Though a single day is not enough to celebrate mothers, you can consider Mother’s Day as an opportunity to make her feel special. For mothers, hand-made gifts from their kids are more valuable, and what better than delicious home-cooked food. If you want to surprise your mom with a meal and need some Mother’s Day meal ideas, we’ve got you covered. 

Thoughtful, easy-to-prepare, and absolutely delicious, these recipes are going to make your mother break out into a grin this Mother’s Day. Let’s get the celebrations started with some easy recipes. 

Recipes For Mother’s Day that You Can Cook for Your Mom

The best Mother's Day gifts for your mom can never be picked up from a store. Hence, here are some easy recipes that you can try at home this Mother’s Day. 

 

Strawberry Smoothie

 

Ingredients: 

• Ripe, frozen strawberries - 1 cup
• Strawberry/vanilla yogurt - ½ cup
• Sugar - 1 teaspoon
• Milk - ½ cup
• 2 whole strawberries for garnishing.

 

Instructions:

 

Egg, Cheese, and Ham Muffins

 

Ingredients:

• Eggs - 6
• Baby corn - 4
• Refined oil - 2 tablespoon
• Basil - 4 tablespoon
• Ham - 150 gms
• Tomato - 2
• Onion- 1
• Parmesan cheese - ¾ cup
• Buttermilk - 1 cup
• Black pepper powder - as required
• Salt - as required

 

Instructions:

• First, grate the required amount of cheese in a bowl. Then, whisk eggs, ½ cup grated cheese, and buttermilk together until it gets the consistency of the batter.
• Shred ham thinly and chop onions and tomatoes. Add this to the already prepared egg mixture that had been prepared already and mix it well. Season the mixture with black pepper powder and salt.
• Heat the refined oil in a pan and saute baby corn until it turns slightly brown. Add this to the ham and egg mixture and blend well.
• Preheat the Air Fryer to 1min.
• Transfer this mixture into muffin molds and garnish it with some leftover grated cheese. Bake the muffins at 400 ℉ for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
• Once done, take the muffins out, and let them cool.
• Serve the muffins with some yummy dip.

 

Cheese Potato Wedges

 

Ingredients: 

• Baking potatoes - 2 large
• Minced garlic - 2 teaspoon
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoon
• Parmesan cheese - ⅓ cup 
• Salt and pepper - As required

Instructions:

• First, peel the potatoes and cut them into wedges.
• Preheat the Air Fryer Oven to 400 ℉ for 1 min. The updated heating techniques of the air fryer will help you bake potatoes with low-fat content, just like an oven. 
• Whisk the oil and garlic in a different bowl and season it well with salt and pepper. 
• Pour this onto the potatoes and toss them until mixed well. 
• Transfer these potatoes to a baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes. Flip it on the other side, sprinkle some cheese, and bake it again for 10-15 minutes. Serve it hot.

 

French Toast Casserole 

Ingredients: 

• Vanilla brioche bread - 8 cups dried and cubed
• Milk - ½ cup
• Eggs - 5
• Heavy cream - ½ cup
• Brown sugar - ⅓ cup
• Vanilla - 1 tablespoon 

Topping:

• Flour - 3 tablespoon
• Brown sugar - 3 tablespoon
• Cinnamon - ¼ tablespoon
• Oats - ¼ cups
• Butter - 3 tablespoon

Instructions:

• Cut brioche bread into cubes and place it in a warm oven for 8-10 minutes to dry them easily.
• Whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, and cream in a bowl.
• Pour this mixture over the bread pieces and gently toss to mix well. 
• Transfer it to an 8x8" baking pan and keep it idle for at least 1 hour. 
• Mix the topping ingredients and button until it becomes crumbly and cover the bread mixture with this ingredient. 
• Preheat the Air Fryer to 350 ℉ for 1 min. 
• Bake the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve it hot with some maple syrup. 

These are some of the simple, yet perfect Mother’s Day meal ideas that you can try out to treat your mother for everything she does for you. Cook any of these for your mother, and rest assured she will have a great day! Such simple acts of love and kindness will mean a lot to her.