17 Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Recipes They Can Make for Mom
Treat Mom to a delicious family meal.
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One of the most classic Mother's Day activities to get the whole family involved is serving her breakfast in bed. It makes sense, right? Mom gets to relax and let someone else take the role of caregiver for a bit. It's a sign of such love and appreciation for what she does on a regular basis. It's certainly one of Ree Drummond's core memories of her kids: "This kind of occasion isn’t about elaborate food… it's about the sweet, sweet gesture."
Of course, it would help if the food was edible. 😂 So, it's best to start with kid-friendly Mother's Day recipes, where the ideas aren't super complicated. With a bit of adult supervision, the recipes listed here are easy enough for the kids to lend a hand and the end results will fill Mom with joy and a delicious meal. There's everything from make-ahead breakfast casseroles that the kids can help layer to lots of fun ways to use a can of store-bought biscuits.
While most of the recipes here are geared towards a Mother's Day brunch menu, there are a few desserts that will be such a sweet way to celebrate her big day. There's even cake made from scratch that will help teach kids the basics of measuring and mixing. No matter what you decide to help them make, just remember to tell the kids that washing the dishes afterwards is the most important part of the recipe. Mom will appreciate that most of all!
Doughnut Bread Pudding
This decadent idea starts with store-bought doughnuts. Let the kids chop them up with butterknife or just rip them into pieces with their hands. Serve it for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
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Yogurt Parfait
Serving yogurt, fruit, and granola couldn't be easier once layered as a parfait. You can make the granola from scratch or just buy it from the store.
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Everything Bagel Casserole
The kids will love ripping apart bagels into chunks. They can also help whisk the custard that gets poured on top. Assemble the night before and they'l be amazed at their work the next morning.
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Monkey Bread Muffins
Monkey bread is one of the most kid-friendly recipes you'll find, and this twist is just as fun. Chunks of canned biscuit dough are tossed in a bag full of cinnamon and sugar and then assembled easily into little piles.
Get Ree's Monkey Bread Muffins recipe.
Crustless Quiche
Make life easier by skipping the complicated crust. The kids will have so much fun whisking and layering this version full of eggs, sausage, hash browns, veggies, and cheese—no rolling pin required.
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Rainbow Fruit Skewers
Make colorful fruit salad even more fun! Little hands will love to help assemble them. Plus, they'll love the little mini doughnuts on the ends.
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Giant Dutch Baby Pancake
While individual pancakes might be more traditional, a big baked pancake will be way easier and just as tasty. The batter is blitzed in the blender. Let the kids add all the ingredients and let 'er rip!
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Strawberry Butter
Who knew two ingredients could make such an impact? All you need are strawberries and butter whizzed in a food processor. Well, okay, the kids can help make the toast, too.
Get Ree's Strawberry Butter recipe.
Walnut Brownie Baked Oatmeal
Hello, dessert for breakfast! This couldn't be easier to assemble either. Just mix everything in a bowl, pour it into a baking dish, and pop it in the oven! Then serve with whipped cream and berries.
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Crock-Pot Breakfast Casserole
You'll find eggs, hash browns, sausage, and cheese all in this easy make-ahead dish. The kids can help sling it all in a slow cooker and let the machine do the rest.
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Cake Mix Cookies
If they want to bake fresh cookies, make everyone's life easier by starting with a box of cake mix. All you have to do is add butter, eggs, cinnamon and sprinkles. Then scoop, bake, cool, and serve!
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Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Comfort food at its finest (and easiest). Let the kids layer canned biscuits in a casserole dish while you make the gravy and then you can assemble it together.
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Chocolate Chip Muffins
If the kids are ready to try their hands at a slightly more complicated recipe, muffins are a great place to start. You don't need a mixer, just a little elbow grease.
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Air Fryer Doughnuts
Wait, you can make fresh doughnuts in an air fryer? Yes! And because they start with canned biscuits, you don't have to worry about the kids messing up the dough.
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Chocolate Wacky Cake
It is totally possible for kids to make a cake from scratch. This one is made right in the pan, so no mixer or extra bowls are needed. That way, they can just concentrate on learning how to measure out ingredients.
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Avocado Toast
Kids might not understand how fancy avocado toast can seem to adults. To them, they just get to squish something with a fork for fun and then spread it on toast.
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Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole
Cinnamon rolls can be complicated to make. But if you start with a few tubes of refrigerated cinnamon roll dough and a couple pantry staples, the kids can totally make the casserole version.
Get Ree's Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole recipe.
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