Are you treating Mom to brunch this year? (Hint: you should.) Or just trying to send a little "wink wink, nudge nudge" Mother's Day brunch inspiration your kids' way? Here are 65 insanely good vegetarian brunch recipes - perfect for celebrating that special Mom in your life.
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65 Fabulous (and Vegetarian) Mother's Day Brunch Recipes
We've rounded up 59 special-occasion vegan and vegetarian brunch recipes that are just as fabulous as Mom is.
SWEET BRUNCH RECIPES
If sweet treats are on your mind, don't miss these brunch-worthy sweets. From pancakes to scones, there's a little something for everyone.
These cute little banana silver dollar pancakes make a delicious weekend breakfast. And bonus: they're gluten-free and vegan too!
Diner-style pancakes made even more delicious with a cinnamon bun flair! A "special breakfast" just for Mom!
This simple homemade Dutch Baby pancake is topped with fresh sautéed peaches. It's the ultimate weekend breakfast!
These little French Toast Cups can be prepped the night before and baked in the morning. They're so sweet and flavorful, you don't need to add syrup.
These Sweet Potato French Toast Cups are packed with hearty sweet potatoes and the warm flavors of vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom. And the drizzle of Vanilla Cardamom Cream takes it to a whole new level. Yum!
Vegan Banana Waffles! This vegan waffle recipe is easy to make and super healthy. Made with whole wheat flour, brown bananas, and flax seeds, these are perfect to keep frozen and pop into the toaster on a busy morning.
The BEST Waffle recipe, complete with fresh strawberries and a homemade cream sauce. Perfect for parties and special celebrations.
Cardamom crepes are brushed with Meyer lemon juice and sprinkles with sugar in this Meyer Lemon and Cardamom Crepes recipe. Perfect for brunch or dessert.
These delicious buckwheat waffles are sweet and nutty and crisp, and when topped with a combination of boozy macerated strawberries and a drizzle of sweet maple syrup, they're just about the best possible way to kick off a lazy weekend.
If you want something warm, unfussy, and most of all, comforting, this fluffy, shredded Austrian pancake recipe, known as Kaiserschmarren, is all you need!
This french toast recipe takes about 20 minutes, leaving you more time for coffee and conversation. Serve it with a side of eggs, or a side of beer mimosa. Dunk the sticks in your latte.
Middle Eastern Tahini, Date, and Cardamom Bulgur Wheat Breakfast Bake
This is a really nice breakfast treat to make on a special occasion like Mother’s Day or another holiday when you want to serve brunch. It can be made up to three days ahead of time and kept in the fridge until baking, so the morning of the event it requires minimal effort (just pop it in the oven!).
Soft and fluffy sticky buns with a raspberry-lemon filling, topped off with a sweet lemon glaze.
SAVORY BRUNCH RECIPES
If your tastebuds are a little more savory than sweet, check out these delicious savory brunch ideas.
This recipe for creamy, cheesy smoked cheddar grits topped with slices of heirloom tomatoes, then broiled to perfection, is so delicious!
This Spinach Mushroom Frittata is a deliciously simple and healthy dish that's loaded with protein, fresh veggies, and plenty of flavor.
Everything you love about huevos rancheros rolled up enchilada-style!
These freezer-friendly quesadillas are filled with plenty of eggs, black beans, and veggies—the perfect way to start the day!
When it comes to a high-impact, low-effort breakfast you simply cannot beat the simple shakshuka-style baked eggs.
Smoky roasted red peppers and buttery avocado stand in for the meat in this splurge-worthy vegetarian Eggs Benedict recipe.
Although these tofu scramble wraps are great for breakfast, they make a quick lunch or dinner too! Make them in advance and freeze them for later.
A vegetarian spin on classic biscuits and gravy. Mushrooms and carrots replace the meat in the gravy, which is served over homemade rosemary biscuits.
With eggs, cheese, quinoa and black beans, this Southwestern-inspired quiche is packed with protein.
These satisfying vegan breakfast sandwiches are made with chickpea patties topped with Cholula cashew cheese and creamy avocado slices. The best part? With some advance prep, they come together in mere minutes, making them a delicious and convenient weekday breakfast option.
These scrumptious brunch toasts are topped with earthy mushrooms and slightly bitter cavolo nero which contrast beautifully with sweet pear and leeks. The finishing touch is a sprinkling of toasted walnuts.
Topped with tempeh, avocado, and greens, these bountiful bowlfuls will keep Mom going all day. These bowls make an excellent lunch or dinner, too, paired with a simple slaw.
Vegetarian Eggs Benedict with Avocado Hollandaise & Mushroom Bacon
Mom will enjoy this vegetarian spin on the classic eggs benedict.
This savory mixture of tempeh, onions, carrots, and the green cousins broccoli and kale will make for a perfect breakfast or brunch for a hectic day!
These vegan scrambled eggs are simple, tasty, and made with protein-packed chickpea flour. It's a healthy and delicious way to start your day!
Let Mom start the day off in the best way possible with this delicious and healthy breakfast. It's delicious, easy and healthy, and so amazingly flavourful for so few ingredients.
This vegan breakfast burrito is a super simple, but makes for a filling breakfast for home or on the go! It's loaded with fresh veggies, vegan scrambled eggs, and plenty of delicious spice.
This colorful, healthy and satisfying breakfast of chickpea pancakes with avocado, tomato and watercress is something to look forward to each morning.
This easy Hummus, Cucumber, and Avocado Wrap recipe is as good for breakfast or even brunch, for that matter, as it is for lunch or dinner.
Loaded with tender asparagus, juicy cherry tomatoes and lots of soft feta cheese, these springtime omelets whip up in minutes and are perfect for a healthier brunch!
Loaded with a rainbow of fresh veggies and topped with lots of cheese, these scrambled eggs are the ultimate healthy way to start the day!
A brunch classic collides with Middle Eastern flavors in this recipe for za’atar eggs benedict made with harissa hollandaise, sumac spinach, and a drizzle of za’atar on top.
This vegan avocado kale Florentine with smoked paprika hollandaise is the perfect brunch recipe or holiday weekend. Fried avocado is fresh baked in the oven, or super quick in the air fryer!
Takes about 20 minutes to assemble + makes 4 open-faced sandwiches.
Ricotta, Tomato and Ramp Frittata is the perfect, easy and light breakfast for dinner to make on a hot day or serve it up for a weekend brunch party.
Spinach Artichoke Egg Casserole-this easy egg casserole with spinach, artichokes, and cheese is great for breakfast, brunch, or dinner!
BREADS, DONUTS + MUFFINS
Time to bake! These brunchy breads, donuts, muffins (and more) are the perfect way to fill out that brunch table.
These easy donuts are made with canned biscuits for a super easy treat, and packed with zesty flavor from a homemade lemon glaze. Yum!
There's not much I love more than ripe avocadoes. But avocados in bread? Turns out it's a pretty amazing combination!
The surprise in these muffins? There's jam in the middle! Chia seeds, Greek yogurt, and whole wheat flour help make them more filling too.
The perfect way to enjoy veggies for breakfast. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger complement the carrot in these hearty, satisfying vegan muffins.
A super-moist, super-scrumptious dairy-free banana bread recipe studded with sweet blueberries. Even if you're not vegan, you will love this bread!
Supremely tender cake doughnuts drenched in a zingy lemon glaze and sprinkled with flaked coconut--perfect for spring. And they're vegan, too!
Meyer lemon adds a lovely citrus flavor to these freezer-friendly vegan muffins.
My favorite breakfast muffin! If the Greek yogurt, whole wheat flour, bananas, and oats aren't enough to persuade you, the dark chocolate pieces will.
With the addition of coconut and fresh mango, this nutritious breakfast muffin almost tastes like a dessert.
This peach and blueberry breakfast pizza recipe is sure to be a decadent weekend breakfast treat for Mother's Day.
I love a good cinnamon-walnut coffee cake to serve as a snack or for breakfast, and when I need a vegan version, this recipe is the one I turn to.
Tender light muffins sweetened with wild violet syrup and sprinkled with wild violet sugar. Edible flowers baked into a Spring floral treat.
Fresh strawberries and flaky coconut mingle to create a sweet and healthy gluten-free muffin.
GRANOLA, OATMEAL, PORRIDGE + BOWLS
Overnight oats? One bowl breakfasts? These recipes are your jam!
This easy overnight oatmeal is loaded with flavor from fresh peaches and crystallized ginger. And it only takes a few simple ingredients to throw it together.
This vegan breakfast burrito bowl is a fantastic way to get the day started! Made with black beans, smoky jackfruit and oil-free maple roasted sweet potatoes.
Packed with hearty oats, juicy strawberries, and heart-healthy nuts and seeds, these wholesome breakfast bowls are as irresistible as they are satisfying. We've included directions for both cold (overnight) and hot versions so that you can enjoy them all year long.
Hearty, chocolatey, and addicting. Tart freeze-dried strawberries dot this decadent granola; a dark chocolate drizzle sends it over the top.
Breakfast doesn't get much easier (or healthier) than this tropical overnight oatmeal recipe!
With a mix of steel-cut and old-fashioned rolled oats, this baked oatmeal is a perfect make ahead breakfast to have on hand all week. Filled with orange zest, carrots, raisins, coconut and apple!
Exchange toast and cereal for quinoa—this Sweet Quinoa Breakfast Bowl recipe will give you plenty of energy to face your day.
A creamy and delicious smoothie bowl recipe, packed with powerful antioxidants.
This granola is great straight-up as cereal with your favorite non-dairy (or dairy) milk with some freshly sliced bananas, sprinkled over ice cream or yogurt, you could also use it as a topping or filling on a baked apple, on top of muffins, etc.
These Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats are as easy as it gets! Put the ingredients for this healthful and delicious breakfast in the crock pot and go to bed! Wake up to the beautiful smells of carrot cake!
FRUIT
Strawberries, nectarines and mangoes are tossed with a creamy coconut matcha ginger dressing to make a fruit salad with a little extra pizzazz. Just one bite is all it will take to have you craving matcha goodness all summer long.
Blackberry Mango Lemon Poppy Seed Fruit Salad with Earl Grey Whipped Coconut Cream
This mango fruit salad with poppy seed dressing and topped with chilled Earl Grey coconut cream is so simple and so flavorful and it can easily transition from breakfast or snack item to dessert.
Burrata and Stone Fruit Salad IS the perfect salad to sloooooowly start to say goodbye to summer.
I hope you've found the perfect brunch inspiration! For more veg-inspired recipes, check these out:
Jennifer @ Delicious Everyday says
Oooh. Love these recipes! Definitely trying one of them over the weekend!
Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says
What a great brunch collection! There are so many here I want to try - those Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bowls are calling my name right now! Thank you so much for including me!
mjskitchen says
So many great choices . I don't know where to begin! thanks for putting this together.