Mother’s Day Dessert Ideas Perfect for Breakfast, Brunch, and Gifts

Maybe she can’t resist a bite of chocolate. Maybe she loves anything filled with fruit. Maybe she enjoys a piece of cake with her morning cup of tea. These Mother’s Day dessert ideas offer that perfect something sweet to share with Mom and let her know just how much you love and appreciate her.

Decorated cutout cookies make the perfect Mother’s Day treats, and they can be personalized to your heart’s content. Sugar cookies, chocolate cookies, and old-fashioned gingerbread cookies are ideal cookie canvases for creative inspiration.

You may want to keep the decoration simple with a few flowers and hearts in her favorite colors piped onto the cookie with royal icing. You may also want to flock the cookies’ surfaces with sanding sugar to add some extra crunch and sparkle.

Consider presenting the cookies individually wrapped in cellophane bags or place them in a decorative tin and tie it with ribbons in Mom’s favorite colors.

When you were growing up, did Mom bake batch after batch of cupcakes for school bake sales and team fundraisers? Now it’s your turn to surprise her with decorated cupcakes for Mother’s Day desserts.

Decorated cupcakes are a great idea for a Mother’s Day celebration because they’re individualized and can feed a crowd. Pair a vanilla cupcake base with rich chocolate frosting and sprinkles for a fun and flavorful presentation. For cupcakes that are a bit more indulgent, consider red velvet cake cupcakes topped with a fluffy cream cheese frosting.

If you’re hosting a Mother’s Day brunch or surprising Mom with breakfast in bed, mini dessert bars fit the bill. These bite-sized versions of familiar favorites like lemon bars, berry streusel bars, cheesecake bars, brownies, and blondies are ideal for Mother’s Day desserts.

Here’s a clever idea for packaging and presenting these dessert bars for Mom: Wrap them in parchment paper, then place them in a decorative glass or metal baking pan. Wrap the pan in cellophane, tie the top with a ribbon, and create a twofold gift Mom will love. After she enjoys the bars, she can use the pan to bake her own favorite dessert.

We usually think of these traditional Italian-inspired sweets served at the end of a meal, but cannoli are perfect on their own, and they make great Mother’s Day treats. These rolled and filled desserts can be personalized to suit your favorite flavor combinations, including chocolate chip and sweet ricotta, candied orange, almond, and more.

Go big or go small with mini cannoli—either way, they’re a sweet way to tell Mom, “I love you.”

If you want to give something homemade but don’t have time to do the baking, let Frost Artisan Bakery help you with Mother’s Day treats. Call or stop in today to place your order.