Kid-Friendly Recipes for Mom’s Special Morning
Mother’s Day celebrations come in all flavors, but one of the most popular traditions is to honor Mom by preparing a special breakfast that frees her from cooking duties for at least one morning of the year. With that in mind, the folks at FruitAndVeggieGuru.com have come up with a list of easy-to-prepare Fruitful Mother’s Day Breakfast recipes that take advantage of the fresh fruit offerings now available in your local grocery store.
These recipes, available on the www.FruitAndVeggieGuru.com home page, help Mom and the entire family start the day right by consuming at least one of the nine ½ cup daily servings of fruits and vegetables recommended by the USDA. The more recipes you make, the closer you get to reaching Mom’s daily quota as well as your own.
For easy fruity breakfast entrees, choose from:
• Strawberry Breakfast Pizza, a creative mix of refrigerated biscuits layered with honey-flavored cream cheese and topped with sliced strawberries.
• Blueberry Stuffed French Toast, a baked concoction combining cubes of bread with cream cheese, blueberries and an egg mixture and cut into squares for serving.
• Banana Pancakes, silver dollar-sized cakes featuring creamy banana puree to lighten and flavor the batter.
• Cottage Cheese, Pomegranate and Orange Toast Triangles, an unusual toast dish sprinkled with juicy pomegranate seeds for color and a distinctive sweet/tart flavor.
For no-cook or barely-cooked options, try:
• Orange Banana Smoothie, an easy blend of frozen orange juice, banana and milk that offers a fresh change of pace from orange juice alone.
• Festive Fruit Salad, a make-ahead bowl with a colorful combo of pineapple, kiwi, blueberries, raspberries, and peaches or nectarines.
• Filled Pears, a quick platter of pear halves microwaved with cranberry juice and topped with a dollop of cream cheese mixed with dates and dried fruit.
• Mango Yogurt Parfait, a picture-perfect layering alternating mango with vanilla yogurt and topped with granola for a satisfying crunch.
Narrow your choices by selecting the dishes that feature Mom’s favorite fruits, shop the day before so that you have all the ingredients in the house, add flowers to the table or to Mom’s breakfast tray, and enjoy – courtesy of www.FruitandVeggieGuru.com.
