54 Vegan Mother’s Day Recipes
The best Mother’s Day gift you can give to your mom is to give her the day off. And that starts with making all the Mothers Day meals. But don’t worry! This collection of vegan Mothers Day recipes offers over 50 delicious vegan recipes for everything from breakfast through dessert. These are dishes we’ve made for moms over the past 10 years. Tell Mom to put her feet up and relax, you’ve got things covered.
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Over the years we’ve hosted our moms for multiple vegan Mother’s Day brunches and dinners. We created this list of Mother’s Day meal ideas using our very own recipes that both of our moms, as well as countless other nonvegan relatives, have truly enjoyed and couldn’t stop talking about.
That’s right! This isn’t one of those round ups that’s just pasted together without ever trying the recipes. Every single vegan Mother’s Day recipe on this list was created by us in our very own tiny kitchen. And each is 100% mom-approved.
And some of these awesome vegan Mothers Day ideas are even easy enough that the kids can help be a big part of mom’s special day. A meal made by the kids is always the best Mother’s Day present.
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Vegan Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes
These are some of our best Vegan Mothers Day brunch or breakfast-in-bed ideas for you to make for your mom! Quite a few of them can even be made ahead, making the day a little easier for everyone.
Savory Options
Potato Breakfast Casserole: Made with thinly sliced potatoes, vegan cheese and diced pieces of our homemade seitan ham, this is everything you want in a cozy casserole. No Mother’s day brunch is complete without it!
Overnight Vegan Strata: The perfect make ahead recipe for your Mother’s Day breakfast or brunch! Cubed baguette is tossed with a cheesy plant-based bacon sauce and grape tomatoes, and baked until crispy on the top and tender in the middle.
Tater Tot Vegan Breakfast Casserole: This is the best breakfast casserole for a vegan Mothers Day brunch. Spinach, tomatoes, and roasted red pepper are swimming in JUST Egg base and baked to perfection over a tater tot crust.
JUST Egg Vegan Quiche: Packed with vegan cheese, spinach, mushrooms, and JUST Egg and baked to a fluffy, moist perfection that vegans and nonvegans alike are sure to love! It’s the perfect dish for your Mother’s Day breakfast.
Vegan Quiche en Croûte: The eggless quiche is made with a perfectly seasoned tofu base stuffed with mushrooms, onions, and vegetarian ham encased in puff pastry crust. We’ve included crustless and individual-sized mini quiche options in the post.
JUST Egg Vegan Omelette: Make you mom breakfast to order with a classic vegan omelette. We like to fill ours with spinach, mushrooms, tomato, and cheese; but you can swap mom’s favorites to personalize to her taste.
Homemade Onion Bagels: These are a great breakfast option for making the night before to have ready for your mom’s mother’s day breakfast. Don’t forget to add a big schmear of our Vegan Cream Cheese.
Southwest Tofu Scramble: This amazing tofu scramble is easy to make and absolutely delicious. It also makes for the most amazing breakfast burrito when combined with our easy breakfast potatoes.
Sweet Options
Vegan Protein Waffles: Packed with protein and flavor!! This isn’t just a healthy waffle, this is a great tasting breakfast mom will love. And she’ll be so proud you’re making a healthy(ish) breakfast!
Vegan Lemon Ricotta Pancakes: A beloved classic for a vegan Mothers Day breakfast in bed. These gorgeous pancakes are light and fluffy and with just a touch of sweetness balanced perfectly by a lovely and lingering lemon flavor.
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes: Wow your mom, and possibly yourself, with These vegan cinnamon roll pancakes. A deliciously indulgent dairy-free breakfast! Imagine this: Fluffy pancakes with a cinnamon-sugar swirl topped with a decadent cream cheese frosting.
Easy Vegan French Toast: Simple and fancy, this breakfast-in-bed classic is the perfect option to make for your mom. You can serve with this fancy French toast with butter and syrup or fresh fruit and powdered sugar.
Vegan Cherry Turnovers: With just 2 ingredients, even the most beginner of cooks can make mom a truly delicious and beautiful looking breakfast. This is a great one for the kids to help with and mom won’t believe you didn’t buy these from a bakery!
Mother’s Day Brunch Sides
No vegan mothers day brunch is complete without some breakfast side dishes. Each of these recipes are as simple as they are delicious and go with any of our recipes above.
Vegan Hashbrown Casserole: Another great recipe the kids can help with! This simple and delicious casserole is made with frozen shredded potatoes and comes together quickly and easily.
Easy Roasted Potatoes: No vegan Mothers day brunch at home is complete without a hefty side of breakfast potatoes. And this simple recipe turns out perfect every time! They go great with just about everything!
Vegan Potato Pancakes: These exquisitely elegant potato pancakes are actually quite easy to make and go with almost everything! Make extra to have some for mom to snack on throughout the day.
Vegan Scrapple: Our easy vegan scrapple recipe uses ground walnuts, chickpea flour, and cornmeal for a truly delicious vegetarian version of the Pennsylvania classic breakfast meat. All of the flavor and texture without any of the “don’t ask” ingredients of regular scrapple.
Rice Paper Bacon: Who doesn’t love bacon with their breakfast? This vegan bacon recipe is easy and fun to make and wildly delicious! Also a great recipe for the kids to help with.
Vegan Mothers Day Tea
If you have memories of going to tea rooms with your mom or grandmother growing up, you have to check out our full guide on how to throw a vegan afternoon tea. Any tea-loving mom will get a kick out of this!
Vegan Mother’s Day Dinner Recipes
This section contains recipes to help you create the best Mother’s Day dinner for the person who’s always cooking for you. Show mom how much she means to you with any of the following great recipe options!
Vegan Linguine with Clam Sauce: If seafood pasta was your go-to before going vegan, this recipe will bring all the nostalgia without sacrificing flavor. It’s truly one of the best vegan Mothers Day dinners. Be sure to serve with a side of garlic bread.
Vegan Zucchini Lasagna: Layers of zucchini, creamy tofu ricotta, and rich tomato sauce make this dish a wholesome choice that still feels like you’re treating yourself. It’s perfect comfort food, but still packed with veggies – so mom would be proud..
Vegan Baked Feta Pasta: This viral favorite is creamy, tangy, and packed with roasted tomato goodness. It’s an easy but impressive dish – perfect if you want to make something easy but slightly fancier for mom.
Homemade Vegan Ravioli: Wow your mom by creating these vegan ravioli totally from scratch! These impressive and tasty ravioli are easier than you might think – You don’t even need a fancy pasta machine or pasta maker! Mom will be stunned!
Vegan Meatballs: Treat your mom by bringing all the cozy Italian restaurant vibes to your table with these tender, flavorful vegan meatballs. Great with pasta or just on their own topped with melty vegan cheese and a side of vegan garlic bread for dipping!
Vegan White Mushroom Lasagna Rolls: These creamy, dreamy lasagna rolls are packed with garlicky mushrooms and a luscious silken tofu white sauce. They’re perfect for mother’s day because they’re as easy as they are elegant.
Quick & Easy Dinner Options
If you’re short on time but still want to impress Mom with dinner, try any of these recipes!
Easy Vegan Risotto: Creamy, dreamy, and endlessly customizable, this risotto tastes like you were cooking all day, but is easily made in your rice cooker. It’s a simple and delicious recipe your mother will love. And since it takes almost no effort, you can enjoy spending plenty of time with mom!
Vegan Chicken Stew: Simple and delicious, this the perfect meal to enjoy while watching some fun, family movies together on the couch. Add some puff pastry triangles to take the fanciness level up a notch with very little effort!
Vegan Spinach Pasta: This garlic and lemon spinach pasta is a great choice if you’re looking for a meal that feels indulgent but still light enough to leave room for dessert. Serve with one of our salads and some garlic bread for a fantastic pasta dinner for mom.
Vegan Stuffed Shells: There’s nothing like a warm hug from mom when you’re feeling down. And these classic, cheese-filled pasta shells are pure comfort food and feel like a warm hug on a plate.
Avocado Pesto Barley Risotto: This fresh, creamy, and slightly nutty twist on risotto is as beautiful as it is delicious. The avocado gives it a luxuriously creamy texture, making it the perfect dish for an indulgent but still healthy mother’s day dinner option.
Creamy Vegan Broccoli Pasta: This comforting pasta dish is easy to make and our go-to recommendation when cooking for any non-vegan. Serve it with our soy curl chicken pieces and watch them change their minds about vegan food!
Vegan Vodka Sauce: Silky, rich, and slightly spicy, this dairy-free vodka sauce tastes like it came straight from a high-end Italian restaurant. Serve it over your favorite pasta and pair it with garlic bread and a side salad.
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with Broccoli Rabe: Simple yet incredibly flavorful, this classic garlic and olive oil pasta is a fantastic and simple recipe that is 100% restaurant quality. Skip the lines and crowds and bring the restaurant to Mom instead of the other way around.
Vegan Desserts for Mother’s Day
All the best vegan Mothers Day dinners finish with a decadent dessert. These are our suggestions for the best Mother’s day dessert recipes to show mom just how sweet you think she is.
Vegan Cherry Pie: Nothing says “made with love” quite like a homemade pie. This classic cherry pie is sweet, tart, simple, and delicious – especially when topped with a scoop of vegan ice cream.
PB&J Cups: These peanut butter and jelly cups are a playful twist on a childhood favorite. The combination of creamy peanut butter and fruity jam wrapped in chocolate is pure love in every bite.
Vegan Peanut Butter Pie: This dreamy, no-bake peanut butter pie is a must if mom is a peanut butter lover. Creamy, rich, and topped with a chocolate drizzle, this decadent pie is easy to make, but hard to put down.
Vegan No-Bake Cheesecake: This luscious, creamy cheesecake has the perfect balance of tang and sweetness. Whether topped with berries, chocolate, or caramel, it’s guaranteed to impress.
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: These soft, chewy peanut butter cookies are a cozy and comforting treat mom is sure to enjoy.
Vegan Cannoli Cones: All the flavor of the classic Italian dessert but in a fun, easy-to-make form. These cannoli cones are the perfect sweet treat for any mom.
Vegan Champagne Cheesecake: This ultra-luxurious no-bake cheesecake has a subtle champagne flavor, making it the perfect way to celebrate mom.
Vegan Affogato: A scoop of vanilla ice cream drowned in hot espresso – this Italian-inspired treat is perfect for coffee loving moms looking for a sophisticated yet easy dessert.
Homemade Vegan Chocolates
If Mom is a chocolate fan, she’ll love these homemade treats!
Homemade Crunch Bars: A simple twist on our Vegan Chocolate Bars, these easy to make, crispy, chocolatey treats bring all the nostalgia of store-bought favorites but with simple, clean ingredients. If your mom is a Hershey bar or Crunch Bar fan, you have to try these!
Vegan Peppermint Patties: T’s mom loves these homemade peppermint patties. Cool, creamy, and coated in rich chocolate, these homemade peppermint patties are a refreshing and fun treat to make ahead and enjoy with your mom!
Vegan White Chocolate Fudge: This creamy, melt-in-your-mouth white chocolate fudge is a unique and elegant mother’s day dessert idea. It’s also a terrific make ahead dessert you can prepare a day or two ahead.
Vegan Peanut Butter Cups: A homemade version of a classic treat, these peanut butter cups are sweet, nutty, and completely irresistible, which might be the affectionate way your mom describes you.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies: Soft, chewy, and loaded with gooey chocolate, these cookies are a classic for a reason. Bake a batch for the person who’s always making you the cookies.!
Vegan Brownie Batter Dip: I know mom says not to eat raw brownie batter, but this rich, fudgy dip is like eating brownie batter by the spoonful – but totally safe! Mom will definitely approve.
Susan’s Favorite Mother’s Day Recipes
Susan is B’s mom and one of the biggest super-supporters of Plant Power Couple. This list is specifically composed of her favorite recipes for Mother’s day that we’ve made for her over the past 10 years. The descriptions given are her actual comments left on the individual recipe posts!
Vegan Pineapple Stuffing – “Vegan pineapple souffle is outstanding! And the pineapple Mustard glaze for the vegan ham is perfectly delicious! Wow… I’m impressed!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vegan Biscuits and Sausage Gravy – “As Brittany’s mom, I can tell you folks… These vegan biscuits and gravy that B & T make for me is the BEST biscuit and sausage gravy I have ever tasted. And I have had this dish down south!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Easy Vegan Waffles – “My daughter and son in law make this one for me with a fresh berry confiture (pardon my French) on Mother’s Day each year. What a treat!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dill Pickle Hummus – “This humus is DILL-icious! Thank you, B & T for enhancing our lives with amazing vegan recipes like this one.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bloody Mary Soy Curl Jerky – “Our vacation condo is chock full of carnivores, but they all wolfed down this Bloody Mary flavored jerky – even after they found out it was vegan!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vegan Doritos Mac and Cheese – “OMG… This is The BEST, creamiest, most flavorful Mac n cheese recipe I have ever tasted. AND it’s plant based!!!!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We hope both you and your mom enjoy some of the recipes we’ve gathered here. We’d love to hear what you made for her and how you all enjoyed the meals.
You can leave a comment in the section below. And one more thing before I go: Make sure you don’t leave the kitchen a mess for mom to have to clean up when you’re done cooking!
