Easy Mother's Day Recipes for Brunch with an Asian twist- I have sweet + savory meal options so they work for breakfast, lunch and dinner. From appetizers to desserts the family will love
A Good Brunch Recipe...
The ideal brunch recipe:
- tastes delicious (obviously)
- but doesn't take too long to make (who wants to be sweating it out in the kitchen first thing in the morning when normal people are still staring blearily into their tea or coffee?!)
- oh, and is somewhat healthy and nutritious!
I have chosen recipes which:
- takes minutes to whip up
- can be made the night before
- can be batch made, frozen then cooked easily from frozen.
Note: if you can't make breakfast or brunch for Mom, here is a list of food gifts for Mothers' Day!
Savory Pancakes
My favorite thing about these savory pancakes is that they are freezer friendly- so you can batch make them before the big day, and cook from frozen when Mom comes round. Less stress!
For more Asian breads, click here.
Taiwanese green onion pancake recipe (Cong you bing)
Taiwanese green onion pancake (Cong you bing), also known as Chinese scallion pancake, is a delicious savoury street snack that is easy to batch make and freeze.
Check out this Taiwanese savoury pancake recipe.
Waffles
If your Mom likes Japanese mochi and Pao de queijo, she'll love these mochi chaffles!
Cheese Mochi Waffles Recipe
This delicious Cheese Mochi Waffles Recipe- also known as Moffles!- is crisp on the outside and soft and oozy on the inside! Thanks to the glutinous rice flour, these waffles stay crispy and don't become soggy as easily. On the table in 15-20 minutes, they're perfect for breakfast or brunch! (This recipe works with both a traditional and vertical waffle maker. It is NOT just putting a mochi in a waffle machine!) (Gluten-Free)
Click here for the gluten-free waffle recipe.
Salted Egg Buns
It's like a lava cake, but salted egg flavored, in a bao bun. You can even make your own salted eggs for the filling!
Custard Bao Bun with Salted Egg Filling 流沙包
Custard Bao Bun with Salted Egg Filling 流沙包 is a sweet and savory Chinese bun with a molten filling that is often served as a dessert or a snack. This recipe was inspired by a Dim Sum course I took in Singapore- I'll be honest, making bao buns isn't super easy as there are a number of steps, but I've tried to make it as straightforward as possible.
Click here for the Dim Sum Recipe.
Steamed Buns
Whether it's the pandan or the green tea bun, these can be made in advance so you just need to steam them on the morning of Mother's Day. No stress!
Easy Matcha Buns (1-rise Mantou)
An easy matcha bun (Chinese mantou bao) recipe which only requires 1 proof (1 rise), along with a mantou FAQ section on how to use a metal steamer (instead of the traditional bamboo steamer) and why your naturally vegan matcha buns aren't smooth.
Click here for the steamed matcha bun recipe.
Spiral Pandan Mantou (Steamed Chinese Buns)
Click here for the pandan mantou recipe.
Curry Puff
Like the mantou buns, these curry puffs are freezer friendly AND can be cooked (carefully) from frozen.
Super customisable as well- I use a potato filling but you can always switch it up with 1 of these samosa fillings!
Curry Puff Recipe (Potato)
A savory, flaky and crispy curry puff recipe with potato filling- easily made vegan or vegetarian- that uses cupboard staples. Delicious and perfect for meal prep as it tastes good hot and cold!
Click here for the potato puff recipe.
Vietnamese Pancake
Don't forget to serve with Nuoc Cham, the goes-with-everything Vietnamese dipping sauce! It's sweet, spicy, savory and tangy!
Crispy Vietnamese Crepe Recipe (Bánh Xèo)
I learnt this Crispy Vietnamese Crepe Recipe(bánh xèo), a popular and delicious Vietnamese street food, from a Vietnamese refugee in London. These fresh and zingy sizzling pancakes are not difficult to make, but do require knowing a few tricks to get crispy, which I'll share in the post below!
Click here for the golden turmeric pancake.
Vietnamese Sauce (Nước Chấm)
Nước Chấm is a sweet and spicy, sour and savory Vietnamese sauce (red chili garlic sauce) that is a staple in Vietnamese cuisine- it works as a dipping sauce for spring rolls, seafood, chicken salad, pork, steak, noodles or for fish. It's 1 of my favorite Vietnamese sauces- in fact, so easy to make at home it's 1 of the first sauces I used to elevate my cooking back in college!
Click here for the Asian sauce recipe.
Noodles
Chili Oil Udon
Rice Vermicelli
Singapore Fried Vermicelli (Bihun Goreng)
Singapore Fried Vermicelli, also known as Bihun Goreng, is delicious, easy to cook and quick to make in under 30 minutes. Using only simple ingredients (no chicken broth needed), it's a complete meal in itself. It's also cheap enough that some hawker centres (street food stalls) in Singapore sell it for only S$2/ US$1.50!
Check out this classic Singaporean breakfast favourite.
Eggs
Kimchi Omelette
Kimchi Eggs (10 minutes)
An easy Kimchi Eggs recipe that only requires 10 minutes to whip up- perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner! You really only need 2 ingredients (though ideally 5) and all are readily available at the regular grocery store!
Click for how to make a Korean omelette.
Steamed Eggs
Sweet Treats
Mochi Muffin (Green Tea)
Easy Matcha Mochi Muffin recipe
An easy matcha mochi muffin recipe that is naturally gluten-free. It's a perfect no mixer mini cake recipe for those who have celiac disease or who don't overly sweet desserts!
Click here for the GF muffin recipe.
Nama Chocolate
3-ingredient Matcha Nama Chocolate
These Matcha Nama Chocolate Truffles are so easy to make but taste just like the expensive Royce Chocolates. You can make these budget-friendly matcha chocolates over a stove: no double boiler needed! Smooth and aromatic, they're simply delicious but not too sweet, as the earthiness of the matcha balances the sweetness of the chocolate. (Done in 30 minutes, with 3 hours chilling time.)
Click here for the Japanese chocolate recipe.
Cream Cheese Cake
Easy Matcha Pound Cake (with Cream Cheese)
This Easy Matcha Pound Cake, made with cream cheese, is delicious on its own, no need to fuss with frosting or buttercream! Plus, it's made from 6 simple ingredients that you can find in most supermarkets.
Click here for the Japanese inspired cake recipe.
Drinks
Pick me ups
Hong Kong Coffee milk tea recipe
Also known as Yuanyang, Yun Yeung or Yuenyueng tea, Hong Kong Coffee milk tea is a simple 4-ingredient, 3-step recipe that anyone can easily make at home. Tastes great both as a hot drink or cold- warming in winter and refreshing in summer!
Click here for a Yuan Yang Tea recipe with lots of caffeine!
Starbucks Iced Guava Black Tea Copycat
A cool and refreshing drink for a hot summer's day, this Starbucks copycat recipe tastes exactly like the original Starbucks Iced Guava Black Tea but costs much less. (Also you don't have to leave the AC in this heat to grab your favourite drink! Simply use a white tea bag if you prefer the original white tea version.)
Check out a fruity black tea recipe inspired by Starbucks.
No caffeine Lychee Tea
If any caffeine at all gives you the jitters, try these herbal teas and tisanes.
Lychee tea recipe
An easy lychee tea recipe: litchi tea is a non-alcoholic lychee drink is the perfect refreshing beverage for a hot summer's day! It can be easily varied by changing the type of tea used, or adding other ingredients such as lemon, rose or ginger.
Check out the lychee fruit tea recipe here.
Longan Tea
Longan Tea with Red Dates
This Ginger Red date Longan Tea recipe with Goji Berries is a nourishing, traditional Chinese tea. It contains no caffeine and warms you right up on a cold day!
Check out the longan red date tea recipe here.
Turmeric Tea
Turmeric ginger cinnamon lemon honey tea
Easy, healthy, naturally golden and only requires 5 ingredients.
Click out this healthy tisane here.
Any questions about the Asian brunch recipes you can make for Mom on Mother's Day? Let me know in the comments!
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