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    Category Home » Breakfast » 20 California Style Brunch Recipes to Celebrate Mother’s Day

    20 California Style Brunch Recipes to Celebrate Mother’s Day

    Published: May 3, 2022 by Leigh Anderson · This post may contain affiliate links

    Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the people you love with these simple yet elegant Mother’s Day Brunch recipes. Sweet or savory? Buttermilk pancakes or eggs with crispy bacon? With plenty of breakfast options to choose from, this list has something for everyone!

    Sweet Stuff: Pancakes, Waffles & Pastries

    Oat Flour Buttermilk Pancakes

    These light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes are made with wholesome oat flour. They’re perfect for the gluten-free Mama in your life!

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    • a ceramic plate with a waffle topped with banana slices, a cup of coffee and a dish of butter

    Banana Waffles with Salted Maple Butter

    SALTED.MAPLE.BUTTER…. need I say more?

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    Sourdough French Toast with Blueberry Compote

    Warm, custardy sourdough french toast, what’s not to love? Serve maple syrup and blueberry brown sugar compote. Heaven!

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    • two slices of sourdough french toast on a baking tray with a spatula

    Double Chocolate Scones

    If your Mom is a chocolate lover you’re definitely going to want to make her these buttermilk scones chocked full of dark and milk chocolate!

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    Strawberry Rhubarb Puff Pastry Tart

    This Strawberry and Rhubarb Flakey Pastry with sweet cream cheese is just the thing for a spring morning!

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    Gluten-Free Olive Oil Cake

    Made with citrus zest and almond extract, this olive oil cake is incredibly moist and flavorful. I highly recommend finishing your Mother’s Day Brunch with this delicious cake!

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    Savory: Eggs, Toasts & Potatoes

    Savory Smoked Salmon Dutch Baby

    This savory dutch pancake really is something special! Fill it with all kinds of toppings like smoked salmon, avocado, eggs and even caviar if you’re feeling fancy!

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    • Savory Smoked Salmon Dutch Baby on a white plate
    • four open-faced breakfast sandwiches topped with arugula, bacon and sunny side up eggs.

    Brioche Breakfast Toasts with Bacon, Egg and Chipotle Aioli

    You can’t go wrong with bacon and eggs! Brioche Breakfast Toasts are so quick to whip up, you can have them ready before anyone says they’re hungry. 

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    Eggs en Cocotte

    Eggs en Cocotte is the perfect recipe for slow, cozy, weekend mornings. They’re great if your cooking for a crowed and can even be prepped the night before. Serve with toast points and a fresh herby salad.

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    • a close up of toasted bread dipping onto a baked eggs
    • a white plate filled with a crispy, golden brown hash brown frittata topped with smoked salmon, a dollop of sour cream and fresh herbs. blue knife on the side, white background.

    Hash Brown Frittata

    I cannot get enough of this hash brown frittata! It’s crispy and golden brown on the outside, tender and custardy on the inside. Serve with smoked salmon, chives and a dollop of creme fraiche!

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    Croque Monsieur Croissant Bake

    Take everything you love about a classic croque monsieur sandwich but make it a breakfast casserole! Yep, you guessed it… this one can be made the night before and baked off in the morning.

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    • 9 croque monsieur croissants in a clear glass baking dish with red handles. two side dishes with pickles and dijon mustard
    • a silver plate of thinly sliced citrus cured salmon topped with fresh dil

    Citrus Cured Salmon

    No one is ever disappointed with smoked salmon! Serve with freshly toasted bagels, capers and cream cheese.

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    Salads & Sides:

    Dandelion Greens Salad

    A few minutes is all it takes to throw together this fresh and healthy Dandelion Green Salad.

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    • two white bowls of dandelion salad topped with shaved pecorino and cracked black pepper.
    • a white ceramic bowl filled with fresh herb salad with shaved parmesan cheese.

    Herb Salad with Shaved Parmesan

    This light and fresh herby salad is the perfect side dish to out balance all your favorite salty, fatty breakfast foods.

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    Stone Fruit and Burrata Salad

    Want to show your Mom that you’re a put together, well-rounded adult… make her this Stone Fruit and Burrata Salad!

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    • a white plate filled with Burrata Salad with Prosciutto and Nectarines
    • a white and beige platter filled with snap pea salad, pea tendrils and two balls of fresh burrata cheese.

    Snap Pea and Burrata Salad

    Crisp, creamy and ridiculously good! This Snap Pea and Burrata salad is quick to disappear whenever I make it!

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    Avocado Panzanella

    This is not your traditional Panzanella salad! This twist on an old classic is made with crisp, sweet snap peas, creamy avocado, and feta cheese, all tossed with toasted bread and basil vinaigrette!

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    • a close up image of green panzanella salad with avocado, snap peas and crumbled feta cheese
    • a close up photo of frisée salad in a white bowl with a poached egg with runny yolk, bacon and croutons

    Frisée Salad with Bacon, Croutons and Poached Egg

    This breakfast salad lives up to the hype! Warm bacon lardons, warm toasted croutons, and poached egg on a bed of bitter frisée lettuce tossed with mustardy vinaigrette!

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    Drinks: Coffee & Cocktails

    I’d like to send big thank you the person who decided brunch was a meal deserving of coffee and cocktails!

    French Press Cold Brew

    For the coffee lovers, check out my recipe for a super-simple cold brew coffee made in a French press.

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    • a french press pouring cold brew iced coffee into a clear glass of ice
    • a bottle of sparkling water being poured into a clear glass filled with an Aperol spritz

    Aperol Spritz

    If you’re looking to a mimosa-alternative don’t count out the Classic Aperol Spritz.

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