Mother's Day Desserts

May 6, 2011 | By Cooking Light Editor | Comments (7)

Oh3066p49-easy-lemon-squares-x With all the hubbub about Mother's Day breakfast and brunch, why not do something different and satisfy Mom's sweet tooth with a homemade, baked-with-love dessert? Last Mother's Day, I made my mom a batch of our mutual favorite Lemon Squares. They turned out great and were a fun, sweet and tangy treat for the warming weather.

So as a lover of baking (and all things sweet), I've rounded up some of my favorite go-to Cooking Light desserts to help find the perfect recipe for you, depending on your Mom's taste.


Chocolate-puddings For the Chocoholic: Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding
These individual bread puddings are not only delicious and impressive, they're also very easy to make. They're light and airy, but never lacking in rich chocolatey goodness. Be sure not to forget the sprinkle of chocolate chunks (or to make it even easier, chocolate chips) on top before baking. The recipe makes two, but it would be easy to double or even triple depending on your family's size.

 

Cobbler-photo-500 For the Fruit Lover: Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
I've made this recipe about five times and it comes out perfectly each and every time (it was so good, I apparently forgot to take a photo after it was finished baking). This dessert boasts summer-fresh fruit with a warm biscuit-like topping. I've only used fresh fruit, but some reviewers have tried frozen with success as well.

 

 

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For the Traditionalist: Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can't go wrong with a classic and this recipe has been my go-to for a few years now. They're soft and chewy with the perfect hint of vanilla. A dash of cinnamon takes them over the top.

 

 

 

0710p142-apple-pie-x For the All-American Mom: Apple Pie
One reviewer raves, "This is the best apple pie I've ever made and I've been making pies almost 30 years." I have to agree: the filling is absolutely divine. My recommendation: use honeycrisp apples.

 

 

 

Chocolatefrostingcake-0505p122-l For the Crowd-Pleaser: Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting
This cake has something for everyone: buttery yellow cake topped with a cream cheese-based chocolate frosting. Our Test Kitchen awarded it top scores and if I hadn't tried out the recipe myself, I'd have sworn it wasn't light.

 

 

How will you be celebrating Mother's Day this year?

COMMENTS

  1. cosmetic dentist in marietta

    I’m such a huge fan of desserts, chocolates and anything sweets but my dentist told me to stay away from anything sweets because I get recurring toothache and gingivitis. If I’ll suffer again from toothache root canal would probably the last option for me. I didn’t want the dentist to pull of my teeth though.

    June 12, 2012 at 9:00 pm
  2. dentist veneers lexington

    Chocolate Chip Cookies and Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting are my favorite. I used to indulged myself with desserts until my dentist advice me to eat sweets moderately because it’s affecting my oral health. Kids, prevention is always better than cure.

    June 10, 2012 at 9:14 pm
  3. dentist veneers lexington

    Chocolate Chip Cookies and Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting are my favorite. I used to indulged myself with desserts until my dentist advice me to eat sweets moderately because it’s affecting my oral health. Kids, prevention is always better than cure.

    June 10, 2012 at 9:13 pm
  4. dentist Hornsby dental veneers

    I hope my kids won’t feel any toothache any time soon after I treat them to these sweets.

    March 19, 2012 at 1:01 am
  5. sally

    Hope you can write the process of cooking these dessert and i can learn.Whether the mother’s day or the ordinary day should do some dessert or cook a meal for mother.

    July 4, 2011 at 9:07 pm
  6. Suzanne Steven

    Yeah, nobody’s too old or too young to have a sweet tooth! It’s her day anyway, and it only happens once in a year, so go ahead and give your mother a dessert she will happily remember! Actually, even if it’s not Mother’s Day, it would be nice to do the same.

    May 13, 2011 at 3:36 pm
  7. Suzanne Steven

    Yeah, nobody’s too old or too young to have a sweet tooth! It’s her day anyway, and it only happens once in a year, so go ahead and give your mother a dessert she will happily remember! Actually, even if it’s not Mother’s Day, it would be nice to do the same.

    May 13, 2011 at 3:36 pm

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