Give Mom what she really wants for Mother's Day — a day off from planning and cooking meals! From decadent desserts to fun cocktails, delicious brunch ideas and entrees that will knock her socks off, these gluten free recipes will thrill and delight the special lady in your life.
I saw a post on social media the other day that said what Moms actually want on Mother’s Day is to not have to plan or cook anything for an entire day.
Where do I cosign?!
That said, this Mother’s Day, show the special lady in your life some extra love by cooking her a day’s worth of fabulous food starting with a gluten free brunch, followed by cocktails, dinner, and dessert. Woo! My heart is racing just thinking about it! ;)
From decadent desserts, to fabulous drinks, and a special and satisfying dinner, these gluten free recipes will make Mom swoon!
Brunch Ideas
Easy Gluten Free Pancakes
Easy Gluten Free Pancakes are light, fluffy, and made with fridge and pantry staples. Meet your new, go-to gluten free pancake recipe!
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3 Ingredient Billionaire Bacon
Billionaire Bacon is smokey, spicy, sweet — in a word, irresistible! Upgrade your weekend brunch plans or the holidays with this easy yet impressive bacon.
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Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole
Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole is the ultimate comfort food! Your family will lick their plates clean of this easy, cheesy, casserole.
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
Yes, you can be gluten free and have your cinnamon rolls too! Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls are sweet, fluffy, and made from pantry staples. Meet your new go to recipe.
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Easy Gluten Free Quiche
Gluten Free Quiche is a creamy, savory breakfast pie with a homemade, flaky gluten-free crust. Perfect for holiday brunches and special occasions!
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Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole
Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole is a hearty and crowd-pleasing breakfast recipe. Prepped in minutes then baked until golden brown and bubbly!
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Gluten-Free French Toast Casserole with Butter-Pecan Maple Syrup
Gluten Free French Toast Casserole with Butter-Pecan Maple Syrup is make ahead and perfect for feeding a crowd. Easy and decadent!
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Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe for a Crowd
Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe for a Crowd is bursting with sweet and juicy fruits and berries. This big batch recipe is perfect for parties and potlucks.
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Hash Brown Crust Breakfast Pizza
Hash Brown Crust Breakfast Pizza is the answer to your gluten free breakfast pizza prayers! This crispy, 1 skillet dish is perfect for breakfast or brunch.
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Gluten Free Strawberry Muffins
Gluten Free Strawberry Muffins are moist and tender on the inside with a crystal-sugar snap on the outside. Perfectly sweet and summery!
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Dinner Ideas
Easy Mushroom Risotto
Easy Mushroom Risotto is a cinch to prepare, yet tastes like it came from a restaurant. Gluten free, vegetarian, and gorgeous!
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Berry Chicken Quinoa Salad with Strawberry-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Berry Chicken Quinoa Salad is packed with protein, vegetables, and berries then drizzled with a luscious, homemade Strawberry-Balsamic Vinaigrette.
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Perfect Grilled Steak with Herb Butter
Perfect Grilled Steak with Herb Butter features a homemade steak seasoning and buttery herb finish. This easy sizzling grilled steak recipe is mouthwatering!
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Mozzarella Bruschetta Chicken
Mozzarella Bruschetta Chicken is an easy chicken dinner recipe that pairs the craveable flavors of fresh bruschetta with mozzarella cheese.
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Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto
Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto is rich, creamy, and tastes like it came from a restaurant. This easy, spring-forward dish is practically fool-proof!
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Company Chicken
Company Chicken is an easy yet elegant chicken breast recipe that's ready in just 20 minutes. Luscious, mouthwatering, and perfect for entertaining!
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Steak Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
Steak Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette is a feast for the eyes and stomach! This restaurant-quality salad is loaded with dried cherries, crispy shallots, candied pecans, and goat cheese.
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Shrimp and Asparagus Skillet
Shrimp and Asparagus Skillet is a light and flavorful, low carb dinner recipe that cooks in just 15 minutes. Super easy and so delicious!
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Chicken Crust Caesar Salad Pizza
Chicken Crust Caesar Salad Pizza is a gluten and grain-free, high-protein version of a chicken caesar salad pizza. Fun and delicious to eat!
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Cocktail Ideas
Strawberry-Basil Ginger Cocktail
Strawberry-Basil Ginger Cocktail is a refreshing and easy vodka cocktail recipe featuring fresh strawberries and basil. This drink is also great served as a mocktail!
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Cold Brew Martini
Calling all coffee + cocktail lovers! A Cold Brew Martini is made without espresso and is a cinch to shake up. Beyond delicious!
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Pomegranate Peach Prosecco Cocktail
Pomegranate Peach Prosecco Cocktail is fizzy and refreshing with zippy, unexpected flavors. Perfect for any special occasion!
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Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas
Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas are the perfect balance of sweet and spice. Incredibly refreshing and no fancy liquors required!
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Dessert Ideas
Easy Fruit Dip
The Best Fruit Dip is made from 3 everyday ingredients and is perfect for the holidays, parties, showers, and BBQs. Pair with fresh fruit for a beautiful presentation.
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Gluten Free Blueberry Crisp
Gluten Free Blueberry Crisp is a luscious, blueberry filling beneath a craveable, crunchy-crisp topping. The perfect summer dessert recipe!
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Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake that's classic yet never fails to impressive. Simple, stunning, and perfect for any spring or summer dessert occasion.
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Moist Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes are tender and ultra-chocolatey. They're also super moist thanks to the addition of one everyday ingredient!
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Gluten Free Lemon Bars
Gluten Free Lemon Bars are a simple yet outstanding dessert made with everyday ingredients. This bright and sweet-tart treat will be loved by all!
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Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes are light, fluffy, and perfectly sweet. Topped with a flourish of vanilla buttercream frosting – nobody would ever guess they're gluten free!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies are crisp on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, and made with everyday ingredients. Meet your new go-to CCC recipe!
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Dirt Cake
Dirt Cake is a classic Midwestern dessert that's loved by all. This no-bake dessert recipe is perfect for holidays and summer BBQs.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes are easy yet impressive! Molten chocolate and peanut butter spill out of this epic gluten free dessert.
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Gluten Free Angel Food Cake
Gluten Free Angel Food Cake is impossibly light and fluffy, just like the original! This sweet and simple cake is perfection topped with whipped cream and berries.
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Gluten Free S’Mores Bars
Gluten Free S’Mores Bars are sweet, sticky, and ooey-gooey — no campfire needed! A quintessential summer treat that can be enjoyed all year round.
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Gluten Free Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
Gluten Free Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, chewy, and finished with a flourish of homemade buttercream frosting!
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Congratulations Kristin!
Congratulations! I’ve had my suspicions for awhile now! Happy for you 3 now 4 and can’t wait to try the hash recipe.
Congratulations!
A very wise man told me once that people are like Glaciers. You see just a small portion of what is happening in their lives but most of their “stuff” is hidden like most of a glacier is under the water.
So true, Amber!
Congratulations!!! I’m so sorry you struggled to get pregnant and thank you for being sensitive to others. I remember after finally getting pregnant through IVF I wanted to wear a sign telling other women how long I fought for that pregnancy because I remember seeing other women and just getting devastated. I’m glad to hear you’re feeling well, relatively speaking. I’ve been meaning to make your chocolate peanut butter pudding forever, seems like the perfect weekend!
I woke up today especially sad because my mom passed away shortly after Mothers Day last year and I’m finding this weekend rather difficult. I instinctively came to the IGE page to see what could cheer me up and look what I discovered! You’re going to be a family of FOUR! Yaye! I am beyond heppy for you and Ben and Lincoln! I remember worrying about the very same thing when I was pregnant with my second child (I have 4 now!)…and I remember having the conversation with my mom…what have I done mom?! How will I love anyone as much as I love Ellie (my oldest)?! And she told me love multiplies, it doesn’t divide. I didn’t believe her and continued to completely freak out the entire time I was pregnant with my son. But as we all know how moms are just always right, the second he was born (and I wasn’t thrilled because he chose to NOT wait for me to get an epidural!), my ‘love capacity’ was instantly doubled and I couldn’t even believe it! Happy Mothers Day to you, what an exciting time for you all! Congratulations!
Thank you so much, Denise! I can’t imagine how difficult this time of year must be for you. I hope you had lots of family time yesterday!
Congratulations! So happy for you! Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Congratulations on your news! That sangria is calling my name.
Congratulations! That’s so exciting for you all.
Congrats – wonderful news!!!
Congratulations!! So happy for you all. I’m pregnant with baby #2 as well and am also feeling sad about not being able to spend as much time with my toddler. I keep telling myself that having a sibling is worth the trade! :)
I really think so too! Congrats to you!
Awwwwww….many congrats! From a long time reader of IGE, I’m SOVERYHAPPY for your family. Our youngest is about to turn 1 in June and I have to say having two has been way more awesome than I expected. It was a zillion times LESS scary than I imagined;)
Thank you so much! I think I’m most nervous about juggling two kids and a job at home without completely FAILING at both. Ahhh, we’ll see!
Congrats! I am also due this fall and thought “yes! She is reading my mind!” when you mentioned wanting flavored drinks in your lemonade post the other day. I am normally a (mostly) water-only gal, but so far this pregnancy I want all the lemonade. Hope you continue to feel well!
Yes, same!! Congrats to you, Lindsey!
Congratulations. I’m so so pleased for you. I got pregnant very easily with my son then it took over a year to get pregnant with my daughter who will turn one on Sunday. I also used acupuncture and b vitamins and upped my protein intake. It’s so difficult when people ask if you would like another baby and you’re trying and its just not happening. Treasure every moment. Laura x
I totally relate. :) Happy belated birthday to your little one! :)