Mother's Day Menu

Mother's Day brunch menu and recipes

This menu plan has step-by-step instructions for everything you need to prepare a Mother's Day brunch or lunch for 8-10 people. Print out this meal plan and recipes for a stress-free day where you can focus on pampering mum!

This menu will feed 8-10 people; please adjust recipes to accommodate your number of guests. If you are looking for some gift ideas, see the tips below.

Get the Mother's Day menu recipes:

APPETISERS

• Baked Brie Puffs with Fruit Chutney

• Caramelised Onion, Tomato and Thyme Pie Maker Tarts

MAINS

• Honey Soy Chicken and Vegetable Skewers*

• Chilli Prawn Pizza*

• Wild Rice, Charred Broccolini and Egg Salad*

DESSERTS

• Rose Pistachio Custard Tart

• Cherry Coconut Cheesecake with Chocolate Crackle Base

• Raspberry Coconut Slice

*Double the quantities of these recipes to serve 8-10 people.

TIP: A great idea for a thoughtful and delicious gift is a homemade jar of lemon curd. Pop the curd in a little jar, place a cute piece of gingham fabric over the top and seal with the lid and a ribbon.

Mother's Day Menu timeline

Two days before Mother's Day (Friday)

• Prepare the pistachio base, cool completely and store in an airtight container in the pantry

• Bake the raspberry slice and store the day before, it keeps for up to a week in the fridge

• Make the salad dressing and store in the fridge

One day before Mother's Day (Saturday)

• Marinate the chicken, cut the vegetables and thread the skewers. Cover and refrigerate

• Prepare the cheesecake base and filling and store in the fridge

• Finish the Rose Pistachio Custard Tart recipe and store

• Boil the eggs for the salad, cool, peel and store in the fridge

• Toast the almonds and store in a container in pantry

• Cook the rice for the salad, cover and store in the fridge

• Peel and store the prawns in the fridge

Mother's Day (Sunday)

• Prepare the recipes for the Baked Brie Puffs with Fruit Chutney and the Caramelised onion, tomato and thyme pie maker tarts and serve immediately

• Finish the Wild Rice, Charred Broccolini and Egg Salad recipe, remove the dressing from the fridge

• Prepare the Chilli Prawn Pizza and put into the oven to cook while the first mains are served

• Grill the Honey Soy Chicken and Vegetable Skewers and serve immediately

• Dress the salad and serve immediately

• Remove pizza from the oven and serve

• Top off the cheesecake with the choc cherry topping

• Remove the other desserts from the fridge to serve at room temperature with a cup of tea

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