable recipes. Most are healthy, and none are lacking in flavor!

Apricot Blackberry Sangria // The Almond Eater

Clementine French 75 // Cookie + Kate

Honey Cinnamon Iced Latte // Cook Nourish Bliss

Peppered Bacon Bloody Mary // Gimme Some Oven

Toasted Coconut Blueberry Pancakes // Pumpkin & Peanut Butter

Vegan Whole Wheat Lemon Pistachio Sweet Rolls // Fit Mitten Kitchen

Caramelized Onion Butternut Squash Quiche // Physical Kitchness

Banana Waffles with Coconut Whip Cream & Glazed Pecans // Fit Living Eats

Sweet Potato Crust Quiche // Emily Ruth Weir

Banana Split Rolls // Love Me, Feed Me

Healthier Portobello Eggs Benedict // My Uncommon Everyday

Baked Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Glaze // The Blissful Balance

Vanilla Purple Sweet Potato Pancakes // Strength & Sunshine

Peanut Butter Crunch Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal // PBFingers

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole // That Girl Shannon

PB&J Stuffed French Toast Skewers // RachLMansfield

Coconut Pecan Granola // Joy. Food. Sunshine.

Shakshuka // Hungry By Nature

Whole Wheat Lemon Buttermilk Pancakes with Blueberry Compote // Little Chef Big Appetite

Chocolate Peanut Butter French Toast // The Kitchen of Danielle

Burrata Breakfast Pizza // How Sweet It Is

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal // Emilie Eats

Breakfast Carrot Cake with Whipped Coconut Yogurt // Emma’s Little Kitchen

Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bake // The Clean Eating Couple

Cinnamon Grilled Peaches with Sour Cream // Wandercooks

Lemon Chia Seed Granola // Fooduzzi

Banana Latte Baked Oatmeal // Athletic Avocado

Healthified Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting // Hello Spoonful

Cheesy Mexican Frittata // Healthy Helper

Light and Fluffy Pancakes // Apron Strings & Sticky Fingers

Happy Mother’s Day to all the extraordinary moms out there. May all your brunch dreams come true!

• Do you usually go savory or sweet for brunch? I alternate—or do both in one epic meal!
• How do you plan to celebrate Mother’s Day this year?