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8 Blossoming Recipes for an Elegant Mother’s Day Brunch

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to share a feast with mom. Here are 8 colourful recipes featuring blossoms of all kinds to brighten brunch hour. It’s time to tell her how much you love her and what’s better than flowers to do it!

1. Elderflower Ice Cider

To welcome your beloved mother to the table, start with a light cocktail that’s lightning fast to make. A mix of ice cider and fizzy elderberry drink is all it takes to set a festive tone and toast your irreplaceable mom.

2. Artichoke Frittata

A frittata is always welcome at brunch. With their edible hearts, fresh artichokes  are the stars of this dish. An interesting idea to showcase this flowering vegetable and treat your mom.

3. Goat Cheese and Beet Flowers on Brioche

These goat cheese bites served with thinly sliced red beets rolled into mini roses are a wonderful introductory accompaniment. Colourful and savoury!

4. Fried Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms

Delicate and refined, zucchini blossom fritters are deliciously crispy. Reminiscent of the taste of zucchini, the flower’s taste is slightly sweeter. Easy to make, these bites are like bursts of sunshine on your plate.

5. Spring Salad with Garlic Scape Dressing

With its taste similar to that of garlic, though milder, scapes, or garlic flowers, add zest to every dish they season. They’re particularly flavourful in a dressing for greens, such as this spring salad.

6. Mango and Vanilla Pie

With its fruity flavours and stunning flower made of slivered ripe mango, this dazzling tart will no doubt find a place on your table. Learn how to make the mango flower to impress your dear mother!

7. Maple and Sweet Clover Shortbread Cookies

There’s nothing like shortbread to conclude this feast on a high note. Made with maple sugar and sweet clover extract (our boreal vanilla), these cookies are decorated with delicate edible flowers. These jewels will add colourful flavour to your table display.

8. Spring Flower Cupcakes

A dessert served in a mini terracotta pot is bound to make a gardening mother smile. Yours won’t be able to resist these chocolate cupcakes. Top them with flowers made from lollipops covered in colourful buttercream.

For more ideas to inspire you, visit our Mother's Day recipe section.